Cedar Rapids, IA: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 72.8°F in Cedar Rapids, IA, the warmest summer since 2025, tied 53rd warmest of 133 (with 2016).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 72.8°F; Warmest since 2025; 53rd warmest of 133
Precipitation: 18.49 in; Wettest since 2016; 12th wettest of 132

A normal summer in Cedar Rapids, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.4°F, between 69.8°F and 73.1°F in eight years of ten and 12.71 in of precipitation, between 7.46 in and 20.09 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Cedar Rapids, IA since 1893: 72.8°F in 2026; the highest is 77.3°F, in 1921.

Normal range, 69.8 to 73.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	72.8	53	82.1	84	63.5	10	18.49	12	0
2025	73.4	34	83.3	59	63.5	10	13.41	39	0
2024	72.3	63	82.4	78	62.1	40	16.22	21	0
2023	72.6	59	84.7	36	60.6	91	6.19	127	0
2022	72.1	68	82.8	67	61.4	64	11.37	64	0
2021	73.1	41	84.3	41	61.9	48	5.54	129	0
2020	72.5	61	83.2	60	61.8	51	10.98	68	1
2019	71.3	90	81.4	101	61.2	75	11.62	59	0
2018	72.7	55	83	63	62.3	35	17.38	16	0
2017	70.5	105	82	88	59	119	7.64	112	0
2016	72.8	53	82.7	70	63	21	19.87	9	0
2015	69.9	118	79.6	125	60.2	101	16.45	19	0
2014	70.3	109	79.8	122	60.8	89	19.24	11	0
2013	71.3	90	81.6	100	61	82	9.21	99	0
2012	73.7	26	86.1	21	61.3	70	6.60	125	0
2011	72.6	59	82.5	75	62.7	29	9.90	88	0
2010	73	47	82.2	82	63.8	6	22.11	6	0
2009	67.4	133	76.8	133	58	126	25.48	2	0
2008	70.2	111	80.3	116	60.1	103	19.85	10	0
2007	71.9	76	81.7	97	62	45	17.07	17	0
2006	71.9	76	82.1	84	61.7	55	10.74	75	0
2005	72.7	55	83.9	48	61.4	64	9.67	93	0
2004	67.7	132	77.7	132	57.7	130	12.68	49	0
2003	71	96	82	88	60	105	10.73	76	0
2002	72.3	63	82.5	75	62	45	16.93	18	0
2001	71.4	87	81.3	103	61.4	64	9.86	91	0
2000	69.9	118	79.6	125	60.1	103	13.31	40	0
1999	71.4	87	82	88	60.9	85	12.73	48	0
1998	71	96	80.6	110	61.3	70	15.76	25	0
1997	71.7	81	82.4	78	61	82	7.06	120	0
1996	70.2	111	80.7	109	59.7	107	7.50	114	0
1995	76.3	3	86.8	14	65.8	1	8.31	107	0
1994	70.5	105	81	105	60	105	14.11	32	0
1993	70.9	102	79.7	123	62.1	40	38.92	1	0
1992	68.7	128	79.3	131	58.1	125	14.46	30	0
1991	74.4	17	85.6	24	63.2	18	5.04	131	0
1990	71.7	81	80.9	106	62.5	32	22.06	7	0
1989	71.7	81	82.4	78	60.9	85	9.45	96	0
1988	75.4	9	88.5	4	62.3	35	7.41	115	0
1987	73.8	24	84.8	34	62.8	25	10.91	71	0
1986	71	96	80.6	110	61.3	70	14.08	33	0
1985	68.7	128	79.5	129	57.9	127	7.30	118	0
1984	71.9	76	82.5	75	61.2	75	11.09	67	0
1983	76.2	4	87.2	13	65.3	3	6.56	126	0
1982	69.9	118	79.6	125	60.2	101	18.45	13	0
1981	72	72	81.9	93	62.1	40	13.29	41	5
1980	73.5	31	84.3	41	62.8	25	9.59	94	0
1979	72.2	67	82.6	73	61.9	48	12.50	50	0
1978	71.7	81	82	88	61.4	64	12.13	56	0
1977	71	96	81.7	97	60.3	97	16.12	22	0
1976	70.2	111	81.7	97	58.8	121	8.07	110	0
1975	72.1	68	83	63	61.2	75	7.00	122	0
1974	70.1	115	80.6	110	59.5	112	15.41	27	0
1973	73.6	29	83.6	52	63.5	10	9.14	100	0
1972	72.1	68	81.4	101	62.8	25	20.61	8	0
1971	72.4	62	83.9	48	60.9	85	5.98	128	0
1970	72	72	82.2	82	61.8	51	13.76	36	0
1969	71.2	94	80.6	110	61.8	51	25.32	3	0
1968	71.4	87	81.9	93	60.9	85	12.12	57	0
1967	69.6	125	80.1	121	59.1	118	15.91	23	0
1966	71	96	82.4	78	59.5	112	10.56	79	0
1965	71	96	80.8	108	61.2	75	13.69	37	0
1964	72.3	63	82.9	65	61.7	55	15.69	26	0
1963	72.3	63	83.4	54	61.1	80	9.93	87	0
1962	70.3	109	80.3	116	60.3	97	11.12	66	0
1961	72.7	55	84	46	61.4	64	15.19	28	0
1960	70	116	80.5	114	59.5	112	10.87	73	0
1959	74	21	84.1	45	63.8	6	10.61	78	0
1958	69.6	125	79.6	125	59.7	107	13.19	42	0
1957	72.7	55	82.7	70	62.6	31	9.89	89	0
1956	73.4	34	84.5	40	62.4	33	9.99	85	0
1955	74.6	15	85.6	24	63.5	10	5.01	132	0
1954	73.5	31	84	46	63	21	14.04	34	0
1953	73.6	29	85	30	62.3	35	9.02	101	0
1952	73.5	31	84.8	34	62.2	39	10.07	82	0
1951	70	116	80.3	116	59.7	107	13.07	46	1
1950	69	127	80.3	116	57.8	128	15.79	24	1
1949	74	21	85.2	26	62.8	25	11.37	64	1
1948	71.9	76	83.4	54	60.5	94	11.84	58	0
1947	73.1	41	84.6	37	61.7	55			0
1946	70.7	103	81.9	93	59.5	112			0
1945	69.8	122	80.9	106	58.6	123	8.20	108	0
1944	72	72	83.1	61	61	82	13.12	44	0
1943	73.7	26	83.6	52	63.8	6	14.39	31	1
1942	72	72	82.1	84	61.7	55	13.17	43	1
1941	73.4	34	84.9	32	61.8	51	8.16	109	1
1940	73.1	41	84.6	37	61.6	60	7.60	113	0
1939	71.7	81	82.9	65	60.6	91	17.49	15	0
1938	73.2	39	84.3	41	62.1	40	13.49	38	0
1937	73.3	37	85	30	61.7	55	6.98	123	0
1936	75.6	7	89.7	2	61.6	60	9.39	97	0
1935	72.1	68	82.8	67	61.4	64	12.37	54	0
1934	74.7	14	87.3	12	62.1	40	12.39	52	0
1933	73.3	37	86.4	20	60.3	97	9.47	95	0
1932	73.1	41	85.1	27	61.1	80	16.31	20	0
1931	75	12	88.5	4	61.5	63	8.33	105	0
1930	74.3	18	87.9	9	60.8	89	10.00	84	0
1929	70.2	111	82.6	73	57.8	128	11.61	60	0
1928	69.9	118	81.3	103	58.5	124	15.11	29	0
1927	68	131	80.5	114	55.5	134	8.55	103	0
1926	71.6	86	83.7	51	59.6	110	11.43	63	0
1925	73	47	88.4	6	57.6	131	13.79	35	0
1924	69.7	123	82.8	67	56.5	133	24.01	4	0
1923					63.2	18	10.07	82	11
1922	74.5	16	85.8	22	63.3	15	7.37	116	0
1921	77.3	1	88.8	3	65.8	1	7.31	117	1
1920	73.1	41	84.9	32	61.3	70	8.61	102	0
1919	76	5	87.4	11	64.6	4	10.40	81	0
1918	72.9	50	84.3	41	61.6	60	13.11	45	1
1917	70.7	103	81.9	93	59.6	110	10.97	69	1
1916	74.2	20	86.6	16	61.9	48	12.38	53	0
1915	68.4	130	79.7	123	57.2	132	10.68	77	0
1914	75.1	10	88	8	62.3	35	11.46	62	0
1913	75.8	6	88.3	7	63.3	15	7.70	111	0
1912	71.8	80	83.4	54	60.3	97	8.33	105	0
1911	74.3	18	86.5	17	62	45	11.57	61	0
1910	73.7	26	86.8	14	60.6	91	7.17	119	0
1909	72.9	50	83.4	54	62.4	33	9.81	92	0
1908	71.3	90	83.1	61	59.5	112	10.41	80	0
1907	71.2	94	82	88	60.4	95	18.30	14	0
1906	73.2	39	85.1	27	61.3	70	12.92	47	0
1905	73	47	83.4	54	62.7	29	9.96	86	0
1904	70.5	105	82.1	84	58.9	120	10.80	74	0
1903	69.7	123	80.2	120	59.2	117	12.20	55	0
1902	70.4	108	79.5	129	61.2	75	23.02	5	0
1901	77.1	2	89.8	1	64.4	5	7.02	121	0
1900	74.9	13	86.5	17	63.3	15	12.42	51	0
1899	75.5	8	87.6	10	63.4	14	8.48	104	0
1898	74	21	85.1	27	62.9	23	9.88	90	0
1897	71.3	90	83.8	50	58.8	121	10.93	70	0
1896	73.1	41	85.7	23	60.4	95	10.90	72	0
1895	73.8	24	84.6	37	62.9	23	6.95	124	0
1894	75.1	10	86.5	17	63.7	9	5.12	130	0
1893	72.9	50	82.7	70	63.2	18	9.34	98	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1921	77.3
1901	77.1
1995	76.3
1983	76.2
1919	76
1913	75.8
1936	75.6
1899	75.5
1988	75.4
1914	75.1
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2009	67.4
2004	67.7
1927	68
1915	68.4
1992	68.7
1985	68.7
1950	69
1967	69.6
1958	69.6
1924	69.7
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1993	38.92
2009	25.48
1969	25.32
1924	24.01
1902	23.02
2010	22.11
1990	22.06
1972	20.61
2016	19.87
2008	19.85

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1955	5.01
1991	5.04
1894	5.12
2021	5.54
1971	5.98
2023	6.19
1983	6.56
2012	6.60
1895	6.95
1937	6.98

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 27 July 2026, 26 July 2026
Coldest night: 49°F; 15 June 2026
Wettest day: 2.40 in; 17 June 2026

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Every answer in words

Summer 2026 brought 18.49 in of precipitation in Cedar Rapids, IA, the wettest summer since 2016, 12th wettest of 132.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Cedar Rapids, IA: 93°F on Monday 27 July 2026 and Sunday 26 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Cedar Rapids, IA: a low of 49°F on Monday 15 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Cedar Rapids, IA: 2.40 in on Wednesday 17 June 2026.