Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1976
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1976 1-Month |
17.6°F (-8.0°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
-5.1°F (-2.8°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1983 |
109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2008 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1976 2-Month |
23.6°F (-4.7°C) | 29.3°F (-1.5°C) |
-5.7°F (-3.2°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1919 | 1985 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2001 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1976 3-Month |
30.8°F (-0.7°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
-5.8°F (-3.3°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1925 | 1985 |
126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1925 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1976 4-Month |
38.7°F (3.7°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-4.5°F (-2.5°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1985 |
126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Aug–Dec 1976 5-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
-3.7°F (-2.1°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1985 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Jul–Dec 1976 6-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1985 |
124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Jun–Dec 1976 7-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.3°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1985 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1992 | ||||||
May–Dec 1976 8-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1917 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1996 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1976 9-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1909 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1976 10-Month |
51.6°F (10.9°C) | 52.9°F (11.6°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1951 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1907, 1945, 1960, 1989 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1976 11-Month |
49.9°F (9.9°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1975, 1983, 1995 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1976 12-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1935, 1971, 1975 | ||||||
Jul 1975–Dec 1976 18-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1951 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1940, 2001 | ||||||
Jan 1975–Dec 1976 24-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1951 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1908, 1915, 1995, 2008, 2010, 2015 | ||||||
Jan 1974–Dec 1976 36-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1974 | 1952 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1927, 1944, 1981, 1986, 1993 | ||||||
Jan 1973–Dec 1976 48-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1905 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1947 | ||||||
Jan 1972–Dec 1976 60-Month |
47.3°F (8.5°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1907 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 1975, 1985 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 3, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/