Weather on January 14
Des Moines, IA
55 Years of Data
About This Date
January 14th in Des Moines, IA typically brings very cold winter weather, with average highs around 28°F and lows near 10°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 14th was in 1996 (44°F average), while the coldest was 2024 (-12°F) — a 56°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 23% of recorded January 14th dates, with snow falling 18% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 9.8"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for January 14th in Des Moines, IA? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38° | 16° | 27° | — | — |
| 2025 | 23° | -1° | 11° | — | 0.1" |
| 2024coldest | -7° | -17° | -12° | — | — |
| 2023 | 41° | 17° | 29° | — | — |
| 2022 | 34° | 20° | 27° | 2.62" | 9.8" |
| 2021 | 46° | 31° | 38° | 0.03" | — |
| 2020 | 34° | 26° | 30° | 0.08" | — |
| 2019 | 29° | 13° | 21° | — | — |
| 2018 | 10° | -1° | 5° | — | — |
| 2017 | 22° | 9° | 15° | — | — |
| 2016 | 39° | 18° | 28° | — | — |
| 2015 | 22° | -11° | 5° | — | — |
| 2014 | 39° | 30° | 35° | 0.1" | — |
| 2013 | 18° | 7° | 12° | — | — |
| 2012 | 21° | 8° | 15° | 0.03" | 0.1" |
| 2011 | 22° | 2° | 12° | 0.13" | 0.6" |
| 2010 | 45° | 19° | 32° | — | — |
| 2009 | 9° | -8° | 1° | 0.28" | 2.5" |
| 2008 | 24° | 8° | 16° | — | — |
| 2007 | 19° | 7° | 13° | 0.2" | 0.5" |
| 2006 | 51° | 18° | 34° | — | — |
| 2005 | 20° | -7° | 6° | — | — |
| 2004 | 38° | 24° | 31° | — | — |
| 2003 | 25° | 8° | 16° | — | — |
| 2002 | 50° | 27° | 38° | 0.05" | — |
| 2001 | 34° | 31° | 32° | 0.3" | 1.5" |
| 2000 | 27° | 10° | 18° | — | — |
| 1999 | 19° | 7° | 13° | — | — |
| 1998 | 15° | -3° | 6° | 1.27" | 0.5" |
| 1997 | 13° | -6° | 4° | — | — |
| 1996warmest | 63° | 26° | 44° | — | — |
| 1995 | 31° | 19° | 25° | — | — |
| 1994 | 10° | -5° | 3° | 0.2" | 1" |
| 1993 | 19° | 13° | 16° | — | — |
| 1992 | 23° | 13° | 18° | — | — |
| 1991 | 36° | 19° | 27° | — | — |
| 1990 | 36° | 13° | 24° | — | — |
| 1989 | 42° | 22° | 32° | — | — |
| 1988 | 32° | 4° | 18° | — | — |
| 1987 | 47° | 31° | 39° | — | — |
| 1986 | 33° | 19° | 26° | — | — |
| 1985 | 36° | 12° | 24° | — | — |
| 1984 | 15° | 0° | 8° | — | — |
| 1983 | 40° | 19° | 29° | 0.03" | 0.1" |
| 1982 | 0° | -16° | -8° | — | — |
| 1981 | 32° | 19° | 26° | — | — |
| 1980 | 44° | 21° | 33° | — | — |
| 1979 | 4° | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 20° | 6° | 13° | — | — |
| 1977 | 33° | 8° | 21° | — | — |
| 1976 | 39° | 8° | 24° | — | — |
| 1975 | 21° | -2° | 10° | — | — |
| 1974 | 25° | 4° | 14° | — | — |
| 1973 | 45° | 25° | 35° | — | — |
| 1972 | 22° | -12° | 5° | — | — |
| 1971 | 22° | 2° | 12° | — | — |
Des Moines, IA Temperature Range by Month
Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.
Des Moines, IA Monthly Precipitation
Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.
Des Moines, IA Daily Temperature Calendar
Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.
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