Waterloo January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Waterloo, Iowa for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1895–2024
Highest temperature 51 °F 2007
Lowest temperature -21 °F 2014
Lowest daily high -5 °F 1919
Highest daily low 33 °F 2023
Most precipitation 1.77 inches 1906
Most snow 13.2 inches 1971
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 28.5 °F
Average low 11.5 °F
Chance precipitation 28.4%
Chance snow 21.5%
Waterloo January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 34 29 0.00 0.0
2023 40 33 0.58 0.0
2022 24 1 0.00 0.0
2021 23 15 0.00 0.0
2020 38 30 0.14 1.5
2019 42 19 0.00 0.0
2018 17 -7 0.00 0.0
2017 33 7 0.00 0.0
2016 29 16 0.00 0.0
2015 34 24 0.00 0.0
2014 24 -21 0.00 0.0
2013 28 8 0.00 0.0
2012 33 7 0.00 0.0
2011 33 19 0.00 0.1
2010 4 -19 0.00 0.0
2009 32 16 0.07 0.0
2008 24 0 0.00 0.0
2007 51 30 0.00 0.0
2006 36 32 0.00 0.0
2005 24 20 0.00 0.0
2004 33 18 0.00 0.0
2003 37 7 0.00 0.0
2002 28 0 0.00 0.0
2001 29 13 0.00 0.0
2000 33 24 0.09 0.9
1999 15 -3 0.02 0.3
1998 49 25 0.00 0.0
1997 48 32 0.03 0.0
1996 23 0 0.00 0.0
1995 11 -1 0.00 0.0
1994 25 18 0.00 0.0
1993 38 26 0.00 0.0
1992 37 33 0.00 0.0
1991 8 -15 0.00 0.0
1990 45 30 0.00 0.0
1989 32 8 0.00 0.0
1988 24 6 0.00 0.0
1987 35 11 0.00 0.0
1986 27 7 0.00 0.0
1985 16 -9 0.00 0.0
1984 37 6 0.00 0.0
1983 34 13 0.00 0.0
1982 16 -3 0.16 3.2
1981 19 2 0.00 0.0
1980 27 11 0.00 0.0
1979 6 -11 0.00 0.0
1978 14 -15 0.00 0.0
1977 22 -11 0.04 0.6
1976 7 -4 0.00 0.0
1975 31 6 0.00 0.0
1974 12 -4 0.00 0.0
1973 31 10 0.73 5.5
1972 11 0 0.00 0.0
1971 23 17 1.46 13.2
1970 11 -9 0.00 0.1
1969 -4 -12 0.00 0.0
1968 3 -14 0.01 0.2
1967 17 1 0.00 0.0
1966 41 7 0.00 0.0
1965 33 5 0.00 0.0
1964 40 30 0.00 0.0
1963 29 24 0.00 0.0
1962 41 27 0.00 0.0
1961 18 -5 0.00 0.0
1960 18 0 0.00 0.0
1959 4 -5 0.02 0.4
1958 16 -10 0.00 0.0
1957 38 23 0.00 0.0
1956 30 10 0.00 0.0
1955 43 26 0.00 0.0
1954 30 16 0.00 0.0
1953 26 19 0.00 n/a
1952 31 -5 0.00 0.0
1951 22 1 0.10 n/a
1950 43 0 0.03 0.0
1949 35 25 0.00 0.0
1948 33 16 0.00 0.0
1947 10 -3 n/a n/a
1946 34 7 0.00 0.0
1945 17 5 0.00 0.0
1944 40 17 0.00 0.0
1943 31 17 n/a n/a
1942 4 -11 0.00 0.0
1941 31 19 0.00 0.0
1940 16 -1 0.00 0.0
1939 36 26 0.00 0.0
1938 32 9 0.00 0.0
1937 15 4 0.00 0.0
1936 35 30 0.00 0.0
1935 33 2 0.00 0.0
1934 31 26 n/a n/a
1933 43 25 0.00 0.0
1932 23 4 0.00 0.0
1931 41 19 0.00 0.0
1930 30 5 0.00 0.0
1929 27 14 0.00 0.0
1928 15 -1 0.00 0.0
1927 39 27 n/a 0.0
1926 35 24 n/a n/a
1925 33 20 0.00 0.0
1924 5 -15 0.00 0.0
1923 26 15 n/a n/a
1922 41 18 n/a n/a
1921 45 28 n/a 0.0
1920 10 -4 n/a n/a
1919 -5 -20 n/a n/a
1918 23 6 0.00 0.0
1917 39 10 0.00 0.0
1916 25 7 0.00 0.0
1915 16 -9 0.00 0.0
1914 30 19 0.00 0.0
1913 24 13 0.00 0.0
1912 n/a -12 0.00 0.0
1911 28 -18 0.00 0.0
1910 14 5 n/a n/a
1909 37 14 0.00 0.0
1908 34 13 0.00 0.0
1907 36 15 0.00 0.0
1906 33 27 1.77 12.0
1905 35 0 0.00 0.0
1904 10 -21 0.00 0.0
1903 33 19 0.00 0.0
1902 12 1 0.00 0.0
1901 32 4 0.00 0.0
1900 31 1 0.00 0.0
1899 39 6 0.00 0.0
1898 33 6 0.00 0.0
1897 33 19 0.44 n/a
1896 -4 -14 0.00 0.0
1895 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Waterloo on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is 51 °F which happened in 2007.
Highest Temperatures in Waterloo on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 2007
2 49 °F 1998
3 48 °F 1997
4 45 °F 1990
4 45 °F 1921
6 43 °F 1955
6 43 °F 1933
6 43 °F 1950
9 42 °F 2019
10 41 °F 1922
10 41 °F 1962
10 41 °F 1931
10 41 °F 1966
What's the all-time low for Waterloo on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is -21 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2014.
Lowest Temperatures in Waterloo on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -21 °F 2014
1 -21 °F 1904
3 -20 °F 1919
4 -19 °F 2010
5 -18 °F 1911
6 -15 °F 1991
6 -15 °F 1978
6 -15 °F 1924
9 -14 °F 1968
9 -14 °F 1896
Lowest High Temperatures in Waterloo on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -5 °F 1919
2 -4 °F 1896
2 -4 °F 1969
4 3 °F 1968
5 4 °F 1942
5 4 °F 2010
5 4 °F 1959
8 5 °F 1924
9 6 °F 1979
10 7 °F 1976
What's the most it has ever rained in Waterloo on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Waterloo history is 1.77 inches which happened in 1906.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Waterloo on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.77 inches 1906
2 1.46 inches 1971
3 0.73 inches 1973
4 0.58 inches 2023
5 0.44 inches 1897
6 0.16 inches 1982
7 0.14 inches 2020
8 0.10 inches 1951
9 0.09 inches 2000
10 0.07 inches 2009
All-Time Most Snow in Waterloo on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 13.2 inches 1971
2 12.0 inches 1906
3 5.5 inches 1973
4 3.2 inches 1982
5 1.5 inches 2020
6 0.9 inches 2000
7 0.6 inches 1977
8 0.4 inches 1959
9 0.3 inches 1999
10 0.2 inches 1968
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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