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Waterloo, IA

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2025
29.11in
19th wettest of 132 years · normal 22.6"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 131 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.93in
56th wettest of 132 yrs
112% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
16.68in
22nd wettest of 132 yrs
138% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
29.11in
19th wettest of 132 yrs
129% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.0in
on Sep 8, 1941 · in 132 years

Dry Streak

9days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 43 days (to Oct 17, 1953)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

129%
29.11" of a normal 22.6" · wettest 43.44" (1993) · driest 11.86" (1989)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 131-year record (1895–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 33.02" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201854.15in
2199353.07in
3196550.79in
4190249.76in
5196147.36in

Driest Years on Record

1191017.35in
2198818.99in
3198919.62in
4195520.53in
5193920.59in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~4.67") and driest in Jan (~0.83"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 2018, 13.35".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Waterloo — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.89in
set in 1905

Rain on Aug 24

19%
of 131 years had measurable rain
1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 1.10″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 1.89″1906: 0.65″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.04″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.12″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.27″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.06″1940: 0.35″1941: 0.01″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.44″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 1.09″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.04″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.01″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 1.03″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.05″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.20″1982: 0.04″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.05″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.69″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 1.06″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.41″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.04″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 1.20″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.08″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 1.80″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Waterloo's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Waterloo, IA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Waterloo's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Waterloo, IA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Waterloo's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Waterloo, IA — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:26 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight13h 32m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.55°N, 92.40°W

Nearby Stations

Cedar Rapids, IA57 mi SEDubuque, IA86 mi ERochester, MN93 mi NDes Moines, IA95 mi SWLa Crosse, WI108 mi NEMoline, IL122 mi SE

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