Des Moines January 23 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 23.
January 23 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 60 °F 1909
Lowest temperature -22 °F 1963
Lowest daily high -7 °F 1963
Highest daily low 35 °F 2010
Most precipitation 0.42 inches 2010
Most snow 4.4 inches 1972
January 23 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.5 °F
Average low 14.7 °F
Chance precipitation 30.7%
Chance snow 24.3%
Des Moines January 23 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 35 32 0.05 0.0
2023 31 5 0.00 0.0
2022 42 7 0.00 0.0
2021 28 11 0.02 0.4
2020 35 32 0.01 0.1
2019 22 11 0.22 3.8
2018 30 25 0.02 0.3
2017 35 32 0.00 0.0
2016 26 18 0.00 0.0
2015 46 21 0.00 0.0
2014 8 -6 0.00 0.0
2013 30 6 0.00 0.0
2012 34 27 0.07 0.7
2011 16 3 0.02 0.3
2010 41 35 0.42 0.0
2009 33 2 0.00 0.0
2008 16 -4 0.01 0.4
2007 30 13 0.04 0.5
2006 37 19 0.00 0.0
2005 24 4 0.00 0.0
2004 53 19 0.00 0.0
2003 6 -8 0.00 0.0
2002 39 20 0.00 0.0
2001 38 22 0.00 0.0
2000 23 9 0.00 0.0
1999 32 30 0.00 0.0
1998 30 16 0.00 0.0
1997 25 8 0.00 0.0
1996 13 8 0.16 1.9
1995 23 10 0.01 0.1
1994 48 27 0.00 0.0
1993 41 22 0.00 0.0
1992 37 21 0.00 0.0
1991 35 19 0.00 0.0
1990 45 35 0.01 0.0
1989 54 28 0.00 0.0
1988 36 7 0.09 0.9
1987 8 -10 0.00 0.0
1986 44 18 0.00 0.0
1985 31 12 0.00 0.0
1984 34 21 0.06 0.4
1983 35 28 0.00 0.0
1982 13 -1 0.00 0.0
1981 58 24 0.00 0.0
1980 27 15 0.00 0.0
1979 34 0 0.05 0.5
1978 28 17 0.01 0.1
1977 33 18 0.01 0.2
1976 56 18 0.00 0.0
1975 39 19 0.00 0.0
1974 36 15 0.00 0.0
1973 28 9 0.00 0.0
1972 25 11 0.30 4.4
1971 39 18 0.00 0.0
1970 23 9 0.00 0.0
1969 27 0 0.12 0.4
1968 33 19 0.00 0.0
1967 42 31 0.00 0.0
1966 6 -5 0.00 0.0
1965 29 17 0.12 0.0
1964 34 25 0.01 0.0
1963 -7 -22 0.00 0.0
1962 23 -2 0.00 0.0
1961 33 -1 0.00 0.0
1960 10 -8 0.00 0.0
1959 14 -8 0.00 0.0
1958 27 12 0.00 0.0
1957 26 3 0.00 0.0
1956 14 0 0.00 0.0
1955 20 1 0.00 0.0
1954 45 17 0.00 0.0
1953 29 20 0.00 0.0
1952 5 -7 0.01 0.2
1951 34 12 0.00 0.0
1950 33 23 0.00 0.0
1949 35 17 0.22 0.0
1948 13 -10 0.00 0.0
1947 56 29 0.00 0.0
1946 36 31 0.06 0.0
1945 44 18 0.00 0.0
1944 45 16 0.00 0.0
1943 40 2 0.00 0.0
1942 55 32 0.00 0.0
1941 32 18 0.11 n/a
1940 16 -6 0.00 0.0
1939 25 12 0.23 n/a
1938 40 28 0.10 0.0
1937 20 -1 0.00 0.0
1936 -1 -21 0.00 0.0
1935 21 -10 0.00 0.0
1934 48 28 0.00 0.0
1933 51 24 0.00 0.0
1932 30 24 0.00 0.0
1931 45 13 0.00 0.0
1930 20 -10 0.00 0.0
1929 7 -7 0.00 0.0
1928 39 20 0.08 0.0
1927 27 9 0.00 0.0
1926 32 -6 0.00 0.0
1925 37 15 0.00 0.0
1924 38 21 0.00 0.0
1923 42 16 0.00 0.0
1922 7 -3 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 23 18 0.30 n/a
1919 36 31 0.00 0.0
1918 41 3 0.00 0.0
1917 29 0 0.00 0.0
1916 46 33 0.00 0.0
1915 7 -6 0.00 0.0
1914 40 28 0.00 0.0
1913 n/a n/a 0.41 n/a
1912 37 25 0.00 0.0
1911 40 14 0.00 0.0
1910 33 26 0.00 0.0
1909 60 33 0.00 0.0
1908 32 0 0.00 0.0
1907 26 8 0.00 0.0
1906 37 2 0.00 0.0
1905 26 n/a 0.20 n/a
1904 13 -2 0.00 0.0
1903 37 21 0.00 0.0
1902 30 15 0.00 0.0
1901 55 31 0.00 0.0
1900 49 28 0.00 0.0
1899 43 30 0.09 2.0
1898 n/a 10 0.00 0.0
1897 13 11 0.00 0.2
1896 32 19 0.10 0.5
1895 30 -3 0.00 0.0
1894 11 -10 0.00 0.0
1893 32 15 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/23?
For the date of Jan 23, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 60 °F which happened in 1909.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1909
2 58 °F 1981
3 56 °F 1947
3 56 °F 1976
5 55 °F 1901
5 55 °F 1942
7 54 °F 1989
8 53 °F 2004
9 51 °F 1933
10 49 °F 1900
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/23?
For the date of Jan 23, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -22 °F which happened in 1963.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 -22 °F 1963
2 -21 °F 1936
3 -10 °F 1935
3 -10 °F 1930
3 -10 °F 1948
3 -10 °F 1894
3 -10 °F 1987
8 -8 °F 1959
8 -8 °F 1960
8 -8 °F 2003
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 -7 °F 1963
2 -1 °F 1936
3 5 °F 1952
4 6 °F 2003
4 6 °F 1966
6 7 °F 1929
6 7 °F 1922
6 7 °F 1915
9 8 °F 2014
9 8 °F 1987
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/23?
For the date of Jan 23, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.42 inches which happened in 2010.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.42 inches 2010
2 0.41 inches 1913
3 0.30 inches 1920
3 0.30 inches 1972
5 0.23 inches 1939
6 0.22 inches 1949
6 0.22 inches 2019
8 0.20 inches 1905
9 0.16 inches 1996
10 0.12 inches 1965
10 0.12 inches 1969
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.4 inches 1972
2 3.8 inches 2019
3 2.0 inches 1899
4 1.9 inches 1996
5 0.9 inches 1988
6 0.7 inches 2012
7 0.5 inches 1896
7 0.5 inches 1979
7 0.5 inches 2007
10 0.4 inches 1984
10 0.4 inches 1969
10 0.4 inches 2021
10 0.4 inches 2008
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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