Des Moines January 30 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 30.
January 30 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 65 °F 2012
Lowest temperature -20 °F 2019
Lowest daily high -7 °F 2019
Highest daily low 42 °F 1988
Most precipitation 0.36 inches 1937
Most snow 6.1 inches 2013
January 30 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.9 °F
Average low 15.1 °F
Chance precipitation 31.0%
Chance snow 24.5%
Des Moines January 30 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 44 32 0.00 0.0
2023 11 -1 0.00 0.0
2022 28 13 0.00 0.0
2021 33 30 0.08 0.5
2020 31 22 0.00 0.0
2019 -7 -20 0.00 0.1
2018 43 15 0.00 0.0
2017 52 29 0.00 0.0
2016 49 30 0.00 0.0
2015 36 17 0.00 0.0
2014 48 11 0.00 0.0
2013 33 15 0.35 6.1
2012 65 36 0.00 0.0
2011 27 11 0.00 0.0
2010 21 7 0.00 0.0
2009 31 10 0.00 0.0
2008 12 0 0.00 0.0
2007 8 -1 0.00 0.0
2006 39 33 0.00 0.0
2005 34 30 0.00 0.0
2004 2 -8 0.03 0.4
2003 40 19 0.07 0.0
2002 29 20 0.24 2.7
2001 36 29 0.00 0.0
2000 25 12 0.01 0.3
1999 35 25 0.00 0.0
1998 42 23 0.00 0.0
1997 36 4 0.00 0.0
1996 1 -13 0.09 0.9
1995 28 11 0.00 0.0
1994 14 -5 0.01 0.2
1993 34 7 0.00 0.0
1992 52 28 0.00 0.0
1991 18 -9 0.00 0.0
1990 39 18 0.00 0.0
1989 53 28 0.00 0.0
1988 57 42 0.00 0.0
1987 40 24 0.00 0.0
1986 33 13 0.00 0.0
1985 30 -4 0.13 1.5
1984 21 13 0.00 0.0
1983 32 22 0.00 0.0
1982 32 8 0.00 0.0
1981 34 8 0.00 0.0
1980 12 -1 0.09 2.2
1979 9 3 0.02 0.6
1978 17 5 0.05 0.8
1977 13 0 0.00 0.0
1976 42 24 0.00 0.0
1975 31 20 0.00 0.0
1974 56 34 0.00 0.0
1973 33 15 0.00 0.0
1972 22 -7 0.00 0.0
1971 15 9 0.00 0.0
1970 43 20 0.00 0.0
1969 21 7 0.00 0.0
1968 44 18 0.00 0.0
1967 33 25 0.00 0.0
1966 8 -14 0.00 0.0
1965 -3 -17 0.00 0.0
1964 53 17 0.00 0.0
1963 6 -6 0.02 0.5
1962 36 5 0.00 0.0
1961 35 9 0.00 0.0
1960 39 20 0.00 0.0
1959 17 6 0.00 0.0
1958 28 18 0.07 1.1
1957 27 -2 0.00 0.0
1956 18 2 0.00 0.0
1955 18 -3 0.00 0.0
1954 31 7 0.00 0.0
1953 40 22 0.02 0.0
1952 42 14 0.00 0.0
1951 8 -8 0.00 0.1
1950 7 -1 0.20 3.1
1949 10 -13 0.00 0.0
1948 26 16 0.00 0.0
1947 28 15 0.15 1.0
1946 36 11 0.18 n/a
1945 18 1 0.00 0.0
1944 43 27 0.00 0.0
1943 34 19 0.00 0.0
1942 42 30 0.00 0.0
1941 43 26 0.00 0.0
1940 30 6 0.00 0.0
1939 38 17 0.00 0.0
1938 22 -2 0.02 0.0
1937 28 11 0.36 n/a
1936 3 -12 0.00 0.0
1935 30 25 0.00 0.0
1934 30 -4 0.00 0.0
1933 50 22 0.00 0.0
1932 10 -8 0.00 0.0
1931 55 41 0.00 0.0
1930 25 14 0.00 0.0
1929 20 8 0.30 3.0
1928 26 18 0.00 0.0
1927 42 28 0.00 0.0
1926 53 38 0.00 0.0
1925 43 13 0.00 0.0
1924 52 31 0.00 0.0
1923 42 36 0.08 0.0
1922 37 25 0.15 1.5
1921 37 26 0.00 0.0
1920 41 26 0.00 0.0
1919 47 28 0.00 0.0
1918 9 -10 0.03 n/a
1917 28 15 0.00 0.0
1916 13 2 0.05 n/a
1915 27 12 0.18 n/a
1914 40 12 0.00 0.0
1913 43 28 0.00 0.0
1912 18 3 0.00 0.0
1911 37 13 0.00 0.0
1910 23 15 0.00 0.0
1909 15 -5 0.00 0.0
1908 22 10 0.05 0.5
1907 15 -6 0.00 0.0
1906 63 25 0.00 0.0
1905 15 -7 0.20 2.0
1904 26 12 0.00 0.0
1903 40 10 0.00 0.0
1902 23 14 0.05 n/a
1901 23 2 0.00 0.0
1900 33 -6 0.00 0.0
1899 13 -17 0.00 0.2
1898 34 13 0.10 1.0
1897 36 n/a 0.00 0.0
1896 51 36 0.00 0.0
1895 15 -14 0.00 0.0
1894 28 8 0.00 0.0
1893 16 2 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/30?
For the date of Jan 30, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 65 °F which happened in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 30
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 2012
2 63 °F 1906
3 57 °F 1988
4 56 °F 1974
5 55 °F 1931
6 53 °F 1926
6 53 °F 1964
6 53 °F 1989
9 52 °F 1924
9 52 °F 1992
9 52 °F 2017
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/30?
For the date of Jan 30, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -20 °F which happened in 2019.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 30
Rank Temperature Year
1 -20 °F 2019
2 -17 °F 1965
2 -17 °F 1899
4 -14 °F 1966
4 -14 °F 1895
6 -13 °F 1949
6 -13 °F 1996
8 -12 °F 1936
9 -10 °F 1918
10 -9 °F 1991
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 30
Rank Temperature Year
1 -7 °F 2019
2 -3 °F 1965
3 1 °F 1996
4 2 °F 2004
5 3 °F 1936
6 6 °F 1963
7 7 °F 1950
8 8 °F 2007
8 8 °F 1966
8 8 °F 1951
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/30?
For the date of Jan 30, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.36 inches which happened in 1937.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 30
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.36 inches 1937
2 0.35 inches 2013
3 0.30 inches 1929
4 0.24 inches 2002
5 0.20 inches 1950
5 0.20 inches 1905
7 0.18 inches 1915
7 0.18 inches 1946
9 0.15 inches 1947
9 0.15 inches 1922
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 30
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.1 inches 2013
2 3.1 inches 1950
3 3.0 inches 1929
4 2.7 inches 2002
5 2.2 inches 1980
6 2.0 inches 1905
7 1.5 inches 1985
7 1.5 inches 1922
9 1.1 inches 1958
10 1.0 inches 1898
10 1.0 inches 1947
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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