Des Moines January 26 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 26.
January 26 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 65 °F 2002
Lowest temperature -19 °F 1904
Lowest daily high -2 °F 1972
Highest daily low 47 °F 1944
Most precipitation 1.51 inches 1996
Most snow 13.7 inches 1996
January 26 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.4 °F
Average low 14.7 °F
Chance precipitation 30.7%
Chance snow 24.3%
Des Moines January 26 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 37 34 0.02 0.0
2023 22 5 0.00 0.0
2022 27 -7 0.00 0.0
2021 23 13 0.18 2.6
2020 31 23 0.00 0.0
2019 29 -1 0.04 0.6
2018 58 35 0.00 0.0
2017 30 23 0.00 0.0
2016 31 26 0.00 0.0
2015 53 32 0.00 0.0
2014 49 4 0.00 0.0
2013 37 9 0.00 0.0
2012 46 29 0.00 0.0
2011 21 15 0.00 0.0
2010 19 10 0.00 0.0
2009 15 5 0.00 0.1
2008 36 14 0.00 0.0
2007 45 22 0.00 0.0
2006 60 28 0.00 0.0
2005 37 26 0.00 0.0
2004 21 15 0.40 5.3
2003 8 -3 0.01 0.2
2002 65 35 0.00 0.0
2001 31 13 0.20 2.4
2000 21 3 0.00 0.0
1999 38 24 0.00 0.0
1998 35 20 0.00 0.0
1997 6 -4 0.27 3.2
1996 17 6 1.51 13.7
1995 41 12 0.00 0.0
1994 27 23 0.36 0.7
1993 44 27 0.00 0.0
1992 48 16 0.00 0.0
1991 20 -3 0.00 0.0
1990 42 15 0.00 0.0
1989 34 22 0.00 0.0
1988 13 -8 0.00 0.0
1987 26 17 0.00 0.0
1986 29 -5 0.00 0.0
1985 31 0 0.00 0.0
1984 40 26 0.00 0.0
1983 19 5 0.07 0.7
1982 26 -7 0.00 0.0
1981 41 29 0.00 0.0
1980 17 7 0.00 0.0
1979 22 16 0.25 2.7
1978 6 -2 0.02 0.2
1977 33 5 0.01 0.1
1976 20 5 0.00 0.0
1975 30 22 0.00 0.0
1974 38 32 0.21 0.0
1973 42 24 0.00 0.0
1972 -2 -8 0.00 0.0
1971 15 4 0.00 0.0
1970 41 24 0.00 0.0
1969 14 5 0.08 2.5
1968 42 34 0.00 0.0
1967 24 16 0.02 0.2
1966 23 7 0.00 0.0
1965 24 5 0.01 0.1
1964 25 15 0.00 0.0
1963 0 -16 0.00 0.0
1962 37 15 0.30 0.0
1961 12 -6 0.04 0.5
1960 25 12 0.02 0.0
1959 20 11 0.00 0.0
1958 29 24 0.01 0.1
1957 8 -4 0.03 0.3
1956 30 24 0.00 0.0
1955 23 -7 0.00 0.0
1954 18 8 0.03 0.3
1953 42 24 0.00 0.0
1952 33 15 0.01 0.0
1951 25 15 0.00 0.0
1950 0 -9 0.00 0.0
1949 19 5 0.00 0.0
1948 13 0 0.00 0.0
1947 53 30 0.00 0.0
1946 15 -8 0.00 0.0
1945 33 23 0.00 0.0
1944 64 47 0.00 0.0
1943 27 -2 0.00 0.0
1942 57 33 0.00 0.0
1941 25 17 0.41 n/a
1940 11 -10 0.00 0.0
1939 35 26 0.00 0.0
1938 19 -2 0.00 0.0
1937 24 1 0.00 0.0
1936 -1 -18 0.00 0.0
1935 29 17 0.00 0.0
1934 52 22 0.00 0.0
1933 36 29 0.20 n/a
1932 36 31 0.12 0.0
1931 51 22 0.00 0.0
1930 15 1 0.20 2.0
1929 20 -7 0.00 0.0
1928 30 2 0.00 0.0
1927 20 1 0.00 0.0
1926 32 19 0.00 0.0
1925 35 2 0.00 0.0
1924 25 -2 0.00 0.0
1923 34 27 0.19 n/a
1922 30 n/a 0.00 0.0
1921 31 14 0.00 0.0
1920 42 22 0.00 0.0
1919 50 27 0.00 0.0
1918 16 6 0.05 n/a
1917 16 0 0.00 0.0
1916 32 16 0.50 n/a
1915 27 0 0.00 0.0
1914 40 7 0.00 0.0
1913 46 27 0.00 0.0
1912 34 27 0.00 0.0
1911 52 40 0.00 0.0
1910 42 32 0.00 0.0
1909 46 26 0.00 0.0
1908 37 24 0.00 0.0
1907 17 -5 0.00 0.0
1906 50 21 0.00 0.0
1905 23 -11 0.00 0.0
1904 7 -19 0.00 0.0
1903 45 32 0.00 0.0
1902 21 -10 0.00 0.0
1901 40 29 0.26 n/a
1900 28 6 0.00 0.0
1899 39 4 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 6 0.00 0.0
1897 0 -13 0.00 0.0
1896 23 6 0.00 0.0
1895 17 -9 1.00 0.0
1894 21 3 0.00 0.0
1893 n/a -9 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/26?
For the date of Jan 26, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 65 °F which happened in 2002.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 2002
2 64 °F 1944
3 60 °F 2006
4 58 °F 2018
5 57 °F 1942
6 53 °F 1947
6 53 °F 2015
8 52 °F 1934
8 52 °F 1911
10 51 °F 1931
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/26?
For the date of Jan 26, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -19 °F which happened in 1904.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 -19 °F 1904
2 -18 °F 1936
3 -16 °F 1963
4 -13 °F 1897
5 -11 °F 1905
6 -10 °F 1902
6 -10 °F 1940
8 -9 °F 1950
8 -9 °F 1893
8 -9 °F 1895
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2 °F 1972
2 -1 °F 1936
3 0 °F 1963
3 0 °F 1897
3 0 °F 1950
6 6 °F 1997
6 6 °F 1978
8 7 °F 1904
9 8 °F 2003
9 8 °F 1957
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/26?
For the date of Jan 26, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 1.51 inches which happened in 1996.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 26
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.51 inches 1996
2 1.00 inches 1895
3 0.50 inches 1916
4 0.41 inches 1941
5 0.40 inches 2004
6 0.36 inches 1994
7 0.30 inches 1962
8 0.27 inches 1997
9 0.26 inches 1901
10 0.25 inches 1979
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 26
Rank Precipitation Year
1 13.7 inches 1996
2 5.3 inches 2004
3 3.2 inches 1997
4 2.7 inches 1979
5 2.6 inches 2021
6 2.5 inches 1969
7 2.4 inches 2001
8 2.0 inches 1930
9 0.7 inches 1983
9 0.7 inches 1994
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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