Des Moines January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 5.
January 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 65 °F 2012
Lowest temperature -24 °F 1924
Lowest daily high -12 °F 1924
Highest daily low 43 °F 1916
Most precipitation 1.57 inches 1946
Most snow 12.5 inches 1929
January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.5 °F
Average low 15.0 °F
Chance precipitation 29.7%
Chance snow 21.4%
Des Moines January 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 35 26 0.00 0.0
2023 31 21 0.00 0.0
2022 16 5 0.00 0.0
2021 40 17 0.00 0.0
2020 45 28 0.00 0.0
2019 57 30 0.00 0.0
2018 14 0 0.00 0.0
2017 12 4 0.00 0.0
2016 34 17 0.00 0.0
2015 12 1 0.34 5.1
2014 10 -10 0.00 0.0
2013 39 20 0.00 0.0
2012 65 32 0.00 0.0
2011 41 16 0.00 0.0
2010 9 -9 0.00 0.0
2009 34 9 0.00 0.0
2008 43 31 0.00 0.0
2007 45 34 0.00 0.0
2006 33 25 0.00 0.0
2005 18 14 0.38 8.0
2004 11 -5 0.00 0.0
2003 36 28 0.00 0.0
2002 43 24 0.00 0.0
2001 37 22 0.00 0.0
2000 36 9 0.00 0.0
1999 23 -14 0.00 0.2
1998 35 31 0.02 0.0
1997 26 10 0.00 0.0
1996 14 -4 0.00 0.0
1995 25 -6 0.16 2.4
1994 26 12 0.00 0.0
1993 21 3 0.00 0.0
1992 34 31 0.05 0.0
1991 25 5 0.49 4.3
1990 36 11 0.00 0.0
1989 37 33 0.20 0.0
1988 2 -8 0.00 0.0
1987 37 26 0.00 0.0
1986 34 9 0.00 0.0
1985 38 16 0.00 0.0
1984 46 30 0.00 0.0
1983 33 28 0.00 0.0
1982 31 8 0.00 0.0
1981 34 8 0.00 0.0
1980 30 26 0.00 0.1
1979 2 -7 0.00 0.0
1978 31 21 0.07 0.0
1977 17 0 0.00 0.0
1976 36 13 0.00 0.0
1975 38 14 0.00 0.0
1974 16 7 0.01 0.1
1973 6 -2 0.00 0.0
1972 22 -4 0.00 0.0
1971 1 -9 0.00 0.0
1970 3 -8 0.00 0.0
1969 38 9 0.29 1.3
1968 30 2 0.00 0.0
1967 24 11 0.00 0.0
1966 49 15 0.00 0.0
1965 31 21 0.00 0.0
1964 41 31 0.00 0.0
1963 28 21 0.00 0.0
1962 32 4 0.00 0.0
1961 42 20 0.00 0.0
1960 14 -5 0.00 0.0
1959 15 -10 0.00 0.0
1958 41 30 0.00 0.0
1957 29 15 0.00 0.0
1956 59 25 0.00 0.0
1955 33 26 0.48 0.0
1954 45 17 0.00 0.0
1953 18 3 0.00 0.0
1952 26 6 0.00 0.0
1951 20 5 0.00 0.0
1950 16 -3 0.00 0.0
1949 24 11 0.00 0.0
1948 41 26 0.00 0.0
1947 27 8 0.00 0.0
1946 45 35 1.57 0.0
1945 23 11 0.00 0.0
1944 35 19 0.09 n/a
1943 36 3 0.00 0.0
1942 -3 -15 0.00 0.0
1941 18 2 0.00 0.0
1940 12 -14 0.00 0.0
1939 39 32 0.00 0.0
1938 55 19 0.00 0.0
1937 35 7 0.00 0.0
1936 23 10 0.04 n/a
1935 48 28 0.00 0.0
1934 33 30 0.46 n/a
1933 52 25 0.00 0.0
1932 33 30 0.76 n/a
1931 34 22 0.00 0.0
1930 53 33 0.00 0.0
1929 24 6 1.20 12.5
1928 42 13 0.00 0.0
1927 55 31 0.00 0.0
1926 34 26 0.00 0.0
1925 34 16 0.00 0.0
1924 -12 -24 0.00 0.0
1923 24 12 0.00 0.0
1922 n/a 1 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 29 9 0.00 0.0
1919 11 -9 0.02 n/a
1918 34 25 0.00 0.0
1917 31 13 0.00 0.0
1916 54 43 0.00 0.0
1915 40 30 0.80 0.0
1914 29 24 0.00 0.0
1913 20 5 0.08 0.8
1912 -8 -16 0.00 0.0
1911 38 6 0.00 0.0
1910 9 -8 0.00 0.0
1909 21 -5 0.05 n/a
1908 40 18 0.00 0.0
1907 46 30 0.00 0.0
1906 39 13 0.00 0.0
1905 33 19 0.00 0.0
1904 38 12 0.00 0.0
1903 29 10 0.00 0.0
1902 42 17 0.00 0.0
1901 36 17 0.00 0.0
1900 39 24 0.00 0.0
1899 20 4 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 17 0.00 0.0
1897 16 8 0.00 0.0
1896 24 -3 0.00 0.0
1895 24 0 0.00 0.0
1894 n/a 22 0.00 0.0
1893 11 2 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 65 °F which happened in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 2012
2 59 °F 1956
3 57 °F 2019
4 55 °F 1938
4 55 °F 1927
6 54 °F 1916
7 53 °F 1930
8 52 °F 1933
9 49 °F 1966
10 48 °F 1935
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -24 °F which happened in 1924.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -24 °F 1924
2 -16 °F 1912
3 -15 °F 1942
4 -14 °F 1999
4 -14 °F 1940
6 -10 °F 1959
6 -10 °F 2014
8 -9 °F 1919
8 -9 °F 2010
8 -9 °F 1971
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -12 °F 1924
2 -8 °F 1912
3 -3 °F 1942
4 1 °F 1971
5 2 °F 1979
5 2 °F 1988
7 3 °F 1970
8 6 °F 1973
9 9 °F 2010
9 9 °F 1910
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 1.57 inches which happened in 1946.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.57 inches 1946
2 1.20 inches 1929
3 0.80 inches 1915
4 0.76 inches 1932
5 0.49 inches 1991
6 0.48 inches 1955
7 0.46 inches 1934
8 0.38 inches 2005
9 0.34 inches 2015
10 0.29 inches 1969
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 12.5 inches 1929
2 8.0 inches 2005
3 5.1 inches 2015
4 4.3 inches 1991
5 2.4 inches 1995
6 1.3 inches 1969
7 0.8 inches 1913
8 0.2 inches 1999
9 0.1 inches 1974
9 0.1 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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