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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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Iowa

Average Temperature Rankings, February 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 2003 1-Month	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1954
	Ties: 1971
Jan–Feb 2003 2-Month	19.8°F (-6.8°C)	20.3°F (-6.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1931
	Ties: 1903, 1968, 1975, 1997
Dec 2002–Feb 2003 3-Month	22.8°F (-5.1°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2002
	Ties: 1924, 1980
Nov 2002–Feb 2003 4-Month	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2002
	Ties: 1928, 1950, 1957, 1966, 1980, 1988
Oct 2002–Feb 2003 5-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2002
	Ties: 1916, 1927, 1946, 1988
Sep 2002–Feb 2003 6-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1907, 1966
Aug 2002–Feb 2003 7-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2002, 2017
	Ties: 1911, 1949, 2008, 2011, 2021
Jul 2002–Feb 2003 8-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932, 2002
	Ties: 1898, 1947, 1980, 2018
Jun 2002–Feb 2003 9-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1900, 1906, 1940, 1950, 1974, 1984, 1991
May 2002–Feb 2003 10-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1991, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021
Apr 2002–Feb 2003 11-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932, 2002
	Ties: 1902, 1990
Mar 2002–Feb 2003 12-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1944
Sep 2001–Feb 2003 18-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1918
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1942, 1992
Mar 2001–Feb 2003 24-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1918
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1933, 1992, 2022
Mar 2000–Feb 2003 36-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1918
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1956, 1991
Mar 1999–Feb 2003 48-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1918
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2002
	Ties: 1933, 1992, 2005
Mar 1998–Feb 2003 60-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1907, 1908, 1920, 1963, 1997
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1935
	Ties: 2006

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/