Des Moines January 13 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 13.
January 13 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 62 °F 1987
Lowest temperature -22 °F 1916
Lowest daily high 3 °F 1957
Highest daily low 35 °F 1928
Most precipitation 0.52 inches 1940
Most snow 5.9 inches 1979
January 13 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.0 °F
Average low 14.3 °F
Chance precipitation 30.7%
Chance snow 22.6%
Des Moines January 13 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 6 -14 0.01 0.6
2023 28 13 0.00 0.0
2022 50 30 0.00 0.0
2021 45 30 0.00 0.0
2020 33 27 0.01 0.0
2019 34 17 0.00 0.0
2018 14 3 0.00 0.0
2017 25 12 0.00 0.0
2016 40 9 0.00 0.0
2015 20 -6 0.00 0.0
2014 49 32 0.00 0.0
2013 21 8 0.00 0.0
2012 22 9 0.00 0.1
2011 21 1 0.00 0.0
2010 44 19 0.00 0.0
2009 13 -6 0.12 1.9
2008 29 15 0.00 0.0
2007 18 7 0.04 0.4
2006 35 25 0.00 0.0
2005 26 -2 0.00 0.0
2004 35 24 0.00 0.0
2003 24 12 0.00 0.0
2002 50 30 0.00 0.0
2001 35 32 0.30 1.2
2000 27 10 0.00 0.0
1999 16 6 0.02 0.2
1998 15 -2 0.00 0.0
1997 13 0 0.00 0.0
1996 60 29 0.00 0.0
1995 34 26 0.00 0.0
1994 17 0 0.10 1.1
1993 25 15 0.01 0.1
1992 32 18 0.05 0.5
1991 34 18 0.00 0.0
1990 37 15 0.00 0.0
1989 44 13 0.00 0.0
1988 19 -2 0.00 0.0
1987 62 31 0.00 0.0
1986 34 16 0.00 0.0
1985 35 11 0.00 0.0
1984 16 6 0.00 0.2
1983 50 24 0.00 0.0
1982 4 -9 0.00 0.0
1981 41 20 0.00 0.0
1980 52 34 0.03 0.0
1979 14 -8 0.49 5.9
1978 19 9 0.02 0.2
1977 35 11 0.01 0.2
1976 40 19 0.00 0.0
1975 20 0 0.00 0.0
1974 25 4 0.00 0.0
1973 30 13 0.00 0.0
1972 23 2 0.00 0.0
1971 22 13 0.01 0.0
1970 26 6 0.00 0.0
1969 26 11 0.00 0.0
1968 19 8 0.00 0.0
1967 39 24 0.00 0.0
1966 26 15 0.00 0.0
1965 13 -1 0.00 0.0
1964 14 -7 0.00 0.0
1963 8 -14 0.00 0.0
1962 34 19 0.00 0.0
1961 53 29 0.00 0.0
1960 37 33 0.00 0.0
1959 44 25 0.00 0.0
1958 46 33 0.00 0.0
1957 3 -13 0.14 2.6
1956 44 10 0.00 0.0
1955 32 10 0.00 0.0
1954 25 8 0.01 0.1
1953 39 30 0.00 0.0
1952 39 15 0.00 0.0
1951 43 30 0.00 0.0
1950 39 7 0.26 0.0
1949 38 13 0.00 0.0
1948 21 4 0.00 0.0
1947 50 33 0.00 0.0
1946 32 3 0.00 0.0
1945 43 24 0.00 0.0
1944 36 6 0.00 0.0
1943 28 1 0.00 0.0
1942 42 19 0.00 0.0
1941 35 24 0.00 0.0
1940 21 7 0.52 5.0
1939 34 25 0.02 n/a
1938 40 20 0.00 0.0
1937 38 23 0.00 0.0
1936 27 2 0.00 0.0
1935 38 13 0.00 0.0
1934 31 21 0.20 n/a
1933 36 15 0.02 n/a
1932 43 25 0.00 0.0
1931 23 6 0.20 n/a
1930 17 4 0.10 n/a
1929 13 -10 0.10 1.0
1928 51 35 0.00 0.0
1927 31 10 0.25 n/a
1926 31 15 0.00 0.0
1925 21 -5 0.00 0.0
1924 19 1 0.30 n/a
1923 44 24 0.00 0.0
1922 26 12 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 35 22 0.00 0.0
1919 41 28 0.00 0.0
1918 14 -3 0.00 0.0
1917 7 -4 0.00 0.0
1916 11 -22 0.00 0.0
1915 43 32 0.00 0.0
1914 41 12 0.00 0.0
1913 13 0 0.00 0.0
1912 12 -18 0.30 2.5
1911 21 4 0.23 n/a
1910 33 26 0.30 1.0
1909 28 10 0.00 0.0
1908 33 21 0.00 0.0
1907 29 21 0.00 0.0
1906 33 30 0.00 0.0
1905 3 -16 0.00 0.0
1904 25 14 0.00 0.0
1903 33 4 0.00 0.0
1902 38 7 0.00 0.0
1901 39 9 0.00 0.0
1900 49 28 0.00 0.0
1899 45 30 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 28 0.00 0.5
1897 39 20 0.15 1.5
1896 30 11 0.00 0.0
1895 22 -5 0.00 0.0
1894 46 33 0.00 0.0
1893 8 -14 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/13?
For the date of Jan 13, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 62 °F which happened in 1987.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 13
Rank Temperature Year
1 62 °F 1987
2 60 °F 1996
3 53 °F 1961
4 52 °F 1980
5 51 °F 1928
6 50 °F 1983
6 50 °F 1947
6 50 °F 2022
6 50 °F 2002
10 49 °F 2014
10 49 °F 1900
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/13?
For the date of Jan 13, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -22 °F which happened in 1916.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 13
Rank Temperature Year
1 -22 °F 1916
2 -18 °F 1912
3 -16 °F 1905
4 -14 °F 2024
4 -14 °F 1893
4 -14 °F 1963
7 -13 °F 1957
8 -10 °F 1929
9 -9 °F 1982
10 -8 °F 1979
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 13
Rank Temperature Year
1 3 °F 1957
1 3 °F 1905
3 4 °F 1982
4 6 °F 2024
5 7 °F 1917
6 8 °F 1893
6 8 °F 1963
8 11 °F 1916
9 12 °F 1912
10 13 °F 1929
10 13 °F 2009
10 13 °F 1997
10 13 °F 1913
10 13 °F 1965
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/13?
For the date of Jan 13, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.52 inches which happened in 1940.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 13
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.52 inches 1940
2 0.49 inches 1979
3 0.30 inches 1912
3 0.30 inches 1924
3 0.30 inches 1910
3 0.30 inches 2001
7 0.26 inches 1950
8 0.25 inches 1927
9 0.23 inches 1911
10 0.20 inches 1931
10 0.20 inches 1934
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 13
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.9 inches 1979
2 5.0 inches 1940
3 2.6 inches 1957
4 2.5 inches 1912
5 1.9 inches 2009
6 1.5 inches 1897
7 1.2 inches 2001
8 1.1 inches 1994
9 1.0 inches 1910
9 1.0 inches 1929
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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