Des Moines January 15 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 15.
January 15 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 58 °F 2006
Lowest temperature -18 °F 1994
Lowest daily high -8 °F 1994
Highest daily low 42 °F 1980
Most precipitation 0.40 inches 1906
Most snow 4.5 inches 2022
January 15 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 30.8 °F
Average low 14.2 °F
Chance precipitation 29.9%
Chance snow 22.0%
Des Moines January 15 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 1 -17 0.00 0.0
2023 47 32 0.00 0.0
2022 20 5 0.24 4.5
2021 35 29 0.21 2.7
2020 27 5 0.00 0.0
2019 33 29 0.00 0.0
2018 21 -5 0.00 0.2
2017 35 26 0.10 0.0
2016 36 13 0.00 0.0
2015 43 19 0.00 0.0
2014 32 15 0.00 0.0
2013 34 15 0.00 0.0
2012 53 21 0.00 0.0
2011 24 8 0.01 0.1
2010 29 24 0.00 0.0
2009 -4 -17 0.00 0.0
2008 26 4 0.00 0.0
2007 20 -2 0.04 0.8
2006 58 36 0.00 0.0
2005 6 -6 0.00 0.0
2004 38 14 0.00 0.0
2003 20 3 0.04 0.6
2002 30 23 0.00 0.0
2001 32 23 0.00 0.2
2000 51 30 0.00 0.0
1999 37 11 0.00 0.0
1998 23 8 0.00 0.0
1997 24 3 0.16 2.8
1996 31 10 0.00 0.0
1995 34 14 0.00 0.0
1994 -8 -18 0.00 0.0
1993 24 7 0.00 0.0
1992 31 -7 0.08 0.8
1991 29 26 0.00 0.0
1990 55 26 0.00 0.0
1989 42 24 0.00 0.0
1988 46 20 0.00 0.0
1987 33 14 0.00 0.0
1986 44 20 0.00 0.0
1985 21 2 0.00 0.0
1984 21 9 0.00 0.5
1983 26 13 0.00 0.0
1982 24 -8 0.07 0.9
1981 31 10 0.00 0.0
1980 49 42 0.25 0.0
1979 12 -17 0.00 0.0
1978 17 2 0.00 0.0
1977 15 -12 0.02 0.4
1976 53 22 0.00 0.0
1975 22 10 0.12 3.2
1974 42 28 0.00 0.0
1973 37 34 0.00 0.0
1972 -2 -18 0.00 0.0
1971 11 1 0.00 0.0
1970 35 26 0.00 0.0
1969 38 30 0.13 0.0
1968 22 7 0.00 0.0
1967 22 5 0.00 0.0
1966 24 19 0.00 0.0
1965 11 -3 0.07 1.0
1964 35 6 0.00 0.0
1963 1 -10 0.08 1.3
1962 14 -3 0.00 0.0
1961 32 27 0.01 0.1
1960 32 10 0.03 0.3
1959 26 4 0.00 0.0
1958 35 30 0.00 0.0
1957 11 -4 0.00 0.0
1956 22 1 0.07 0.7
1955 39 19 0.00 0.0
1954 34 3 0.00 0.0
1953 50 -3 0.24 0.0
1952 39 26 0.00 0.0
1951 36 22 0.00 0.0
1950 44 1 0.00 0.0
1949 44 33 0.39 0.0
1948 39 2 0.00 0.0
1947 34 16 0.20 2.4
1946 25 6 0.00 0.0
1945 28 25 0.06 0.8
1944 44 20 0.00 0.0
1943 32 19 0.18 2.0
1942 42 22 0.00 0.0
1941 31 25 0.00 0.0
1940 19 5 0.00 0.0
1939 32 12 0.05 n/a
1938 44 13 0.00 0.0
1937 8 -3 0.00 0.0
1936 20 0 0.00 0.0
1935 21 14 0.00 0.0
1934 38 25 0.00 0.0
1933 56 33 0.00 0.0
1932 33 10 0.00 0.0
1931 38 8 0.00 0.0
1930 11 -1 0.00 0.0
1929 13 -13 0.00 0.0
1928 39 30 0.00 0.0
1927 9 -15 0.00 0.0
1926 38 17 0.00 0.0
1925 28 10 0.00 0.0
1924 35 21 0.00 0.0
1923 47 26 0.00 0.0
1922 36 13 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 32 16 0.00 0.0
1919 41 22 0.00 0.0
1918 21 -4 0.00 0.0
1917 10 2 0.02 n/a
1916 12 3 0.00 0.0
1915 49 31 0.00 0.0
1914 52 31 0.00 0.0
1913 46 35 0.00 0.0
1912 3 -9 0.00 0.0
1911 16 2 0.00 0.0
1910 29 12 0.00 0.0
1909 28 16 0.12 n/a
1908 37 12 0.00 0.0
1907 15 3 0.15 n/a
1906 35 28 0.40 n/a
1905 17 -12 0.00 0.0
1904 38 13 0.00 0.0
1903 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1902 45 21 0.00 0.0
1901 50 35 0.00 0.0
1900 38 29 0.00 0.0
1899 47 32 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 16 0.30 3.0
1897 38 26 0.00 0.0
1896 33 23 0.00 0.0
1895 34 19 0.00 0.0
1894 53 40 0.00 0.0
1893 8 -12 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/15?
For the date of Jan 15, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 58 °F which happened in 2006.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 2006
2 56 °F 1933
3 55 °F 1990
4 53 °F 1976
4 53 °F 2012
4 53 °F 1894
7 52 °F 1914
8 51 °F 2000
9 50 °F 1901
9 50 °F 1953
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/15?
For the date of Jan 15, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -18 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1994.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 -18 °F 1994
1 -18 °F 1972
3 -17 °F 2024
3 -17 °F 2009
3 -17 °F 1979
6 -15 °F 1927
7 -13 °F 1929
8 -12 °F 1977
8 -12 °F 1905
8 -12 °F 1893
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 -8 °F 1994
2 -4 °F 2009
3 -2 °F 1972
4 1 °F 1963
4 1 °F 2024
6 3 °F 1912
7 6 °F 2005
8 8 °F 1937
8 8 °F 1893
10 9 °F 1927
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/15?
For the date of Jan 15, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.40 inches which happened in 1906.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.40 inches 1906
2 0.39 inches 1949
3 0.30 inches 1898
4 0.25 inches 1980
5 0.24 inches 2022
5 0.24 inches 1953
7 0.21 inches 2021
8 0.20 inches 1947
9 0.18 inches 1943
10 0.16 inches 1997
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.5 inches 2022
2 3.2 inches 1975
3 3.0 inches 1898
4 2.8 inches 1997
5 2.7 inches 2021
6 2.4 inches 1947
7 2.0 inches 1943
8 1.3 inches 1963
9 1.0 inches 1965
10 0.9 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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