Des Moines January 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 16.
January 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F 1990
Lowest temperature -19 °F 2009
Lowest daily high -7 °F 1982
Highest daily low 38 °F 1990
Most precipitation 1.04 inches 1980
Most snow 4.5 inches 1936
January 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 30.9 °F
Average low 14.1 °F
Chance precipitation 29.8%
Chance snow 22.0%
Des Moines January 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 7 -11 0.00 0.0
2023 54 35 0.11 0.0
2022 35 6 0.00 0.0
2021 30 26 0.00 0.0
2020 11 -3 0.00 0.0
2019 32 19 0.00 0.0
2018 6 -6 0.00 0.2
2017 34 31 0.69 0.0
2016 18 6 0.02 0.4
2015 57 24 0.00 0.0
2014 41 10 0.17 3.3
2013 50 20 0.00 0.0
2012 45 28 0.00 0.0
2011 21 4 0.00 0.0
2010 33 22 0.00 0.0
2009 17 -19 0.00 0.0
2008 30 17 0.12 2.5
2007 11 -6 0.00 0.0
2006 41 27 0.00 0.0
2005 11 -5 0.00 0.0
2004 34 26 0.63 0.0
2003 21 8 0.13 2.2
2002 31 18 0.00 0.0
2001 24 19 0.00 0.0
2000 29 15 0.00 0.0
1999 43 29 0.00 0.0
1998 26 17 0.06 1.0
1997 7 -4 0.00 0.0
1996 43 30 0.00 0.0
1995 38 24 0.00 0.0
1994 17 -9 0.05 0.6
1993 33 18 0.00 0.0
1992 40 4 0.00 0.0
1991 28 18 0.00 0.0
1990 59 38 0.00 0.0
1989 48 17 0.00 0.0
1988 46 35 0.00 0.0
1987 22 10 0.00 0.0
1986 53 33 0.00 0.0
1985 25 11 0.00 0.0
1984 18 6 0.00 0.1
1983 36 13 0.00 0.0
1982 -7 -15 0.00 0.0
1981 23 5 0.00 0.0
1980 43 32 1.04 0.1
1979 19 -4 0.00 0.0
1978 10 -7 0.00 0.0
1977 -4 -18 0.00 0.0
1976 26 11 0.00 0.0
1975 22 3 0.00 0.0
1974 46 33 0.00 0.0
1973 50 35 0.00 0.0
1972 30 -4 0.00 0.0
1971 20 4 0.00 0.0
1970 34 2 0.00 0.0
1969 39 30 0.00 0.0
1968 33 6 0.00 0.0
1967 40 4 0.05 0.0
1966 19 2 0.00 0.1
1965 10 -15 0.00 0.0
1964 28 23 0.00 0.0
1963 11 -7 0.05 1.0
1962 15 -2 0.00 0.0
1961 50 25 0.00 0.0
1960 26 2 0.00 0.0
1959 9 -3 0.00 0.0
1958 34 30 0.00 0.0
1957 10 -10 0.00 0.0
1956 8 -1 0.01 0.1
1955 32 16 0.00 0.0
1954 4 -5 0.00 0.0
1953 16 -8 0.00 0.0
1952 49 28 0.00 0.0
1951 58 23 0.00 0.0
1950 32 -1 0.00 0.0
1949 33 6 0.00 0.0
1948 9 -4 0.00 0.0
1947 29 5 0.00 0.0
1946 37 9 0.00 0.0
1945 26 15 0.00 0.0
1944 40 24 0.00 0.0
1943 39 13 0.00 0.0
1942 43 15 0.00 0.0
1941 30 15 0.14 0.0
1940 18 1 0.00 0.0
1939 18 -1 0.00 0.0
1938 44 30 0.00 0.0
1937 31 3 0.00 0.0
1936 27 10 0.37 4.5
1935 35 20 0.31 0.0
1934 35 11 0.00 0.0
1933 49 26 0.00 0.0
1932 33 22 0.14 0.0
1931 53 21 0.00 0.0
1930 1 -15 0.00 0.0
1929 16 5 0.00 0.0
1928 36 30 0.00 0.0
1927 33 5 0.00 0.0
1926 43 28 0.00 0.0
1925 27 7 0.15 n/a
1924 31 -4 0.00 0.0
1923 48 n/a 0.00 0.0
1922 37 8 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 39 10 0.01 0.1
1919 44 30 0.00 0.0
1918 15 5 0.00 0.0
1917 13 1 0.00 0.0
1916 4 -4 0.00 0.0
1915 37 19 0.47 0.1
1914 44 33 0.00 0.0
1913 52 33 0.00 0.0
1912 20 -5 0.00 0.0
1911 14 9 0.25 n/a
1910 34 27 0.00 0.0
1909 27 21 0.02 0.2
1908 29 4 0.00 0.0
1907 25 11 0.30 n/a
1906 28 17 0.00 0.0
1905 23 -2 0.00 0.0
1904 34 11 0.00 0.0
1903 48 28 0.00 0.0
1902 36 13 0.00 0.0
1901 n/a 26 0.00 0.0
1900 36 30 0.00 0.0
1899 44 26 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 10 0.00 0.0
1897 39 31 0.03 0.0
1896 30 24 0.00 0.0
1895 42 16 0.00 0.0
1894 54 34 0.00 0.0
1893 10 -6 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 59 °F which happened in 1990.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1990
2 58 °F 1951
3 57 °F 2015
4 54 °F 1894
4 54 °F 2023
6 53 °F 1931
6 53 °F 1986
8 52 °F 1913
9 50 °F 2013
9 50 °F 1961
9 50 °F 1973
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -19 °F which happened in 2009.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -19 °F 2009
2 -18 °F 1977
3 -15 °F 1930
3 -15 °F 1965
3 -15 °F 1982
6 -11 °F 2024
7 -10 °F 1957
8 -9 °F 1994
9 -8 °F 1953
10 -7 °F 1978
10 -7 °F 1963
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -7 °F 1982
2 -4 °F 1977
3 1 °F 1930
4 4 °F 1954
4 4 °F 1916
6 6 °F 2018
7 7 °F 2024
7 7 °F 1997
9 8 °F 1956
10 9 °F 1959
10 9 °F 1948
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 1.04 inches which happened in 1980.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.04 inches 1980
2 0.69 inches 2017
3 0.63 inches 2004
4 0.47 inches 1915
5 0.37 inches 1936
6 0.31 inches 1935
7 0.30 inches 1907
8 0.25 inches 1911
9 0.17 inches 2014
10 0.15 inches 1925
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.5 inches 1936
2 3.3 inches 2014
3 2.5 inches 2008
4 2.2 inches 2003
5 1.0 inches 1963
5 1.0 inches 1998
7 0.6 inches 1994
8 0.4 inches 2016
9 0.2 inches 2018
9 0.2 inches 1909
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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