Des Moines January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 55 °F 1998
Lowest temperature -19 °F 1919
Lowest daily high -8 °F 1919
Highest daily low 34 °F 2006
Most precipitation 1.45 inches 1971
Most snow 13.6 inches 1971
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.9 °F
Average low 15.6 °F
Chance precipitation 29.3%
Chance snow 20.5%
Des Moines January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 39 24 0.00 0.0
2023 41 30 0.11 0.0
2022 33 0 0.00 0.0
2021 34 8 0.00 0.0
2020 38 30 0.00 0.1
2019 50 20 0.00 0.0
2018 21 -1 0.00 0.0
2017 35 10 0.00 0.0
2016 27 19 0.00 0.0
2015 41 17 0.00 0.0
2014 33 -7 0.00 0.0
2013 31 11 0.00 0.0
2012 40 10 0.00 0.0
2011 38 16 0.00 0.0
2010 9 -6 0.00 0.0
2009 33 25 0.01 0.0
2008 30 4 0.00 0.0
2007 53 32 0.00 0.0
2006 38 34 0.00 0.0
2005 26 21 0.08 0.0
2004 34 20 0.00 0.0
2003 39 11 0.00 0.0
2002 30 11 0.00 0.0
2001 31 21 0.00 0.0
2000 33 24 0.03 0.4
1999 14 -3 0.00 0.0
1998 55 21 0.00 0.0
1997 45 31 0.03 0.0
1996 23 4 0.02 0.2
1995 16 -1 0.00 0.0
1994 20 4 0.01 0.0
1993 44 26 0.07 0.0
1992 38 28 0.00 0.0
1991 14 -3 0.00 0.0
1990 46 28 0.36 2.8
1989 38 20 0.00 0.0
1988 27 10 0.00 0.0
1987 41 24 0.00 0.0
1986 37 25 0.00 0.0
1985 20 -3 0.00 0.0
1984 38 15 0.00 0.0
1983 31 11 0.00 0.0
1982 14 7 0.40 3.3
1981 29 7 0.00 0.0
1980 29 24 0.00 0.1
1979 9 -7 0.00 0.0
1978 32 -1 0.00 0.0
1977 27 17 0.00 0.0
1976 14 -1 0.00 0.0
1975 33 13 0.00 0.0
1974 12 -4 0.00 0.0
1973 32 12 0.93 2.9
1972 24 5 0.00 0.0
1971 26 22 1.45 13.6
1970 13 7 0.01 0.2
1969 -1 -10 0.00 0.0
1968 8 -8 0.00 0.0
1967 28 7 0.00 0.0
1966 44 17 0.00 0.0
1965 37 12 0.00 0.0
1964 44 31 0.00 0.0
1963 27 25 0.00 0.0
1962 42 25 0.00 0.0
1961 27 -1 0.00 0.0
1960 18 5 0.00 0.0
1959 2 -3 0.02 0.3
1958 17 -1 0.00 0.0
1957 43 24 0.00 0.0
1956 43 26 0.00 0.0
1955 49 32 0.02 0.0
1954 33 15 0.00 0.0
1953 25 12 0.00 0.0
1952 34 7 0.00 0.0
1951 24 10 0.00 0.0
1950 20 -6 0.07 0.7
1949 39 32 0.36 0.0
1948 41 13 0.00 0.0
1947 6 -10 0.00 0.0
1946 44 10 0.00 0.0
1945 24 14 0.16 n/a
1944 44 18 0.00 0.0
1943 30 12 0.05 0.0
1942 3 -8 0.00 0.0
1941 37 20 0.00 0.0
1940 16 -5 0.00 0.0
1939 48 29 0.00 0.0
1938 40 23 0.00 0.0
1937 17 7 0.00 0.0
1936 35 28 0.14 n/a
1935 40 9 0.00 0.0
1934 30 25 0.01 0.1
1933 50 25 0.00 0.0
1932 28 11 0.00 0.0
1931 48 22 0.00 0.0
1930 41 9 0.00 0.0
1929 32 18 0.00 0.0
1928 20 -1 0.00 0.0
1927 47 32 0.00 0.0
1926 35 32 0.28 3.0
1925 35 13 0.00 0.0
1924 8 -12 0.00 0.0
1923 24 15 0.00 0.0
1922 43 28 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 20 1 0.00 0.0
1919 -8 -19 0.00 0.0
1918 27 17 0.00 0.0
1917 40 19 0.00 0.0
1916 42 18 0.00 0.0
1915 22 13 0.00 0.0
1914 28 20 0.00 0.0
1913 37 16 0.00 0.0
1912 4 -7 0.01 0.1
1911 -1 -16 0.00 0.0
1910 13 3 0.00 0.0
1909 49 32 0.00 0.0
1908 45 22 0.00 0.0
1907 40 19 0.00 0.0
1906 33 24 0.70 n/a
1905 23 3 0.00 0.0
1904 13 -14 0.00 0.0
1903 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1902 22 4 0.00 0.0
1901 36 12 0.00 0.0
1900 36 5 0.00 0.0
1899 46 26 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 16 0.00 0.0
1897 28 14 1.25 1.2
1896 13 -12 0.00 0.0
1895 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1894 50 22 0.00 0.0
1893 12 -4 0.10 1.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 55 °F which happened in 1998.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1998
2 53 °F 2007
3 50 °F 2019
3 50 °F 1894
3 50 °F 1933
6 49 °F 1909
6 49 °F 1955
8 48 °F 1931
8 48 °F 1939
10 47 °F 1927
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -19 °F which happened in 1919.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -19 °F 1919
2 -16 °F 1911
3 -14 °F 1904
4 -12 °F 1924
4 -12 °F 1896
6 -10 °F 1947
6 -10 °F 1969
8 -8 °F 1942
8 -8 °F 1968
10 -7 °F 1912
10 -7 °F 2014
10 -7 °F 1979
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -8 °F 1919
2 -1 °F 1969
2 -1 °F 1911
4 2 °F 1959
5 3 °F 1942
6 4 °F 1912
7 6 °F 1947
8 8 °F 1968
8 8 °F 1924
10 9 °F 1979
10 9 °F 2010
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 1.45 inches which happened in 1971.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.45 inches 1971
2 1.25 inches 1897
3 0.93 inches 1973
4 0.70 inches 1906
5 0.40 inches 1982
6 0.36 inches 1949
6 0.36 inches 1990
8 0.28 inches 1926
9 0.16 inches 1945
10 0.14 inches 1936
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 13.6 inches 1971
2 3.3 inches 1982
3 3.0 inches 1926
4 2.9 inches 1973
5 2.8 inches 1990
6 1.2 inches 1897
7 1.0 inches 1893
8 0.7 inches 1950
9 0.4 inches 2000
10 0.3 inches 1959
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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