Waterloo December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Waterloo, Iowa for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1895–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F 1965
Lowest temperature -23 °F 1976
Lowest daily high -8 °F 1968
Highest daily low 42 °F 1896
Most precipitation 0.62 inches 1977
Most snow 6.2 inches 1977
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 29.0 °F
Average low 12.1 °F
Chance precipitation 27.9%
Chance snow 21.0%
Waterloo December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 35 26 0.01 0.1
2022 36 24 0.04 0.0
2021 30 12 0.00 0.0
2020 25 11 0.00 0.0
2019 29 17 0.01 0.1
2018 34 27 0.16 1.3
2017 -3 -17 0.03 0.2
2016 32 16 0.00 0.0
2015 21 14 0.00 0.0
2014 21 -4 0.00 0.0
2013 6 -19 0.07 1.3
2012 28 2 0.00 0.0
2011 48 33 0.00 0.0
2010 37 13 0.02 0.0
2009 21 0 0.00 0.0
2008 18 -4 0.00 0.0
2007 23 14 0.00 0.0
2006 51 30 0.58 0.5
2005 33 29 0.00 0.0
2004 46 20 0.00 0.0
2003 39 17 0.00 0.0
2002 37 14 0.00 0.0
2001 20 4 0.00 0.0
2000 16 8 0.07 2.9
1999 43 21 0.00 0.0
1998 12 -7 0.00 0.0
1997 18 0 0.00 0.0
1996 31 19 0.00 0.0
1995 34 31 0.00 0.0
1994 31 17 0.08 1.2
1993 39 16 0.00 0.0
1992 5 -3 0.00 0.0
1991 34 30 0.05 0.5
1990 19 -9 0.00 0.0
1989 31 22 0.02 0.4
1988 27 10 0.00 0.0
1987 26 -2 0.00 0.0
1986 36 25 0.00 0.0
1985 27 11 0.00 0.0
1984 21 18 0.15 1.6
1983 28 13 0.00 0.0
1982 37 23 0.00 0.0
1981 32 0 0.17 1.5
1980 33 29 0.00 0.0
1979 31 24 0.00 0.0
1978 10 6 0.21 2.1
1977 27 18 0.62 6.2
1976 0 -23 0.00 0.0
1975 28 13 0.00 0.0
1974 34 23 0.00 0.0
1973 -3 -13 0.00 0.0
1972 21 15 0.04 0.4
1971 32 1 0.00 0.0
1970 23 5 0.00 0.0
1969 25 17 0.00 0.0
1968 -8 -16 0.00 0.0
1967 1 -16 0.00 0.0
1966 32 3 0.00 0.0
1965 59 20 0.00 0.0
1964 35 11 0.00 0.0
1963 21 2 0.00 0.0
1962 21 7 0.00 0.0
1961 21 6 0.00 0.0
1960 29 21 0.00 0.0
1959 35 11 0.00 0.0
1958 27 23 0.11 1.6
1957 19 1 0.07 1.7
1956 38 15 0.00 0.0
1955 40 12 0.00 0.0
1954 31 6 0.00 0.0
1953 42 16 0.00 0.0
1952 33 27 0.00 n/a
1951 35 23 0.00 0.0
1950 38 12 0.00 0.0
1949 44 38 0.01 0.0
1948 26 16 0.00 0.0
1947 25 6 0.00 0.0
1946 4 -16 0.00 0.0
1945 21 10 0.02 0.2
1944 33 10 0.00 0.0
1943 37 7 0.00 0.0
1942 32 18 0.00 0.0
1941 31 17 0.13 1.3
1940 34 31 n/a n/a
1939 10 -1 0.00 0.0
1938 32 5 n/a n/a
1937 36 30 n/a 0.0
1936 30 17 0.00 0.0
1935 32 23 n/a n/a
1934 33 5 n/a n/a
1933 46 24 0.00 0.0
1932 26 -1 0.00 0.0
1931 35 30 0.45 n/a
1930 32 8 0.00 0.0
1929 44 23 0.00 0.0
1928 32 21 0.00 0.0
1927 10 -8 n/a n/a
1926 37 25 0.00 0.0
1925 30 -3 0.00 0.0
1924 18 8 n/a n/a
1923 20 -9 0.22 2.2
1922 42 23 0.00 0.0
1921 42 19 0.00 0.0
1920 40 23 0.00 0.0
1919 30 9 n/a n/a
1918 28 17 0.00 0.0
1917 13 1 n/a n/a
1916 22 3 n/a n/a
1915 33 14 n/a 0.0
1914 12 -15 0.00 0.0
1913 33 15 n/a n/a
1912 46 18 0.00 0.0
1911 33 5 n/a n/a
1910 27 25 n/a n/a
1909 22 4 0.00 0.0
1908 31 18 0.00 0.0
1907 30 6 0.00 0.0
1906 35 28 0.00 0.0
1905 32 -1 0.00 0.0
1904 45 31 0.00 0.0
1903 27 10 0.00 0.0
1902 42 13 0.00 0.0
1901 36 23 0.00 0.0
1900 20 -7 0.00 0.0
1899 9 -9 n/a n/a
1898 5 -15 0.00 0.0
1897 23 2 0.00 0.0
1896 54 42 n/a 0.0
1895 10 -4 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Waterloo on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is 59 °F which happened in 1965.
Highest Temperatures in Waterloo on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1965
2 54 °F 1896
3 51 °F 2006
4 48 °F 2011
5 46 °F 1912
5 46 °F 2004
5 46 °F 1933
8 45 °F 1904
9 44 °F 1949
9 44 °F 1929
What's the all-time low for Waterloo on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is -23 °F which happened in 1976.
Lowest Temperatures in Waterloo on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -23 °F 1976
2 -19 °F 2013
3 -17 °F 2017
4 -16 °F 1946
4 -16 °F 1967
4 -16 °F 1968
7 -15 °F 1898
7 -15 °F 1914
9 -13 °F 1973
10 -9 °F 1899
10 -9 °F 1990
10 -9 °F 1923
Lowest High Temperatures in Waterloo on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -8 °F 1968
2 -3 °F 2017
2 -3 °F 1973
4 0 °F 1976
5 1 °F 1967
6 4 °F 1946
7 5 °F 1992
7 5 °F 1898
9 6 °F 2013
10 9 °F 1899
What's the most it has ever rained in Waterloo on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Waterloo history is 0.62 inches which happened in 1977.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Waterloo on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.62 inches 1977
2 0.58 inches 2006
3 0.45 inches 1931
4 0.22 inches 1923
5 0.21 inches 1978
6 0.17 inches 1981
7 0.16 inches 2018
8 0.15 inches 1984
9 0.13 inches 1941
10 0.11 inches 1958
All-Time Most Snow in Waterloo on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.2 inches 1977
2 2.9 inches 2000
3 2.2 inches 1923
4 2.1 inches 1978
5 1.7 inches 1957
6 1.6 inches 1958
6 1.6 inches 1984
8 1.5 inches 1981
9 1.3 inches 2013
9 1.3 inches 1941
9 1.3 inches 2018
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1950–2024 Waterloo Municipal Airport location
1895–1950 Waterloo location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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