Des Moines January 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 20.
January 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 63 °F 1895
Lowest temperature -20 °F 1985
Lowest daily high -5 °F 1984
Highest daily low 39 °F 1901
Most precipitation 1.63 inches 1904
Most snow 4.8 inches 1953
January 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.3 °F
Average low 14.5 °F
Chance precipitation 29.7%
Chance snow 23.1%
Des Moines January 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 8 -12 0.00 0.0
2023 27 24 0.00 0.0
2022 4 -7 0.00 0.0
2021 44 11 0.00 0.0
2020 12 -3 0.00 0.2
2019 9 2 0.03 0.7
2018 48 29 0.00 0.0
2017 43 36 0.06 0.0
2016 24 8 0.00 0.0
2015 50 30 0.00 0.0
2014 47 8 0.08 1.6
2013 19 9 0.03 1.0
2012 12 5 0.00 0.1
2011 20 -1 0.00 0.0
2010 34 26 0.67 0.0
2009 23 14 0.00 0.0
2008 12 -11 0.00 0.1
2007 28 6 0.07 1.2
2006 32 28 0.09 1.3
2005 32 26 0.00 0.0
2004 23 13 0.00 0.0
2003 26 15 0.00 0.0
2002 44 20 0.00 0.0
2001 24 -4 0.00 0.0
2000 18 -1 0.00 0.0
1999 38 16 0.00 0.0
1998 28 20 0.17 2.3
1997 47 24 0.00 0.0
1996 17 3 0.00 0.0
1995 20 15 0.00 0.0
1994 8 -12 0.00 0.0
1993 32 15 0.27 0.0
1992 48 23 0.00 0.0
1991 32 3 0.00 0.0
1990 33 27 0.40 2.1
1989 36 21 0.00 0.0
1988 33 16 0.01 0.1
1987 32 8 0.00 0.0
1986 49 27 0.00 0.0
1985 2 -20 0.00 0.0
1984 -5 -16 0.00 0.0
1983 31 25 0.00 0.0
1982 24 14 0.00 0.0
1981 47 27 0.00 0.0
1980 33 16 0.00 0.0
1979 29 21 0.01 0.1
1978 14 -2 0.01 0.2
1977 30 19 0.00 0.0
1976 43 2 0.00 0.0
1975 36 -8 0.00 0.0
1974 35 33 0.31 0.0
1973 32 26 0.00 0.0
1972 25 11 0.00 0.0
1971 37 3 0.00 0.0
1970 0 -17 0.01 0.2
1969 34 26 0.01 0.0
1968 50 33 0.00 0.0
1967 47 27 0.00 0.0
1966 20 0 0.00 0.0
1965 23 9 0.00 0.0
1964 49 26 0.00 0.0
1963 5 -14 0.01 0.2
1962 2 -19 0.00 0.0
1961 18 -3 0.04 0.9
1960 14 -1 0.00 0.0
1959 19 12 0.22 3.8
1958 29 19 0.03 0.4
1957 41 32 0.00 0.0
1956 6 -9 0.00 0.0
1955 29 14 0.02 0.3
1954 33 -11 0.01 0.0
1953 30 21 0.27 4.8
1952 22 10 0.00 0.0
1951 30 4 0.22 2.2
1950 43 13 0.00 0.0
1949 16 -5 0.19 1.9
1948 44 17 0.00 0.0
1947 34 7 0.15 0.3
1946 27 19 0.04 n/a
1945 34 27 0.00 0.0
1944 53 17 0.00 0.0
1943 18 -2 0.00 0.0
1942 40 26 0.00 0.0
1941 30 6 0.00 0.0
1940 10 -4 0.00 0.0
1939 48 27 0.00 0.0
1938 34 29 0.00 0.0
1937 37 15 0.40 1.0
1936 10 -14 0.00 0.0
1935 9 -6 0.05 n/a
1934 46 21 0.00 0.0
1933 49 24 0.00 0.0
1932 53 32 0.00 0.0
1931 29 13 0.00 0.0
1930 12 -1 0.00 0.0
1929 23 -5 0.00 0.0
1928 27 7 0.00 0.0
1927 16 -1 0.00 0.0
1926 24 12 0.20 n/a
1925 33 20 0.00 0.0
1924 8 -5 0.00 0.0
1923 44 18 0.00 0.0
1922 28 5 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 20 11 0.00 0.0
1919 42 31 0.00 0.0
1918 21 8 0.00 0.0
1917 34 16 0.00 0.0
1916 38 26 0.00 0.0
1915 16 7 0.10 n/a
1914 43 21 0.00 0.0
1913 21 4 0.03 0.3
1912 16 2 0.00 0.0
1911 40 31 0.00 0.0
1910 41 24 0.00 0.0
1909 42 30 0.00 0.0
1908 52 31 0.00 0.0
1907 22 6 0.00 0.0
1906 53 33 0.00 0.0
1905 38 19 0.00 0.0
1904 30 23 1.63 n/a
1903 38 18 0.00 0.0
1902 38 29 0.15 n/a
1901 53 39 0.00 0.0
1900 48 24 0.00 0.0
1899 51 28 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 26 0.00 0.0
1897 37 30 0.35 1.0
1896 38 26 0.00 0.0
1895 63 39 0.10 0.0
1894 37 31 0.60 0.0
1893 32 15 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 63 °F which happened in 1895.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 63 °F 1895
2 53 °F 1932
2 53 °F 1906
2 53 °F 1901
2 53 °F 1944
6 52 °F 1908
7 51 °F 1899
8 50 °F 2015
8 50 °F 1968
10 49 °F 1933
10 49 °F 1986
10 49 °F 1964
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -20 °F which happened in 1985.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -20 °F 1985
2 -19 °F 1962
3 -17 °F 1970
4 -16 °F 1984
5 -14 °F 1963
5 -14 °F 1936
7 -12 °F 2024
7 -12 °F 1994
9 -11 °F 2008
9 -11 °F 1954
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -5 °F 1984
2 0 °F 1970
3 2 °F 1985
3 2 °F 1962
5 4 °F 2022
6 5 °F 1963
7 6 °F 1956
8 8 °F 1924
8 8 °F 1994
8 8 °F 2024
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 1.63 inches which happened in 1904.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.63 inches 1904
2 0.67 inches 2010
3 0.60 inches 1894
4 0.40 inches 1937
4 0.40 inches 1990
6 0.35 inches 1897
7 0.31 inches 1974
8 0.27 inches 1953
8 0.27 inches 1993
10 0.22 inches 1951
10 0.22 inches 1959
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.8 inches 1953
2 3.8 inches 1959
3 2.3 inches 1998
4 2.2 inches 1951
5 2.1 inches 1990
6 1.9 inches 1949
7 1.6 inches 2014
8 1.3 inches 2006
9 1.2 inches 2007
10 1.0 inches 2013
10 1.0 inches 1937
10 1.0 inches 1897
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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