Iowa · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Cedar Rapids, IA

41.883°N, 91.725°W · station CIDthr · 134 years of record
94°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Cedar Rapids.
89°MON7/1393°TUE7/1494°WED7/1593°THU7/1693°FRI7/1791°SAT7/1889°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#11 / 132
warmest Jul 15 in 132 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

109°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 15 ever

65°F
set in 1962

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Cedar Rapids. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
65871091893: 89°F1894: 90°F1895: 85°F1896: 98°F1897: 83°F1898: 94°F1899: 87°F1900: 92°F1901: 97°F1902: 87°F1903: 82°F1904: 84°F1905: 93°F1906: 88°F1907: 82°F1908: 94°F1909: 86°F1910: 86°F1911: 89°F1912: 89°F1913: 96°F1914: 88°F1915: 84°F1916: 93°F1917: 84°F1918: 89°F1919: 86°F1920: 82°F1921: 89°F1922: 87°F1924: 84°F1925: 101°F1926: 86°F1927: 91°F1928: 82°F1929: 75°F1930: 82°F1931: 98°F1932: 96°F1933: 79°F1934: 95°F1935: 84°F1936: 109°F1937: 90°F1938: 87°F1939: 80°F1940: 87°F1941: 86°F1942: 88°F1943: 85°F1944: 87°F1945: 86°F1946: 77°F1947: 85°F1948: 73°F1949: 86°F1950: 86°F1951: 86°F1952: 76°F1953: 86°F1954: 88°F1955: 81°F1956: 86°F1957: 86°F1958: 77°F1959: 86°F1960: 73°F1961: 80°F1962: 65°F1963: 84°F1964: 87°F1965: 85°F1966: 82°F1967: 81°F1968: 91°F1969: 88°F1970: 80°F1971: 83°F1972: 87°F1973: 80°F1974: 84°F1975: 88°F1976: 93°F1977: 94°F1978: 88°F1979: 87°F1980: 97°F1981: 87°F1982: 86°F1983: 88°F1984: 89°F1985: 82°F1986: 89°F1987: 78°F1988: 100°F1989: 76°F1990: 78°F1991: 88°F1992: 69°F1993: 79°F1994: 83°F1995: 93°F1996: 80°F1997: 90°F1998: 86°F1999: 91°F2000: 84°F2001: 83°F2002: 82°F2003: 85°F2004: 82°F2005: 89°F2006: 92°F2007: 84°F2008: 85°F2009: 79°F2010: 83°F2011: 85°F2012: 85°F2013: 89°F2014: 69°F2015: 78°F2016: 83°F2017: 85°F2018: 84°F2019: 87°F2020: 84°F2021: 79°F2022: 80°F2023: 83°F2024: 90°F2025: 87°F94° forecast189319362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1594°F
Hottest this date since1988
This-date record109°F
This-date rank#11 of 132
Hottest at any time since2024
All-time record110°F (1911)
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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

19 days
record run, ended Jul 27 1901

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Cedar Rapids's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 84°F · forecast is +10° 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

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

Each cell is one day's high 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 high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Cedar Rapids — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
4 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 94th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 9. Record: 36 in 1921.

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