Iowa · THREADEX · 1895–2026

Waterloo, IA

42.554°N, 92.401°W · station ALOthr · 132 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Waterloo.
90°MON7/1392°TUE7/1492°WED7/1592°THU7/1692°FRI7/1790°SAT7/1888°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#18 / 131
warmest Jul 14 in 131 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 14 ever

112°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 14 ever

67°F
set in 1962

Hottest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 14 at Waterloo. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
67901121895: 94°F1896: 96°F1897: 70°F1898: 91°F1899: 80°F1900: 91°F1901: 101°F1902: 90°F1903: 78°F1904: 81°F1905: 90°F1906: 85°F1907: 81°F1908: 92°F1909: 86°F1910: 84°F1911: 86°F1912: 85°F1913: 93°F1914: 86°F1915: 86°F1916: 91°F1917: 84°F1918: 87°F1919: 88°F1920: 84°F1921: 90°F1922: 86°F1923: 98°F1924: 81°F1925: 93°F1926: 83°F1927: 87°F1928: 79°F1929: 79°F1930: 72°F1931: 95°F1932: 98°F1933: 91°F1934: 95°F1935: 91°F1936: 112°F1937: 85°F1938: 81°F1939: 89°F1940: 79°F1941: 85°F1942: 78°F1943: 86°F1944: 84°F1945: 78°F1946: 85°F1947: 86°F1948: 79°F1949: 79°F1950: 73°F1951: 83°F1952: 89°F1953: 80°F1954: 91°F1955: 89°F1956: 85°F1957: 85°F1958: 77°F1959: 86°F1960: 80°F1961: 79°F1962: 67°F1963: 80°F1964: 80°F1965: 80°F1966: 81°F1967: 76°F1968: 92°F1969: 87°F1970: 86°F1971: 77°F1972: 80°F1973: 80°F1974: 86°F1975: 82°F1976: 97°F1977: 100°F1978: 82°F1979: 84°F1980: 90°F1981: 86°F1982: 88°F1983: 91°F1984: 88°F1985: 95°F1986: 84°F1987: 76°F1988: 94°F1989: 84°F1990: 71°F1991: 81°F1992: 74°F1993: 80°F1994: 71°F1995: 96°F1996: 82°F1997: 81°F1998: 90°F1999: 90°F2000: 87°F2001: 85°F2002: 83°F2003: 86°F2004: 87°F2005: 91°F2006: 87°F2007: 87°F2008: 81°F2009: 78°F2010: 93°F2011: 80°F2012: 83°F2013: 87°F2014: 73°F2015: 86°F2016: 83°F2017: 76°F2018: 81°F2019: 93°F2020: 88°F2021: 84°F2022: 86°F2023: 85°F2024: 90°F2025: 87°F92° forecast189519362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1492°F
Hottest this date since2019
This-date record112°F
This-date rank#18 of 131
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record112°F (1936)
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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

21 days
record run, ended Jul 18 1921

So far in 2026

3 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Waterloo's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 84°F · forecast is +8° 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Waterloo — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
3 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 102nd most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 34 in 1921.

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