Des Moines January 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 4.
January 4 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 60 °F 1939
Lowest temperature -20 °F 1942
Lowest daily high -2 °F 1999
Highest daily low 41 °F 2007
Most precipitation 1.00 inches 1910
Most snow 10.0 inches 1910
January 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.7 °F
Average low 15.3 °F
Chance precipitation 29.3%
Chance snow 20.8%
Des Moines January 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 36 27 0.00 0.0
2023 30 27 0.02 0.6
2022 39 16 0.00 0.0
2021 40 27 0.00 0.0
2020 33 23 0.01 0.2
2019 52 28 0.00 0.0
2018 10 -5 0.00 0.0
2017 15 5 0.00 0.1
2016 27 19 0.00 0.0
2015 17 3 0.08 0.9
2014 37 10 0.00 0.0
2013 35 12 0.00 0.0
2012 47 31 0.00 0.0
2011 31 10 0.00 0.0
2010 4 -12 0.00 0.0
2009 25 8 0.00 0.0
2008 35 25 0.00 0.0
2007 50 41 0.00 0.0
2006 46 33 0.00 0.0
2005 24 18 0.16 1.7
2004 21 11 0.30 4.7
2003 48 24 0.01 0.0
2002 44 22 0.00 0.0
2001 42 14 0.00 0.0
2000 24 9 0.00 0.1
1999 -2 -14 0.00 0.0
1998 32 22 0.39 0.0
1997 48 26 0.01 0.0
1996 23 10 0.15 1.8
1995 3 -5 0.00 0.0
1994 20 15 0.00 0.0
1993 26 7 0.04 0.2
1992 32 24 0.00 0.0
1991 19 3 0.16 1.0
1990 33 17 0.26 4.3
1989 51 15 0.00 0.0
1988 12 -4 0.00 0.0
1987 44 27 0.00 0.0
1986 32 13 0.09 1.0
1985 38 5 0.00 0.0
1984 41 28 0.00 0.0
1983 34 27 0.00 0.0
1982 17 6 0.09 1.3
1981 16 9 0.00 0.0
1980 31 26 0.04 1.1
1979 6 -6 0.00 0.1
1978 31 18 0.00 0.0
1977 20 13 0.13 1.5
1976 14 -4 0.00 0.0
1975 32 9 0.00 0.0
1974 15 -7 0.00 0.0
1973 12 0 0.00 0.0
1972 7 -5 0.00 0.0
1971 23 0 0.25 1.8
1970 19 2 0.00 0.0
1969 9 -12 0.00 0.0
1968 8 -5 0.00 0.0
1967 32 11 0.03 0.3
1966 45 28 0.00 0.0
1965 43 25 0.00 0.0
1964 50 25 0.00 0.0
1963 26 24 0.00 0.0
1962 39 20 0.00 0.0
1961 43 16 0.00 0.0
1960 21 0 0.00 0.0
1959 6 -14 0.00 0.0
1958 30 3 0.00 0.0
1957 24 17 0.00 0.0
1956 50 23 0.00 0.0
1955 39 27 0.07 0.0
1954 33 19 0.00 0.0
1953 32 10 0.02 0.2
1952 25 16 0.19 2.8
1951 30 18 0.00 0.0
1950 5 -6 0.00 0.0
1949 40 22 0.02 0.0
1948 40 30 0.00 0.0
1947 10 -15 0.00 0.0
1946 45 30 0.39 0.0
1945 28 1 0.00 0.0
1944 33 29 0.00 0.0
1943 18 2 0.00 0.0
1942 0 -20 0.00 0.0
1941 22 4 0.00 0.0
1940 15 -10 0.00 0.0
1939 60 29 0.00 0.0
1938 47 16 0.00 0.0
1937 42 13 0.00 0.0
1936 29 6 0.00 0.0
1935 35 5 0.00 0.0
1934 33 29 0.14 n/a
1933 43 28 0.00 0.0
1932 31 17 0.10 1.0
1931 43 22 0.00 0.0
1930 55 26 0.00 0.0
1929 27 9 0.10 1.0
1928 32 8 0.00 0.0
1927 47 34 0.00 0.0
1926 36 31 0.00 0.0
1925 36 25 0.00 0.0
1924 5 -12 0.10 n/a
1923 36 24 0.00 0.0
1922 38 5 0.05 n/a
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 17 -3 0.00 0.0
1919 10 -13 0.01 0.1
1918 42 19 0.00 0.0
1917 33 26 0.00 0.0
1916 53 34 0.00 0.0
1915 36 15 0.00 0.0
1914 26 20 0.00 0.0
1913 30 18 0.25 n/a
1912 4 -8 0.00 0.0
1911 20 -4 0.00 0.0
1910 9 -3 1.00 10.0
1909 46 21 0.00 0.0
1908 43 26 0.00 0.0
1907 42 14 0.00 0.0
1906 27 17 0.00 0.0
1905 34 9 0.00 0.0
1904 21 2 0.02 n/a
1903 39 18 0.00 0.0
1902 29 4 0.00 0.0
1901 35 22 0.00 0.0
1900 43 28 0.00 0.0
1899 44 10 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 16 0.00 0.0
1897 21 2 0.00 0.0
1896 10 -11 0.00 0.0
1895 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1894 25 9 0.00 0.0
1893 28 11 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 60 °F which happened in 1939.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1939
2 55 °F 1930
3 53 °F 1916
4 52 °F 2019
5 51 °F 1989
6 50 °F 2007
6 50 °F 1956
6 50 °F 1964
9 48 °F 2003
9 48 °F 1997
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -20 °F which happened in 1942.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -20 °F 1942
2 -15 °F 1947
3 -14 °F 1999
3 -14 °F 1959
5 -13 °F 1919
6 -12 °F 2010
6 -12 °F 1969
6 -12 °F 1924
9 -11 °F 1896
10 -10 °F 1940
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2 °F 1999
2 0 °F 1942
3 3 °F 1995
4 4 °F 1912
4 4 °F 2010
6 5 °F 1924
6 5 °F 1950
8 6 °F 1959
8 6 °F 1979
10 7 °F 1972
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 1.00 inches which happened in 1910.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.00 inches 1910
2 0.39 inches 1998
2 0.39 inches 1946
4 0.30 inches 2004
5 0.26 inches 1990
6 0.25 inches 1913
6 0.25 inches 1971
8 0.19 inches 1952
9 0.16 inches 2005
9 0.16 inches 1991
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 10.0 inches 1910
2 4.7 inches 2004
3 4.3 inches 1990
4 2.8 inches 1952
5 1.8 inches 1996
5 1.8 inches 1971
7 1.7 inches 2005
8 1.5 inches 1977
9 1.3 inches 1982
10 1.1 inches 1980
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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