Des Moines January 28 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 28.
January 28 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 56 °F 1931
Lowest temperature -20 °F 1915
Lowest daily high -6 °F 1966
Highest daily low 43 °F 2006
Most precipitation 0.82 inches 1989
Most snow 3.0 inches 2001
January 28 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.6 °F
Average low 14.8 °F
Chance precipitation 31.0%
Chance snow 24.3%
Des Moines January 28 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 41 29 0.00 0.0
2023 23 10 0.09 1.0
2022 18 -3 0.00 0.0
2021 26 0 0.00 0.0
2020 26 20 0.00 0.0
2019 38 2 0.00 0.0
2018 31 17 0.00 0.0
2017 33 25 0.00 0.0
2016 40 25 0.00 0.0
2015 52 30 0.00 0.0
2014 18 -4 0.00 0.0
2013 49 35 0.36 0.0
2012 44 23 0.00 0.0
2011 40 21 0.00 0.0
2010 12 3 0.00 0.0
2009 26 -4 0.00 0.0
2008 54 40 0.00 0.0
2007 12 -2 0.00 0.0
2006 50 43 0.16 0.0
2005 33 21 0.00 0.0
2004 5 -8 0.00 0.0
2003 32 22 0.15 0.0
2002 31 23 0.00 0.0
2001 30 19 0.18 3.0
2000 23 13 0.00 0.0
1999 33 21 0.00 0.0
1998 44 24 0.00 0.0
1997 12 -13 0.00 0.0
1996 36 4 0.00 0.0
1995 33 24 0.12 0.5
1994 25 16 0.00 0.0
1993 34 3 0.00 0.0
1992 28 20 0.00 0.0
1991 28 14 0.00 0.0
1990 42 22 0.00 0.0
1989 42 34 0.82 0.0
1988 41 20 0.00 0.0
1987 39 15 0.00 0.0
1986 38 13 0.00 0.0
1985 22 4 0.00 0.0
1984 41 25 0.01 0.1
1983 41 31 0.19 0.0
1982 36 13 0.00 0.0
1981 37 10 0.00 0.0
1980 14 9 0.00 0.0
1979 12 -1 0.01 0.2
1978 13 0 0.00 0.0
1977 1 -14 0.00 0.0
1976 51 14 0.00 0.0
1975 33 19 0.02 0.0
1974 42 19 0.00 0.0
1973 26 13 0.01 0.1
1972 0 -16 0.00 0.0
1971 19 4 0.00 0.0
1970 41 30 0.00 0.0
1969 27 17 0.01 0.0
1968 55 33 0.06 0.0
1967 34 10 0.00 0.0
1966 -6 -15 0.00 0.0
1965 6 -12 0.00 0.0
1964 31 0 0.00 0.0
1963 17 -13 0.00 0.0
1962 27 9 0.00 0.0
1961 25 8 0.00 0.0
1960 30 23 0.00 0.0
1959 41 25 0.00 0.0
1958 27 20 0.00 0.0
1957 22 13 0.00 0.1
1956 35 20 0.08 0.0
1955 17 -3 0.01 0.1
1954 32 9 0.00 0.0
1953 37 14 0.00 0.0
1952 10 -8 0.06 1.0
1951 -1 -10 0.00 0.0
1950 44 8 0.00 0.0
1949 15 -3 0.07 0.7
1948 19 -10 0.00 0.0
1947 31 23 0.00 0.0
1946 41 24 0.00 0.0
1945 28 14 0.00 0.0
1944 48 28 0.00 0.0
1943 35 18 0.00 0.0
1942 44 24 0.00 0.0
1941 29 10 0.00 0.0
1940 31 -6 0.00 0.0
1939 41 35 0.00 0.0
1938 45 3 0.00 0.0
1937 31 14 0.00 0.0
1936 10 -11 0.05 0.5
1935 37 22 0.00 0.0
1934 50 3 0.00 0.0
1933 27 23 0.00 0.0
1932 33 29 0.00 0.0
1931 56 28 0.00 0.0
1930 20 3 0.00 0.0
1929 17 -6 0.00 0.0
1928 27 -5 0.00 0.0
1927 52 29 0.00 0.0
1926 17 -4 0.00 0.0
1925 28 11 0.00 0.0
1924 48 28 0.00 0.0
1923 38 13 0.00 0.0
1922 43 15 0.00 0.0
1921 42 24 0.00 0.0
1920 26 1 0.00 0.0
1919 41 26 0.00 0.0
1918 12 1 0.20 n/a
1917 50 24 0.00 0.0
1916 22 -1 0.15 n/a
1915 4 -20 0.00 0.0
1914 53 33 0.15 0.0
1913 40 16 0.00 0.0
1912 22 16 0.01 0.1
1911 33 21 0.00 0.0
1910 28 21 0.50 n/a
1909 44 35 0.12 0.0
1908 35 12 0.00 0.0
1907 18 10 0.09 n/a
1906 50 27 0.00 0.0
1905 20 -3 0.08 0.8
1904 6 -6 0.05 n/a
1903 40 32 0.02 0.0
1902 8 -9 0.00 0.0
1901 n/a 20 0.00 0.0
1900 16 -10 0.00 0.0
1899 19 -6 0.00 0.5
1898 n/a 20 0.00 0.0
1897 11 -5 0.00 0.0
1896 42 4 0.00 0.0
1895 18 -9 0.00 0.0
1894 32 0 0.00 0.0
1893 13 2 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/28?
For the date of Jan 28, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 56 °F which happened in 1931.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 28
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1931
2 55 °F 1968
3 54 °F 2008
4 53 °F 1914
5 52 °F 2015
5 52 °F 1927
7 51 °F 1976
8 50 °F 1906
8 50 °F 1934
8 50 °F 1917
8 50 °F 2006
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/28?
For the date of Jan 28, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -20 °F which happened in 1915.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 28
Rank Temperature Year
1 -20 °F 1915
2 -16 °F 1972
3 -15 °F 1966
4 -14 °F 1977
5 -13 °F 1997
5 -13 °F 1963
7 -12 °F 1965
8 -11 °F 1936
9 -10 °F 1900
9 -10 °F 1951
9 -10 °F 1948
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 28
Rank Temperature Year
1 -6 °F 1966
2 -1 °F 1951
3 0 °F 1972
4 1 °F 1977
5 4 °F 1915
6 5 °F 2004
7 6 °F 1904
7 6 °F 1965
9 8 °F 1902
10 10 °F 1936
10 10 °F 1952
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/28?
For the date of Jan 28, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.82 inches which happened in 1989.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 28
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.82 inches 1989
2 0.50 inches 1910
3 0.36 inches 2013
4 0.20 inches 1918
5 0.19 inches 1983
6 0.18 inches 2001
7 0.16 inches 2006
8 0.15 inches 2003
8 0.15 inches 1914
8 0.15 inches 1916
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 28
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.0 inches 2001
2 1.0 inches 1952
2 1.0 inches 2023
4 0.8 inches 1905
5 0.7 inches 1949
6 0.5 inches 1899
6 0.5 inches 1936
6 0.5 inches 1995
9 0.2 inches 1979
10 0.1 inches 1957
10 0.1 inches 1955
10 0.1 inches 1973
10 0.1 inches 1912
10 0.1 inches 1984
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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