Des Moines January 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 2.
January 2 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 60 °F 2004
Lowest temperature -17 °F 2010
Lowest daily high 1 °F 2010
Highest daily low 37 °F 1998
Most precipitation 1.25 inches 1897
Most snow 7.0 inches 1982
January 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 32.1 °F
Average low 15.8 °F
Chance precipitation 28.9%
Chance snow 20.5%
Des Moines January 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 38 23 0.00 0.0
2023 40 32 0.54 0.0
2022 8 -8 0.00 0.0
2021 30 10 0.00 0.0
2020 48 31 0.00 0.0
2019 33 15 0.00 0.0
2018 21 -15 0.00 0.2
2017 38 34 0.01 0.0
2016 35 12 0.00 0.0
2015 34 17 0.00 0.0
2014 10 -6 0.00 0.0
2013 31 8 0.00 0.1
2012 28 14 0.00 0.0
2011 35 7 0.00 0.0
2010 1 -17 0.00 0.0
2009 33 23 0.00 0.0
2008 16 2 0.00 0.0
2007 41 19 0.00 0.0
2006 38 34 0.32 0.0
2005 34 25 0.08 0.0
2004 60 31 0.00 0.0
2003 32 17 0.00 0.0
2002 22 7 0.00 0.1
2001 22 -6 0.00 0.0
2000 45 32 0.00 0.0
1999 17 14 0.26 3.5
1998 56 37 0.00 0.0
1997 54 34 0.00 0.0
1996 32 12 0.05 0.0
1995 20 5 0.00 0.0
1994 30 19 0.42 5.2
1993 34 17 0.04 0.0
1992 37 32 0.00 0.0
1991 11 -2 0.00 0.0
1990 48 24 0.00 0.0
1989 29 9 0.00 0.0
1988 35 6 0.00 0.0
1987 36 24 0.00 0.0
1986 37 23 0.01 0.1
1985 16 -8 0.00 0.0
1984 27 13 0.00 0.0
1983 31 15 0.00 0.0
1982 33 13 1.00 7.0
1981 42 16 0.00 0.0
1980 30 26 0.00 0.0
1979 1 -12 0.00 0.0
1978 17 0 0.00 0.0
1977 19 5 0.03 1.0
1976 34 10 0.00 0.0
1975 32 24 0.28 5.9
1974 10 1 0.10 2.2
1973 39 13 0.00 0.0
1972 35 16 0.00 0.0
1971 35 23 0.02 0.3
1970 16 3 0.04 0.4
1969 21 -1 0.00 0.0
1968 14 0 0.00 0.1
1967 32 23 0.01 0.2
1966 40 21 0.26 0.4
1965 34 22 0.00 0.0
1964 53 31 0.00 0.0
1963 25 24 0.00 0.0
1962 36 17 0.00 0.0
1961 27 3 0.05 0.8
1960 38 18 0.00 0.0
1959 25 1 0.05 0.9
1958 13 2 0.00 0.0
1957 33 9 0.00 0.0
1956 42 27 0.00 0.0
1955 40 21 0.00 0.0
1954 41 17 0.00 0.0
1953 30 19 0.00 0.0
1952 20 4 0.00 0.0
1951 26 17 0.28 0.7
1950 52 20 0.01 0.0
1949 34 22 0.00 0.0
1948 31 5 0.00 0.0
1947 20 4 0.18 2.5
1946 39 16 0.00 0.0
1945 16 -5 0.00 0.0
1944 50 23 0.00 0.0
1943 32 28 0.00 0.0
1942 n/a -10 0.00 0.0
1941 39 25 0.00 0.0
1940 14 -9 0.00 0.0
1939 51 29 0.00 0.0
1938 33 7 0.00 0.0
1937 37 8 0.25 n/a
1936 35 31 0.57 n/a
1935 49 27 0.00 0.0
1934 28 15 0.00 0.0
1933 46 22 0.00 0.0
1932 29 18 0.00 0.0
1931 51 31 0.00 0.0
1930 42 20 0.05 n/a
1929 27 3 0.00 0.0
1928 9 -8 0.00 0.0
1927 51 30 0.00 0.0
1926 34 15 0.00 0.0
1925 24 20 0.00 0.0
1924 15 5 0.05 n/a
1923 33 21 0.10 1.1
1922 45 21 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 10 -1 0.00 0.0
1919 2 -8 0.00 0.0
1918 42 15 0.00 0.0
1917 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1916 35 21 0.00 0.0
1915 26 2 0.00 0.0
1914 34 27 0.01 0.1
1913 40 18 0.00 0.0
1912 4 -12 0.00 0.0
1911 2 -6 0.00 0.0
1910 18 10 0.00 0.0
1909 39 15 0.00 0.0
1908 37 22 0.00 0.0
1907 41 31 0.22 0.0
1906 33 27 0.36 n/a
1905 36 16 0.10 1.0
1904 15 -5 0.02 n/a
1903 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1902 39 21 0.00 0.0
1901 26 -2 0.00 0.0
1900 24 5 0.00 0.0
1899 40 17 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 6 0.00 0.0
1897 60 21 1.25 3.3
1896 40 5 0.00 0.0
1895 31 10 0.00 0.0
1894 53 33 0.00 0.0
1893 30 5 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 60 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2004.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1897
1 60 °F 2004
3 56 °F 1998
4 54 °F 1997
5 53 °F 1894
5 53 °F 1964
7 52 °F 1950
8 51 °F 1939
8 51 °F 1931
8 51 °F 1927
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -17 °F which happened in 2010.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 -17 °F 2010
2 -15 °F 2018
3 -12 °F 1912
3 -12 °F 1979
5 -10 °F 1942
6 -9 °F 1940
7 -8 °F 1928
7 -8 °F 1985
7 -8 °F 2022
7 -8 °F 1919
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 1 °F 2010
1 1 °F 1979
3 2 °F 1919
3 2 °F 1911
5 4 °F 1912
6 8 °F 2022
7 9 °F 1928
8 10 °F 1920
8 10 °F 2014
8 10 °F 1974
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 1.25 inches which happened in 1897.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.25 inches 1897
2 1.00 inches 1982
3 0.57 inches 1936
4 0.54 inches 2023
5 0.42 inches 1994
6 0.36 inches 1906
7 0.32 inches 2006
8 0.28 inches 1951
8 0.28 inches 1975
10 0.26 inches 1966
10 0.26 inches 1999
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 7.0 inches 1982
2 5.9 inches 1975
3 5.2 inches 1994
4 3.5 inches 1999
5 3.3 inches 1897
6 2.5 inches 1947
7 2.2 inches 1974
8 1.1 inches 1923
9 1.0 inches 1977
9 1.0 inches 1905
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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