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 June 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Iowa
Average Temperature Rankings, January 2021
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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January 2021 1-Month |
23.9°F (-4.5°C) | 17.7°F (-7.9°C) |
6.2°F (3.4°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1912 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2006 | ||||
Dec 2020–Jan 2021 2-Month |
25.6°F (-3.6°C) | 20.3°F (-6.5°C) |
5.3°F (2.9°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1918 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1939, 1958 | ||||||
Nov 2020–Jan 2021 3-Month |
31.0°F (-0.6°C) | 25.4°F (-3.7°C) |
5.6°F (3.1°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1977 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 2000 | ||||||
Oct 2020–Jan 2021 4-Month |
34.8°F (1.6°C) | 32.0°F (0.0°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1977 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1983 | ||||||
Sep 2020–Jan 2021 5-Month |
40.2°F (4.6°C) | 38.1°F (3.4°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1977 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1983 | ||||||
Aug 2020–Jan 2021 6-Month |
45.5°F (7.5°C) | 43.7°F (6.5°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918, 1977 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1934 | ||||||
Jul 2020–Jan 2021 7-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 48.0°F (8.9°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1955, 1981, 2007 | ||||||
Jun 2020–Jan 2021 8-Month |
52.6°F (11.4°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1935, 2000 | ||||||
May 2020–Jan 2021 9-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1981, 2007 | ||||||
Apr 2020–Jan 2021 10-Month |
52.5°F (11.4°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1950 | ||||||
Mar 2020–Jan 2021 11-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 49.8°F (9.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1901 | ||||||
Feb 2020–Jan 2021 12-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 2022 | ||||||
Aug 2019–Jan 2021 18-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1992 | ||||||
Feb 2019–Jan 2021 24-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1952 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1924, 1948, 1990, 2005 | ||||||
Feb 2018–Jan 2021 36-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 1933, 2018 | ||||
Feb 2017–Jan 2021 48-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1957 | ||||||
Feb 2016–Jan 2021 60-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1907 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 1935 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 2004, 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published July 2022, retrieved on August 8, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/