Des Moines January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 61 °F 1897
Lowest temperature -19 °F 2018
Lowest daily high -1 °F 2018
Highest daily low 36 °F 1941
Most precipitation 1.89 inches 1942
Most snow 19.0 inches 1942
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 32.3 °F
Average low 16.0 °F
Chance precipitation 28.4%
Chance snow 19.9%
Des Moines January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 34 23 0.00 0.0
2023 42 28 0.00 0.0
2022 11 0 0.16 4.2
2021 25 14 0.00 0.0
2020 49 21 0.00 0.0
2019 20 10 0.00 0.0
2018 -1 -19 0.00 0.0
2017 38 19 0.00 0.0
2016 36 17 0.00 0.0
2015 39 14 0.00 0.0
2014 12 6 0.14 2.2
2013 16 1 0.00 0.0
2012 38 26 0.00 0.0
2011 18 8 0.00 0.1
2010 8 -7 0.00 0.1
2009 36 20 0.00 0.0
2008 17 4 0.00 0.1
2007 35 23 0.00 0.0
2006 47 30 0.18 0.0
2005 36 24 0.09 0.0
2004 52 27 0.00 0.0
2003 34 24 0.00 0.0
2002 22 4 0.00 0.0
2001 14 4 0.01 0.2
2000 45 31 0.00 0.0
1999 14 6 0.39 4.2
1998 45 33 0.00 0.0
1997 49 29 0.00 0.0
1996 34 32 0.00 0.0
1995 18 3 0.00 0.0
1994 43 20 0.00 0.0
1993 17 0 0.00 0.0
1992 34 31 0.12 0.3
1991 31 11 0.00 0.0
1990 33 12 0.00 0.0
1989 29 17 0.00 0.0
1988 20 1 0.00 0.0
1987 32 21 0.00 0.0
1986 38 16 0.00 0.0
1985 16 -1 0.09 1.0
1984 31 19 0.46 4.5
1983 33 22 0.00 0.0
1982 15 -3 0.00 0.0
1981 36 26 0.00 0.0
1980 32 28 0.00 0.0
1979 4 -10 0.02 0.3
1978 14 -1 0.00 0.0
1977 20 -6 0.00 0.0
1976 36 28 0.00 0.0
1975 39 24 0.00 0.0
1974 3 -12 0.00 0.0
1973 26 11 0.00 0.0
1972 36 19 0.03 0.3
1971 43 29 0.00 0.0
1970 22 11 0.05 0.7
1969 6 -11 0.00 0.0
1968 13 -6 0.00 0.0
1967 32 12 0.00 0.0
1966 42 26 0.30 0.0
1965 37 34 0.47 0.0
1964 46 17 0.00 0.0
1963 26 23 0.00 0.0
1962 30 9 0.00 0.0
1961 29 17 0.10 2.0
1960 37 23 0.05 0.1
1959 26 22 0.06 1.3
1958 18 -5 0.00 0.0
1957 28 11 0.00 0.0
1956 43 23 0.05 0.0
1955 41 28 0.00 0.0
1954 54 28 0.00 0.0
1953 30 25 0.00 0.0
1952 9 0 0.00 0.0
1951 40 26 0.00 0.0
1950 43 35 0.00 0.0
1949 24 17 0.00 0.0
1948 25 12 0.16 1.6
1947 20 -6 0.00 0.0
1946 22 -6 0.00 0.0
1945 15 -4 0.00 0.0
1944 39 19 0.00 0.0
1943 32 26 0.00 0.0
1942 22 n/a 1.89 19.0
1941 46 36 0.41 0.0
1940 10 -2 0.00 0.0
1939 50 18 0.00 0.0
1938 37 21 0.00 0.0
1937 38 17 0.00 0.0
1936 36 32 0.18 0.0
1935 36 5 0.00 0.0
1934 21 6 0.00 0.0
1933 41 19 0.00 0.0
1932 32 28 0.05 1.0
1931 42 6 0.00 0.0
1930 40 29 0.00 0.0
1929 20 2 0.00 0.0
1928 1 -9 0.00 0.0
1927 41 23 0.00 0.0
1926 39 27 0.00 0.0
1925 24 16 0.21 n/a
1924 5 -15 0.05 0.5
1923 36 16 0.00 0.0
1922 31 8 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 15 1 0.00 0.0
1919 13 -4 0.08 n/a
1918 43 8 0.00 0.0
1917 34 21 0.00 0.0
1916 52 30 0.36 0.0
1915 33 18 0.00 0.0
1914 36 25 0.00 0.0
1913 48 33 0.00 0.0
1912 4 -9 0.00 0.0
1911 38 2 0.32 n/a
1910 37 18 0.00 0.0
1909 20 8 0.00 0.0
1908 33 18 0.00 0.0
1907 32 23 0.00 0.0
1906 32 23 0.00 0.0
1905 49 35 0.00 0.0
1904 35 13 0.00 0.0
1903 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1902 45 23 0.00 0.0
1901 24 -3 0.00 0.0
1900 17 5 0.05 0.5
1899 23 -4 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a -1 0.00 0.0
1897 61 n/a 0.00 0.0
1896 24 8 0.00 0.0
1895 26 5 0.00 0.0
1894 55 28 0.00 0.0
1893 30 13 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 61 °F which happened in 1897.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1897
2 55 °F 1894
3 54 °F 1954
4 52 °F 2004
4 52 °F 1916
6 50 °F 1939
7 49 °F 1997
7 49 °F 1905
7 49 °F 2020
10 48 °F 1913
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -19 °F which happened in 2018.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -19 °F 2018
2 -15 °F 1924
3 -12 °F 1974
4 -11 °F 1969
5 -10 °F 1979
6 -9 °F 1912
6 -9 °F 1928
8 -7 °F 2010
9 -6 °F 1968
9 -6 °F 1977
9 -6 °F 1947
9 -6 °F 1946
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -1 °F 2018
2 1 °F 1928
3 3 °F 1974
4 4 °F 1979
4 4 °F 1912
6 5 °F 1924
7 6 °F 1969
8 8 °F 2010
9 9 °F 1952
10 10 °F 1940
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 1.89 inches which happened in 1942.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.89 inches 1942
2 0.47 inches 1965
3 0.46 inches 1984
4 0.41 inches 1941
5 0.39 inches 1999
6 0.36 inches 1916
7 0.32 inches 1911
8 0.30 inches 1966
9 0.21 inches 1925
10 0.18 inches 2006
10 0.18 inches 1936
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 19.0 inches 1942
2 4.5 inches 1984
3 4.2 inches 2022
3 4.2 inches 1999
5 2.2 inches 2014
6 2.0 inches 1961
7 1.6 inches 1948
8 1.3 inches 1959
9 1.0 inches 1932
9 1.0 inches 1985
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1947–2024 Des Moines International Airport location
1893–1946 Indianola 2W location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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