Waterloo January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Waterloo, Iowa for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1895–2024
Highest temperature 61 °F 1897
Lowest temperature -21 °F 2018
Lowest daily high -5 °F 1928
Highest daily low 43 °F 1897
Most precipitation 0.45 inches 1942
Most snow 4.5 inches 1942
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 28.9 °F
Average low 11.9 °F
Chance precipitation 27.9%
Chance snow 21.1%
Waterloo January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 27 22 0.00 0.0
2023 40 20 0.00 0.0
2022 12 -2 0.00 0.4
2021 25 12 0.00 0.0
2020 44 16 0.00 0.0
2019 27 14 0.00 0.0
2018 -4 -21 0.00 0.0
2017 36 15 0.00 0.0
2016 32 18 0.00 0.0
2015 36 11 0.00 0.0
2014 7 1 0.07 1.0
2013 13 -7 0.00 0.0
2012 39 20 0.00 0.0
2011 13 5 0.00 0.0
2010 4 -9 0.00 0.0
2009 31 17 0.00 0.0
2008 14 1 0.01 0.2
2007 33 21 0.00 0.0
2006 35 28 0.00 0.0
2005 33 20 0.30 0.0
2004 43 20 0.00 0.0
2003 31 19 0.00 0.0
2002 20 5 0.00 0.0
2001 18 -10 0.00 0.0
2000 40 24 0.00 0.0
1999 15 -8 0.30 4.0
1998 43 17 0.00 0.0
1997 36 29 0.00 0.0
1996 33 25 0.02 0.2
1995 17 5 0.00 0.0
1994 39 18 0.00 0.0
1993 15 -7 0.00 0.0
1992 32 29 0.00 0.1
1991 27 11 0.00 0.0
1990 30 12 0.00 0.0
1989 26 15 0.00 0.0
1988 9 -9 0.00 0.0
1987 31 18 0.00 0.0
1986 24 7 0.00 0.0
1985 19 -5 0.08 1.1
1984 27 13 0.11 1.4
1983 32 21 0.00 0.0
1982 15 -11 0.00 0.0
1981 32 19 0.03 0.2
1980 30 28 0.00 0.0
1979 6 -10 0.04 0.4
1978 18 -8 0.04 0.4
1977 9 -10 0.00 0.0
1976 32 24 0.01 0.0
1975 29 12 0.00 0.0
1974 -3 -18 0.00 0.0
1973 21 10 0.00 0.0
1972 31 8 0.00 0.0
1971 36 23 0.00 0.0
1970 20 6 0.08 0.9
1969 2 -14 0.00 0.0
1968 11 -7 0.00 0.0
1967 28 15 0.00 0.0
1966 44 20 0.15 0.0
1965 34 30 0.34 0.0
1964 39 10 0.00 0.0
1963 25 20 0.00 0.0
1962 33 -2 0.00 0.0
1961 27 19 0.02 0.2
1960 33 26 0.07 0.2
1959 29 21 0.07 1.2
1958 17 -7 0.00 0.0
1957 17 7 0.00 0.0
1956 39 15 0.01 0.2
1955 38 21 0.00 0.0
1954 45 20 0.00 0.0
1953 32 26 0.00 n/a
1952 23 -2 0.00 0.0
1951 37 25 0.00 0.0
1950 46 35 0.00 0.0
1949 25 8 0.00 0.0
1948 27 13 0.00 0.0
1947 18 -8 0.00 0.0
1946 16 -15 0.00 0.0
1945 13 -4 0.00 0.0
1944 41 16 0.00 0.0
1943 32 23 0.00 0.0
1942 23 18 0.45 4.5
1941 39 33 0.07 0.5
1940 11 0 0.00 0.0
1939 40 14 0.00 0.0
1938 30 12 0.00 0.0
1937 32 14 n/a n/a
1936 34 29 n/a n/a
1935 18 -6 0.00 0.0
1934 25 10 0.00 0.0
1933 41 15 0.00 0.0
1932 31 28 0.10 1.0
1931 36 0 0.00 0.0
1930 40 25 0.00 0.0
1929 24 0 0.00 0.0
1928 -5 -12 0.00 0.0
1927 29 22 0.00 0.0
1926 32 22 0.00 0.0
1925 25 12 n/a n/a
1924 4 -18 n/a n/a
1923 30 6 n/a n/a
1922 19 1 0.00 0.0
1921 40 28 0.00 0.0
1920 9 -7 0.00 0.0
1919 19 -2 0.40 4.0
1918 15 -2 0.00 0.0
1917 35 9 n/a n/a
1916 34 31 n/a 0.0
1915 32 6 0.00 0.0
1914 33 25 n/a n/a
1913 44 23 0.00 0.0
1912 8 -11 0.02 0.2
1911 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1910 32 14 0.00 0.0
1909 20 0 0.00 0.0
1908 36 7 0.00 0.0
1907 30 14 n/a 0.0
1906 30 8 n/a n/a
1905 45 23 n/a n/a
1904 40 10 n/a 0.0
1903 42 19 0.00 0.0
1902 35 17 0.00 0.0
1901 22 -10 0.00 0.0
1900 23 5 0.00 0.0
1899 18 -8 0.00 0.0
1898 13 6 0.00 0.0
1897 61 43 0.03 0.0
1896 34 10 0.00 0.0
1895 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Waterloo on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is 61 °F which happened in 1897.
Highest Temperatures in Waterloo on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1897
2 46 °F 1950
3 45 °F 1954
3 45 °F 1905
5 44 °F 2020
5 44 °F 1913
5 44 °F 1966
8 43 °F 2004
8 43 °F 1998
10 42 °F 1903
What's the all-time low for Waterloo on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is -21 °F which happened in 2018.
Lowest Temperatures in Waterloo on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -21 °F 2018
2 -18 °F 1974
2 -18 °F 1924
4 -15 °F 1946
5 -14 °F 1969
6 -12 °F 1928
7 -11 °F 1982
7 -11 °F 1912
9 -10 °F 1977
9 -10 °F 2001
9 -10 °F 1979
9 -10 °F 1901
Lowest High Temperatures in Waterloo on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -5 °F 1928
2 -4 °F 2018
3 -3 °F 1974
4 2 °F 1969
5 4 °F 2010
5 4 °F 1924
7 6 °F 1979
8 7 °F 2014
9 8 °F 1912
10 9 °F 1977
10 9 °F 1988
10 9 °F 1920
What's the most it has ever rained in Waterloo on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Waterloo history is 0.45 inches which happened in 1942.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Waterloo on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.45 inches 1942
2 0.40 inches 1919
3 0.34 inches 1965
4 0.30 inches 2005
4 0.30 inches 1999
6 0.15 inches 1966
7 0.11 inches 1984
8 0.10 inches 1932
9 0.08 inches 1985
9 0.08 inches 1970
All-Time Most Snow in Waterloo on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.5 inches 1942
2 4.0 inches 1999
2 4.0 inches 1919
4 1.4 inches 1984
5 1.2 inches 1959
6 1.1 inches 1985
7 1.0 inches 1932
7 1.0 inches 2014
9 0.9 inches 1970
10 0.5 inches 1941
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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