Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1978 1-Month |
19.3°F (-7.1°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
-3.4°F (-1.9°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1983 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1958 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month |
27.2°F (-2.7°C) | 29.3°F (-1.5°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1985 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month |
34.7°F (1.5°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1985 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1929 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month |
42.9°F (6.1°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1985 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1985 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1957 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month |
52.6°F (11.4°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1985 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1944, 1959, 1964, 1981, 1983, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1985 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1962, 1964, 1983, 1995 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1978 8-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month |
54.8°F (12.7°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1942, 1982 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month |
52.4°F (11.3°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1951 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1984 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month |
45.3°F (7.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1917 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1904 | ||||||
|
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1951 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1979, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1951 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1912, 1937, 1969, 1985, 1993 | ||||||
|
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 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 | 1952 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1929, 1937, 1945, 1994 | ||||||
|
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1905 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1909, 1967, 1973, 1995 | ||||||
|
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1974 | 1907 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1902, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1986 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 19, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/