Iowa · THREADEX · 1895–2026

Waterloo, IA

42.554°N, 92.401°W · station ALOthr · 132 years of record
67°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Waterloo.
67°TUE7/1469°WED7/1571°THU7/1672°FRI7/1773°SAT7/1869°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#88 / 131
coldest Jul 14 in 131 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

44°F
set in 1926

Mildest Jul 14 ever

76°F
set in 1995

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Waterloo. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4460761895: 68°F1896: 71°F1897: 56°F1898: 53°F1899: 68°F1900: 64°F1901: 69°F1902: 63°F1903: 52°F1904: 54°F1905: 60°F1906: 64°F1907: 66°F1908: 68°F1909: 60°F1910: 60°F1911: 50°F1912: 67°F1913: 69°F1914: 65°F1915: 66°F1916: 69°F1917: 55°F1918: 61°F1919: 70°F1920: 65°F1921: 71°F1922: 60°F1923: 64°F1924: 55°F1925: 68°F1926: 44°F1927: 62°F1928: 51°F1929: 64°F1930: 50°F1931: 68°F1932: 73°F1933: 72°F1934: 68°F1935: 60°F1936: 73°F1937: 68°F1938: 61°F1939: 59°F1940: 50°F1941: 57°F1942: 63°F1943: 62°F1944: 54°F1945: 60°F1946: 68°F1947: 64°F1948: 69°F1949: 63°F1950: 55°F1951: 61°F1952: 67°F1953: 64°F1954: 72°F1955: 67°F1956: 64°F1957: 65°F1958: 67°F1959: 60°F1960: 60°F1961: 60°F1962: 62°F1963: 59°F1964: 50°F1965: 54°F1966: 66°F1967: 48°F1968: 68°F1969: 72°F1970: 69°F1971: 53°F1972: 66°F1973: 58°F1974: 60°F1975: 47°F1976: 68°F1977: 71°F1978: 58°F1979: 68°F1980: 63°F1981: 61°F1982: 67°F1983: 68°F1984: 64°F1985: 67°F1986: 66°F1987: 51°F1988: 71°F1989: 54°F1990: 56°F1991: 53°F1992: 63°F1993: 67°F1994: 59°F1995: 76°F1996: 59°F1997: 65°F1998: 63°F1999: 67°F2000: 62°F2001: 53°F2002: 56°F2003: 67°F2004: 65°F2005: 65°F2006: 65°F2007: 59°F2008: 58°F2009: 67°F2010: 72°F2011: 61°F2012: 68°F2013: 58°F2014: 55°F2015: 67°F2016: 66°F2017: 54°F2018: 69°F2019: 68°F2020: 62°F2021: 66°F2022: 66°F2023: 65°F2024: 73°F2025: 61°F67° forecast189520251926

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1467°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record44°F
This-date rank#88 of 131
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-34°F (1962)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1895–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Waterloo in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan65°F2002-34°F2009
Feb78°F2024-31°F1996
Mar87°F1986-34°F1962
Apr100°F1980-4°F1982
May108°F193422°F1907
Jun107°F193433°F1897
Jul112°F193642°F1984
Aug110°F193633°F1950
Sep102°F192219°F1899
Oct95°F19300°F1925
Nov83°F1933-17°F1977
Dec74°F2021-29°F1919
All-time112°F1936-34°F1962

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Waterloo so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (87°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

142 days
record run, ended Mar 28 2001

So far in 2026

84 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Waterloo's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 63°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 27°FJan: 9°FFeb: 32°FFeb: 14°FMar: 45°FMar: 26°FApr: 60°FApr: 37°FMay: 72°FMay: 49°FJun: 81°FJun: 60°FJul: 84°FJul: 63°FAug: 82°FAug: 60°FSep: 76°FSep: 51°FOct: 62°FOct: 39°FNov: 46°FNov: 26°FDec: 33°FDec: 16°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:44 AM
Sunset7:47 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight15h 03m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.55°N, 92.40°W

Nearby Stations

Cedar Rapids, IA57 mi SEDubuque, IA86 mi ERochester, MN93 mi NDes Moines, IA95 mi SWLa Crosse, WI108 mi NEMoline, IL122 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Waterloo's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Waterloo, IA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Waterloo's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Waterloo, IA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1895

Each cell is one day's low at Waterloo, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Waterloo, IA daily low heat map 1895–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Waterloo — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
84 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 118th most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 93. Record: 108 in 1956.

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