Waterloo January 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Waterloo, Iowa for the date of January 20.
January 20 All-Time Records
1895–2024
Highest temperature 50 °F 2018
Lowest temperature -33 °F 1994
Lowest daily high -9 °F 1984
Highest daily low 35 °F 1921
Most precipitation 0.65 inches 2012
Most snow 7.1 inches 2012
January 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 27.1 °F
Average low 9.3 °F
Chance precipitation 29.0%
Chance snow 23.2%
Waterloo January 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 10 -13 0.00 0.0
2023 30 20 0.00 0.0
2022 2 -14 0.00 0.0
2021 40 -1 0.00 0.0
2020 15 -6 0.02 0.4
2019 8 -10 0.00 0.0
2018 50 22 0.00 0.0
2017 39 33 0.00 0.0
2016 19 8 0.00 0.0
2015 37 32 0.02 0.0
2014 31 4 0.09 2.0
2013 13 5 0.00 0.0
2012 9 -3 0.65 7.1
2011 14 -11 0.00 0.0
2010 30 16 0.11 0.0
2009 20 4 0.00 0.0
2008 6 -20 0.02 0.1
2007 20 -9 0.00 0.0
2006 31 27 0.11 2.0
2005 28 22 0.00 0.0
2004 24 12 0.00 0.0
2003 21 8 0.00 0.0
2002 45 18 0.00 0.0
2001 13 -12 0.00 0.0
2000 9 -13 0.00 0.0
1999 30 7 0.00 0.0
1998 26 2 0.01 0.2
1997 37 20 0.00 0.0
1996 14 -4 0.00 0.0
1995 23 16 0.00 0.0
1994 1 -33 0.00 0.0
1993 33 5 0.04 0.0
1992 38 13 0.00 0.0
1991 30 5 0.00 0.0
1990 32 24 0.14 2.2
1989 30 20 0.00 0.0
1988 31 19 0.03 0.4
1987 25 7 0.00 0.0
1986 35 31 0.00 0.0
1985 2 -23 0.00 0.0
1984 -9 -17 0.00 0.0
1983 32 22 0.00 0.0
1982 19 14 0.00 0.0
1981 46 17 0.00 0.0
1980 33 14 0.00 0.0
1979 25 21 0.00 0.1
1978 8 -12 0.00 0.0
1977 22 3 0.00 0.0
1976 34 -2 0.00 0.0
1975 27 -7 0.00 0.0
1974 34 33 0.45 0.0
1973 30 20 0.00 0.0
1972 19 6 0.00 0.0
1971 30 -14 0.00 0.0
1970 -9 -25 0.00 0.0
1969 32 25 0.00 0.0
1968 47 24 0.00 0.0
1967 43 12 0.00 0.0
1966 18 -13 0.00 0.0
1965 21 7 0.00 0.0
1964 47 23 0.00 0.0
1963 5 -14 0.00 0.0
1962 8 -22 0.00 0.0
1961 15 -1 0.02 0.7
1960 15 -8 0.00 0.0
1959 19 -4 0.04 0.7
1958 28 12 0.02 0.3
1957 37 34 0.00 0.0
1956 6 -16 0.00 0.0
1955 27 5 0.00 0.0
1954 33 4 0.00 0.0
1953 30 15 0.01 n/a
1952 35 4 0.32 0.0
1951 31 10 0.00 0.0
1950 37 1 0.00 0.0
1949 14 -10 0.00 0.0
1948 41 12 0.00 0.0
1947 39 22 n/a n/a
1946 26 8 n/a n/a
1945 31 25 0.00 0.0
1944 42 11 0.00 0.0
1943 12 -10 0.00 0.0
1942 38 20 0.00 0.0
1941 27 13 0.00 0.0
1940 15 -3 0.00 0.0
1939 36 14 0.00 0.0
1938 35 20 n/a 0.0
1937 36 19 n/a n/a
1936 5 -24 n/a n/a
1935 10 -6 0.00 0.0
1934 40 12 n/a 0.0
1933 40 17 0.00 0.0
1932 38 22 0.00 0.0
1931 23 5 0.00 0.0
1930 8 -3 0.05 0.5
1929 20 -8 0.00 0.0
1928 18 5 0.00 0.0
1927 13 -8 n/a n/a
1926 29 8 0.00 0.0
1925 34 19 0.00 0.0
1924 7 -12 0.00 0.0
1923 39 10 0.00 0.0
1922 23 5 0.00 0.0
1921 50 35 0.00 0.0
1920 17 9 0.00 0.0
1919 34 30 0.00 0.0
1918 11 -10 0.00 0.0
1917 40 11 n/a n/a
1916 34 10 n/a n/a
1915 28 11 0.02 0.2
1914 46 31 n/a n/a
1913 39 5 0.00 0.0
1912 14 -17 0.00 0.0
1911 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1910 43 15 n/a 0.0
1909 36 19 0.00 0.0
1908 50 29 0.00 0.0
1907 43 -1 0.00 0.0
1906 33 30 0.00 0.0
1905 34 11 0.00 0.0
1904 40 20 n/a n/a
1903 29 14 0.00 0.0
1902 34 28 n/a n/a
1901 49 27 0.00 0.0
1900 43 19 0.00 0.0
1899 47 20 0.00 0.0
1898 37 16 0.08 1.0
1897 35 25 0.00 0.0
1896 34 24 0.00 0.0
1895 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Waterloo on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is 50 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 2018.
Highest Temperatures in Waterloo on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1908
1 50 °F 2018
1 50 °F 1921
4 49 °F 1901
5 47 °F 1899
5 47 °F 1964
5 47 °F 1968
8 46 °F 1981
8 46 °F 1914
10 45 °F 2002
What's the all-time low for Waterloo on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is -33 °F which happened in 1994.
Lowest Temperatures in Waterloo on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -33 °F 1994
2 -25 °F 1970
3 -24 °F 1936
4 -23 °F 1985
5 -22 °F 1962
6 -20 °F 2008
7 -17 °F 1912
7 -17 °F 1984
9 -16 °F 1956
10 -14 °F 1971
10 -14 °F 1963
10 -14 °F 2022
Lowest High Temperatures in Waterloo on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -9 °F 1984
1 -9 °F 1970
3 1 °F 1994
4 2 °F 2022
4 2 °F 1985
6 5 °F 1963
6 5 °F 1936
8 6 °F 2008
8 6 °F 1956
10 7 °F 1924
What's the most it has ever rained in Waterloo on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Waterloo history is 0.65 inches which happened in 2012.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Waterloo on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.65 inches 2012
2 0.45 inches 1974
3 0.32 inches 1952
4 0.14 inches 1990
5 0.11 inches 2006
5 0.11 inches 2010
7 0.09 inches 2014
8 0.08 inches 1898
9 0.05 inches 1930
10 0.04 inches 1959
10 0.04 inches 1993
All-Time Most Snow in Waterloo on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 7.1 inches 2012
2 2.2 inches 1990
3 2.0 inches 2006
3 2.0 inches 2014
5 1.0 inches 1898
6 0.7 inches 1959
6 0.7 inches 1961
8 0.5 inches 1930
9 0.4 inches 2020
9 0.4 inches 1988
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1950–2024 Waterloo Municipal Airport location
1895–1950 Waterloo location