Cedar Rapids Weather in 1938

Historical record of Cedar Rapids, Iowa weather for the year 1938 based on NOAA data.

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1938 Cedar Rapids Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	August 23
Lowest temperature	-9 °F	January 31
Highest daily low	77 °F	August 10
Lowest daily high	9 °F	January 27
Most daily precipitation	2.0 inches	June 11
Most daily snow	8.0 inches	November 8
Total annual precipitation	39.5 inches	-
Total annual snow	27.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Cedar Rapids in 1938?

The highest temperature recorded in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1938 was 96 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Cedar Rapids in 1938

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Aug 23
1	96 °F	Jul 12
3	95 °F	Jul 13
4	94 °F	Sep 7
4	94 °F	Aug 3
6	93 °F	Aug 14
6	93 °F	Aug 10
6	93 °F	Aug 9
6	93 °F	Jul 24
6	93 °F	Jul 16
6	93 °F	Jul 10

What was the coldest temperature in Cedar Rapids in 1938?

The lowest temperature recorded in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1938 was -9 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Cedar Rapids in 1938

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-9 °F	January 31
1	-9 °F	January 10
3	-5 °F	December 30
3	-5 °F	January 28
3	-5 °F	January 8
6	-4 °F	January 26
7	-3 °F	December 28
7	-3 °F	December 27
7	-3 °F	January 30
10	0 °F	January 27
10	0 °F	January 25

January 1938 Cedar Rapids Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	32	14	0.00	0.0
January 2	21	5	0.00	0.0
January 3	35	14	0.00	0.0
January 4	37	15	0.00	0.0
January 5	34	12	0.00	0.0
January 6	26	11	0.00	0.0
January 7	12	1	0.00	0.0
January 8	10	-5	0.00	0.0
January 9	17	6	0.26	2.7
January 10	18	-9	0.01	0.1
January 11	37	17	0.03	0.3
January 12	35	17	0.07	0.6
January 13	32	4	0.00	0.0
January 14	31	16	0.04	0.4
January 15	37	2	0.00	0.0
January 16	44	27	0.00	0.0
January 17	35	26	0.00	0.0
January 18	33	24	0.00	0.0
January 19	34	27	0.07	1.0
January 20	35	31	0.01	0.1
January 21	39	33	0.03	0.0
January 22	46	32	0.00	0.0
January 23	40	26	0.00	0.0
January 24	38	21	0.96	0.0
January 25	22	0	0.11	1.1
January 26	13	-4	0.11	1.1
January 27	9	0	0.00	0.0
January 28	30	-5	0.00	0.0
January 29	26	18	0.00	0.0
January 30	28	-3	0.17	0.2
January 31	11	-9	0.00	0.0

February 1938 Cedar Rapids Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	25	2	0.00	0.0
February 2	39	22	0.00	0.0
February 3	36	23	0.20	0.0
February 4	44	21	0.00	0.0
February 5	49	43	0.08	0.0
February 6	51	31	0.38	0.0
February 7	37	23	0.03	0.0
February 8	55	35	0.00	0.0
February 9	52	31	0.00	0.0
February 10	32	26	0.00	0.0
February 11	37	30	0.07	0.0
February 12	56	34	0.11	0.0
February 13	59	27	0.01	0.0
February 14	28	14	0.00	0.0
February 15	28	14	0.00	0.0
February 16	34	22	0.00	0.0
February 17	36	30	0.43	0.0
February 18	31	17	0.10	0.2
February 19	31	22	0.00	0.0
February 20	35	17	0.00	0.0
February 21	29	24	0.00	0.0
February 22	31	25	0.00	0.0
February 23	34	28	0.03	0.3
February 24	32	20	0.01	0.1
February 25	37	15	0.00	0.0
February 26	45	31	0.00	0.0
February 27	46	34	0.00	0.0
February 28	43	20	0.00	0.0

March 1938 Cedar Rapids Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	57	26	0.00	0.0
March 2	47	40	0.02	0.0
March 3	43	21	0.00	0.0
March 4	32	24	0.29	0.7
March 5	30	24	0.11	0.1
March 6	31	12	0.00	0.0
March 7	45	24	0.00	0.0
March 8	44	21	0.00	0.0
March 9	34	29	0.00	0.0
March 10	48	20	0.04	0.0
March 11	57	26	0.01	0.0
March 12	69	34	0.00	0.0
March 13	57	37	0.00	0.0
March 14	51	29	0.00	0.0
March 15	42	33	0.33	0.0
March 16	41	32	1.10	0.0
March 17	63	29	0.44	0.0
March 18	76	42	0.00	0.0
March 19	60	42	0.00	0.0
March 20	76	33	0.00	0.0
March 21	85	53	0.00	0.0
March 22	74	46	0.01	0.0
March 23	54	40	0.00	0.0
March 24	64	34	0.00	0.0
March 25	66	48	0.19	0.0
March 26	55	32	0.00	0.0
March 27	64	31	0.00	0.0
March 28	59	39	0.00	0.0
March 29	73	47	1.33	0.0
March 30	69	45	0.00	0.0
March 31	60	31	0.49	0.0

April 1938 Cedar Rapids Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	39	30	0.00	0.0
April 2	37	23	0.00	0.0
April 3	49	25	0.00	0.0
April 4	44	26	0.00	0.0
April 5	47	27	0.00	0.0
April 6	36	28	0.90	1.1
April 7	39	26	0.35	3.5
April 8	42	29	0.00	0.0
April 9	50	27	0.00	0.0
April 10	59	29	0.00	0.0
April 11	64	39	0.00	0.0
April 12	69	34	0.00	0.0
April 13	79	48	0.00	0.0
April 14	72	58	0.00	0.0
April 15	76	58	0.01	0.0
April 16	70	57	0.52	0.0
April 17	79	52	0.28	0.0
April 18	74	50	0.06	0.0
April 19	69	57	0.00	0.0
April 20	61	41	0.00	0.0
April 21	53	40	0.00	0.0
April 22	59	29	0.01	0.0
April 23	60	43	0.00	0.0
April 24	63	48	0.08	0.0
April 25	68	41	0.00	0.0
April 26	82	53	0.25	0.0
April 27	81	60	0.00	0.0
April 28	63	47	0.53	0.0
April 29	68	44	0.00	0.0
April 30	71	48	0.00	0.0

May 1938 Cedar Rapids Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	78	48	0.00
May 2	82	60	0.00
May 3	80	61	0.00
May 4	78	58	0.10
May 5	59	48	0.88
May 6	64	43	0.04
May 7	58	42	0.17
May 8	47	39	0.38
May 9	59	38	0.05
May 10	70	43	0.00
May 11	61	42	0.00
May 12	62	33	0.00
May 13	66	36	0.00
May 14	64	47	0.23
May 15	67	45	0.07
May 16	73	40	0.00
May 17	67	54	1.24
May 18	84	61	0.35
May 19	76	63	0.18
May 20	70	56	1.02
May 21	67	54	0.07
May 22	71	45	0.00
May 23	64	51	0.00
May 24	66	38	0.00
May 25	74	53	0.01
May 26	79	49	0.02
May 27	70	59	0.00
May 28	71	60	0.13
May 29	79	53	0.06
May 30	79	56	0.00
May 31	83	60	0.00

June 1938 Cedar Rapids Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	75	62	0.93
June 2	80	55	0.10
June 3	79	57	0.00
June 4	74	57	0.34
June 5	79	48	0.00
June 6	83	65	0.02
June 7	72	50	0.20
June 8	76	45	0.00
June 9	77	57	0.00
June 10	81	63	0.00
June 11	74	59	2.00
June 12	78	50	0.00
June 13	70	52	0.00
June 14	86	62	0.28
June 15	79	63	0.13
June 16	75	54	0.00
June 17	77	59	0.00
June 18	81	52	0.00
June 19	83	55	0.00
June 20	85	57	0.00
June 21	88	58	0.00
June 22	91	66	0.15
June 23	91	65	0.00
June 24	88	68	0.62
June 25	82	64	0.00
June 26	74	59	0.25
June 27	77	49	0.00
June 28	75	54	0.00
June 29	70	55	0.00
June 30	75	63	0.00

July 1938 Cedar Rapids Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	92	70	0.57
July 2	89	70	0.03
July 3	84	68	0.00
July 4	88	65	0.03
July 5	90	68	0.00
July 6	92	68	0.00
July 7	84	66	1.76
July 8	84	65	0.00
July 9	91	64	0.00
July 10	93	67	0.15
July 11	91	65	0.00
July 12	96	70	0.00
July 13	95	74	0.00
July 14	80	61	0.03
July 15	87	58	0.00
July 16	93	65	0.00
July 17	86	66	0.19
July 18	90	59	0.00
July 19	91	63	0.00
July 20	83	63	0.00
July 21	78	56	0.00
July 22	85	61	0.55
July 23	84	57	0.00
July 24	93	64	0.00
July 25	89	68	0.00
July 26	80	65	0.04
July 27	89	66	1.76
July 28	84	61	0.00
July 29	88	61	0.00
July 30	86	68	0.00
July 31	79	66	0.55

August 1938 Cedar Rapids Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	88	60	0.63
August 2	90	67	0.00
August 3	94	72	0.00
August 4	89	64	0.00
August 5	85	70	0.00
August 6	89	69	0.10
August 7	87	72	0.12
August 8	87	74	0.00
August 9	93	69	0.00
August 10	93	77	0.00
August 11	82	61	0.00
August 12	84	55	0.00
August 13	92	62	0.00
August 14	93	75	0.00
August 15	85	69	0.05
August 16	75	66	1.23
August 17	82	55	0.46
August 18	83	58	0.00
August 19	90	69	0.00
August 20	83	66	0.00
August 21	84	57	0.22
August 22	86	54	0.00
August 23	96	72	0.00
August 24	81	68	0.00
August 25	78	55	0.00
August 26	78	56	0.00
August 27	78	50	0.00
August 28	78	53	0.00
August 29	90	63	0.00
August 30	84	60	0.00
August 31	88	68	0.00

September 1938 Cedar Rapids Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	86	55	0.00
September 2	76	53	0.00
September 3	87	52	0.00
September 4	91	60	0.00
September 5	79	63	0.00
September 6	90	61	0.32
September 7	94	71	0.00
September 8	87	64	0.35
September 9	90	69	0.00
September 10	90	68	0.46
September 11	84	67	0.23
September 12	86	68	0.04
September 13	74	66	0.00
September 14	70	57	1.19
September 15	64	50	0.85
September 16	67	43	0.00
September 17	55	48	0.07
September 18	53	46	0.85
September 19	58	39	0.09
September 20	68	45	0.00
September 21	70	40	0.00
September 22	83	46	0.00
September 23	88	48	0.00
September 24	74	57	0.00
September 25	78	46	0.00
September 26	84	48	0.00
September 27	73	48	0.00
September 28	80	45	0.00
September 29	74	53	0.00
September 30	74	50	0.00

October 1938 Cedar Rapids Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	71	44	0.00	0.0
October 2	74	47	0.00	0.0
October 3	80	55	0.00	0.0
October 4	91	59	0.00	0.0
October 5	73	54	0.00	0.0
October 6	61	50	0.00	0.0
October 7	71	47	0.00	0.0
October 8	83	54	0.00	0.0
October 9	86	55	0.00	0.0
October 10	82	55	0.00	0.0
October 11	79	58	0.00	0.0
October 12	71	56	0.00	0.0
October 13	74	42	0.26	0.0
October 14	84	54	0.00	0.0
October 15	69	51	0.06	0.0
October 16	84	59	0.00	0.0
October 17	82	47	0.00	0.0
October 18	68	58	0.00	0.0
October 19	58	36	0.95	0.0
October 20	62	38	0.00	0.0
October 21	73	35	0.00	0.0
October 22	57	35	0.00	0.0
October 23	36	32	0.10	0.0
October 24	58	29	0.16	1.2
October 25	68	31	0.00	0.0
October 26	64	43	0.00	0.0
October 27	63	33	0.00	0.0
October 28	73	40	0.00	0.0
October 29	65	42	0.00	0.0
October 30	60	37	0.00	0.0
October 31	68	42	0.00	0.0

November 1938 Cedar Rapids Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	77	55	0.00	0.0
November 2	77	63	0.01	0.0
November 3	73	58	0.00	0.0
November 4	58	54	0.89	0.0
November 5	54	38	0.84	0.0
November 6	47	33	0.00	0.0
November 7	33	28	0.50	0.1
November 8	33	19	0.84	8.0
November 9	50	23	0.00	0.0
November 10	56	36	0.00	0.0
November 11	55	36	0.00	0.0
November 12	65	45	0.00	0.0
November 13	49	31	0.00	0.0
November 14	41	24	0.00	0.0
November 15	40	26	0.00	0.0
November 16	53	29	0.00	0.0
November 17	55	36	0.00	0.0
November 18	47	29	0.07	0.0
November 19	51	21	0.00	0.0
November 20	53	30	0.00	0.0
November 21	58	31	0.00	0.0
November 22	32	15	0.00	0.0
November 23	35	15	0.00	0.0
November 24	26	11	0.00	0.0
November 25	35	9	0.00	0.0
November 26	28	10	0.02	0.2
November 27	30	4	0.00	0.0
November 28	44	20	0.00	0.0
November 29	52	30	0.00	0.0
November 30	43	25	0.00	0.0

December 1938 Cedar Rapids Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	42	28	0.00	0.0
December 2	39	35	0.00	0.0
December 3	38	32	0.61	0.0
December 4	45	33	0.00	0.0
December 5	40	31	0.09	0.2
December 6	40	29	0.00	0.0
December 7	40	30	0.01	0.0
December 8	36	30	0.08	0.0
December 9	32	23	0.04	0.0
December 10	42	21	0.00	0.0
December 11	38	23	0.00	0.0
December 12	33	18	0.00	0.0
December 13	42	15	0.00	0.0
December 14	34	18	0.00	0.0
December 15	38	12	0.00	0.0
December 16	41	24	0.00	0.0
December 17	34	12	0.00	0.0
December 18	33	19	0.00	0.0
December 19	34	10	0.00	0.0
December 20	38	24	0.00	0.0
December 21	30	18	0.00	0.0
December 22	28	15	0.00	0.0
December 23	37	24	0.19	2.3
December 24	28	20	0.01	0.1
December 25	30	22	0.04	0.5
December 26	37	11	0.00	0.0
December 27	12	-3	0.09	0.9
December 28	25	-3	0.00	0.0
December 29	24	2	0.00	0.0
December 30	10	-5	0.00	0.0
December 31	36	5	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1892–2024	Cedar Rapids #1	location