Cedar Rapids, IA: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 72.3°F in Cedar Rapids, IA, the warmest August since 2023, tied 56th warmest of 134 (with 2013, 1957 and 1931).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 72.3°F; Warmest since 2023; 56th warmest of 134
Precipitation: 4.22 in; Wettest since 2025; 50th wettest of 133

A normal August in Cedar Rapids, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.4°F, between 67.4°F and 73.6°F in eight years of ten and 3.09 in of precipitation, between 0.60 in and 7.43 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Cedar Rapids, IA since 1893: 72.3°F in 2026; the highest is 80.4°F, in 1947.

Normal range, 67.4 to 73.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Cedar Rapids, IA from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	72.3	56	81.2	96	63.5	25	4.22	50	0
2025	70.6	95	80.6	106	60.5	79	4.92	35	0
2024	71.6	73	82	80	61.2	64	3.27	66	0
2023	73.2	40	84.6	36	61.9	48	1.95	104	0
2022	72	63	82	80	62	45	2.33	91	0
2021	73.2	40	85.4	30	61	72	2.35	89	0
2020	71.3	81	83.6	49	58.9	101	0.45	128	1
2019	69.3	113	79.5	116	59	100	5.26	27	0
2018	72.2	60	82.3	75	62.2	42	5.78	22	0
2017	67.2	129	78.7	125	55.7	129	1.60	110	0
2016	73	44	82.4	73	63.7	21	7.68	10	0
2015	68.6	120	78.8	123	58.5	106	2.02	100	0
2014	71.8	69	81	101	62.6	33	2.38	88	0
2013	72.3	56	84	42	60.6	77	0.11	133	0
2012	70	105	82.6	65	57.4	120	4.22	50	0
2011	71.3	81	82.6	65	60	89	0.95	121	0
2010	73.6	31	82.9	58	64.2	14	6.07	20	0
2009	67.4	128	76.5	131	58.3	110	14.36	1	0
2008	69.1	115	79.5	116	58.7	103	3.83	54	0
2007	74	25	82.7	63	65.4	7	5.08	30	0
2006	71.4	77	80.5	108	62.3	37	5.08	30	0
2005	71.4	77	83.1	56	59.8	94	3.08	69	0
2004	65.3	134	75.5	134	55.1	133	7.40	12	0
2003	73.7	29	85.5	29	61.9	48	0.60	124	0
2002	70	105	80.2	111	59.7	96	5.18	28	0
2001	71.5	75	81.9	83	61.2	64	2.56	81	0
2000	72.1	61	82.2	77	62	45	1.13	120	0
1999	68.8	118	79.6	114	57.9	115	1.96	102	0
1998	72.5	51	81.8	85	63.3	28	6.62	14	0
1997	70.7	94	81	101	60.4	85	2.24	93	0
1996	70.8	93	81.8	85	59.8	94	2.73	77	0
1995	79.5	2	90	5	69	1	0.57	127	0
1994	69.1	115	79.7	113	58.5	106	4.51	39	0
1993	72.4	55	81.4	95	63.5	25	13.09	2	0
1992	66.4	131	77.4	129	55.5	131	2.33	91	0
1991	73.5	33	84.6	36	62.3	37	3.09	68	0
1990	71.9	65	81.2	96	62.6	33	6.14	17	0
1989	71.1	85	81.6	90	60.5	79	4.56	37	0
1988	75.9	13	87.8	14	64	17	5.47	24	0
1987	71	88	81.5	93	60.5	79	7.55	11	0
1986	66.3	132	76.1	133	56.5	126	3.80	55	0
1985	68.2	123	78	127	58.3	110	2.19	95	0
1984	73.2	40	84.9	34	61.5	53	0.42	129	0
1983	78.8	4	90.3	4	67.3	5	1.71	109	0
1982	70.4	99	79.5	116	61.3	62	4.37	44	0
1981	70.4	99	79.5	116	61.3	62	4.27	49	0
1980	74.1	23	84.2	41	64.1	15	5.03	32	0
1979	72.5	51	82.1	79	62.9	30	6.57	15	0
1978	71.7	72	82.5	68	61	72	2.96	71	0
1977	68	125	77.2	130	58.7	103	9.20	6	0
1976	68.9	117	80.7	105	57.1	124	1.82	107	0
1975	72.7	48	83.4	53	62.1	43	2.23	94	0
1974	67.9	126	77.6	128	58.3	110	6.69	13	0
1973	73.4	35	84	42	62.7	32	1.38	115	0
1972	73.3	37	81.8	85	64.8	10	9.75	4	0
1971	70.5	98	82.8	60	58.1	113	0.59	125	0
1970	71.8	69	81.7	88	61.9	48	2.14	96	0
1969	73.4	35	83.9	46	62.8	31	3.11	67	0
1968	71.2	84	80.9	103	61.5	53	4.72	36	0
1967	66.3	132	76.5	131	56	127	8.10	8	0
1966	68.5	122	81.1	100	55.9	128	0.59	125	0
1965	71	88	80.5	108	61.5	53	5.13	29	0
1964	70.1	104	81.2	96	58.9	101	2.86	73	0
1963	69.2	114	79.1	122	59.3	99	2.56	81	0
1962	71.9	65	82.5	68	61.4	58	2.08	98	0
1961	72.7	48	84	42	61.5	53	2.40	86	0
1960	72.7	48	83.4	53	62	45	1.86	106	0
1959	76.9	7	86.2	21	67.7	3	3.38	62	0
1958	72.5	51	83.7	48	61.4	58	3.59	59	0
1957	72.3	56	82.5	68	62.1	43	4.30	48	0
1956	72.5	51	82.5	68	62.5	35	4.49	40	0
1955	76.6	9	88.6	11	64.7	12	2.14	96	0
1954	70.9	92	80.6	106	61.1	69	9.66	5	0
1953	73.7	29	85.9	25	61.4	58	0.91	122	0
1952	70.6	95	81.5	93	59.6	97	3.53	60	0
1951	71	88	81.6	90	60.5	79	3.36	63	1
1950	68.1	124	78.8	123	57.7	119	0.74	123	1
1949	73	44	84.9	34	61.2	64	1.94	105	1
1948	73.5	33	85.3	31	61.8	52	2.34	90	0
1947	80.4	1	93.1	1	67.6	4	0.26	132	0
1946	68.6	120	79.2	121	58	114			0
1945	72.1	61	83.1	56	61.1	69	2.02	100	0
1944	71.9	65	82.7	63	61.2	64	5.30	26	0
1943	73.8	28	83.6	49	63.9	19	6.26	16	0
1942	71.4	77	81.9	83	60.9	74	3.32	64	0
1941	74.7	19	87	18	62.3	37	1.59	112	0
1940	71.1	85	80.9	103	61.4	58	3.29	65	0
1939	69.8	110	81.2	96	58.5	106	4.33	45	0
1938	75	18	86	23	64.1	15	2.81	74	0
1937	76.5	10	87.9	13	65.2	8	2.65	78	0
1936	77.5	5	91.2	2	63.7	21	2.94	72	0
1935	72.8	46	84	42	61.5	53	1.96	102	0
1934	69.7	111	81.6	90	57.8	116	3.02	70	0
1933	70	105	82.8	60	57.2	123	1.60	110	0
1932	71.5	75	82.5	68	60.5	79	7.76	9	0
1931	72.3	56	86.2	21	58.4	109	2.03	99	0
1930	74.5	22	88.7	9	60.3	86	1.28	117	0
1929	70	105	82.6	65	57.3	122	4.99	34	0
1928	72	63	83.8	47	60.1	88	5.72	23	0
1927	66.5	130	79.9	112	53.2	134	3.60	57	0
1926	74.1	23	85.2	33	63.1	29	4.48	41	0
1925	72.8	46	88.8	8	56.8	125	3.69	56	0
1924	71.9	65	84.3	38	59.5	98	8.84	7	0
1923	71.6	73	82.4	73	60.9	74	4.32	46	0
1922	75.5	15	87	18	64	17	1.18	118	0
1921	73.1	43	84.3	38	62.3	37	4.31	47	1
1920	71	88	83.5	52	58.6	105	3.60	57	0
1919	73.6	31	85.3	31	61.9	48	5.38	25	0
1918	75.8	14	87.6	16	63.9	19	4.54	38	0
1917	70.3	101	82.8	60	57.8	116	1.36	116	0
1916	75.4	17	88.4	12	62.4	36	2.59	80	0
1915	67.6	127	79.6	114	55.5	131	0.41	131	0
1914	73.9	27	87.8	14	59.9	93	1.41	114	0
1913	76.2	12	88.7	9	63.7	21	2.81	74	0
1912	71.4	77	82.3	75	60.6	77	2.80	76	0
1911	71.1	85	82	80	60.2	87	5.00	33	0
1910	73.3	37	85.8	26	60.7	76	6.10	19	0
1909	76.8	8	88.9	7	64.6	13	1.16	119	0
1908	70.6	95	83.4	53	57.8	116	4.12	52	0
1907	71.3	81	82.2	77	60.5	79	4.11	53	0
1906	76.4	11	87.1	17	65.6	6	6.03	21	0
1905	75.5	15	86	23	64.9	9	3.48	61	0
1904	70.2	102	82.9	58	57.4	120	2.54	83	0
1903	69.7	111	79.3	120	60	89	6.12	18	0
1902	69.9	109	78.6	126	61.2	64	9.93	3	0
1901	74	25	86.8	20	61.1	69	0.42	129	0
1900	79.4	3	90.6	3	68.2	2	4.46	42	0
1899	77.1	6	89.5	6	64.8	10	1.82	107	0
1898	73.3	37	84.3	38	62.3	37	4.38	43	0
1897	68.7	119	81.7	88	55.7	129	2.62	79	0
1896	71.8	69	83.6	49	60	89	2.40	86	0
1895	74.6	21	85.6	28	63.6	24	1.50	113	0
1894	74.7	19	85.8	26	63.5	25	2.51	84	0
1893	70.2	102	80.4	110	60	89	2.47	85	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1947	80.4
1995	79.5
1900	79.4
1983	78.8
1936	77.5
1899	77.1
1959	76.9
1909	76.8
1955	76.6
1937	76.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2004	65.3
1986	66.3
1967	66.3
1992	66.4
1927	66.5
2017	67.2
2009	67.4
1915	67.6
1974	67.9
1977	68

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2009	14.36
1993	13.09
1902	9.93
1972	9.75
1954	9.66
1977	9.20
1924	8.84
1967	8.10
1932	7.76
2016	7.68

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2013	0.11
1947	0.26
1915	0.41
1984	0.42
1901	0.42
2020	0.45
1995	0.57
1971	0.59
1966	0.59
2003	0.60

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 31 August 2026
Coldest night: 53°F; 24 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.52 in; 12 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 4.22 in of precipitation in Cedar Rapids, IA, the wettest August since 2025, tied 50th wettest of 133 (with 2012).
The hottest day of August 2026 in Cedar Rapids, IA: 89°F on Monday 31 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Cedar Rapids, IA: a low of 53°F on Monday 24 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Cedar Rapids, IA: 1.52 in on Wednesday 12 August 2026.