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 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2021 1-Month |
31.9°F (-0.1°C) | 22.7°F (-5.2°C) |
9.2°F (5.1°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1983 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1923 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2021 2-Month |
35.5°F (1.9°C) | 29.2°F (-1.6°C) |
6.3°F (3.5°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1985 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2001 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2021 3-Month |
42.2°F (5.7°C) | 36.6°F (2.6°C) |
5.6°F (3.1°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1985 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 1931 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2021 4-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
5.1°F (2.9°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1985 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 1931 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2021 5-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
4.4°F (2.5°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1985 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 1931 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2021 6-Month |
56.6°F (13.7°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
3.5°F (2.0°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1985 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 1931 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2021 7-Month |
59.0°F (15.0°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
3.7°F (2.1°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1985 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 1931 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2021 8-Month |
59.0°F (15.0°C) | 55.9°F (13.3°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 2021 9-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1941 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2021 10-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 52.9°F (11.6°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1951 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1931 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 2021 11-Month |
52.4°F (11.3°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 2021 12-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 2017 | ||||||
|
Jul 2020–Dec 2021 18-Month |
51.3°F (10.7°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1951 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1941, 1954 | ||||||
|
Jan 2020–Dec 2021 24-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1951 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Jan 2019–Dec 2021 36-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1952 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1931, 1939, 1954, 2003, 2005 | ||||||
|
Jan 2018–Dec 2021 48-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1905 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1939, 1987, 2015, 2020 | ||||||
|
Jan 2017–Dec 2021 60-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 47.5°F (8.6°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1907 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 1934, 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 2004, 2008 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 19, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/