Waterloo December 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Waterloo, Iowa for the date of December 5.
December 5 All-Time Records
1895–2024
Highest temperature 67 °F 2001
Lowest temperature -16 °F 2005
Lowest daily high 8 °F 2005
Highest daily low 40 °F 1998
Most precipitation 1.68 inches 1982
Most snow 5.1 inches 1977
December 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 36.4 °F
Average low 18.8 °F
Chance precipitation 28.6%
Chance snow 15.9%
Waterloo December 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 37 21 0.00 0.0
2022 40 27 0.00 0.0
2021 41 32 0.00 0.0
2020 47 17 0.00 0.0
2019 53 22 0.00 0.0
2018 36 21 0.00 0.0
2017 32 23 0.00 0.0
2016 34 29 0.00 0.0
2015 48 33 0.00 0.0
2014 36 31 0.00 0.0
2013 22 6 0.00 0.0
2012 40 16 0.00 0.0
2011 25 20 0.00 0.0
2010 19 5 0.00 0.0
2009 34 13 0.00 0.0
2008 31 2 0.01 0.1
2007 23 4 0.01 0.2
2006 42 5 0.00 0.0
2005 8 -16 0.00 0.0
2004 42 20 0.39 0.0
2003 36 22 0.06 3.0
2002 26 5 0.00 0.0
2001 67 34 0.22 0.0
2000 12 2 0.00 0.0
1999 37 20 0.00 0.0
1998 64 40 0.00 0.0
1997 24 18 0.00 0.0
1996 30 27 0.11 1.1
1995 42 23 0.00 0.0
1994 37 24 0.10 0.0
1993 39 29 0.00 0.0
1992 16 -3 0.00 0.0
1991 27 7 0.00 0.0
1990 37 17 0.00 0.0
1989 51 30 0.00 0.0
1988 47 24 0.00 0.0
1987 38 18 0.00 0.0
1986 34 9 0.00 0.0
1985 24 -1 0.00 0.0
1984 29 2 0.03 0.3
1983 30 22 0.04 0.7
1982 42 31 1.68 0.6
1981 31 14 0.00 0.0
1980 45 33 0.00 0.0
1979 47 28 0.00 0.0
1978 32 17 0.00 0.0
1977 25 -1 0.41 5.1
1976 26 8 0.32 3.5
1975 61 29 0.00 0.0
1974 35 14 0.00 0.0
1973 29 21 0.04 0.4
1972 17 4 0.04 0.8
1971 34 31 0.00 0.0
1970 33 6 0.00 0.0
1969 31 19 0.00 0.0
1968 29 11 0.00 0.0
1967 53 26 0.00 0.0
1966 35 30 0.19 0.0
1965 48 32 0.00 0.0
1964 22 -1 0.00 0.0
1963 34 28 0.00 0.0
1962 33 23 0.00 0.0
1961 44 20 0.00 0.0
1960 53 30 0.00 0.0
1959 31 24 0.00 0.0
1958 18 5 0.00 0.0
1957 46 17 0.00 0.0
1956 44 27 0.00 0.0
1955 17 5 0.00 0.0
1954 30 16 0.00 0.0
1953 39 23 0.00 0.0
1952 34 20 0.00 n/a
1951 44 34 0.00 0.0
1950 31 9 0.00 0.0
1949 41 19 0.00 0.0
1948 51 26 0.44 0.0
1947 34 28 0.77 n/a
1946 64 28 0.00 0.0
1945 41 21 0.00 0.0
1944 35 31 0.33 3.0
1943 52 27 n/a 0.0
1942 27 7 n/a n/a
1941 50 34 n/a 0.0
1940 27 9 0.00 0.0
1939 52 25 0.00 0.0
1938 36 30 n/a n/a
1937 18 1 0.00 0.0
1936 27 11 n/a n/a
1935 32 22 n/a 0.0
1934 27 14 n/a n/a
1933 48 26 0.00 0.0
1932 47 29 0.00 0.0
1931 33 27 n/a 0.0
1930 36 33 0.22 0.0
1929 38 15 0.00 0.0
1928 25 -3 0.00 0.0
1927 40 2 0.00 0.0
1926 25 12 n/a n/a
1925 29 13 0.53 n/a
1924 36 32 0.30 0.0
1923 40 17 0.00 0.0
1922 39 8 0.00 0.0
1921 45 31 0.00 0.0
1920 40 25 0.00 0.0
1919 20 4 n/a n/a
1918 43 25 0.00 0.0
1917 32 8 0.00 0.0
1916 55 34 0.00 0.0
1915 40 25 0.00 0.0
1914 37 22 0.00 0.0
1913 51 37 0.00 0.0
1912 41 28 n/a 0.0
1911 40 15 0.00 0.0
1910 30 24 0.00 0.0
1909 35 13 n/a n/a
1908 32 15 n/a n/a
1907 31 18 0.00 0.0
1906 46 33 n/a 0.0
1905 27 23 0.00 0.0
1904 26 12 0.00 0.0
1903 24 12 0.00 0.0
1902 30 10 0.00 0.0
1901 26 21 0.05 0.5
1900 38 23 n/a 0.0
1899 37 5 0.00 0.0
1898 23 -3 n/a n/a
1897 29 9 0.00 0.0
1896 43 31 n/a n/a
1895 28 0 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Waterloo on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is 67 °F which happened in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in Waterloo on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 67 °F 2001
2 64 °F 1998
2 64 °F 1946
4 61 °F 1975
5 55 °F 1916
6 53 °F 2019
6 53 °F 1960
6 53 °F 1967
9 52 °F 1939
9 52 °F 1943
What's the all-time low for Waterloo on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is -16 °F which happened in 2005.
Lowest Temperatures in Waterloo on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -16 °F 2005
2 -3 °F 1898
2 -3 °F 1928
2 -3 °F 1992
5 -1 °F 1964
5 -1 °F 1985
5 -1 °F 1977
8 0 °F 1895
9 1 °F 1937
10 2 °F 2000
10 2 °F 1927
10 2 °F 2008
10 2 °F 1984
Lowest High Temperatures in Waterloo on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 8 °F 2005
2 12 °F 2000
3 16 °F 1992
4 17 °F 1955
4 17 °F 1972
6 18 °F 1937
6 18 °F 1958
8 19 °F 2010
9 20 °F 1919
10 22 °F 1964
10 22 °F 2013
What's the most it has ever rained in Waterloo on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Waterloo history is 1.68 inches which happened in 1982.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Waterloo on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.68 inches 1982
2 0.77 inches 1947
3 0.53 inches 1925
4 0.44 inches 1948
5 0.41 inches 1977
6 0.39 inches 2004
7 0.33 inches 1944
8 0.32 inches 1976
9 0.30 inches 1924
10 0.22 inches 2001
10 0.22 inches 1930
All-Time Most Snow in Waterloo on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.1 inches 1977
2 3.5 inches 1976
3 3.0 inches 2003
3 3.0 inches 1944
5 1.1 inches 1996
6 0.8 inches 1972
7 0.7 inches 1983
8 0.6 inches 1982
9 0.5 inches 1901
10 0.4 inches 1973
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1950–2024 Waterloo Municipal Airport location
1895–1950 Waterloo location