Des Moines January 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 17.
January 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F 1989
Lowest temperature -22 °F 1930
Lowest daily high -8 °F 1930
Highest daily low 45 °F 1973
Most precipitation 0.61 inches 2020
Most snow 5.7 inches 2020
January 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.0 °F
Average low 14.2 °F
Chance precipitation 29.8%
Chance snow 22.3%
Des Moines January 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 23 0 0.00 0.0
2023 35 31 0.00 0.0
2022 34 23 0.00 0.0
2021 31 24 0.04 0.7
2020 30 8 0.61 5.7
2019 29 25 0.00 0.0
2018 25 -3 0.00 0.0
2017 37 32 0.00 0.0
2016 6 -6 0.00 0.0
2015 48 37 0.01 0.0
2014 21 6 0.00 0.0
2013 37 18 0.00 0.0
2012 28 5 0.12 2.5
2011 36 21 0.17 0.5
2010 34 28 0.00 0.0
2009 34 15 0.00 0.0
2008 17 1 0.07 3.0
2007 22 0 0.00 0.0
2006 29 22 0.00 0.0
2005 13 -8 0.00 0.0
2004 34 25 0.02 0.0
2003 13 -3 0.00 0.0
2002 36 15 0.00 0.0
2001 28 17 0.00 0.0
2000 29 26 0.00 0.0
1999 37 27 0.08 0.0
1998 29 9 0.00 0.0
1997 10 -13 0.00 0.0
1996 55 30 0.45 0.0
1995 41 22 0.04 0.0
1994 -1 -13 0.00 0.0
1993 18 3 0.00 0.0
1992 38 13 0.00 0.0
1991 33 16 0.00 0.0
1990 42 32 0.19 0.0
1989 59 24 0.00 0.0
1988 38 28 0.00 0.0
1987 25 15 0.02 0.2
1986 50 30 0.00 0.0
1985 37 11 0.03 0.3
1984 12 -2 0.00 0.0
1983 25 12 0.00 0.0
1982 17 -14 0.01 0.2
1981 44 4 0.00 0.0
1980 32 26 0.00 0.0
1979 23 8 0.00 0.0
1978 15 -9 0.00 0.0
1977 8 -15 0.00 0.0
1976 23 3 0.00 0.0
1975 36 18 0.00 0.0
1974 37 27 0.00 0.0
1973 51 45 0.00 0.0
1972 45 27 0.00 0.0
1971 16 12 0.00 0.0
1970 3 -9 0.07 0.7
1969 30 23 0.15 1.5
1968 42 25 0.00 0.0
1967 4 -7 0.00 0.0
1966 10 -1 0.00 0.0
1965 31 4 0.00 0.0
1964 43 26 0.00 0.0
1963 25 -9 0.10 2.3
1962 2 -9 0.00 0.0
1961 49 31 0.00 0.0
1960 26 15 0.27 4.7
1959 9 -6 0.00 0.0
1958 32 29 0.00 0.0
1957 22 7 0.01 0.2
1956 15 7 0.08 1.6
1955 26 13 0.06 0.6
1954 11 -12 0.00 0.0
1953 26 12 0.00 0.0
1952 40 23 0.00 0.0
1951 51 29 0.00 0.0
1950 42 6 0.00 0.0
1949 21 6 0.00 0.0
1948 19 -7 0.00 0.0
1947 47 22 0.00 0.0
1946 45 18 0.00 0.0
1945 30 17 0.04 n/a
1944 52 21 0.00 0.0
1943 13 -6 0.00 0.0
1942 42 35 0.00 0.0
1941 32 12 0.40 n/a
1940 10 -4 0.04 0.5
1939 32 18 0.26 n/a
1938 36 25 0.00 0.0
1937 28 11 0.00 0.0
1936 22 13 0.00 0.0
1935 31 13 0.00 0.0
1934 49 19 0.00 0.0
1933 26 12 0.00 0.0
1932 38 27 0.40 n/a
1931 42 18 0.00 0.0
1930 -8 -22 0.00 0.0
1929 27 15 0.00 0.0
1928 41 29 0.00 0.0
1927 35 14 0.00 0.0
1926 38 22 0.00 0.0
1925 28 -7 0.00 0.0
1924 15 -5 0.00 0.0
1923 53 22 0.00 0.0
1922 35 17 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 17 6 0.00 0.0
1919 45 29 0.00 0.0
1918 15 6 0.00 0.0
1917 25 10 0.00 0.0
1916 16 -7 0.00 0.0
1915 22 10 0.00 0.0
1914 37 23 0.00 0.0
1913 50 21 0.00 0.0
1912 25 19 0.00 0.0
1911 21 12 0.06 n/a
1910 34 31 0.02 0.0
1909 29 23 0.00 0.0
1908 44 16 0.00 0.0
1907 30 24 0.00 0.0
1906 40 12 0.00 0.0
1905 33 6 0.00 0.0
1904 29 13 0.00 0.0
1903 38 24 0.00 0.0
1902 50 21 0.00 0.0
1901 n/a 11 0.00 0.0
1900 33 30 0.06 0.1
1899 33 6 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 15 0.00 0.0
1897 42 26 0.00 0.0
1896 34 18 0.00 0.0
1895 43 20 0.00 0.0
1894 57 36 0.00 0.0
1893 23 -11 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 59 °F which happened in 1989.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1989
2 57 °F 1894
3 55 °F 1996
4 53 °F 1923
5 52 °F 1944
6 51 °F 1951
6 51 °F 1973
8 50 °F 1913
8 50 °F 1902
8 50 °F 1986
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -22 °F which happened in 1930.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -22 °F 1930
2 -15 °F 1977
3 -14 °F 1982
4 -13 °F 1997
4 -13 °F 1994
6 -12 °F 1954
7 -11 °F 1893
8 -9 °F 1970
8 -9 °F 1963
8 -9 °F 1962
8 -9 °F 1978
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -8 °F 1930
2 -1 °F 1994
3 2 °F 1962
4 3 °F 1970
5 4 °F 1967
6 6 °F 2016
7 8 °F 1977
8 9 °F 1959
9 10 °F 1940
9 10 °F 1997
9 10 °F 1966
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.61 inches which happened in 2020.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.61 inches 2020
2 0.45 inches 1996
3 0.40 inches 1932
3 0.40 inches 1941
5 0.27 inches 1960
6 0.26 inches 1939
7 0.19 inches 1990
8 0.17 inches 2011
9 0.15 inches 1969
10 0.12 inches 2012
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.7 inches 2020
2 4.7 inches 1960
3 3.0 inches 2008
4 2.5 inches 2012
5 2.3 inches 1963
6 1.6 inches 1956
7 1.5 inches 1969
8 0.7 inches 1970
8 0.7 inches 2021
10 0.6 inches 1955
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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