Des Moines January 19 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 19.
January 19 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 55 °F 1914
Lowest temperature -20 °F 1985
Lowest daily high -5 °F 1963
Highest daily low 37 °F 1914
Most precipitation 0.60 inches 1935
Most snow 3.2 inches 1958
January 19 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.2 °F
Average low 14.4 °F
Chance precipitation 29.7%
Chance snow 23.0%
Des Moines January 19 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 6 -6 0.00 0.0
2023 33 28 0.02 0.6
2022 30 0 0.00 0.0
2021 36 12 0.01 0.0
2020 5 -3 0.00 0.0
2019 18 3 0.00 0.1
2018 47 29 0.00 0.0
2017 40 32 0.04 0.0
2016 18 7 0.10 2.0
2015 46 26 0.00 0.0
2014 53 16 0.00 0.0
2013 54 19 0.00 0.0
2012 20 2 0.00 0.1
2011 9 1 0.00 0.0
2010 28 23 0.00 0.0
2009 24 10 0.01 0.3
2008 4 -9 0.00 0.0
2007 31 12 0.00 0.0
2006 53 26 0.00 0.0
2005 38 26 0.00 0.0
2004 16 2 0.00 0.0
2003 38 5 0.00 0.0
2002 37 20 0.04 0.5
2001 15 0 0.00 0.0
2000 34 4 0.13 2.0
1999 33 19 0.00 0.0
1998 25 15 0.00 0.0
1997 42 24 0.00 0.0
1996 4 -8 0.01 0.1
1995 32 20 0.00 0.0
1994 16 -12 0.03 0.3
1993 24 5 0.00 0.0
1992 46 6 0.00 0.0
1991 44 30 0.02 0.3
1990 33 21 0.00 0.0
1989 49 31 0.00 0.0
1988 35 33 0.25 0.0
1987 33 8 0.00 0.0
1986 37 29 0.00 0.0
1985 8 -20 0.01 0.1
1984 11 -9 0.00 0.0
1983 30 18 0.01 0.1
1982 31 15 0.00 0.0
1981 49 30 0.00 0.0
1980 32 19 0.10 1.0
1979 35 18 0.10 0.1
1978 17 4 0.01 0.3
1977 30 -6 0.11 1.5
1976 42 7 0.00 0.0
1975 32 -4 0.01 0.0
1974 33 23 0.39 0.0
1973 35 27 0.00 0.0
1972 25 14 0.00 0.0
1971 9 -7 0.00 0.0
1970 -4 -19 0.00 0.0
1969 28 24 0.00 0.0
1968 45 24 0.00 0.0
1967 35 1 0.00 0.0
1966 17 -2 0.00 0.0
1965 32 12 0.00 0.0
1964 39 31 0.09 1.2
1963 -5 -14 0.08 1.1
1962 1 -9 0.08 1.6
1961 24 11 0.00 0.0
1960 19 2 0.00 0.0
1959 25 7 0.00 0.0
1958 33 29 0.21 3.2
1957 40 13 0.01 0.0
1956 12 -7 0.00 0.0
1955 25 4 0.00 0.0
1954 37 11 0.00 0.0
1953 29 21 0.00 0.0
1952 45 22 0.21 0.0
1951 48 28 0.00 0.0
1950 27 9 0.00 0.0
1949 12 -2 0.00 0.0
1948 25 -2 0.00 0.0
1947 49 29 0.02 0.0
1946 40 24 0.24 n/a
1945 33 24 0.00 0.0
1944 51 28 0.00 0.0
1943 2 -20 0.00 0.0
1942 44 24 0.00 0.0
1941 23 -2 0.00 0.0
1940 15 -16 0.00 0.0
1939 34 1 0.00 0.0
1938 31 28 0.29 n/a
1937 23 7 0.00 0.0
1936 12 -18 0.00 0.0
1935 34 6 0.60 0.0
1934 42 15 0.00 0.0
1933 44 24 0.00 0.0
1932 47 24 0.00 0.0
1931 29 9 0.00 0.0
1930 16 -3 0.20 2.0
1929 20 -3 0.00 0.0
1928 40 26 0.00 0.0
1927 20 11 0.00 0.0
1926 38 24 0.00 0.0
1925 40 7 0.00 0.0
1924 18 5 0.00 0.0
1923 32 16 0.00 0.0
1922 22 -5 0.06 n/a
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 32 13 0.00 0.0
1919 46 28 0.00 0.0
1918 14 7 0.00 0.0
1917 41 14 0.00 0.0
1916 26 6 0.08 n/a
1915 30 12 0.15 n/a
1914 55 37 0.00 0.0
1913 42 21 0.00 0.0
1912 11 -14 0.00 0.0
1911 34 25 0.00 0.0
1910 44 24 0.00 0.0
1909 38 28 0.00 0.0
1908 51 26 0.00 0.0
1907 48 22 0.48 0.5
1906 39 19 0.00 0.0
1905 34 17 0.00 0.0
1904 37 27 0.00 0.0
1903 40 26 0.00 0.0
1902 46 17 0.00 0.0
1901 44 11 0.00 0.0
1900 40 22 0.00 0.0
1899 40 14 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 25 0.15 1.5
1897 40 9 0.00 0.0
1896 32 7 0.00 0.0
1895 52 21 0.00 0.0
1894 47 24 0.00 0.0
1893 33 -6 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/19?
For the date of Jan 19, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 55 °F which happened in 1914.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 19
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1914
2 54 °F 2013
3 53 °F 2014
3 53 °F 2006
5 52 °F 1895
6 51 °F 1908
6 51 °F 1944
8 49 °F 1981
8 49 °F 1947
8 49 °F 1989
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/19?
For the date of Jan 19, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -20 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1985.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 19
Rank Temperature Year
1 -20 °F 1985
1 -20 °F 1943
3 -19 °F 1970
4 -18 °F 1936
5 -16 °F 1940
6 -14 °F 1912
6 -14 °F 1963
8 -12 °F 1994
9 -9 °F 1984
9 -9 °F 2008
9 -9 °F 1962
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 19
Rank Temperature Year
1 -5 °F 1963
2 -4 °F 1970
3 1 °F 1962
4 2 °F 1943
5 4 °F 2008
5 4 °F 1996
7 5 °F 2020
8 6 °F 2024
9 8 °F 1985
10 9 °F 2011
10 9 °F 1971
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/19?
For the date of Jan 19, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.60 inches which happened in 1935.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 19
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.60 inches 1935
2 0.48 inches 1907
3 0.39 inches 1974
4 0.29 inches 1938
5 0.25 inches 1988
6 0.24 inches 1946
7 0.21 inches 1952
7 0.21 inches 1958
9 0.20 inches 1930
10 0.15 inches 1915
10 0.15 inches 1898
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 19
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.2 inches 1958
2 2.0 inches 2016
2 2.0 inches 2000
2 2.0 inches 1930
5 1.6 inches 1962
6 1.5 inches 1977
6 1.5 inches 1898
8 1.2 inches 1964
9 1.1 inches 1963
10 1.0 inches 1980
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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