Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1988
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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January 1988 1-Month |
15.6°F (-9.1°C) | 17.7°F (-7.9°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1912 |
91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1948 | ||||||
Dec 1987–Jan 1988 2-Month |
21.8°F (-5.7°C) | 20.2°F (-6.6°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1918 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1990 | ||||||
Nov 1987–Jan 1988 3-Month |
28.2°F (-2.1°C) | 25.4°F (-3.7°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1977 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1995, 2020 | ||||||
Oct 1987–Jan 1988 4-Month |
32.8°F (0.4°C) | 32.0°F (0.0°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1977 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1967 | ||||||
Sep 1987–Jan 1988 5-Month |
38.8°F (3.8°C) | 38.2°F (3.4°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1977 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1949, 2003 | ||||||
Aug 1987–Jan 1988 6-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 43.7°F (6.5°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1918, 1977 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1985 | ||||||
Jul 1987–Jan 1988 7-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.0°F (8.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1987 | ||||||
Jun 1987–Jan 1988 8-Month |
51.6°F (10.9°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1972, 1992, 2008 | ||||||
May 1987–Jan 1988 9-Month |
53.1°F (11.7°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1940, 1976, 2008 | ||||||
Apr 1987–Jan 1988 10-Month |
53.1°F (11.7°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 2000 | ||||||
Mar 1987–Jan 1988 11-Month |
52.0°F (11.1°C) | 49.8°F (9.9°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1942 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 1923, 1931 | ||||||
Feb 1987–Jan 1988 12-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1999 | ||||||
Aug 1986–Jan 1988 18-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1955 | ||||||
Feb 1986–Jan 1988 24-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1952 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1933 | 1932 | ||||
Feb 1985–Jan 1988 36-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 1933, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1940, 1942, 2004 | ||||||
Feb 1984–Jan 1988 48-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1940, 1958, 2000, 2015, 2022 | ||||||
Feb 1983–Jan 1988 60-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1907 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 1935 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1944, 2000 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/