42.554°N, 92.401°W · station ALOthr · 132 years of record
74°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Waterloo.
This Day in History
Every year's high 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 hottest on record.
Ranks
#94 / 131
warmest Oct 17 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
84°F
set in 1910
Coolest Oct 17 ever
38°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 58°F — 94th warmest Oct 17 of 131 years · record 84°F (1910) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#58 / 131
warmest Oct 18 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
87°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 18 ever
38°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 64°F — 58th warmest Oct 18 of 131 years · record 87°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#44 / 131
warmest Oct 19 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
85°F
set in 1924
Coolest Oct 19 ever
36°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 66°F — 44th warmest Oct 19 of 131 years · record 85°F (1924) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#34 / 131
warmest Oct 20 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
87°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 20 ever
36°F
set in 2020
Forecast high 69°F — 34th warmest Oct 20 of 131 years · record 87°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#24 / 131
warmest Oct 21 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
86°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 21 ever
35°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 71°F — 24th warmest Oct 21 of 131 years · record 86°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#14 / 131
warmest Oct 22 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
87°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 22 ever
34°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 74°F — 14th warmest Oct 22 of 131 years · record 87°F (1899) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#16 / 131
warmest Oct 23 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
86°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 23 ever
35°F
set in 1938
Forecast high 74°F — 16th warmest Oct 23 of 131 years · record 86°F (1899) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
65°FJan 26, 2002
-34°FJan 16, 2009
Feb
78°FFeb 26, 2024
-31°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar
87°FMar 29, 1986
-34°FMar 1, 1962
Apr
100°FApr 22, 1980
-4°FApr 6, 1982
May
108°FMay 31, 1934
22°FMay 4, 1907
Jun
107°FJun 27, 1934
33°FJun 1, 1897
Jul
112°FJul 13, 1936
42°FJul 7, 1984
Aug
110°FAug 18, 1936
33°FAug 20, 1950
Sep
102°FSep 6, 1922
19°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
95°FOct 12, 1930
0°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
83°FNov 1, 1933
-17°FNov 26, 1977
Dec
74°FDec 15, 2021
-29°FDec 10, 1919
All-time
112°FJul 13, 1936
-34°FMar 1, 1962
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Waterloo so far this year — through Oct 15.
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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
43°FJan 1, 1897
-15°FJan 18, 1994
Feb
48°FFeb 20, 2017
-16°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar
62°FMar 18, 2012
-1°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
68°FApr 5, 1929
25°FApr 3, 1954
May
73°FMay 9, 1934
36°FMay 3, 2013
Jun
78°FJun 30, 2026
49°FJun 2, 1969
Jul
80°FJul 31, 1917
61°FJul 5, 1909
Aug
80°FAug 16, 1988
57°FAug 25, 1987
Sep
77°FSep 7, 1939
42°FSep 26, 1942
Oct
71°FOct 4, 2005
25°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
60°FNov 12, 1902
9°FNov 26, 1898
Dec
55°FDec 4, 2001
-15°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
80°FJul 31, 1917
-16°FFeb 2, 1996
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
12 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: 59°F · forecast is +15° vs normal.
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.
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.