Waterloo December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Waterloo, Iowa for the date of December 16.
December 16 All-Time Records
1895–2024
Highest temperature 63 °F 1939
Lowest temperature -20 °F 1932
Lowest daily high 3 °F 1983
Highest daily low 38 °F 2023
Most precipitation 0.90 inches 1940
Most snow 9.0 inches 1940
December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 32.5 °F
Average low 15.7 °F
Chance precipitation 28.7%
Chance snow 19.8%
Waterloo December 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 44 38 0.11 0.0
2022 25 21 0.04 0.8
2021 40 23 0.00 0.0
2020 31 9 0.00 0.0
2019 30 11 0.00 0.0
2018 50 23 0.00 0.0
2017 49 23 0.00 0.0
2016 17 10 0.17 1.5
2015 46 27 0.00 0.0
2014 44 18 0.08 0.0
2013 20 9 0.00 0.0
2012 39 23 0.00 0.0
2011 34 15 0.00 0.0
2010 21 0 0.16 1.1
2009 16 -10 0.00 0.0
2008 9 -3 0.23 4.1
2007 20 2 0.00 0.0
2006 53 31 0.00 0.0
2005 19 8 0.01 0.2
2004 37 20 0.00 0.0
2003 35 14 0.01 0.0
2002 37 25 0.00 0.0
2001 47 33 0.14 0.0
2000 27 0 0.02 0.4
1999 22 4 0.01 0.5
1998 36 31 0.04 0.0
1997 41 21 0.00 0.0
1996 33 15 0.00 0.0
1995 37 13 0.00 0.0
1994 36 25 0.09 0.0
1993 39 29 0.00 0.0
1992 33 26 0.00 0.0
1991 44 15 0.00 0.0
1990 32 10 0.00 0.0
1989 13 -10 0.00 0.0
1988 27 -2 0.00 0.0
1987 21 9 0.00 0.0
1986 32 26 0.00 0.0
1985 20 -4 0.01 0.2
1984 52 27 0.13 0.0
1983 3 -9 0.01 0.2
1982 31 22 0.00 0.0
1981 11 -3 0.00 0.0
1980 33 27 0.00 0.0
1979 17 -3 0.02 0.2
1978 34 20 0.00 0.0
1977 40 34 0.00 0.0
1976 34 25 0.00 0.0
1975 26 2 0.00 0.0
1974 32 19 0.01 0.1
1973 14 -6 0.00 0.0
1972 6 -11 0.00 0.0
1971 32 11 0.00 0.0
1970 34 20 0.02 0.0
1969 22 -6 0.00 0.0
1968 30 6 0.00 0.0
1967 40 11 0.01 0.0
1966 48 22 0.00 0.0
1965 30 23 0.02 0.4
1964 28 -7 0.00 0.0
1963 4 -17 0.00 0.0
1962 40 26 0.00 0.0
1961 29 4 0.25 2.0
1960 32 9 0.00 0.0
1959 52 28 0.00 0.0
1958 40 9 0.00 0.0
1957 41 27 0.00 0.0
1956 34 23 0.00 0.0
1955 25 -1 0.00 0.0
1954 33 24 0.00 0.0
1953 14 -5 0.04 0.5
1952 43 16 0.00 n/a
1951 6 -13 0.00 0.0
1950 11 -4 0.00 0.0
1949 42 21 0.00 0.0
1948 35 16 0.00 0.0
1947 24 5 0.00 0.0
1946 36 19 0.00 0.0
1945 9 -2 0.00 0.0
1944 27 11 0.00 0.0
1943 24 -4 0.00 0.0
1942 23 9 0.00 0.0
1941 45 26 0.00 0.0
1940 32 23 0.90 9.0
1939 63 33 0.00 0.0
1938 38 22 0.00 0.0
1937 31 26 0.00 0.0
1936 40 32 0.00 0.0
1935 33 22 0.05 0.5
1934 36 30 0.00 0.0
1933 42 16 0.00 0.0
1932 6 -20 0.00 0.0
1931 38 20 0.00 0.0
1930 24 -2 0.00 0.0
1929 33 27 0.00 0.0
1928 46 33 0.00 0.0
1927 12 -3 0.00 0.0
1926 15 2 0.00 0.0
1925 24 -10 0.00 0.0
1924 31 6 0.00 0.0
1923 54 27 0.00 0.0
1922 21 8 0.00 0.0
1921 41 32 n/a 0.0
1920 35 20 0.00 0.0
1919 9 -12 n/a n/a
1918 53 28 0.00 0.0
1917 10 -7 n/a n/a
1916 15 -3 0.00 0.0
1915 25 18 n/a n/a
1914 10 -16 0.00 0.0
1913 48 29 0.00 0.0
1912 43 32 0.00 0.0
1911 34 25 0.00 0.0
1910 39 19 0.00 0.0
1909 21 5 0.00 0.0
1908 42 29 n/a 0.0
1907 37 28 0.00 0.0
1906 25 15 0.00 0.0
1905 41 14 0.00 0.0
1904 20 0 n/a n/a
1903 21 11 0.00 0.0
1902 27 18 0.00 0.0
1901 12 0 0.00 0.0
1900 33 27 n/a n/a
1899 24 12 0.00 0.0
1898 35 14 0.00 0.0
1897 15 -7 n/a n/a
1896 34 27 0.00 0.0
1895 44 30 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Waterloo on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is 63 °F which happened in 1939.
Highest Temperatures in Waterloo on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 63 °F 1939
2 54 °F 1923
3 53 °F 1918
3 53 °F 2006
5 52 °F 1984
5 52 °F 1959
7 50 °F 2018
8 49 °F 2017
9 48 °F 1966
9 48 °F 1913
What's the all-time low for Waterloo on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is -20 °F which happened in 1932.
Lowest Temperatures in Waterloo on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -20 °F 1932
2 -17 °F 1963
3 -16 °F 1914
4 -13 °F 1951
5 -12 °F 1919
6 -11 °F 1972
7 -10 °F 1925
7 -10 °F 2009
7 -10 °F 1989
10 -9 °F 1983
Lowest High Temperatures in Waterloo on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 3 °F 1983
2 4 °F 1963
3 6 °F 1932
3 6 °F 1951
3 6 °F 1972
6 9 °F 2008
6 9 °F 1919
6 9 °F 1945
9 10 °F 1917
9 10 °F 1914
What's the most it has ever rained in Waterloo on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Waterloo history is 0.90 inches which happened in 1940.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Waterloo on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.90 inches 1940
2 0.25 inches 1961
3 0.23 inches 2008
4 0.17 inches 2016
5 0.16 inches 2010
6 0.14 inches 2001
7 0.13 inches 1984
8 0.11 inches 2023
9 0.09 inches 1994
10 0.08 inches 2014
All-Time Most Snow in Waterloo on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 9.0 inches 1940
2 4.1 inches 2008
3 2.0 inches 1961
4 1.5 inches 2016
5 1.1 inches 2010
6 0.8 inches 2022
7 0.5 inches 1935
7 0.5 inches 1999
7 0.5 inches 1953
10 0.4 inches 2000
10 0.4 inches 1965
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1950–2024 Waterloo Municipal Airport location
1895–1950 Waterloo location