Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2002
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2002 1-Month |
28.9°F (-1.7°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
6.2°F (3.5°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1983 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month |
31.8°F (-0.1°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1985 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1946, 1982 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month |
36.6°F (2.6°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1985 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1985 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1958 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1985 |
| 62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1997 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1985 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1912, 1994, 2010, 2017 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month |
56.4°F (13.6°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.7°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1985 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1980 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 2002 8-Month |
56.5°F (13.6°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 2003 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1951 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1968, 2018 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1917 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1917 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1951 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1951 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 2000, 2005 | ||||||
|
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1998 | 1952 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1935, 2013 | ||||||
|
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1905 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1941, 2000, 2006 | ||||||
|
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month |
49.5°F (9.7°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1907 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
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/