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Des Moines January Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of January in Des Moines, Iowa from 1893–2024.

Rainiest January in Des Moines History

The rainiest January in Des Moines, Iowa history happened in 1960, with 4.38 inches of total precipitation.

Driest January in Des Moines History

The driest January in Des Moines, Iowa history happened in 1954, with just 0.07 inches of total precipitation.

Des Moines Average January Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2024	1.91
2023	1.64
2022	1.44
2021	1.35
2020	1.61
2019	1.52
2018	1.04
2017	1.74
2016	0.68
2015	1.35
2014	0.50
2013	1.11
2012	0.44
2011	1.07
2010	1.67
2009	0.80
2008	0.44
2007	0.74
2006	0.75
2005	0.84
2004	1.50
2003	0.52
2002	0.77
2001	1.48
2000	0.36
1999	1.03
1998	0.91
1997	0.96
1996	2.86
1995	0.98
1994	1.22
1993	1.59
1992	0.97
1991	0.95
1990	1.43
1989	1.30
1988	0.37
1987	0.42
1986	0.12
1985	0.64
1984	0.99
1983	1.17
1982	2.63
1981	0.25
1980	1.80
1979	1.72
1978	0.28
1977	0.50
1976	0.23
1975	1.41
1974	1.51
1973	2.09
1972	0.44
1971	1.75
1970	0.26
1969	1.01
1968	0.78
1967	0.77
1966	0.96
1965	1.62
1964	0.51
1963	0.83
1962	0.54
1961	0.33
1960	4.38
1959	0.79
1958	0.71
1957	0.79
1956	0.51
1955	1.35
1954	0.07
1953	0.76
1952	1.03
1951	0.59
1950	1.40
1949	3.12
1948	0.18
1947	2.62
1946	2.78
1945	0.89
1944	1.23
1943	0.46
1942	1.89
1941	2.77
1940	1.23
1939	0.81
1938	0.86
1937	2.31
1936	2.46
1935	1.35
1934	1.01
1933	0.86
1932	2.29
1931	0.70
1930	1.93
1929	2.70
1928	0.08
1927	0.30
1926	1.23
1925	0.36
1924	0.55
1923	0.64
1922	0.33
1920	0.42
1919	0.13
1918	0.65
1917	0.37
1916	2.08
1915	2.20
1914	0.73
1913	1.45
1912	0.47
1911	0.89
1910	2.35
1909	1.04
1908	0.45
1907	2.01
1906	1.46
1905	1.33
1904	2.69
1903	0.09
1902	0.84
1901	0.89
1900	0.40
1899	0.13
1898	3.38
1897	3.43
1896	0.22
1895	1.15
1894	0.68
1893	0.34

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded