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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2012
View Period (Months):All1234567891011121824364860
Download:
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2012 1-Month |
27.7°F (-2.4°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
5.0°F (2.8°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1983 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2012 2-Month |
33.4°F (0.8°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
4.2°F (2.4°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2001 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2012 3-Month |
38.6°F (3.7°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1982 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2012 4-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1949, 1982, 1990, 2003 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 2012 5-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 1921, 1940, 1973, 2020 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 2012 6-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1931 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2012 7-Month |
57.1°F (13.9°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1985 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1931 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2012 8-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2012 9-Month |
57.5°F (14.2°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1939, 2015 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2012 10-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
3.9°F (2.1°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1951 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2012 11-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
4.2°F (2.3°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2012 12-Month |
52.1°F (11.2°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
4.6°F (2.6°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2011–Dec 2012 18-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
3.8°F (2.1°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1951 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan 2011–Dec 2012 24-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1951 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 1931 | ||||
|
Jan 2010–Dec 2012 36-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1952 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Jan 2009–Dec 2012 48-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1905 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1989, 2005, 2013, 2019 | ||||||
|
Jan 2008–Dec 2012 60-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1907 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1932, 1936, 2000, 2009 | ||||||
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/