Weather on December 18
Cedar Rapids, IA
55 Years of Data
About This Date
December 18th in Cedar Rapids, IA typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 32°F and lows near 16°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 18th was in 2002 (44°F average), while the coldest was 1983 (-8°F) — a 52°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 18% of recorded December 18th dates, with snow falling 9% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 2"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for December 18th in Cedar Rapids, IA? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46° | 20° | 33° | 0.28" | — |
| 2024 | 30° | 20° | 25° | 0.08" | 0.3" |
| 2023 | 36° | 22° | 29° | — | — |
| 2022 | 17° | 5° | 11° | — | — |
| 2021 | 34° | 24° | 29° | — | — |
| 2020 | 38° | 27° | 32° | — | — |
| 2019 | 29° | 6° | 17° | — | — |
| 2018 | 51° | 22° | 36° | — | — |
| 2017 | 46° | 27° | 36° | 0.05" | — |
| 2016 | 17° | -15° | 1° | — | — |
| 2015 | 34° | 19° | 26° | — | — |
| 2014 | 24° | 12° | 18° | — | — |
| 2013 | 42° | 12° | 27° | — | — |
| 2012 | 37° | 25° | 31° | — | — |
| 2011 | 51° | 23° | 37° | — | — |
| 2010 | 18° | 5° | 11° | — | — |
| 2009 | 30° | 20° | 25° | — | — |
| 2008 | 19° | -3° | 8° | — | — |
| 2007 | 36° | 19° | 27° | — | — |
| 2006 | 37° | 24° | 31° | — | — |
| 2005 | 11° | 0° | 5° | — | — |
| 2004 | 39° | 27° | 33° | — | — |
| 2003 | 30° | 22° | 26° | 0.48" | 2" |
| 2002warmest | 57° | 31° | 44° | 0.71" | — |
| 2001 | 48° | 27° | 37° | — | — |
| 2000 | 9° | -1° | 4° | 0.25" | 1.1" |
| 1999 | 24° | 2° | 13° | — | — |
| 1998 | 51° | 30° | 41° | — | — |
| 1997 | 47° | 30° | 38° | — | — |
| 1996 | 16° | 3° | 9° | 0.03" | 0.2" |
| 1995 | 37° | 31° | 34° | — | — |
| 1994 | 31° | 14° | 22° | — | — |
| 1993 | 41° | 33° | 37° | 0.23" | — |
| 1992 | 31° | 24° | 27° | — | — |
| 1991 | 28° | 7° | 17° | — | — |
| 1990 | 33° | 17° | 25° | 0.03" | 0.1" |
| 1989 | 11° | -5° | 3° | — | — |
| 1988 | 44° | 17° | 31° | — | — |
| 1987 | 32° | 12° | 22° | — | — |
| 1986 | 33° | 28° | 31° | — | — |
| 1985 | 3° | -16° | -6° | — | — |
| 1984 | 25° | 10° | 17° | — | — |
| 1983coldest | -2° | -15° | -8° | — | — |
| 1982 | 49° | 33° | 41° | — | — |
| 1981 | 18° | -2° | 8° | — | — |
| 1980 | 42° | 24° | 33° | — | — |
| 1979 | 40° | 12° | 26° | — | — |
| 1978 | 44° | 30° | 37° | — | — |
| 1977 | 37° | 31° | 34° | 0.25" | — |
| 1976 | 52° | 25° | 38° | — | — |
| 1975 | 15° | -5° | 5° | — | — |
| 1974 | 30° | 18° | 24° | — | — |
| 1973 | 23° | 18° | 20° | — | — |
| 1972 | 38° | 24° | 31° | — | — |
| 1971 | 38° | 7° | 22° | — | — |
Cedar Rapids, IA Temperature Range by Month
Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.
Cedar Rapids, IA Monthly Precipitation
Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.
Cedar Rapids, IA Daily Temperature Calendar
Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.
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