Des Moines January 7 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 7.
January 7 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F 2003
Lowest temperature -25 °F 1912
Lowest daily high -6 °F 1912
Highest daily low 39 °F 1965
Most precipitation 0.81 inches 1937
Most snow 4.5 inches 1940
January 7 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.3 °F
Average low 14.7 °F
Chance precipitation 29.8%
Chance snow 21.5%
Des Moines January 7 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 30 24 0.01 0.1
2023 27 12 0.00 0.0
2022 13 -2 0.00 0.0
2021 33 27 0.00 0.0
2020 44 24 0.00 0.0
2019 50 37 0.16 0.0
2018 38 16 0.00 0.0
2017 23 8 0.00 0.0
2016 37 34 0.33 0.0
2015 8 -8 0.00 0.0
2014 19 -7 0.00 0.0
2013 46 23 0.00 0.0
2012 43 25 0.00 0.0
2011 32 10 0.06 1.0
2010 14 0 0.10 2.5
2009 28 12 0.00 0.1
2008 41 32 0.01 0.0
2007 39 24 0.00 0.0
2006 51 27 0.00 0.0
2005 21 10 0.00 0.0
2004 26 0 0.00 0.0
2003 59 22 0.00 0.0
2002 34 5 0.00 0.0
2001 34 17 0.00 0.0
2000 44 17 0.00 0.0
1999 6 -1 0.00 0.0
1998 33 28 0.00 0.0
1997 31 5 0.00 0.0
1996 11 -9 0.00 0.0
1995 12 -6 0.00 0.0
1994 4 -10 0.00 0.0
1993 26 13 0.04 0.9
1992 44 35 0.07 0.0
1991 18 -6 0.00 0.0
1990 40 24 0.00 0.0
1989 36 9 0.09 0.0
1988 18 -3 0.00 0.0
1987 32 28 0.00 0.0
1986 9 -10 0.00 0.0
1985 38 26 0.00 0.0
1984 40 25 0.00 0.0
1983 36 26 0.00 0.0
1982 4 -11 0.00 0.0
1981 18 4 0.00 0.0
1980 15 4 0.00 0.0
1979 11 -3 0.00 0.0
1978 36 10 0.00 0.0
1977 22 -3 0.00 0.0
1976 3 -9 0.00 0.0
1975 33 18 0.05 0.0
1974 7 -8 0.00 0.0
1973 11 0 0.01 0.4
1972 43 23 0.00 0.0
1971 10 -14 0.00 0.0
1970 -1 -12 0.00 0.0
1969 17 -2 0.00 0.0
1968 7 -14 0.00 0.0
1967 25 5 0.05 0.7
1966 26 -6 0.00 0.0
1965 47 39 0.00 0.0
1964 45 22 0.00 0.0
1963 39 30 0.00 0.0
1962 22 12 0.10 1.0
1961 40 19 0.00 0.0
1960 41 29 0.00 0.0
1959 25 17 0.00 0.0
1958 15 1 0.00 0.0
1957 37 22 0.00 0.0
1956 25 4 0.00 0.0
1955 40 19 0.00 0.0
1954 36 24 0.00 0.0
1953 20 6 0.00 0.0
1952 36 15 0.00 0.0
1951 23 -3 0.00 0.0
1950 26 13 0.00 0.0
1949 50 31 0.00 0.0
1948 51 31 0.00 0.0
1947 38 22 0.00 0.0
1946 35 28 0.00 0.0
1945 27 17 0.00 0.0
1944 23 3 0.00 0.0
1943 31 15 0.00 0.0
1942 -4 -16 0.00 0.0
1941 29 15 0.00 0.0
1940 23 11 0.36 4.5
1939 52 28 0.00 0.0
1938 13 -3 0.00 0.0
1937 18 3 0.81 n/a
1936 16 8 0.00 0.0
1935 40 34 0.00 0.0
1934 32 12 0.00 0.0
1933 48 28 0.00 0.0
1932 24 6 0.00 0.0
1931 38 22 0.00 0.0
1930 13 -2 0.08 n/a
1929 15 -14 0.00 0.0
1928 47 33 0.00 0.0
1927 38 29 0.00 0.0
1926 32 12 0.00 0.0
1925 39 24 0.00 0.0
1924 38 15 0.00 0.0
1923 33 23 0.10 n/a
1922 39 19 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 31 17 0.00 0.0
1919 36 9 0.02 n/a
1918 19 6 0.00 0.0
1917 36 15 0.00 0.0
1916 30 11 0.00 0.0
1915 30 20 0.00 0.0
1914 46 29 0.00 0.0
1913 15 -5 0.02 0.2
1912 -6 -25 0.02 0.2
1911 44 28 0.00 0.0
1910 16 -9 0.00 0.0
1909 15 -8 0.10 n/a
1908 47 25 0.00 0.0
1907 33 25 0.71 0.2
1906 26 8 0.00 0.0
1905 23 14 0.00 0.0
1904 51 26 0.00 0.0
1903 45 17 0.02 n/a
1902 49 32 0.00 0.0
1901 36 14 0.00 0.0
1900 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1899 24 2 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 25 0.00 0.0
1897 32 16 0.00 0.0
1896 40 10 0.00 0.0
1895 33 14 0.00 0.0
1894 29 -4 0.00 0.0
1893 20 7 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/7?
For the date of Jan 7, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 59 °F which happened in 2003.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 7
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 2003
2 52 °F 1939
3 51 °F 1904
3 51 °F 1948
3 51 °F 2006
6 50 °F 1949
6 50 °F 2019
8 49 °F 1902
9 48 °F 1933
10 47 °F 1908
10 47 °F 1965
10 47 °F 1928
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/7?
For the date of Jan 7, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -25 °F which happened in 1912.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 7
Rank Temperature Year
1 -25 °F 1912
2 -16 °F 1942
3 -14 °F 1971
3 -14 °F 1929
3 -14 °F 1968
6 -12 °F 1970
7 -11 °F 1982
8 -10 °F 1994
8 -10 °F 1986
10 -9 °F 1976
10 -9 °F 1910
10 -9 °F 1996
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 7
Rank Temperature Year
1 -6 °F 1912
2 -4 °F 1942
3 -1 °F 1970
4 3 °F 1976
5 4 °F 1982
5 4 °F 1994
7 6 °F 1999
8 7 °F 1968
8 7 °F 1974
10 8 °F 2015
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/7?
For the date of Jan 7, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.81 inches which happened in 1937.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 7
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.81 inches 1937
2 0.71 inches 1907
3 0.36 inches 1940
4 0.33 inches 2016
5 0.16 inches 2019
6 0.10 inches 1962
6 0.10 inches 1923
6 0.10 inches 2010
6 0.10 inches 1909
10 0.09 inches 1989
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 7
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.5 inches 1940
2 2.5 inches 2010
3 1.0 inches 1962
3 1.0 inches 2011
5 0.9 inches 1993
6 0.7 inches 1967
7 0.4 inches 1973
8 0.2 inches 1912
8 0.2 inches 1913
8 0.2 inches 1907
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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