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Waterloo, IA

42.554°N, 92.401°W · station ALOthr · 132 years of record
63°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Waterloo.
72°WED9/273°THU9/373°FRI9/470°SAT9/569°SUN9/666°MON9/763°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Waterloo — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#106 / 131
coldest Sep 8 in 131 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

35°F
set in 1986

Mildest Sep 8 ever

72°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 63°F — 106th coldest Sep 8 of 131 years · record 35°F (1986) · coldest since 2025.
1895: 54°F1896: 45°F1897: 62°F1898: 46°F1899: 56°F1900: 59°F1901: 55°F1902: 55°F1903: 60°F1904: 56°F1905: 54°F1906: 62°F1907: 56°F1908: 47°F1909: 51°F1910: 61°F1911: 53°F1912: 59°F1913: 64°F1914: 50°F1915: 63°F1916: 68°F1917: 54°F1918: 47°F1919: 68°F1920: 46°F1921: 59°F1922: 69°F1923: 51°F1924: 56°F1925: 68°F1926: 61°F1927: 69°F1928: 49°F1929: 53°F1930: 53°F1931: 66°F1932: 40°F1933: 69°F1934: 43°F1935: 55°F1936: 66°F1937: 62°F1938: 64°F1939: 62°F1940: 64°F1941: 59°F1942: 61°F1943: 45°F1944: 42°F1945: 68°F1946: 60°F1947: 71°F1948: 61°F1949: 40°F1950: 42°F1951: 51°F1952: 46°F1953: 48°F1954: 45°F1955: 50°F1956: 37°F1957: 45°F1958: 47°F1959: 68°F1960: 69°F1961: 68°F1962: 60°F1963: 50°F1964: 65°F1965: 55°F1966: 50°F1967: 50°F1968: 43°F1969: 43°F1970: 52°F1971: 62°F1972: 58°F1973: 61°F1974: 59°F1975: 47°F1976: 61°F1977: 58°F1978: 64°F1979: 51°F1980: 65°F1981: 50°F1982: 57°F1983: 57°F1984: 63°F1985: 72°F1986: 35°F1987: 49°F1988: 45°F1989: 62°F1990: 63°F1991: 66°F1992: 51°F1993: 48°F1994: 62°F1995: 39°F1996: 58°F1997: 60°F1998: 44°F1999: 51°F2000: 56°F2001: 53°F2002: 59°F2003: 55°F2004: 48°F2005: 54°F2006: 60°F2007: 52°F2008: 47°F2009: 53°F2010: 43°F2011: 49°F2012: 51°F2013: 69°F2014: 50°F2015: 62°F2016: 69°F2017: 44°F2018: 52°F2019: 59°F2020: 53°F2021: 53°F2022: 58°F2023: 48°F2024: 44°F2025: 46°F63° forecast3540455055606570751900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 863°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record35°F
This-date rank#106 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°FJan 26, 2002-34°FJan 16, 2009
Feb78°FFeb 26, 2024-31°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar87°FMar 29, 1986-34°FMar 1, 1962
Apr100°FApr 22, 1980-4°FApr 6, 1982
May108°FMay 31, 193422°FMay 4, 1907
Jun107°FJun 27, 193433°FJun 1, 1897
Jul112°FJul 13, 193642°FJul 7, 1984
Aug110°FAug 18, 193633°FAug 20, 1950
Sep102°FSep 6, 192219°FSep 30, 1899
Oct95°FOct 12, 19300°FOct 30, 1925
Nov83°FNov 1, 1933-17°FNov 26, 1977
Dec74°FDec 15, 2021-29°FDec 10, 1919
All-time112°FJul 13, 1936-34°FMar 1, 1962

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Waterloo so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 31, 1917

Coldest high ever

-16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 2, 1996
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan43°FJan 1, 1897-15°FJan 18, 1994
Feb48°FFeb 20, 2017-16°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar62°FMar 18, 2012-1°FMar 2, 2014
Apr68°FApr 5, 192925°FApr 3, 1954
May73°FMay 9, 193436°FMay 3, 2013
Jun78°FJun 30, 202649°FJun 2, 1969
Jul80°FJul 31, 191761°FJul 5, 1909
Aug80°FAug 16, 198857°FAug 25, 1987
Sep77°FSep 7, 193942°FSep 26, 1942
Oct71°FOct 4, 200525°FOct 28, 1925
Nov60°FNov 12, 19029°FNov 26, 1898
Dec55°FDec 4, 2001-15°FDec 24, 1983
All-time80°FJul 31, 1917-16°FFeb 2, 1996

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: 54°F · forecast is +9° 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

Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Solar noon12:09 PM
Daylight13h 10m · losing 19 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 Sep 8 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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