Cedar Rapids, IA Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 14 · Last snow Mar 30 · 32.8 in/yr · Station: CEDAR RAPIDS NO. 1

Avg First Snow

Nov 14

Median over 30 seasons 15d late

Avg Last Snow

Mar 30

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

137 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

32.8 in

Rank #119 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 15 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.5

Oct

2.2

Nov

8.1

Dec

8.5

Jan

7.9

Feb

4.0

Mar

1.5

Apr

May

Jun

How Cedar Rapids Compares

Cedar Rapids snowfall vs Iowa and U.S. medians
Measure	Cedar Rapids	Iowa median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	32.8 in	36.4 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 14	Nov 12	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 30	Apr 6	Apr 3
Snow season length	137 days	147 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (5 in Iowa, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for CEDAR RAPIDS NO. 1 (USC00131319), 10 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.