Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, February 1973
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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February 1973 1-Month |
25.5°F (-3.6°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1936 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 1954 | ||||
Jan–Feb 1973 2-Month |
23.0°F (-5.0°C) | 20.3°F (-6.5°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1936 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1908 | ||||||
Dec 1972–Feb 1973 3-Month |
21.0°F (-6.1°C) | 21.1°F (-6.1°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1936 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1996 | ||||||
Nov 1972–Feb 1973 4-Month |
24.1°F (-4.4°C) | 24.8°F (-4.0°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1936 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1960 | ||||||
Oct 1972–Feb 1973 5-Month |
28.8°F (-1.8°C) | 30.1°F (-1.1°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1936 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1959, 1993, 1996 | ||||||
Sep 1972–Feb 1973 6-Month |
34.4°F (1.3°C) | 35.5°F (1.9°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1936 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1965, 1969, 2019 | ||||||
Aug 1972–Feb 1973 7-Month |
39.7°F (4.3°C) | 40.7°F (4.8°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1936 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2002, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1969, 2015, 2019 | ||||||
Jul 1972–Feb 1973 8-Month |
43.7°F (6.5°C) | 44.9°F (7.2°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1932, 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1925, 1971 | ||||||
Jun 1972–Feb 1973 9-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1946 | ||||||
May 1972–Feb 1973 10-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 48.7°F (9.3°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1918 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1932, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1963 | ||||||
Apr 1972–Feb 1973 11-Month |
47.7°F (8.7°C) | 48.7°F (9.3°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1918 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1932, 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1959, 1963, 1967, 2009, 2015 | ||||||
Mar 1972–Feb 1973 12-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1918 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1920, 1966, 1968 | ||||||
Sep 1971–Feb 1973 18-Month |
43.1°F (6.2°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1960 | ||||||
Mar 1971–Feb 1973 24-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1969 | ||||||
Mar 1970–Feb 1973 36-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1926, 1938, 1960, 1969, 1981, 1994, 1997, 2010, 2011 | ||||||
Mar 1969–Feb 1973 48-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1970 | ||||||
Mar 1968–Feb 1973 60-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1907, 1908, 1920, 1963, 1997 |
109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1935 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1919, 1929, 1972, 1979, 1981 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 12, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/