Des Moines January 29 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 29.
January 29 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F 2013
Lowest temperature -23 °F 1966
Lowest daily high -6 °F 1966
Highest daily low 36 °F 2006
Most precipitation 1.78 inches 1947
Most snow 11.2 inches 1947
January 29 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.7 °F
Average low 14.9 °F
Chance precipitation 30.8%
Chance snow 24.4%
Des Moines January 29 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 50 27 0.00 0.0
2023 10 1 0.00 0.0
2022 38 11 0.00 0.0
2021 37 17 0.00 0.0
2020 27 18 0.06 0.6
2019 7 -15 0.00 0.0
2018 26 13 0.00 0.0
2017 36 30 0.00 0.0
2016 46 25 0.00 0.0
2015 38 25 0.00 0.0
2014 40 2 0.00 0.0
2013 59 33 0.05 0.3
2012 37 26 0.00 0.0
2011 37 18 0.00 0.0
2010 15 3 0.00 0.0
2009 29 20 0.00 0.0
2008 46 2 0.02 0.8
2007 28 5 0.00 0.0
2006 46 36 0.00 0.0
2005 38 26 0.00 0.0
2004 2 -8 0.07 0.8
2003 25 15 0.00 0.0
2002 26 21 0.01 0.0
2001 34 30 0.62 0.0
2000 27 19 0.12 2.2
1999 30 18 0.00 0.0
1998 39 25 0.00 0.0
1997 24 4 0.00 0.0
1996 12 -6 0.00 0.0
1995 29 17 0.00 0.0
1994 24 9 0.04 0.3
1993 20 -2 0.00 0.0
1992 56 27 0.00 0.0
1991 15 -5 0.05 1.8
1990 49 24 0.00 0.0
1989 37 33 0.01 0.0
1988 55 31 0.00 0.0
1987 46 32 0.00 0.0
1986 36 11 0.00 0.0
1985 33 18 0.00 0.0
1984 38 18 0.29 2.5
1983 36 30 0.38 0.2
1982 34 19 0.11 0.2
1981 26 6 0.00 0.0
1980 14 2 0.03 0.4
1979 6 -5 0.00 0.0
1978 13 -4 0.00 0.0
1977 15 -7 0.00 0.0
1976 44 23 0.00 0.0
1975 33 21 0.00 0.0
1974 46 26 0.00 0.0
1973 24 7 0.00 0.0
1972 25 -5 0.00 0.0
1971 50 15 0.00 0.0
1970 30 13 0.00 0.0
1969 30 16 0.06 0.0
1968 55 20 0.21 0.0
1967 37 25 0.00 0.0
1966 -6 -23 0.00 0.0
1965 0 -10 0.01 0.4
1964 45 21 0.00 0.0
1963 13 3 0.00 0.0
1962 37 26 0.00 0.0
1961 22 2 0.00 0.0
1960 28 20 0.00 0.0
1959 35 17 0.20 1.8
1958 32 6 0.00 0.0
1957 21 1 0.00 0.0
1956 20 10 0.00 0.0
1955 15 -1 0.01 0.2
1954 55 17 0.00 0.0
1953 36 14 0.00 0.0
1952 14 -12 0.00 0.0
1951 -2 -11 0.00 0.0
1950 9 -1 0.00 0.0
1949 -2 -11 0.00 0.0
1948 39 7 0.00 0.0
1947 30 25 1.78 11.2
1946 41 27 0.00 0.0
1945 23 10 0.04 n/a
1944 50 25 0.00 0.0
1943 39 20 0.00 0.0
1942 50 31 0.00 0.0
1941 31 11 0.00 0.0
1940 26 12 0.00 0.0
1939 37 29 0.00 0.0
1938 34 20 0.00 0.0
1937 22 9 0.00 0.0
1936 10 -12 0.00 0.0
1935 30 22 0.00 0.0
1934 10 -2 0.00 0.0
1933 34 26 0.05 n/a
1932 31 -1 0.00 0.0
1931 57 27 0.00 0.0
1930 23 -13 0.00 0.0
1929 17 7 0.00 0.0
1928 30 16 0.00 0.0
1927 53 35 0.00 0.0
1926 47 11 0.00 0.0
1925 32 14 0.00 0.0
1924 47 31 0.00 0.0
1923 43 25 0.00 0.0
1922 44 22 0.00 0.0
1921 39 30 0.00 0.0
1920 45 22 0.00 0.0
1919 58 30 0.00 0.0
1918 11 -11 0.00 0.0
1917 43 27 0.00 0.0
1916 31 9 0.13 0.0
1915 18 0 0.00 0.0
1914 55 11 0.02 0.0
1913 55 25 0.00 0.0
1912 22 12 0.00 0.0
1911 55 33 0.00 0.0
1910 23 19 0.05 0.5
1909 43 n/a 0.59 n/a
1908 12 -4 0.00 0.0
1907 30 8 0.00 0.0
1906 50 32 0.00 0.0
1905 16 2 0.03 0.2
1904 15 -19 0.05 0.5
1903 40 19 0.03 0.0
1902 17 5 0.30 3.0
1901 30 20 0.00 0.0
1900 39 -3 0.00 0.0
1899 12 -15 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 1 0.00 0.0
1897 n/a -5 0.00 0.0
1896 49 35 0.00 0.0
1895 15 1 0.00 0.0
1894 32 -3 0.00 0.0
1893 13 -3 0.10 1.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/29?
For the date of Jan 29, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 59 °F which happened in 2013.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 29
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 2013
2 58 °F 1919
3 57 °F 1931
4 56 °F 1992
5 55 °F 1988
5 55 °F 1911
5 55 °F 1913
5 55 °F 1968
5 55 °F 1914
5 55 °F 1954
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/29?
For the date of Jan 29, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -23 °F which happened in 1966.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 29
Rank Temperature Year
1 -23 °F 1966
2 -19 °F 1904
3 -15 °F 1899
3 -15 °F 2019
5 -13 °F 1930
6 -12 °F 1952
6 -12 °F 1936
8 -11 °F 1949
8 -11 °F 1951
8 -11 °F 1918
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 29
Rank Temperature Year
1 -6 °F 1966
2 -2 °F 1949
2 -2 °F 1951
4 0 °F 1965
5 2 °F 2004
6 6 °F 1979
7 7 °F 2019
8 9 °F 1950
9 10 °F 1936
9 10 °F 1934
9 10 °F 2023
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/29?
For the date of Jan 29, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 1.78 inches which happened in 1947.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 29
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.78 inches 1947
2 0.62 inches 2001
3 0.59 inches 1909
4 0.38 inches 1983
5 0.30 inches 1902
6 0.29 inches 1984
7 0.21 inches 1968
8 0.20 inches 1959
9 0.13 inches 1916
10 0.12 inches 2000
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 29
Rank Precipitation Year
1 11.2 inches 1947
2 3.0 inches 1902
3 2.5 inches 1984
4 2.2 inches 2000
5 1.8 inches 1991
5 1.8 inches 1959
7 1.0 inches 1893
8 0.8 inches 2004
8 0.8 inches 2008
10 0.6 inches 2020
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1947–2024 Des Moines International Airport location
1893–1946 Indianola 2W location