Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1997 1-Month |
27.4°F (-2.6°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
4.7°F (2.6°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1983 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1946 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1997 2-Month |
30.2°F (-1.0°C) | 29.3°F (-1.5°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1985 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1960 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1997 3-Month |
37.5°F (3.1°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1985 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1904 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1997 4-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 43.3°F (6.3°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1985 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1997 5-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1985 |
| 62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 2002 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1985 |
| 66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1937 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1997 7-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1985 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1946, 2018 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1997 8-Month |
55.5°F (13.1°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1958, 1981 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1997 9-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1943, 1969, 2014 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1997 10-Month |
52.6°F (11.4°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1951 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1925, 1979, 1982 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1997 11-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1927 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1997 12-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 1926 | ||||||
|
Jul 1996–Dec 1997 18-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1951 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1924 | ||||||
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Jan 1996–Dec 1997 24-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1951 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1952, 2014 | ||||||
|
Jan 1995–Dec 1997 36-Month |
46.5°F (8.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1952 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Jan 1994–Dec 1997 48-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1905 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1920, 1963, 1969, 1980 | ||||||
|
Jan 1993–Dec 1997 60-Month |
46.5°F (8.1°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1907 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1919, 1951, 1952 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 13, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/