Des Moines January 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 6.
January 6 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 56 °F 1933
Lowest temperature -17 °F 1912
Lowest daily high -11 °F 1912
Highest daily low 33 °F 2019
Most precipitation 0.66 inches 1913
Most snow 5.7 inches 1995
January 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.3 °F
Average low 14.8 °F
Chance precipitation 29.8%
Chance snow 21.6%
Des Moines January 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 34 29 0.01 0.1
2023 36 19 0.00 0.0
2022 5 -3 0.00 0.0
2021 35 29 0.00 0.0
2020 44 22 0.00 0.0
2019 46 33 0.03 0.0
2018 16 -5 0.00 0.0
2017 16 -3 0.00 0.0
2016 35 27 0.07 0.0
2015 14 -3 0.00 0.2
2014 -1 -12 0.00 0.0
2013 28 15 0.00 0.0
2012 54 32 0.00 0.0
2011 33 28 0.00 0.0
2010 14 -2 0.19 3.7
2009 38 16 0.00 0.0
2008 45 32 0.00 0.0
2007 45 27 0.00 0.0
2006 35 23 0.00 0.0
2005 14 4 0.02 0.4
2004 16 -6 0.00 0.0
2003 35 22 0.00 0.0
2002 32 11 0.00 0.0
2001 42 22 0.00 0.0
2000 38 23 0.00 0.0
1999 31 0 0.00 0.0
1998 36 30 0.00 0.0
1997 26 8 0.00 0.0
1996 6 -7 0.00 0.0
1995 29 8 0.38 5.7
1994 27 -6 0.00 0.0
1993 21 10 0.00 0.0
1992 37 33 0.00 0.0
1991 13 -1 0.00 0.0
1990 30 11 0.00 0.0
1989 34 32 0.03 0.0
1988 3 -10 0.00 0.0
1987 38 32 0.00 0.0
1986 15 -6 0.00 0.0
1985 45 28 0.00 0.0
1984 40 30 0.00 0.0
1983 49 32 0.00 0.0
1982 8 -1 0.03 0.4
1981 34 11 0.02 0.2
1980 34 10 0.19 2.2
1979 16 -6 0.00 0.0
1978 36 30 0.00 0.0
1977 23 3 0.00 0.0
1976 35 -2 0.03 0.4
1975 34 20 0.00 0.0
1974 9 -5 0.05 1.4
1973 4 -6 0.00 0.0
1972 38 11 0.00 0.0
1971 3 -13 0.00 0.0
1970 1 -10 0.00 0.0
1969 33 4 0.00 0.0
1968 2 -9 0.02 0.4
1967 42 21 0.00 0.0
1966 26 10 0.00 0.0
1965 40 27 0.00 0.0
1964 41 25 0.00 0.0
1963 31 18 0.00 0.0
1962 17 5 0.02 0.2
1961 54 27 0.00 0.0
1960 35 13 0.00 0.0
1959 32 6 0.00 0.0
1958 35 10 0.00 0.0
1957 34 25 0.02 0.2
1956 36 5 0.00 0.0
1955 33 18 0.00 0.0
1954 36 16 0.00 0.0
1953 17 3 0.21 2.3
1952 20 -2 0.00 0.0
1951 13 -1 0.00 0.0
1950 31 7 0.00 0.0
1949 43 24 0.00 0.0
1948 46 19 0.00 0.0
1947 31 6 0.00 0.0
1946 43 30 0.00 0.0
1945 18 8 0.00 0.0
1944 30 17 0.00 0.0
1943 38 25 0.02 0.0
1942 4 n/a 0.00 0.0
1941 22 9 0.10 n/a
1940 20 -6 0.00 0.0
1939 46 23 0.00 0.0
1938 26 13 0.00 0.0
1937 40 18 0.00 0.0
1936 27 16 0.05 n/a
1935 52 29 0.00 0.0
1934 42 26 0.00 0.0
1933 56 28 0.00 0.0
1932 32 18 0.20 2.0
1931 33 22 0.00 0.0
1930 46 12 0.00 0.0
1929 25 -7 0.00 0.0
1928 44 31 0.00 0.0
1927 40 28 0.00 0.0
1926 32 18 0.00 0.0
1925 40 12 0.00 0.0
1924 27 -16 0.00 0.0
1923 23 12 0.01 n/a
1922 27 1 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 32 27 0.10 n/a
1919 26 5 0.00 0.0
1918 28 18 0.13 n/a
1917 44 27 0.00 0.0
1916 43 4 0.00 0.0
1915 40 28 0.05 n/a
1914 31 19 0.00 0.0
1913 10 3 0.66 n/a
1912 -11 -17 0.01 0.1
1911 33 3 0.00 0.0
1910 0 -13 0.00 0.0
1909 -5 -15 0.00 0.0
1908 47 25 0.00 0.0
1907 n/a 22 0.00 0.0
1906 37 19 0.00 0.0
1905 23 15 0.00 0.0
1904 28 15 0.00 0.0
1903 44 19 0.00 0.0
1902 50 26 0.00 0.0
1901 36 27 0.00 0.0
1900 45 30 0.00 0.0
1899 20 8 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 26 0.00 0.0
1897 32 3 0.00 0.0
1896 41 9 0.00 0.0
1895 32 17 0.00 0.0
1894 21 6 0.00 0.0
1893 19 11 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/6?
For the date of Jan 6, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 56 °F which happened in 1933.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1933
2 54 °F 2012
2 54 °F 1961
4 52 °F 1935
5 50 °F 1902
6 49 °F 1983
7 47 °F 1908
8 46 °F 1939
8 46 °F 1948
8 46 °F 1930
8 46 °F 2019
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/6?
For the date of Jan 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -17 °F which happened in 1912.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 -17 °F 1912
2 -16 °F 1924
3 -15 °F 1909
4 -13 °F 1910
4 -13 °F 1971
6 -12 °F 2014
7 -10 °F 1988
7 -10 °F 1970
9 -9 °F 1968
10 -7 °F 1929
10 -7 °F 1996
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 -11 °F 1912
2 -5 °F 1909
3 -1 °F 2014
4 0 °F 1910
5 1 °F 1970
6 2 °F 1968
7 3 °F 1971
7 3 °F 1988
9 4 °F 1973
9 4 °F 1942
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/6?
For the date of Jan 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.66 inches which happened in 1913.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.66 inches 1913
2 0.38 inches 1995
3 0.21 inches 1953
4 0.20 inches 1932
5 0.19 inches 2010
5 0.19 inches 1980
7 0.13 inches 1918
8 0.10 inches 1920
8 0.10 inches 1941
10 0.07 inches 2016
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.7 inches 1995
2 3.7 inches 2010
3 2.3 inches 1953
4 2.2 inches 1980
5 2.0 inches 1932
6 1.4 inches 1974
7 0.4 inches 1976
7 0.4 inches 2005
7 0.4 inches 1968
7 0.4 inches 1982
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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