Des Moines January 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Des Moines, Iowa for the date of January 8.
January 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 67 °F 2003
Lowest temperature -15 °F 1970
Lowest daily high 0 °F 1970
Highest daily low 34 °F 2003
Most precipitation 0.49 inches 1937
Most snow 3.5 inches 1964
January 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.4 °F
Average low 14.8 °F
Chance precipitation 29.3%
Chance snow 20.9%
Des Moines January 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 36 27 0.31 2.9
2023 38 13 0.00 0.0
2022 31 11 0.00 0.0
2021 31 25 0.00 0.0
2020 29 14 0.00 0.0
2019 46 29 0.00 0.0
2018 44 22 0.00 0.0
2017 25 2 0.00 0.0
2016 37 25 0.04 0.1
2015 26 -7 0.01 0.3
2014 16 8 0.00 0.0
2013 47 28 0.00 0.0
2012 42 23 0.00 0.0
2011 19 8 0.00 0.0
2010 6 -2 0.00 0.1
2009 28 8 0.00 0.0
2008 35 25 0.00 0.0
2007 47 25 0.00 0.0
2006 38 32 0.00 0.0
2005 26 5 0.00 0.0
2004 31 20 0.00 0.0
2003 67 34 0.00 0.0
2002 64 27 0.00 0.0
2001 28 11 0.00 0.0
2000 50 31 0.00 0.0
1999 11 -3 0.02 0.5
1998 37 23 0.00 0.0
1997 38 16 0.00 0.0
1996 29 0 0.00 0.0
1995 19 9 0.00 0.0
1994 13 -9 0.00 0.0
1993 18 3 0.00 0.0
1992 53 30 0.05 0.0
1991 27 17 0.00 0.0
1990 42 25 0.03 0.0
1989 16 6 0.01 0.1
1988 11 3 0.00 0.0
1987 35 21 0.00 0.0
1986 27 -3 0.00 0.0
1985 31 8 0.00 0.0
1984 33 22 0.00 0.0
1983 39 25 0.00 0.0
1982 20 1 0.02 0.2
1981 24 12 0.00 0.1
1980 12 3 0.02 0.4
1979 15 -11 0.00 0.0
1978 10 -4 0.00 0.0
1977 25 -12 0.00 0.0
1976 8 -10 0.00 0.0
1975 33 31 0.00 0.0
1974 8 -1 0.19 2.3
1973 8 -4 0.02 0.5
1972 45 32 0.00 0.0
1971 26 2 0.00 0.0
1970 0 -15 0.00 0.0
1969 28 4 0.00 0.0
1968 20 1 0.00 0.1
1967 14 -3 0.00 0.0
1966 28 -6 0.00 0.0
1965 39 5 0.00 0.0
1964 38 21 0.31 3.5
1963 52 26 0.00 0.0
1962 15 -5 0.00 0.0
1961 31 10 0.00 0.0
1960 33 25 0.00 0.0
1959 26 11 0.00 0.0
1958 39 12 0.00 0.0
1957 40 14 0.00 0.0
1956 30 17 0.00 0.0
1955 39 26 0.00 0.0
1954 50 21 0.00 0.0
1953 29 20 0.00 0.0
1952 36 17 0.00 0.0
1951 32 2 0.00 0.0
1950 44 21 0.00 0.0
1949 49 31 0.00 0.0
1948 56 31 0.00 0.0
1947 35 26 0.00 0.0
1946 29 20 0.00 0.0
1945 29 4 0.10 n/a
1944 21 -7 0.00 0.0
1943 31 17 0.00 0.0
1942 14 -15 0.00 0.0
1941 35 26 0.00 0.0
1940 22 7 0.00 0.0
1939 58 27 0.00 0.0
1938 20 -5 0.00 0.0
1937 5 -3 0.49 n/a
1936 32 13 0.21 n/a
1935 40 34 0.00 0.0
1934 21 11 0.00 0.0
1933 50 31 0.00 0.0
1932 24 10 0.00 0.0
1931 43 19 0.00 0.0
1930 14 7 0.00 0.0
1929 36 0 0.00 0.0
1928 38 28 0.00 0.0
1927 49 27 0.00 0.0
1926 30 18 0.00 0.0
1925 35 10 0.00 0.0
1924 44 23 0.00 0.0
1923 43 23 0.00 0.0
1922 37 22 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 18 10 0.00 0.0
1919 34 2 0.00 0.0
1918 15 5 0.00 n/a
1917 44 24 0.00 0.0
1916 36 17 0.00 0.0
1915 25 14 0.00 0.0
1914 40 29 0.00 0.0
1913 21 5 0.00 0.0
1912 9 -6 0.08 0.8
1911 n/a 20 0.00 0.0
1910 17 3 0.00 0.0
1909 23 0 0.00 0.0
1908 35 19 0.00 0.0
1907 30 16 0.00 0.0
1906 12 -9 0.00 0.0
1905 24 0 0.00 0.0
1904 48 21 0.00 0.0
1903 23 8 0.00 0.0
1902 60 33 0.00 0.0
1901 38 17 0.00 0.0
1900 45 25 0.00 0.0
1899 32 20 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 21 0.00 0.0
1897 51 20 0.00 0.0
1896 48 14 0.00 0.0
1895 30 -9 0.00 0.0
1894 30 6 0.00 0.0
1893 27 -7 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Des Moines on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is 67 °F which happened in 2003.
Highest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 67 °F 2003
2 64 °F 2002
3 60 °F 1902
4 58 °F 1939
5 56 °F 1948
6 53 °F 1992
7 52 °F 1963
8 51 °F 1897
9 50 °F 1933
9 50 °F 2000
9 50 °F 1954
What's the all-time low for Des Moines on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Des Moines history is -15 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1970.
Lowest Temperatures in Des Moines on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 -15 °F 1942
1 -15 °F 1970
3 -12 °F 1977
4 -11 °F 1979
5 -10 °F 1976
6 -9 °F 1895
6 -9 °F 1906
6 -9 °F 1994
9 -7 °F 2015
9 -7 °F 1893
9 -7 °F 1944
Lowest High Temperatures in Des Moines on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 0 °F 1970
2 5 °F 1937
3 6 °F 2010
4 8 °F 1976
4 8 °F 1974
4 8 °F 1973
7 9 °F 1912
8 10 °F 1978
9 11 °F 1988
9 11 °F 1999
What's the most it has ever rained in Des Moines on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Des Moines history is 0.49 inches which happened in 1937.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Des Moines on January 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.49 inches 1937
2 0.31 inches 2024
2 0.31 inches 1964
4 0.21 inches 1936
5 0.19 inches 1974
6 0.10 inches 1945
7 0.08 inches 1912
8 0.05 inches 1992
9 0.04 inches 2016
10 0.03 inches 1990
All-Time Most Snow in Des Moines on January 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.5 inches 1964
2 2.9 inches 2024
3 2.3 inches 1974
4 0.8 inches 1912
5 0.5 inches 1999
5 0.5 inches 1973
7 0.4 inches 1980
8 0.3 inches 2015
9 0.2 inches 1982
10 0.1 inches 2016
10 0.1 inches 1968
10 0.1 inches 2010
10 0.1 inches 1989
10 0.1 inches 1981
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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