Cedar Rapids January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 53 °F 1998
Lowest temperature -15 °F 1919
Lowest daily high -4 °F 1919
Highest daily low 35 °F 1964
Most precipitation 1.22 inches 1971
Most snow 9.0 inches 1971
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 30.8 °F
Average low 15.4 °F
Chance precipitation 30.2%
Chance snow 21.5%
Cedar Rapids January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 36 31 0.00 0.0
2023 42 34 0.87 0.0
2022 23 -6 0.00 0.0
2021 23 17 0.00 0.0
2020 41 32 0.00 0.0
2019 44 21 0.00 0.0
2018 16 3 0.02 0.3
2017 34 17 0.14 0.0
2016 27 18 0.00 0.0
2015 33 27 0.01 0.0
2014 18 -13 0.00 0.0
2013 28 14 0.00 n/a
2012 31 9 0.00 0.0
2011 36 19 0.00 0.0
2010 4 -14 0.00 0.0
2009 30 17 0.00 0.0
2008 25 -5 0.00 0.0
2007 51 31 0.00 0.0
2006 38 34 0.00 0.0
2005 29 26 0.07 0.4
2004 51 22 0.00 0.0
2003 36 14 0.00 0.0
2002 27 5 0.00 0.0
2001 30 8 0.00 0.0
2000 36 28 0.10 1.5
1999 18 3 0.09 1.0
1998 53 31 0.00 0.0
1997 44 32 0.00 0.0
1996 25 3 0.00 0.0
1995 14 2 0.00 0.0
1994 28 17 0.20 2.0
1993 43 28 0.04 0.0
1992 38 33 0.10 0.0
1991 13 -5 0.00 0.0
1990 44 33 0.00 0.0
1989 32 17 0.00 0.0
1988 28 16 0.00 0.0
1987 37 17 0.00 0.0
1986 32 15 0.02 0.2
1985 19 -9 0.00 0.0
1984 41 2 0.00 0.0
1983 33 10 0.00 0.0
1982 33 8 0.03 0.5
1981 28 5 0.00 0.0
1980 32 20 0.00 0.0
1979 7 -9 0.00 0.0
1978 21 -8 0.00 0.0
1977 24 9 0.01 0.2
1976 21 3 0.00 0.0
1975 32 21 0.01 0.2
1974 20 5 0.00 0.0
1973 32 25 0.71 1.0
1972 31 11 0.00 0.0
1971 33 22 1.22 9.0
1970 18 8 0.02 1.0
1969 17 -9 0.00 0.0
1968 10 -6 0.04 0.5
1967 30 5 0.00 0.0
1966 43 15 0.00 0.0
1965 37 12 0.00 0.0
1964 44 35 0.00 0.0
1963 29 24 0.00 0.0
1962 44 27 0.00 0.0
1961 24 4 0.00 0.0
1960 29 8 0.00 0.0
1959 8 -2 0.05 0.4
1958 15 -6 0.00 0.0
1957 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1956 33 23 0.00 0.0
1955 46 29 0.00 0.0
1954 30 22 0.00 0.0
1953 26 20 0.00 0.0
1952 32 3 0.00 0.0
1951 23 13 0.46 0.0
1950 50 7 0.18 0.0
1949 35 28 0.00 0.0
1948 35 12 n/a n/a
1947 13 2 0.53 5.3
1946 37 9 0.00 0.0
1945 20 9 0.00 0.0
1944 42 15 0.00 0.0
1943 32 19 0.12 0.3
1942 6 -10 0.00 0.0
1941 34 19 0.00 0.0
1940 18 0 0.00 0.0
1939 37 28 0.00 0.0
1938 35 14 0.00 0.0
1937 18 8 0.00 0.1
1936 34 30 0.00 0.0
1935 39 4 0.00 0.0
1934 31 24 0.06 0.3
1933 46 28 0.00 0.0
1932 25 9 0.00 0.0
1931 43 19 0.00 0.0
1930 31 7 0.00 0.0
1929 31 18 0.00 0.0
1928 20 -4 0.00 0.0
1927 37 27 0.18 0.0
1926 35 24 0.50 0.0
1925 35 19 0.00 0.0
1924 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1923 28 15 0.00 0.0
1922 37 25 0.00 0.0
1921 49 30 0.00 0.0
1920 11 -2 0.00 0.0
1919 -4 -15 0.00 0.0
1918 24 5 0.00 0.0
1917 38 15 0.00 0.0
1916 34 12 0.00 0.0
1915 15 -3 0.00 0.0
1914 34 21 0.00 0.0
1913 28 16 0.00 0.0
1912 6 -7 0.00 0.0
1911 8 -14 0.00 0.0
1910 17 10 0.00 0.0
1909 39 21 0.00 0.0
1908 31 13 0.00 0.0
1907 39 20 0.47 0.0
1906 34 31 0.50 2.0
1905 36 5 0.04 0.0
1904 7 -15 0.00 0.0
1903 36 21 0.00 0.0
1902 20 4 0.00 0.0
1901 34 9 0.00 0.0
1900 35 5 0.00 0.0
1899 49 27 0.00 0.0
1898 34 9 0.00 0.0
1897 33 16 0.29 0.0
1896 6 -10 0.00 0.0
1895 25 n/a 0.02 0.3
1894 n/a 20 0.00 0.0
1893 12 -8 0.00 0.0
1892 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Cedar Rapids on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Cedar Rapids history is 53 °F which happened in 1998.
Highest Temperatures in Cedar Rapids on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 53 °F 1998
2 51 °F 2007
2 51 °F 2004
4 50 °F 1950
5 49 °F 1899
5 49 °F 1921
7 46 °F 1955
7 46 °F 1933
9 44 °F 1964
9 44 °F 1962
9 44 °F 1990
9 44 °F 1997
9 44 °F 2019
What's the all-time low for Cedar Rapids on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cedar Rapids history is -15 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1919.
Lowest Temperatures in Cedar Rapids on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -15 °F 1904
1 -15 °F 1919
3 -14 °F 2010
3 -14 °F 1911
5 -13 °F 2014
6 -10 °F 1896
6 -10 °F 1942
8 -9 °F 1985
8 -9 °F 1979
8 -9 °F 1969
Lowest High Temperatures in Cedar Rapids on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -4 °F 1919
2 4 °F 2010
3 6 °F 1896
3 6 °F 1942
3 6 °F 1912
6 7 °F 1904
6 7 °F 1979
8 8 °F 1911
8 8 °F 1959
10 10 °F 1968
What's the most it has ever rained in Cedar Rapids on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cedar Rapids history is 1.22 inches which happened in 1971.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Cedar Rapids on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.22 inches 1971
2 0.87 inches 2023
3 0.71 inches 1973
4 0.53 inches 1947
5 0.50 inches 1906
5 0.50 inches 1926
7 0.47 inches 1907
8 0.46 inches 1951
9 0.29 inches 1897
10 0.20 inches 1994
All-Time Most Snow in Cedar Rapids on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 9.0 inches 1971
2 5.3 inches 1947
3 2.0 inches 1994
3 2.0 inches 1906
5 1.5 inches 2000
6 1.0 inches 1970
6 1.0 inches 1973
6 1.0 inches 1999
9 0.5 inches 1968
9 0.5 inches 1982
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1892–2024 Cedar Rapids #1 location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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