Cedar Rapids January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 63 °F 1897
Lowest temperature -20 °F 2018
Lowest daily high -2 °F 2018
Highest daily low 47 °F 1897
Most precipitation 1.68 inches 1892
Most snow 4.5 inches 1985
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.1 °F
Average low 15.8 °F
Chance precipitation 29.4%
Chance snow 21.0%
Cedar Rapids January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 33 24 0.00 0.0
2023 41 23 0.00 0.0
2022 30 10 0.19 3.4
2021 26 18 0.00 0.0
2020 45 17 0.00 0.0
2019 32 21 0.00 0.0
2018 -2 -20 0.00 0.0
2017 38 15 0.00 0.0
2016 32 17 0.00 0.0
2015 36 13 0.00 0.0
2014 10 -11 0.07 0.7
2013 16 -2 0.00 0.0
2012 48 29 0.00 0.0
2011 46 9 0.00 0.0
2010 9 -4 0.00 0.0
2009 32 14 0.00 0.0
2008 22 6 0.00 0.0
2007 43 27 0.00 0.0
2006 37 27 0.00 0.0
2005 34 22 0.01 0.1
2004 44 22 0.00 0.0
2003 33 19 0.00 0.0
2002 19 4 0.00 0.0
2001 20 7 0.02 0.4
2000 43 29 n/a n/a
1999 11 0 0.08 1.0
1998 44 9 0.00 0.0
1997 35 25 0.00 0.0
1996 34 30 0.00 0.0
1995 24 6 0.06 0.7
1994 42 30 0.00 0.0
1993 13 -1 0.00 0.0
1992 32 28 0.00 0.0
1991 32 13 0.00 0.0
1990 31 20 0.00 0.0
1989 31 24 0.00 0.0
1988 16 -5 0.00 0.0
1987 33 23 0.00 0.0
1986 32 10 0.00 0.0
1985 24 8 0.43 4.5
1984 30 13 0.31 3.5
1983 36 23 0.00 0.0
1982 14 -6 0.00 0.0
1981 35 27 0.02 0.2
1980 30 27 0.00 0.0
1979 11 -4 0.08 1.0
1978 29 -1 0.51 4.5
1977 15 -5 0.00 0.0
1976 32 22 0.01 0.0
1975 32 18 0.00 0.0
1974 4 -14 0.00 0.0
1973 24 12 0.00 0.0
1972 39 29 0.01 0.5
1971 41 24 0.00 0.0
1970 27 21 0.03 1.0
1969 5 -12 0.00 0.0
1968 10 -11 0.00 0.0
1967 32 21 0.00 0.0
1966 44 23 0.00 0.0
1965 35 32 0.44 0.0
1964 35 10 0.00 0.0
1963 28 20 0.00 0.0
1962 27 4 0.00 0.0
1961 31 22 0.00 0.0
1960 31 25 0.00 0.0
1959 28 25 0.11 1.2
1958 15 -4 0.00 0.0
1957 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1956 43 20 0.00 0.0
1955 43 26 0.00 0.0
1954 46 27 0.00 0.0
1953 33 29 0.00 0.0
1952 28 0 0.00 0.0
1951 38 30 0.00 0.0
1950 45 37 0.06 0.0
1949 25 10 0.00 0.0
1948 29 19 0.02 0.0
1947 21 -10 0.00 0.0
1946 17 -10 0.01 0.1
1945 14 -2 0.00 0.0
1944 35 19 0.00 0.0
1943 33 29 0.00 0.0
1942 27 18 0.23 2.3
1941 42 34 0.15 0.0
1940 15 4 0.01 0.1
1939 43 16 0.00 0.0
1938 32 14 0.00 0.0
1937 33 16 0.00 0.0
1936 34 26 0.02 0.0
1935 18 -4 0.00 0.0
1934 34 17 0.00 0.0
1933 42 13 0.00 0.0
1932 34 30 0.00 0.0
1931 35 -4 0.00 0.0
1930 39 27 0.00 0.0
1929 29 5 0.00 0.0
1928 0 -8 0.00 0.0
1927 37 24 0.00 0.0
1926 35 23 0.00 0.0
1925 22 4 0.00 0.0
1924 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1923 32 14 0.00 0.0
1922 22 6 0.00 0.0
1921 43 29 0.00 0.0
1920 11 -2 0.00 0.0
1919 26 0 0.17 1.7
1918 15 0 0.00 0.0
1917 36 10 0.15 1.5
1916 36 33 0.26 0.0
1915 26 7 0.00 0.0
1914 28 24 0.00 0.0
1913 42 26 0.00 0.0
1912 10 -5 0.00 0.0
1911 41 29 0.00 0.0
1910 34 6 0.00 0.0
1909 15 4 0.00 0.0
1908 36 21 0.00 0.0
1907 34 18 0.05 0.5
1906 24 4 0.00 0.0
1905 45 29 0.00 0.0
1904 41 15 0.00 0.0
1903 n/a 23 0.00 0.0
1902 39 19 0.00 0.0
1901 21 -10 0.00 0.0
1900 30 7 0.00 0.0
1899 18 -4 0.00 0.0
1898 11 -3 0.00 0.0
1897 63 47 0.43 0.0
1896 17 11 0.00 0.0
1895 26 9 0.00 0.0
1894 49 16 0.00 0.0
1893 33 n/a 0.00 0.0
1892 n/a n/a 1.68 0.0
What's the all-time high for Cedar Rapids on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Cedar Rapids history is 63 °F which happened in 1897.
Highest Temperatures in Cedar Rapids on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 63 °F 1897
2 49 °F 1894
3 48 °F 2012
4 46 °F 2011
4 46 °F 1954
6 45 °F 1905
6 45 °F 1950
6 45 °F 2020
9 44 °F 1998
9 44 °F 2004
9 44 °F 1966
What's the all-time low for Cedar Rapids on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cedar Rapids history is -20 °F which happened in 2018.
Lowest Temperatures in Cedar Rapids on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -20 °F 2018
2 -14 °F 1974
3 -12 °F 1969
4 -11 °F 1968
4 -11 °F 2014
6 -10 °F 1946
6 -10 °F 1947
6 -10 °F 1901
9 -8 °F 1928
10 -6 °F 1982
Lowest High Temperatures in Cedar Rapids on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2 °F 2018
2 0 °F 1928
3 4 °F 1974
4 5 °F 1969
5 9 °F 2010
6 10 °F 1968
6 10 °F 2014
6 10 °F 1912
9 11 °F 1999
9 11 °F 1920
9 11 °F 1979
9 11 °F 1898
What's the most it has ever rained in Cedar Rapids on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cedar Rapids history is 1.68 inches which happened in 1892.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Cedar Rapids on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.68 inches 1892
2 0.51 inches 1978
3 0.44 inches 1965
4 0.43 inches 1897
4 0.43 inches 1985
6 0.31 inches 1984
7 0.26 inches 1916
8 0.23 inches 1942
9 0.19 inches 2022
10 0.17 inches 1919
All-Time Most Snow in Cedar Rapids on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.5 inches 1985
1 4.5 inches 1978
3 3.5 inches 1984
4 3.4 inches 2022
5 2.3 inches 1942
6 1.7 inches 1919
7 1.5 inches 1917
8 1.2 inches 1959
9 1.0 inches 1999
9 1.0 inches 1979
9 1.0 inches 1970
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1892–2024 Cedar Rapids #1 location