Cedar Rapids, IA: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 23.7°F in Cedar Rapids, IA, the warmest winter since 2025, tied 49th warmest of 130 (with 1958 and 1913).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 23.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 49th warmest of 130
Precipitation: 1.83 in; Driest since 2003; 12th driest of 128

A normal winter in Cedar Rapids, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 22.8°F, between 17.5°F and 28.5°F in eight years of ten and 3.56 in of precipitation, between 2.31 in and 4.76 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Cedar Rapids, IA since 1896: 23.7°F in 2026; the highest is 31°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 17.5 to 28.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	23.7	49	33.3	38	14	70	1.83	117	0
2025	23.8	48	33	48	14.6	57	2.20	109	0
2024	31	1	39.8	2	22.2	4	4.35	29	0
2023	25.4	30	33.6	34	17.2	25	5.10	16	0
2022	21.5	85	31.9	61	11.2	102	2.17	110	0
2021	19.8	102	27.6	107	11.9	98	4.21	37	0
2020	26.3	20	34.5	22	18.1	18	3.18	71	0
2019	21.1	90	29.6	91	12.7	90	4.81	19	0
2018	22.6	71	32.3	56	12.9	85	2.64	90	0
2017	27.4	14	35.4	14	19.5	13	3.42	65	0
2016	28.7	8	35.6	13	21.8	5	4.67	23	0
2015	20.8	95	29.5	93	12.6	93	1.98	114	2
2014	13.7	127	23.3	128	4.1	131	2.43	98	0
2013	25.6	27	34.3	27	16.9	28	4.06	42	0
2012	28.5	9	37.3	7	19.8	12	4.44	26	0
2011	18.8	106	26.4	112	11.2	102	2.89	82	0
2010	17.3	115	24.6	126	9.9	111			0
2009	17.5	113	27.2	109	7.7	121	3.57	59	0
2008	17.9	111	25.7	119	10	110	7.64	2	0
2007	22.6	71	31.1	73	14.1	67	4.75	20	0
2006	24.7	38	33.2	42	16.3	36	3.29	68	0
2005	25.8	23	33.6	34	18	21	2.93	78	0
2004	23.4	57	31.7	64	15.1	49	3.99	45	0
2003	22.5	73	32.7	51	12.3	96	1.17	128	0
2002	30.3	3	40	1	20.6	8	2.55	93	0
2001	16.4	120	24.2	127	8.5	117	6.63	6	0
2000	25.8	23	35.2	15	16.4	34	2.53	94	0
1999	26.4	17	34.8	20	17.9	22	4.15	40	0
1998	29.1	5	35	19	23.2	1	3.56	60	0
1997	20.8	95	28.7	100	12.8	88	3.56	60	0
1996	22.9	69	31.7	64	14	70	2.36	100	0
1995	25.2	34	33.1	45	17.3	24	2.11	111	0
1994	18.2	109	26.6	111	9.9	111	3.61	57	0
1993	21.6	84	28.7	100	14.5	59	4.06	42	0
1992	28.5	9	36.2	11	20.8	7	3.99	45	0
1991	21.4	88	30.1	85	12.6	93	3.67	54	0
1990	24.5	43	33.4	37	15.6	46	2.26	104	0
1989	24.4	44	33.3	38	15.4	48	2.24	105	0
1988	21.5	85	29.6	91	13.4	82	4.17	39	0
1987	28.4	11	36.2	11	20.5	10	1.57	122	0
1986	17.2	116	25.9	116	8.5	117	3.47	64	0
1985	20.3	100	29	95	11.7	99	3.97	48	0
1984	20.9	94	28.3	102	13.4	82	4.03	44	0
1983	27.9	12	35.1	17	20.6	8	5.67	9	0
1982	16.4	120	24.8	123	8.1	120	2.39	99	0
1981	24.6	40	34.2	28	15	51	3.41	66	0
1980	23.3	59	31.7	64	14.9	53	2.75	85	0
1979	12.9	129	21	131	4.8	128	4.97	17	0
1978	12.7	130	20.8	132	4.7	129	2.92	79	0
1977	15.7	123	26.3	114	5.1	126	1.31	126	0
1976	25.5	28	35.2	15	15.9	41	2.28	103	0
1975	22.5	73	30.2	83	14.9	53	4.31	34	0
1974	20.7	98	27.7	106	13.6	80	6.01	8	0
1973	23	64	29.9	88	16	38	5.60	11	0
1972	22	80	30.3	82	13.8	76	5.32	15	0
1971	19.2	104	27	110	11.3	101	3.99	45	0
1970	18.1	110	26.4	112	9.7	113	2.32	101	0
1969	21.7	83	28.8	97	14.5	59	4.88	18	0
1968	23	64	31.6	67	14.5	59	1.41	124	0
1967	21.1	90	29.5	93	12.7	90	3.69	51	0
1966	22	80	31	75	13	84	4.73	21	0
1965	21.8	82	30	87	13.7	78	4.35	29	0
1964	22.2	77	31.4	69	12.9	85	1.31	126	0
1963	17.4	114	25.7	119	9	115	2.02	113	0
1962	16.9	117	24.7	124	9.2	114	6.82	5	0
1961	23.3	59	32.6	52	13.9	75	2.50	95	0
1960	23.9	46	31	75	16.9	28	8.55	1	0
1959	18.9	105	27.5	108	10.2	108	2.70	87	0
1958	23.7	49	31.4	69	16	38	1.93	115	0
1957	23.5	53	31.9	61	15.1	49	2.07	112	0
1956	20.8	95	30.2	83	11.4	100	1.33	125	0
1955	23.4	57	30.9	77	15.8	44	2.57	92	0
1954	27	16	36.5	10	17.5	23	2.91	80	0
1953	27.2	15	34.5	22	20	11	5.55	12	0
1952	25.1	35	33.5	36	16.6	33	4.19	38	0
1951	19.6	103	28	103	11.2	102	4.70	22	1
1950	24.6	40	34.2	28	14.9	53	4.40	27	0
1949	23	64	32.1	59	13.8	76	7.44	3	0
1948	23.1	63	31.9	61	14.3	63			0
1947	25.4	30	34.5	22	16.2	37			0
1946	23.5	53	32.4	54	14.6	57			0
1945	21.2	89	28.8	97	13.7	78	3.13	75	1
1944	27.8	13	37.5	5	18.1	18	4.35	29	0
1943	21.1	90	29.9	88	12.3	96	4.34	33	0
1942	26.4	17	33.8	33	18.9	15	3.15	73	0
1941	25.5	28	33	48	18.1	18	4.25	35	0
1940	22.5	73	31.1	73	14	70	2.77	84	0
1939	26.1	22	35.1	17	17	27	3.54	63	0
1938	24.7	38	32.4	54	17.1	26	4.35	29	0
1937	22.2	77	31.4	69	12.9	85	7.17	4	0
1936	13.3	128	21.9	130	4.7	129	3.03	76	0
1935	23.2	62	30.9	77	15.5	47	2.62	91	0
1934	25.3	32	34.5	22	16	38	2.31	102	0
1933	26.3	20	36.8	8	15.9	41	2.70	87	0
1932	30.8	2	39.2	3	22.4	2	3.61	57	0
1931	29	7	38.5	4	19.5	13	1.86	116	0
1930	23.6	52	33.3	38	14	70	3.17	72	0
1929	17.8	112	28	103	7.6	122	5.38	14	0
1928	24.4	44	34	31	14.8	56	3.64	56	0
1927	24.9	37	33.1	45	16.7	31	2.50	95	0
1926	23.5	53	32.6	52	14.4	62	2.67	89	0
1925	22.1	79	34	31	10.1	109	2.23	106	1
1923	25	36	33.3	38	16.7	31	1.70	120	0
1922	25.8	23	34.7	21	16.9	28	4.07	41	1
1921	29.9	4	37.5	5	22.4	2	1.56	123	0
1920	18.5	107	25.8	117	11.2	102	1.71	119	0
1919	29.1	5	36.6	9	21.5	6	3.69	51	0
1918	14.3	126	23.2	129	5.4	125	3.14	74	0
1917	16.3	122	26.2	115	6.4	124	2.45	97	0
1916	21.1	90	29.7	90	12.6	93	3.02	77	0
1915	21.5	85	29	95	14	70	6.25	7	0
1914	25.7	26	33.2	42	18.2	17	2.21	108	0
1913	23.7	49	33.1	45	14.2	66	2.23	106	0
1912	16.6	119	24.9	121	8.2	119	4.22	36	2
1911	23	64	32	60	14.1	67	4.36	28	0
1910	16.7	118	25.8	117	7.6	122	3.23	69	0
1909	24.6	40	33.2	42	15.9	41	4.52	24	0
1908	25.3	32	34.2	28	16.4	34	2.72	86	0
1907	23	64	31.5	68	14.3	63	4.50	25	2
1906	23.5	53	33	48	14.1	67	3.20	70	0
1905	14.4	125	24.7	124	4.1	131	3.81	49	0
1904	14.9	124	24.9	121	5	127	1.80	118	0
1903	22.9	69	30.8	80	15	51	2.81	83	1
1902	19.9	101	28.8	97	11	106	3.69	51	0
1901	22.4	76	31.3	72	13.6	80	3.81	49	1
1900	23.3	59	32.3	56	14.3	63	2.91	80	1
1899	18.4	108	28	103	8.7	116	1.68	121	0
1898	20.6	99	30.9	77	10.4	107	5.64	10	0
1897	23.9	46	32.2	58	15.7	45	3.55	62	0
1896	26.4	17	34.5	22	18.3	16	3.65	55	3
1895			30.6	81	12.8	88	3.33	67	16
1894			30.1	85	12.7	90	5.49	13	14
1893									40

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	31
1932	30.8
2002	30.3
1921	29.9
1998	29.1
1919	29.1
1931	29
2016	28.7
2012	28.5
1992	28.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	12.7
1979	12.9
1936	13.3
2014	13.7
1918	14.3
1905	14.4
1904	14.9
1977	15.7
1917	16.3
2001	16.4
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1960	8.55
2008	7.64
1949	7.44
1937	7.17
1962	6.82
2001	6.63
1915	6.25
1974	6.01
1983	5.67
1898	5.64

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2003	1.17
1977	1.31
1964	1.31
1956	1.33
1968	1.41
1921	1.56
1987	1.57
1899	1.68
1923	1.70
1920	1.71

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 70°F; 16 February 2026
Coldest night: -16°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.54 in; 8 January 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 1.83 in of precipitation in Cedar Rapids, IA, the driest winter since 2003 (winter 2010 excluded: 18 of 90 days missing), 12th driest of 128.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Cedar Rapids, IA: 70°F on Monday 16 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Cedar Rapids, IA: a low of -16°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Cedar Rapids, IA: 0.54 in on Thursday 8 January 2026.