Des Moines January 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 12.
January 12 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 57 °F 1928
Lowest temperature -32 °F 1912
Lowest daily high -12 °F 1912
Highest daily low 35 °F 1960
Most precipitation 2.13 inches 1960
Most snow 9.2 inches 2024
January 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.0 °F
Average low 14.3 °F
Chance precipitation 30.6%
Chance snow 22.5%
Des Moines January 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 19 5 0.43 9.2
2023 29 19 0.00 0.0
2022 53 30 0.00 0.0
2021 44 24 0.00 0.0
2020 27 16 0.08 1.4
2019 31 28 0.40 4.9
2018 9 -3 0.00 0.0
2017 23 13 0.00 0.0
2016 27 2 0.00 0.0
2015 19 2 0.00 0.0
2014 51 25 0.00 0.0
2013 53 16 0.00 0.0
2012 18 11 0.00 0.1
2011 14 2 0.01 0.4
2010 22 9 0.00 0.2
2009 37 4 0.11 2.8
2008 28 20 0.00 0.1
2007 22 8 0.00 0.0
2006 52 33 0.00 0.0
2005 31 26 0.00 0.0
2004 45 24 0.00 0.0
2003 43 5 0.00 0.0
2002 44 28 0.00 0.0
2001 34 31 0.00 0.0
2000 37 24 0.00 0.0
1999 24 10 0.00 0.0
1998 22 2 0.00 0.0
1997 3 -11 0.00 0.0
1996 49 24 0.00 0.0
1995 34 33 0.00 0.0
1994 33 13 0.01 0.0
1993 34 25 0.60 5.0
1992 43 32 0.24 0.0
1991 24 18 0.00 0.0
1990 29 16 0.00 0.0
1989 34 18 0.00 0.0
1988 37 3 0.01 0.0
1987 47 29 0.00 0.0
1986 40 22 0.00 0.0
1985 15 -7 0.00 0.0
1984 21 16 0.17 4.1
1983 37 9 0.00 0.0
1982 10 2 0.15 2.1
1981 47 5 0.00 0.0
1980 38 6 0.00 0.0
1979 16 10 0.23 1.8
1978 20 15 0.05 0.5
1977 11 -10 0.00 0.0
1976 47 25 0.00 0.0
1975 5 0 0.00 0.0
1974 4 -23 0.00 0.0
1973 25 3 0.00 0.0
1972 45 19 0.00 0.0
1971 18 1 0.01 0.0
1970 20 0 0.00 0.0
1969 25 6 0.00 0.0
1968 21 8 0.22 3.0
1967 38 26 0.00 0.0
1966 31 20 0.39 2.8
1965 26 7 0.00 0.0
1964 17 7 0.04 0.6
1963 6 -11 0.02 0.7
1962 35 18 0.00 0.0
1961 56 28 0.00 0.0
1960 48 35 2.13 0.0
1959 51 25 0.00 0.0
1958 40 32 0.00 0.0
1957 18 3 0.00 0.0
1956 35 16 0.00 0.0
1955 30 10 0.00 0.0
1954 13 -9 0.00 0.0
1953 43 22 0.00 0.0
1952 29 17 0.00 0.0
1951 39 26 0.00 0.0
1950 43 33 0.00 0.0
1949 22 14 0.00 0.0
1948 37 11 0.00 0.0
1947 33 24 0.11 0.9
1946 30 9 0.00 0.0
1945 40 29 0.00 0.0
1944 25 3 0.00 0.0
1943 28 10 0.00 0.0
1942 38 32 0.00 0.0
1941 52 26 0.00 0.0
1940 28 -1 0.00 0.0
1939 43 22 0.00 0.0
1938 33 20 0.00 0.0
1937 34 10 0.00 0.0
1936 43 25 0.00 0.0
1935 42 29 0.39 0.0
1934 34 23 0.20 n/a
1933 41 15 0.00 0.0
1932 43 35 0.11 0.0
1931 33 15 0.00 0.0
1930 32 13 0.00 0.0
1929 30 -4 0.00 0.0
1928 57 32 0.00 0.0
1927 35 29 0.05 n/a
1926 32 -5 0.15 n/a
1925 26 5 0.00 0.0
1924 21 3 0.00 0.0
1923 48 16 0.00 0.0
1922 27 14 0.03 n/a
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 39 19 0.00 0.0
1919 42 29 0.00 0.0
1918 -1 -20 0.00 0.0
1917 18 7 0.10 n/a
1916 18 -9 0.18 n/a
1915 40 21 0.00 0.0
1914 35 -2 0.00 0.0
1913 6 -12 0.00 0.0
1912 -12 -32 0.00 0.0
1911 22 8 0.00 0.0
1910 35 32 0.48 0.0
1909 18 -7 0.00 0.0
1908 27 20 0.00 0.0
1907 32 20 0.02 0.0
1906 32 19 0.00 0.0
1905 15 -3 0.00 0.0
1904 30 22 0.00 0.0
1903 13 -4 0.00 0.0
1902 28 11 0.00 0.0
1901 29 2 0.00 0.0
1900 38 21 0.01 0.1
1899 37 26 0.04 0.0
1898 n/a 26 1.02 2.7
1897 33 10 0.30 3.0
1896 42 16 0.00 0.0
1895 12 -12 0.00 0.0
1894 48 14 0.00 0.0
1893 6 5 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/12?
For the date of Jan 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 57 °F which happened in 1928.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1928
2 56 °F 1961
3 53 °F 2022
3 53 °F 2013
5 52 °F 1941
5 52 °F 2006
7 51 °F 2014
7 51 °F 1959
9 49 °F 1996
10 48 °F 1923
10 48 °F 1894
10 48 °F 1960
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/12?
For the date of Jan 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -32 °F which happened in 1912.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 -32 °F 1912
2 -23 °F 1974
3 -20 °F 1918
4 -12 °F 1895
4 -12 °F 1913
6 -11 °F 1997
6 -11 °F 1963
8 -10 °F 1977
9 -9 °F 1954
9 -9 °F 1916
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 -12 °F 1912
2 -1 °F 1918
3 3 °F 1997
4 4 °F 1974
5 5 °F 1975
6 6 °F 1893
6 6 °F 1963
6 6 °F 1913
9 9 °F 2018
10 10 °F 1982
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/12?
For the date of Jan 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 2.13 inches which happened in 1960.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.13 inches 1960
2 1.02 inches 1898
3 0.60 inches 1993
4 0.48 inches 1910
5 0.43 inches 2024
6 0.40 inches 2019
7 0.39 inches 1935
7 0.39 inches 1966
9 0.30 inches 1897
10 0.24 inches 1992
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 9.2 inches 2024
2 5.0 inches 1993
3 4.9 inches 2019
4 4.1 inches 1984
5 3.0 inches 1968
5 3.0 inches 1897
7 2.8 inches 1966
7 2.8 inches 2009
9 2.7 inches 1898
10 2.1 inches 1982
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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