Des Moines January 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 31.
January 31 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 65 °F 1989
Lowest temperature -21 °F 1996
Lowest daily high -4 °F 1918
Highest daily low 38 °F 2012
Most precipitation 0.75 inches 2015
Most snow 5.2 inches 2015
January 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 32.2 °F
Average low 15.3 °F
Chance precipitation 31.0%
Chance snow 24.5%
Des Moines January 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 56 24 0.00 0.0
2023 20 -4 0.00 0.0
2022 43 18 0.00 0.0
2021 32 26 0.00 0.1
2020 36 29 0.01 0.1
2019 5 -14 0.01 0.1
2018 44 31 0.00 0.0
2017 44 36 0.00 0.0
2016 48 34 0.00 0.0
2015 40 27 0.75 5.2
2014 20 9 0.00 0.0
2013 15 0 0.00 0.0
2012 61 38 0.00 0.0
2011 28 20 0.05 0.7
2010 22 13 0.00 0.0
2009 50 23 0.00 0.0
2008 26 10 0.00 0.1
2007 23 -1 0.01 0.2
2006 57 25 0.00 0.0
2005 37 31 0.00 0.0
2004 14 -6 0.03 0.5
2003 37 33 0.01 0.0
2002 28 24 0.45 4.8
2001 32 21 0.00 0.0
2000 30 7 0.00 0.0
1999 36 32 0.00 0.0
1998 56 28 0.03 0.0
1997 49 32 0.00 0.0
1996 0 -21 0.00 0.0
1995 48 26 0.00 0.0
1994 10 -11 0.00 0.0
1993 43 28 0.00 0.0
1992 50 28 0.00 0.0
1991 35 4 0.00 0.0
1990 53 17 0.00 0.0
1989 65 32 0.00 0.0
1988 44 11 0.00 0.0
1987 53 21 0.00 0.0
1986 36 24 0.00 0.0
1985 4 -12 0.00 0.0
1984 35 17 0.00 0.0
1983 29 19 0.00 0.0
1982 8 -2 0.00 0.0
1981 34 20 0.22 3.2
1980 10 -9 0.00 0.0
1979 4 -7 0.00 0.0
1978 16 -7 0.00 0.0
1977 21 0 0.00 0.0
1976 46 20 0.00 0.0
1975 26 16 0.00 0.0
1974 34 10 0.00 0.0
1973 41 25 0.00 0.0
1972 29 16 0.00 0.0
1971 13 4 0.00 0.0
1970 50 28 0.00 0.0
1969 22 3 0.00 0.0
1968 45 37 0.03 0.0
1967 39 25 0.00 0.0
1966 17 6 0.00 0.0
1965 20 -15 0.06 0.6
1964 50 29 0.00 0.0
1963 14 -12 0.00 0.0
1962 32 4 0.00 0.0
1961 54 12 0.00 0.0
1960 43 23 0.00 0.0
1959 7 3 0.01 0.2
1958 23 7 0.07 1.4
1957 28 19 0.01 0.2
1956 21 8 0.00 0.0
1955 39 10 0.00 0.0
1954 50 20 0.00 0.0
1953 35 10 0.00 0.0
1952 53 34 0.00 0.0
1951 8 -6 0.09 1.2
1950 11 -11 0.00 0.0
1949 22 -2 0.01 0.1
1948 32 10 0.00 0.0
1947 23 4 0.03 0.3
1946 23 1 0.03 n/a
1945 16 -4 0.00 0.0
1944 39 26 0.00 0.0
1943 35 14 0.05 0.0
1942 30 19 0.00 0.0
1941 47 28 0.00 0.0
1940 40 10 0.00 0.0
1939 35 19 0.12 n/a
1938 19 -10 0.00 0.0
1937 11 -5 0.00 0.0
1936 11 -14 0.00 0.0
1935 30 29 0.00 0.0
1934 50 25 0.00 0.0
1933 52 32 0.00 0.0
1932 8 -3 0.05 n/a
1931 43 30 0.00 0.0
1930 33 2 0.00 0.0
1929 17 -8 0.00 0.0
1928 42 10 0.00 0.0
1927 52 21 0.00 0.0
1926 47 37 0.30 0.0
1925 42 14 0.00 0.0
1924 50 32 0.00 0.0
1923 39 28 0.00 0.0
1922 43 21 0.00 0.0
1921 35 22 0.00 0.0
1920 27 13 0.00 0.0
1919 44 26 0.00 0.0
1918 -4 -21 0.00 0.0
1917 26 -2 0.02 n/a
1916 14 1 0.18 0.8
1915 34 27 0.12 0.0
1914 34 24 0.00 0.0
1913 28 -1 0.00 0.0
1912 36 9 0.00 0.0
1911 48 13 0.00 0.0
1910 30 10 0.00 0.0
1909 17 -6 0.00 0.0
1908 25 10 0.30 n/a
1907 26 15 0.04 n/a
1906 45 13 0.00 0.0
1905 13 -5 0.00 0.0
1904 30 n/a 0.00 0.0
1903 48 34 0.00 0.0
1902 22 -1 0.00 0.0
1901 25 15 0.00 0.0
1900 17 -9 0.00 0.0
1899 10 -12 0.00 0.0
1898 16 5 0.00 0.0
1897 34 21 0.00 0.0
1896 44 35 0.11 0.0
1895 20 8 0.00 0.0
1894 25 2 0.00 0.0
1893 25 1 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/31?
For the date of Jan 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 65 °F which happened in 1989.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 1989
2 61 °F 2012
3 57 °F 2006
4 56 °F 1998
4 56 °F 2024
6 54 °F 1961
7 53 °F 1990
7 53 °F 1987
7 53 °F 1952
10 52 °F 1933
10 52 °F 1927
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/31?
For the date of Jan 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -21 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1996.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -21 °F 1996
1 -21 °F 1918
3 -15 °F 1965
4 -14 °F 2019
4 -14 °F 1936
6 -12 °F 1963
6 -12 °F 1985
6 -12 °F 1899
9 -11 °F 1994
9 -11 °F 1950
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -4 °F 1918
2 0 °F 1996
3 4 °F 1985
3 4 °F 1979
5 5 °F 2019
6 7 °F 1959
7 8 °F 1982
7 8 °F 1932
7 8 °F 1951
10 10 °F 1899
10 10 °F 1994
10 10 °F 1980
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/31?
For the date of Jan 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.75 inches which happened in 2015.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.75 inches 2015
2 0.45 inches 2002
3 0.30 inches 1908
3 0.30 inches 1926
5 0.22 inches 1981
6 0.18 inches 1916
7 0.12 inches 1915
7 0.12 inches 1939
9 0.11 inches 1896
10 0.09 inches 1951
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.2 inches 2015
2 4.8 inches 2002
3 3.2 inches 1981
4 1.4 inches 1958
5 1.2 inches 1951
6 0.8 inches 1916
7 0.7 inches 2011
8 0.6 inches 1965
9 0.5 inches 2004
10 0.3 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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