Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2008
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2008 1-Month |
17.6°F (-8.0°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
-5.1°F (-2.8°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1983 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1976 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month |
27.4°F (-2.6°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1985 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2001 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month |
35.2°F (1.8°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1985 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1969 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month |
42.3°F (5.7°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1985 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1985 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 1935, 1961, 1991 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month |
52.0°F (11.1°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1985 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1942 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month |
54.5°F (12.5°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1985 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1916 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 2008 8-Month |
54.8°F (12.7°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
| 100th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1926 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 100th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1919, 2013 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 52.9°F (11.6°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1951 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1915, 1932, 1985 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1929, 1960 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month |
45.9°F (7.7°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 114th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1951 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 1965, 1970, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1951 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1908, 1915, 1976, 1995, 2010, 2015 | ||||||
|
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1998 | 1952 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1956 | ||||||
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Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2004 | 1905 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1923, 2003, 2004 | ||||||
|
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2004 | 1907 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 2004, 2021 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/