Des Moines January 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 21.
January 21 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 58 °F 1992
Lowest temperature -24 °F 1970
Lowest daily high 4 °F 1970
Highest daily low 42 °F 1909
Most precipitation 0.44 inches 2018
Most snow 6.0 inches 1973
January 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.4 °F
Average low 14.5 °F
Chance precipitation 29.9%
Chance snow 23.3%
Des Moines January 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 29 -2 0.00 0.0
2023 32 25 0.06 0.6
2022 22 -9 0.00 0.0
2021 43 25 0.00 0.0
2020 25 -4 0.00 0.0
2019 19 3 0.00 0.0
2018 42 39 0.44 0.0
2017 47 30 0.15 0.0
2016 28 16 0.00 0.0
2015 37 29 0.00 0.0
2014 15 -5 0.00 0.3
2013 11 -2 0.00 0.0
2012 26 8 0.00 0.0
2011 12 -3 0.08 1.0
2010 35 32 0.00 0.0
2009 33 16 0.00 0.0
2008 20 10 0.10 1.6
2007 30 24 0.29 4.3
2006 31 25 0.00 0.0
2005 34 25 0.00 0.0
2004 46 17 0.00 0.0
2003 17 5 0.00 0.0
2002 51 19 0.00 0.0
2001 22 11 0.00 0.0
2000 22 7 0.00 0.0
1999 37 27 0.11 0.0
1998 29 25 0.21 2.6
1997 52 34 0.00 0.0
1996 37 10 0.00 0.0
1995 23 12 0.00 0.0
1994 37 -2 0.00 0.0
1993 32 29 0.02 0.1
1992 58 29 0.00 0.0
1991 6 -5 0.00 0.0
1990 32 16 0.00 0.0
1989 49 20 0.00 0.0
1988 25 16 0.00 0.0
1987 38 23 0.04 0.4
1986 36 26 0.00 0.0
1985 26 2 0.00 0.0
1984 16 -14 0.00 0.0
1983 39 22 0.00 0.0
1982 25 20 0.02 0.2
1981 44 17 0.00 0.0
1980 33 24 0.00 0.0
1979 28 16 0.00 0.0
1978 18 -8 0.00 0.0
1977 30 7 0.00 0.0
1976 40 30 0.00 0.0
1975 38 1 0.00 0.0
1974 33 30 0.05 0.2
1973 32 28 0.42 6.0
1972 32 8 0.00 0.0
1971 40 24 0.00 0.0
1970 4 -24 0.00 0.0
1969 33 28 0.00 0.0
1968 48 27 0.00 0.0
1967 53 29 0.00 0.0
1966 16 4 0.00 0.0
1965 43 13 0.02 0.0
1964 55 38 0.00 0.0
1963 21 -19 0.12 1.9
1962 7 1 0.02 0.8
1961 15 -9 0.00 0.0
1960 12 -6 0.00 0.0
1959 12 0 0.13 2.3
1958 24 10 0.00 0.0
1957 54 24 0.00 0.0
1956 4 -14 0.00 0.0
1955 30 14 0.05 0.6
1954 9 -14 0.00 0.0
1953 38 22 0.00 0.0
1952 35 20 0.20 0.3
1951 15 -3 0.00 0.0
1950 43 24 0.00 0.0
1949 18 -1 0.02 0.2
1948 22 8 0.00 0.0
1947 15 1 0.00 0.0
1946 23 0 0.00 0.0
1945 33 24 0.09 n/a
1944 52 30 0.00 0.0
1943 29 10 0.00 0.0
1942 45 27 0.00 0.0
1941 41 18 0.00 0.0
1940 20 -5 0.00 0.0
1939 49 26 0.00 0.0
1938 37 32 0.00 0.0
1937 15 -5 0.00 0.0
1936 17 -4 0.05 0.5
1935 4 -13 0.00 0.0
1934 46 36 0.00 0.0
1933 57 38 0.00 0.0
1932 47 30 0.00 0.0
1931 34 -2 0.00 0.0
1930 5 -12 0.00 0.0
1929 35 1 0.00 0.0
1928 36 6 0.00 0.0
1927 15 5 0.00 0.0
1926 18 5 0.10 n/a
1925 42 7 0.00 0.0
1924 17 -10 0.00 0.0
1923 31 15 0.00 0.0
1922 35 5 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 11 0 0.00 0.0
1919 48 40 0.00 0.0
1918 25 9 0.00 0.0
1917 46 15 0.23 n/a
1916 48 34 0.18 0.0
1915 8 1 0.10 n/a
1914 22 13 0.00 0.0
1913 36 n/a 0.00 0.0
1912 34 -1 0.00 0.0
1911 31 10 0.00 0.0
1910 24 15 0.00 0.0
1909 47 42 0.04 0.0
1908 52 37 0.00 0.0
1907 34 5 0.00 0.0
1906 35 15 0.00 0.0
1905 25 6 0.00 0.0
1904 30 19 0.00 0.0
1903 30 0 0.00 0.0
1902 31 19 0.06 n/a
1901 n/a 29 0.00 0.0
1900 50 22 0.00 0.0
1899 46 31 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1897 37 10 0.00 0.0
1896 43 21 0.00 0.0
1895 58 12 0.00 0.0
1894 37 22 0.00 0.0
1893 28 19 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 58 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1992.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 1895
1 58 °F 1992
3 57 °F 1933
4 55 °F 1964
5 54 °F 1957
6 53 °F 1967
7 52 °F 1908
7 52 °F 1944
7 52 °F 1997
10 51 °F 2002
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -24 °F which happened in 1970.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 -24 °F 1970
2 -19 °F 1963
3 -14 °F 1954
3 -14 °F 1956
3 -14 °F 1984
6 -13 °F 1935
7 -12 °F 1930
8 -10 °F 1924
9 -9 °F 2022
9 -9 °F 1961
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 4 °F 1970
1 4 °F 1956
1 4 °F 1935
4 5 °F 1930
5 6 °F 1991
6 7 °F 1962
7 8 °F 1915
8 9 °F 1954
9 11 °F 1920
9 11 °F 2013
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.44 inches which happened in 2018.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.44 inches 2018
2 0.42 inches 1973
3 0.29 inches 2007
4 0.23 inches 1917
5 0.21 inches 1998
6 0.20 inches 1952
7 0.18 inches 1916
8 0.15 inches 2017
9 0.13 inches 1959
10 0.12 inches 1963
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.0 inches 1973
2 4.3 inches 2007
3 2.6 inches 1998
4 2.3 inches 1959
5 1.9 inches 1963
6 1.6 inches 2008
7 1.0 inches 2011
8 0.8 inches 1962
9 0.6 inches 2023
9 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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