Iowa · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Cedar Rapids, IA

41.883°N, 91.725°W · station CIDthr · 134 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Cedar Rapids.
68°TUE7/1471°WED7/1572°THU7/1673°FRI7/1774°SAT7/1870°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#101 / 133
coldest Jul 14 in 133 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

45°F
set in 1940

Mildest Jul 14 ever

79°F
set in 1995

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Cedar Rapids. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4562791893: 73°F1894: 66°F1895: 73°F1896: 71°F1897: 57°F1898: 56°F1899: 69°F1900: 65°F1901: 68°F1902: 67°F1903: 57°F1904: 57°F1905: 64°F1906: 66°F1907: 64°F1908: 67°F1909: 62°F1910: 56°F1911: 59°F1912: 69°F1913: 65°F1914: 68°F1915: 70°F1916: 69°F1917: 61°F1918: 56°F1919: 75°F1920: 67°F1921: 71°F1922: 65°F1923: 68°F1924: 57°F1925: 67°F1926: 49°F1927: 61°F1928: 59°F1929: 65°F1930: 54°F1931: 65°F1932: 72°F1933: 65°F1934: 67°F1935: 61°F1936: 71°F1937: 69°F1938: 61°F1939: 59°F1940: 45°F1941: 57°F1942: 65°F1943: 65°F1944: 58°F1945: 63°F1946: 66°F1947: 63°F1948: 65°F1949: 64°F1950: 47°F1951: 60°F1952: 67°F1953: 63°F1954: 67°F1955: 67°F1956: 66°F1957: 66°F1958: 65°F1959: 63°F1960: 62°F1961: 61°F1962: 62°F1963: 61°F1964: 54°F1965: 65°F1966: 66°F1967: 48°F1968: 65°F1969: 71°F1970: 68°F1971: 59°F1972: 70°F1973: 63°F1974: 70°F1975: 48°F1976: 66°F1977: 72°F1978: 60°F1979: 69°F1980: 68°F1981: 72°F1982: 63°F1983: 71°F1984: 68°F1985: 67°F1986: 68°F1987: 50°F1988: 67°F1989: 59°F1990: 59°F1991: 59°F1992: 69°F1993: 66°F1994: 59°F1995: 79°F1996: 57°F1997: 64°F1998: 63°F1999: 64°F2000: 63°F2001: 55°F2002: 54°F2003: 61°F2004: 61°F2005: 65°F2006: 67°F2007: 57°F2008: 56°F2009: 64°F2010: 71°F2011: 58°F2012: 68°F2013: 62°F2014: 53°F2015: 67°F2016: 67°F2017: 56°F2018: 70°F2019: 72°F2020: 61°F2021: 64°F2022: 65°F2023: 63°F2024: 71°F2025: 61°F68° forecast189320251940

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1468°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record45°F
This-date rank#101 of 133
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-30°F (2019)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Cedar Rapids in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan65°F1989-30°F2019
Feb76°F2017-27°F1905
Mar89°F2026-20°F1962
Apr95°F19801°F1982
May104°F193424°F1925
Jun103°F190136°F1945
Jul110°F191142°F1924
Aug108°F193037°F1915
Sep105°F192522°F1899
Oct94°F1997-2°F1925
Nov79°F1915-11°F1977
Dec73°F2021-28°F1924
All-time110°F1911-30°F2019

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (89°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

135 days
record run, ended Mar 21 2001

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Cedar Rapids's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 64°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 28°FJan: 12°FFeb: 33°FFeb: 16°FMar: 47°FMar: 27°FApr: 60°FApr: 38°FMay: 71°FMay: 50°FJun: 80°FJun: 60°FJul: 83°FJul: 63°FAug: 81°FAug: 61°FSep: 75°FSep: 52°FOct: 62°FOct: 40°FNov: 47°FNov: 28°FDec: 34°FDec: 17°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:43 AM
Sunset7:42 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight14h 59m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.88°N, 91.72°W

Nearby Stations

Waterloo, IA57 mi NWDubuque, IA63 mi NEMoline, IL68 mi EBurlington, IA82 mi SEDes Moines, IA102 mi WPeoria, IL135 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Cedar Rapids'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.
Cedar Rapids, IA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Cedar Rapids's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Cedar Rapids, IA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Cedar Rapids, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Cedar Rapids, IA daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Cedar Rapids — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
79 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 113th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 88. Record: 105 in 1907.

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