Waterloo January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Waterloo, Iowa for the date of January 5.
January 5 All-Time Records
1895–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F 2012
Lowest temperature -26 °F 1942
Lowest daily high -11 °F 1924
Highest daily low 37 °F 1946
Most precipitation 0.77 inches 1989
Most snow 8.1 inches 2005
January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 28.1 °F
Average low 10.7 °F
Chance precipitation 28.4%
Chance snow 21.7%
Waterloo January 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 37 20 0.00 0.0
2023 33 15 0.00 0.0
2022 20 0 0.00 0.0
2021 32 3 0.00 0.0
2020 42 26 0.00 0.0
2019 54 25 0.00 0.0
2018 8 -10 0.00 0.0
2017 8 -1 0.00 0.0
2016 29 14 0.00 0.0
2015 7 -10 0.37 4.8
2014 8 -14 0.00 0.0
2013 35 6 0.00 0.0
2012 59 21 0.00 0.0
2011 33 10 0.00 0.0
2010 5 -11 0.00 0.0
2009 28 1 0.00 0.0
2008 39 29 0.00 0.0
2007 42 32 0.01 0.0
2006 30 27 0.00 0.0
2005 18 14 0.59 8.1
2004 12 -3 0.00 0.0
2003 35 30 0.00 0.0
2002 42 21 0.00 0.0
2001 35 8 0.00 0.0
2000 31 5 0.00 0.0
1999 17 -22 0.02 0.4
1998 34 32 0.03 0.0
1997 30 6 0.00 0.0
1996 16 -5 0.00 0.0
1995 24 -5 0.02 0.5
1994 20 8 0.05 0.8
1993 21 6 0.00 0.0
1992 33 31 0.01 0.0
1991 22 -6 0.47 5.7
1990 39 15 0.00 0.0
1989 33 22 0.77 0.2
1988 -6 -17 0.00 0.0
1987 39 25 0.00 0.0
1986 21 2 0.00 0.0
1985 34 14 0.00 0.0
1984 42 24 0.00 0.0
1983 32 26 0.00 0.0
1982 23 3 0.00 0.0
1981 28 0 0.00 0.0
1980 26 21 0.00 0.1
1979 -1 -16 0.00 0.0
1978 26 10 0.00 0.0
1977 10 -10 0.00 0.0
1976 35 6 0.00 0.0
1975 33 -3 0.00 0.0
1974 12 0 0.00 0.0
1973 -1 -14 0.00 0.0
1972 15 -22 0.00 0.0
1971 -4 -16 0.00 0.0
1970 -3 -21 0.00 0.0
1969 25 3 0.15 2.0
1968 24 -1 0.00 0.0
1967 24 9 0.00 0.0
1966 44 12 0.00 0.0
1965 31 18 0.00 0.0
1964 39 22 0.00 0.0
1963 29 23 0.00 0.0
1962 34 11 0.00 0.0
1961 35 3 0.00 0.0
1960 13 -9 0.00 0.0
1959 15 -16 0.00 0.0
1958 39 22 0.00 0.0
1957 26 11 0.00 0.0
1956 55 17 0.00 0.0
1955 33 31 0.25 0.0
1954 43 14 0.00 0.0
1953 29 0 0.00 n/a
1952 25 8 0.13 1.3
1951 20 6 0.00 0.0
1950 15 -7 0.00 0.0
1949 32 13 0.09 0.0
1948 41 20 0.00 0.0
1947 28 5 0.00 0.0
1946 46 37 n/a 0.0
1945 12 4 0.00 0.0
1944 31 17 n/a n/a
1943 27 -8 0.00 0.0
1942 -6 -26 0.00 0.0
1941 16 1 0.00 0.0
1940 13 -10 0.00 0.0
1939 50 32 n/a 0.0
1938 26 10 0.00 0.0
1937 22 -2 n/a 0.0
1936 23 1 n/a n/a
1935 38 23 0.00 0.0
1934 35 31 0.10 0.0
1933 45 23 0.00 0.0
1932 33 28 n/a n/a
1931 36 21 0.00 0.0
1930 49 33 0.00 0.0
1929 25 6 n/a n/a
1928 39 6 0.00 0.0
1927 41 27 0.00 0.0
1926 36 30 0.05 0.0
1925 35 16 0.00 0.0
1924 -11 -26 0.00 0.0
1923 20 13 n/a n/a
1922 17 -6 0.00 0.0
1921 38 24 0.00 0.0
1920 21 0 n/a n/a
1919 5 -19 0.00 0.0
1918 21 13 n/a n/a
1917 33 5 0.00 0.0
1916 41 14 0.00 0.0
1915 35 19 0.00 0.0
1914 31 21 0.00 0.0
1913 23 4 n/a n/a
1912 n/a -20 n/a n/a
1911 10 -4 n/a n/a
1910 9 -8 0.00 0.0
1909 43 0 n/a 0.0
1908 40 6 0.00 0.0
1907 36 26 0.00 0.0
1906 28 15 0.00 0.0
1905 30 20 0.04 1.0
1904 17 9 0.00 0.0
1903 23 8 0.00 0.0
1902 41 13 0.00 0.0
1901 29 22 0.00 0.0
1900 36 24 0.00 0.0
1899 18 0 n/a n/a
1898 38 8 0.00 0.0
1897 11 4 0.00 0.0
1896 12 -7 0.00 0.0
1895 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Waterloo on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is 59 °F which happened in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in Waterloo on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 2012
2 55 °F 1956
3 54 °F 2019
4 50 °F 1939
5 49 °F 1930
6 46 °F 1946
7 45 °F 1933
8 44 °F 1966
9 43 °F 1954
9 43 °F 1909
What's the all-time low for Waterloo on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Waterloo history is -26 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1942.
Lowest Temperatures in Waterloo on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -26 °F 1942
1 -26 °F 1924
3 -22 °F 1999
3 -22 °F 1972
5 -21 °F 1970
6 -20 °F 1912
7 -19 °F 1919
8 -17 °F 1988
9 -16 °F 1959
9 -16 °F 1971
9 -16 °F 1979
Lowest High Temperatures in Waterloo on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -11 °F 1924
2 -6 °F 1942
2 -6 °F 1988
4 -4 °F 1971
5 -3 °F 1970
6 -1 °F 1979
6 -1 °F 1973
8 5 °F 1919
8 5 °F 2010
10 7 °F 2015
What's the most it has ever rained in Waterloo on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Waterloo history is 0.77 inches which happened in 1989.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Waterloo on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.77 inches 1989
2 0.59 inches 2005
3 0.47 inches 1991
4 0.37 inches 2015
5 0.25 inches 1955
6 0.15 inches 1969
7 0.13 inches 1952
8 0.10 inches 1934
9 0.09 inches 1949
10 0.05 inches 1994
10 0.05 inches 1926
All-Time Most Snow in Waterloo on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.1 inches 2005
2 5.7 inches 1991
3 4.8 inches 2015
4 2.0 inches 1969
5 1.3 inches 1952
6 1.0 inches 1905
7 0.8 inches 1994
8 0.5 inches 1995
9 0.4 inches 1999
10 0.2 inches 1989
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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