Waterloo January 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Waterloo, Iowa for the date of January 2.
January 2 All-Time Records
1895–2024
Highest temperature 50 °F 1998
Lowest temperature -21 °F 2018
Lowest daily high -3 °F 1979
Highest daily low 35 °F 1950
Most precipitation 0.99 inches 1966
Most snow 8.2 inches 1999
January 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 28.7 °F
Average low 11.7 °F
Chance precipitation 27.9%
Chance snow 21.3%
Waterloo January 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 38 21 0.00 0.0
2023 37 27 0.07 0.0
2022 9 -9 0.00 0.0
2021 24 3 0.00 0.0
2020 47 32 0.00 0.0
2019 29 14 0.00 0.0
2018 15 -21 0.01 0.2
2017 34 31 0.50 0.0
2016 28 7 0.00 0.0
2015 30 11 0.00 0.0
2014 6 -18 0.00 0.0
2013 28 1 0.00 0.0
2012 25 10 0.00 0.0
2011 27 5 0.00 0.0
2010 -2 -20 0.00 0.0
2009 29 10 0.00 0.0
2008 11 -2 0.00 0.0
2007 39 18 0.00 0.0
2006 36 33 0.27 0.0
2005 33 23 0.10 0.0
2004 47 24 0.00 0.0
2003 31 13 0.00 0.0
2002 28 5 0.00 0.0
2001 19 -11 0.00 0.0
2000 42 30 0.00 0.0
1999 19 14 0.55 8.2
1998 50 28 0.00 0.0
1997 42 33 0.00 0.0
1996 33 7 0.00 0.0
1995 17 2 0.00 0.0
1994 27 18 0.25 3.1
1993 32 15 0.00 0.0
1992 36 31 0.04 0.0
1991 11 -13 0.02 1.0
1990 46 18 0.00 0.0
1989 23 4 0.00 0.0
1988 22 -3 0.00 0.0
1987 30 13 0.00 0.0
1986 27 8 0.13 2.0
1985 10 -12 0.00 0.0
1984 25 6 0.00 0.0
1983 30 15 0.00 0.0
1982 28 14 0.31 3.4
1981 29 9 0.00 0.0
1980 29 26 0.00 0.0
1979 -3 -17 0.00 0.0
1978 12 -7 0.00 0.0
1977 13 -9 0.03 0.3
1976 33 5 0.00 0.0
1975 28 12 0.35 4.4
1974 10 -3 0.04 0.5
1973 37 11 0.00 0.0
1972 23 1 0.00 0.0
1971 25 16 0.00 0.0
1970 14 -2 0.00 0.1
1969 16 -5 0.00 0.0
1968 12 0 0.06 1.0
1967 31 13 0.00 0.0
1966 35 13 0.99 1.1
1965 33 9 0.00 0.0
1964 43 26 0.00 0.0
1963 26 24 0.00 0.0
1962 36 22 0.00 0.0
1961 25 0 0.07 1.1
1960 37 18 0.00 0.0
1959 21 2 0.06 0.6
1958 13 -7 0.00 0.0
1957 28 4 0.00 0.0
1956 35 25 0.00 0.0
1955 34 13 0.00 0.0
1954 41 29 0.00 0.0
1953 30 21 0.00 n/a
1952 15 -11 0.00 0.0
1951 26 15 0.00 0.0
1950 46 35 0.00 0.0
1949 30 20 0.03 0.0
1948 32 17 0.00 0.0
1947 19 9 n/a n/a
1946 30 10 0.00 0.0
1945 12 -15 0.00 0.0
1944 48 18 0.00 0.0
1943 32 27 0.00 0.0
1942 18 -8 0.78 7.8
1941 39 27 0.45 0.0
1940 13 -4 0.00 0.0
1939 44 26 0.00 0.0
1938 16 -2 0.00 0.0
1937 34 15 n/a n/a
1936 36 21 0.24 2.0
1935 40 13 0.00 0.0
1934 29 18 n/a n/a
1933 41 21 0.00 0.0
1932 30 13 0.00 0.0
1931 44 25 0.00 0.0
1930 40 16 0.00 0.0
1929 23 0 0.00 0.0
1928 3 -17 0.00 0.0
1927 41 24 n/a 0.0
1926 29 20 n/a n/a
1925 27 20 0.02 0.2
1924 21 4 n/a n/a
1923 27 22 n/a n/a
1922 39 16 0.00 0.0
1921 38 23 0.00 0.0
1920 -2 -11 n/a n/a
1919 4 -15 0.00 0.0
1918 37 11 0.00 0.0
1917 28 2 0.00 0.0
1916 39 18 0.05 0.0
1915 34 -9 0.00 0.0
1914 36 26 0.00 0.0
1913 49 20 0.00 0.0
1912 n/a -11 0.00 0.0
1911 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1910 35 9 0.00 0.0
1909 24 11 0.00 0.0
1908 27 7 0.00 0.0
1907 30 25 n/a 0.0
1906 30 25 n/a n/a
1905 40 25 n/a n/a
1904 24 -5 n/a 0.0
1903 39 27 0.00 0.0
1902 35 12 0.00 0.0
1901 24 -6 0.00 0.0
1900 25 5 0.00 0.0
1899 36 12 0.00 0.0
1898 31 3 0.00 0.0
1897 49 25 0.19 0.0
1896 10 -3 0.00 0.0
1895 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Waterloo on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the highest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is 50 °F which happened in 1998.
Highest Temperatures in Waterloo on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1998
2 49 °F 1913
2 49 °F 1897
4 48 °F 1944
5 47 °F 2004
5 47 °F 2020
7 46 °F 1990
7 46 °F 1950
9 44 °F 1939
9 44 °F 1931
What's the all-time low for Waterloo on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is -21 °F which happened in 2018.
Lowest Temperatures in Waterloo on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 -21 °F 2018
2 -20 °F 2010
3 -18 °F 2014
4 -17 °F 1928
4 -17 °F 1979
6 -15 °F 1945
6 -15 °F 1919
8 -13 °F 1991
9 -12 °F 1985
10 -11 °F 2001
10 -11 °F 1952
10 -11 °F 1920
10 -11 °F 1912
Lowest High Temperatures in Waterloo on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 -3 °F 1979
2 -2 °F 2010
2 -2 °F 1920
4 3 °F 1928
5 4 °F 1919
6 6 °F 2014
7 9 °F 2022
8 10 °F 1974
8 10 °F 1896
8 10 °F 1985
What's the most it has ever rained in Waterloo on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in Waterloo history is 0.99 inches which happened in 1966.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Waterloo on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.99 inches 1966
2 0.78 inches 1942
3 0.55 inches 1999
4 0.50 inches 2017
5 0.45 inches 1941
6 0.35 inches 1975
7 0.31 inches 1982
8 0.27 inches 2006
9 0.25 inches 1994
10 0.24 inches 1936
All-Time Most Snow in Waterloo on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.2 inches 1999
2 7.8 inches 1942
3 4.4 inches 1975
4 3.4 inches 1982
5 3.1 inches 1994
6 2.0 inches 1936
6 2.0 inches 1986
8 1.1 inches 1966
8 1.1 inches 1961
10 1.0 inches 1991
10 1.0 inches 1968
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1950–2024 Waterloo Municipal Airport location
1895–1950 Waterloo location