Cedar Falls Weather Records (USC00131300)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cedar Falls (USC00131300), Iowa, United States, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls (USC00131300) is a weather station in Iowa, United States at 42.54 latitude and -92.44 longitude, 233 m (763 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1962, 70 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cedar Falls still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cedar Falls set a daily record snowfall of 0.5 cm (0.2 in) on 4 November 1962.

About the Station

Location: Iowa, United States, 42.54 latitude, -92.44 longitude.
Elevation: 233 m (763 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1962, 70 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cedar Falls. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Cedar Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cedar Falls still stand. 1894 holds the most, with 267.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 140.2 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cedar Falls. The most was 140.2 mm (5.5 in) on 30 July 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cedar Falls
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 January 1946
Feb	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 February 1948
Mar	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 March 1936
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 April 1896
May	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 May 1898
Jun	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	1 June 1947
Jul	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	30 July 1942
Aug	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 August 1936
Sep	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	21 September 1950
Oct	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 October 1961
Nov	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 November 1931
Dec	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 December 1899

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1900

8 years of record at Cedar Falls, 1893 to 1900. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1897, 1899, 1900.

Latest Records

Latest records at Cedar Falls
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1962	Cedar Falls, US	daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1962	Cedar Falls, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1962	Cedar Falls, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1962	Cedar Falls, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1962	Cedar Falls, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1962	Cedar Falls, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1962	Cedar Falls, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1962	Cedar Falls, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	24 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1962	Cedar Falls, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1962	Cedar Falls, US	monthly snowfall (Tie)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	tie	22 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1962	Cedar Falls, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	2 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1962	Cedar Falls, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1961	Cedar Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1961	Cedar Falls, US	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1961	Cedar Falls, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1961	Cedar Falls, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1961	Cedar Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1961	Cedar Falls, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1961	Cedar Falls, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1961	Cedar Falls, US	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 1962

Yearly extremes at Cedar Falls: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1894	37.0 C (98.5 F)	8
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1894	-29.4 C (-21.0 F)	8
Wettest day (Rx1day)	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	1942	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	42
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	1942	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	42
Longest dry spell (CDD)	44 days	1931	26 days	42

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cedar Falls, 1893 to 1962. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cedar Falls by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1894	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1895	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1896	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1898	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1899	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1900	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cedar Falls, 1893 to 1962. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.4 C (-21.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cedar Falls by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1894	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1895	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1896	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1897	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1898	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1899	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1900	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cedar Falls, 1893 to 1962. The record is 140.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.8 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cedar Falls by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1894	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1895	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1896	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1897	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1898	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1899	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1900	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1932	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1934	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1937	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1940	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1941	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1942	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1943	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1944	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1946	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1947	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1948	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1951	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1952	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1955	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1956	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1958	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1960	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1962	53.8 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cedar Falls, 1893 to 1962. The record is 186.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.2 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cedar Falls by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1894	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1895	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1896	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1897	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1898	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1899	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1900	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1930	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1931	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1932	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1934	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1935	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1936	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1937	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1938	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1939	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1941	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1942	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1943	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1945	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1946	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1947	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1948	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1950	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1951	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1952	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1954	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1955	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1956	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1957	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1958	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1959	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1960	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1961	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1962	76.9 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cedar Falls, 1893 to 1962. The record is 44 days in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cedar Falls by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	24 days
1894	42 days
1895	26 days
1896	28 days
1897	30 days
1898	29 days
1899	29 days
1900	15 days
1929	30 days
1930	35 days
1931	44 days
1932	23 days
1933	27 days
1934	27 days
1935	24 days
1936	22 days
1937	15 days
1938	23 days
1939	26 days
1940	20 days
1941	21 days
1942	38 days
1943	27 days
1944	25 days
1945	17 days
1946	26 days
1947	22 days
1948	37 days
1949	24 days
1950	29 days
1951	17 days
1952	34 days
1953	27 days
1954	27 days
1955	20 days
1956	34 days
1957	16 days
1958	33 days
1959	23 days
1960	19 days
1961	22 days
1962	31 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

33 years, 1894 to 1962

A day with at least 58.4 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 166.6 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cedar Falls: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
25 years	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
50 years	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	Longer than the 33 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 33 years of values from 1894 to 1962.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 140.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1942; 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1950; 107.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1941.

Download the Data

Data for Cedar Falls standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cedar Falls threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	283	78%	No
1894	349	96%	Yes
1895	356	98%	Yes
1896	355	97%	Yes
1897	298	82%	No
1898	359	98%	Yes
1899	222	61%	No
1900	114	31%	No