Des Moines January 24 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 24.
January 24 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 62 °F 1981
Lowest temperature -22 °F 1894
Lowest daily high 2 °F 1936
Highest daily low 37 °F 1931
Most precipitation 0.41 inches 1967
Most snow 4.0 inches 1929
January 24 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.5 °F
Average low 14.8 °F
Chance precipitation 31.3%
Chance snow 24.6%
Des Moines January 24 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 36 32 0.00 0.0
2023 36 20 0.00 0.0
2022 34 2 0.01 0.2
2021 31 21 0.00 0.1
2020 32 28 0.19 2.2
2019 23 -2 0.00 0.0
2018 33 25 0.00 0.0
2017 35 31 0.07 0.1
2016 36 26 0.00 0.0
2015 53 27 0.01 0.0
2014 43 4 0.01 0.0
2013 21 4 0.00 0.0
2012 34 25 0.00 0.0
2011 33 16 0.00 0.0
2010 37 27 0.01 0.2
2009 9 -3 0.00 0.1
2008 11 -12 0.00 0.0
2007 34 19 0.00 0.0
2006 47 27 0.00 0.0
2005 40 20 0.00 0.0
2004 25 15 0.00 0.0
2003 19 2 0.00 0.0
2002 46 9 0.00 0.0
2001 26 8 0.00 0.0
2000 41 5 0.00 0.0
1999 32 22 0.00 0.0
1998 28 16 0.00 0.0
1997 25 1 0.29 2.0
1996 16 3 0.00 0.0
1995 33 9 0.00 0.0
1994 37 28 0.00 0.0
1993 28 10 0.00 0.0
1992 32 12 0.03 0.3
1991 20 1 0.01 0.1
1990 42 28 0.17 2.0
1989 39 28 0.00 0.0
1988 35 4 0.00 0.0
1987 24 -3 0.00 0.0
1986 46 32 0.00 0.0
1985 34 21 0.03 0.3
1984 37 17 0.00 0.0
1983 33 26 0.00 0.0
1982 9 -7 0.15 1.6
1981 62 26 0.00 0.0
1980 44 27 0.00 0.0
1979 11 -4 0.00 0.0
1978 31 16 0.00 0.0
1977 33 17 0.00 0.0
1976 44 27 0.00 0.0
1975 42 31 0.00 0.0
1974 37 24 0.00 0.0
1973 39 19 0.00 0.0
1972 25 -4 0.04 0.0
1971 40 22 0.00 0.0
1970 42 19 0.00 0.0
1969 6 -2 0.04 0.4
1968 29 18 0.01 0.1
1967 62 20 0.41 0.0
1966 7 2 0.01 0.2
1965 25 14 0.00 0.0
1964 33 12 0.01 0.3
1963 6 -13 0.00 0.0
1962 32 10 0.00 0.0
1961 4 -11 0.00 0.0
1960 22 -5 0.00 0.0
1959 42 9 0.00 0.0
1958 25 9 0.00 0.0
1957 20 10 0.06 0.7
1956 26 14 0.05 0.5
1955 17 6 0.14 2.0
1954 31 8 0.00 0.0
1953 28 20 0.00 0.0
1952 15 -1 0.00 0.0
1951 21 6 0.00 0.0
1950 40 11 0.02 0.1
1949 19 5 0.00 0.0
1948 20 -1 0.00 0.0
1947 53 35 0.00 0.0
1946 34 11 0.04 n/a
1945 38 18 0.00 0.0
1944 50 34 0.04 0.0
1943 16 -3 0.00 0.0
1942 47 31 0.00 0.0
1941 34 19 0.30 n/a
1940 10 -10 0.00 0.0
1939 34 21 0.00 0.0
1938 35 17 0.28 n/a
1937 30 10 0.00 0.0
1936 2 -8 0.00 0.0
1935 12 -7 0.00 0.0
1934 56 26 0.00 0.0
1933 54 30 0.00 0.0
1932 41 10 0.00 0.0
1931 56 37 0.00 0.0
1930 27 5 0.00 0.0
1929 9 0 0.40 4.0
1928 35 17 0.00 0.0
1927 44 10 0.00 0.0
1926 31 7 0.00 0.0
1925 47 31 0.00 0.0
1924 35 25 0.02 0.0
1923 35 16 0.01 0.0
1922 17 -5 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 20 8 0.00 0.0
1919 56 33 0.00 0.0
1918 41 23 0.00 0.0
1917 26 6 0.00 0.0
1916 54 32 0.00 0.0
1915 17 -4 0.00 0.0
1914 32 18 0.00 0.0
1913 43 15 0.00 0.0
1912 28 17 0.00 0.0
1911 42 31 0.00 0.0
1910 31 11 0.00 0.0
1909 55 32 0.00 0.0
1908 31 3 0.00 0.0
1907 29 16 0.00 0.0
1906 35 13 0.00 0.0
1905 23 -10 0.00 0.0
1904 2 -16 0.00 0.0
1903 33 21 0.00 0.0
1902 25 1 0.00 0.0
1901 n/a 13 0.00 0.0
1900 50 35 0.00 0.0
1899 39 15 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1897 n/a -13 0.05 0.5
1896 26 14 0.00 0.0
1895 27 -8 0.00 0.0
1894 7 -22 0.00 0.0
1893 41 16 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/24?
For the date of Jan 24, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 62 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1981.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 24
Rank Temperature Year
1 62 °F 1981
1 62 °F 1967
3 56 °F 1931
3 56 °F 1919
3 56 °F 1934
6 55 °F 1909
7 54 °F 1916
7 54 °F 1933
9 53 °F 2015
9 53 °F 1947
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/24?
For the date of Jan 24, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -22 °F which happened in 1894.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 24
Rank Temperature Year
1 -22 °F 1894
2 -16 °F 1904
3 -13 °F 1963
3 -13 °F 1897
5 -12 °F 2008
6 -11 °F 1961
7 -10 °F 1940
7 -10 °F 1905
9 -8 °F 1895
9 -8 °F 1936
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 24
Rank Temperature Year
1 2 °F 1936
1 2 °F 1904
3 4 °F 1961
4 6 °F 1963
4 6 °F 1969
6 7 °F 1894
6 7 °F 1966
8 9 °F 1929
8 9 °F 1982
8 9 °F 2009
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/24?
For the date of Jan 24, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.41 inches which happened in 1967.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 24
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.41 inches 1967
2 0.40 inches 1929
3 0.30 inches 1941
4 0.29 inches 1997
5 0.28 inches 1938
6 0.19 inches 2020
7 0.17 inches 1990
8 0.15 inches 1982
9 0.14 inches 1955
10 0.07 inches 2017
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 24
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.0 inches 1929
2 2.2 inches 2020
3 2.0 inches 1955
3 2.0 inches 1990
3 2.0 inches 1997
6 1.6 inches 1982
7 0.7 inches 1957
8 0.5 inches 1956
8 0.5 inches 1897
10 0.4 inches 1969
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1947–2024 Des Moines International Airport location
1893–1946 Indianola 2W location