Waterloo January 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Waterloo, Iowa for the date of January 4.
January 4 All-Time Records
1895–2024
Highest temperature 50 °F 1909
Lowest temperature -28 °F 1919
Lowest daily high -11 °F 1942
Highest daily low 36 °F 2007
Most precipitation 0.50 inches 1934
Most snow 5.0 inches 1934
January 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 28.3 °F
Average low 11.1 °F
Chance precipitation 28.0%
Chance snow 21.4%
Waterloo January 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 34 18 0.00 0.0
2023 34 28 0.07 1.3
2022 33 20 0.00 0.0
2021 37 20 0.00 0.0
2020 33 23 0.00 0.1
2019 48 26 0.00 0.0
2018 7 -11 0.00 0.0
2017 8 1 0.00 0.0
2016 23 18 0.00 0.0
2015 24 -4 0.08 0.8
2014 33 8 0.00 0.0
2013 29 8 0.00 0.0
2012 43 17 0.00 0.0
2011 19 4 0.00 0.0
2010 2 -12 0.00 0.0
2009 32 4 0.00 0.0
2008 33 22 0.00 0.0
2007 49 36 0.00 0.0
2006 36 30 0.00 0.0
2005 24 18 0.09 1.4
2004 21 12 0.07 2.0
2003 36 20 0.00 0.0
2002 39 20 0.00 0.0
2001 38 8 0.00 0.0
2000 25 4 0.00 0.0
1999 -3 -21 0.00 0.0
1998 32 28 0.25 0.0
1997 44 30 0.23 0.0
1996 23 3 0.00 0.2
1995 1 -7 0.00 0.0
1994 23 10 0.00 0.0
1993 26 6 0.01 0.1
1992 33 31 0.00 0.0
1991 18 -10 0.00 0.0
1990 36 20 0.02 0.2
1989 34 5 0.00 0.0
1988 7 -10 0.00 0.0
1987 38 20 0.00 0.0
1986 28 5 0.16 2.2
1985 36 1 0.00 0.0
1984 36 20 0.00 0.0
1983 36 23 0.00 0.0
1982 15 -1 0.06 1.1
1981 10 -6 0.00 0.0
1980 28 19 0.04 0.8
1979 3 -10 0.00 0.0
1978 14 5 0.00 0.0
1977 12 -18 0.00 0.0
1976 8 -9 0.00 0.0
1975 25 -4 0.00 0.0
1974 15 -7 0.00 0.0
1973 10 -5 0.00 0.0
1972 0 -18 0.00 0.0
1971 23 -4 0.26 2.6
1970 14 -7 0.01 0.3
1969 3 -15 0.00 0.0
1968 -1 -13 0.00 0.0
1967 31 9 0.06 0.9
1966 44 26 0.00 0.0
1965 38 20 0.00 0.0
1964 44 23 0.00 0.0
1963 28 25 0.00 0.0
1962 36 19 0.01 0.0
1961 32 1 0.00 0.0
1960 18 -4 0.00 0.0
1959 7 -17 0.00 0.0
1958 24 -1 0.00 0.0
1957 23 13 0.00 0.0
1956 38 7 0.00 0.0
1955 34 24 0.00 0.0
1954 34 21 0.00 0.0
1953 25 18 0.00 n/a
1952 25 10 0.00 0.0
1951 29 10 0.00 0.0
1950 4 -7 0.10 1.0
1949 37 32 0.45 0.0
1948 34 22 0.00 0.0
1947 5 -21 0.00 0.0
1946 41 22 n/a 0.0
1945 17 -11 0.00 0.0
1944 35 24 n/a n/a
1943 19 -5 n/a n/a
1942 -11 -26 0.00 0.0
1941 22 1 0.00 0.0
1940 11 -6 0.00 0.0
1939 44 32 n/a 0.0
1938 33 12 0.00 0.0
1937 38 6 0.00 0.0
1936 35 8 0.00 0.0
1935 25 -5 0.00 0.0
1934 35 28 0.50 5.0
1933 40 24 0.00 0.0
1932 28 8 n/a n/a
1931 42 21 0.00 0.0
1930 45 22 0.00 0.0
1929 25 0 n/a n/a
1928 28 7 0.00 0.0
1927 41 33 0.00 0.0
1926 37 33 0.05 0.0
1925 34 17 0.00 0.0
1924 2 -13 0.00 0.0
1923 32 19 n/a n/a
1922 35 17 n/a n/a
1921 46 31 n/a 0.0
1920 11 -13 n/a n/a
1919 1 -28 n/a n/a
1918 25 6 0.00 0.0
1917 36 10 0.00 0.0
1916 41 7 0.00 0.0
1915 25 5 0.00 0.0
1914 29 20 0.00 0.0
1913 31 13 0.00 0.0
1912 n/a -12 0.00 0.0
1911 6 -8 n/a n/a
1910 9 -10 n/a n/a
1909 50 30 n/a 0.0
1908 39 21 0.00 0.0
1907 32 11 0.00 0.0
1906 34 15 0.22 2.0
1905 21 0 0.00 0.0
1904 9 -9 0.00 0.0
1903 25 15 0.06 0.5
1902 26 0 0.00 0.0
1901 31 14 0.00 0.0
1900 40 24 0.00 0.0
1899 25 9 0.00 0.0
1898 39 13 0.00 0.0
1897 20 5 0.07 n/a
1896 2 -14 0.00 0.0
1895 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Waterloo on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is 50 °F which happened in 1909.
Highest Temperatures in Waterloo on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1909
2 49 °F 2007
3 48 °F 2019
4 46 °F 1921
5 45 °F 1930
6 44 °F 1966
6 44 °F 1939
6 44 °F 1997
6 44 °F 1964
10 43 °F 2012
What's the all-time low for Waterloo on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is -28 °F which happened in 1919.
Lowest Temperatures in Waterloo on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -28 °F 1919
2 -26 °F 1942
3 -21 °F 1999
3 -21 °F 1947
5 -18 °F 1977
5 -18 °F 1972
7 -17 °F 1959
8 -15 °F 1969
9 -14 °F 1896
10 -13 °F 1924
10 -13 °F 1968
10 -13 °F 1920
Lowest High Temperatures in Waterloo on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -11 °F 1942
2 -3 °F 1999
3 -1 °F 1968
4 0 °F 1972
5 1 °F 1919
5 1 °F 1995
7 2 °F 1896
7 2 °F 1924
7 2 °F 2010
10 3 °F 1979
10 3 °F 1969
What's the most it has ever rained in Waterloo on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Waterloo history is 0.50 inches which happened in 1934.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Waterloo on January 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.50 inches 1934
2 0.45 inches 1949
3 0.26 inches 1971
4 0.25 inches 1998
5 0.23 inches 1997
6 0.22 inches 1906
7 0.16 inches 1986
8 0.10 inches 1950
9 0.09 inches 2005
10 0.08 inches 2015
All-Time Most Snow in Waterloo on January 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.0 inches 1934
2 2.6 inches 1971
3 2.2 inches 1986
4 2.0 inches 2004
4 2.0 inches 1906
6 1.4 inches 2005
7 1.3 inches 2023
8 1.1 inches 1982
9 1.0 inches 1950
10 0.9 inches 1967
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1950–2024 Waterloo Municipal Airport location
1895–1950 Waterloo location