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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Iowa

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1976

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1976 1-Month	19.3°F (-7.1°C)	17.7°F (-7.9°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1912
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2006
	Ties: 1913
Dec 1975–Jan 1976 2-Month	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	20.3°F (-6.5°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1918
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2002
Nov 1975–Jan 1976 3-Month	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1977
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2002
	Ties: 1908, 1913, 1981
Oct 1975–Jan 1976 4-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	32.0°F (0.0°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1977
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2002
Sep 1975–Jan 1976 5-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1977
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
	Ties: 1913
Aug 1975–Jan 1976 6-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1918, 1977
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1932
	Ties: 1947, 2007
Jul 1975–Jan 1976 7-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1918
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1932
Jun 1975–Jan 1976 8-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1918
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1932
	Ties: 1902
May 1975–Jan 1976 9-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1918
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1932
	Ties: 1940, 1988, 2008
Apr 1975–Jan 1976 10-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1918
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1932
	Ties: 1949, 1956
Mar 1975–Jan 1976 11-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2013
Feb 1975–Jan 1976 12-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2013
	Ties: 1906, 1960, 1983
Aug 1974–Jan 1976 18-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2013
	Ties: 1908, 1919, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1987, 2020
Feb 1974–Jan 1976 24-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1952
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1932
	Ties: 1901, 1964, 1996, 2016
Feb 1973–Jan 1976 36-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1918
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1933, 2018
	Ties: 1937, 1958, 2009, 2015
Feb 1972–Jan 1976 48-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1934, 2002
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1917, 1926, 1929, 1960, 1983, 1985
Feb 1971–Jan 1976 60-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1907
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1935
	Ties: 1916, 1951, 1968, 1975, 1984, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/