Weather on January 9
Des Moines, IA
55 Years of Data
About This Date
January 9th in Des Moines, IA typically brings very cold winter weather, with average highs around 29°F and lows near 11°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 9th was in 2003 (49°F average), while the coldest was 1977 (-8°F) — a 57°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 16% of recorded January 9th dates, with snow falling 14% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 8.3"). 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 9th in Des Moines, IA? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45° | 32° | 38° | 0.1" | — |
| 2025 | 37° | 11° | 24° | — | — |
| 2024 | 32° | 19° | 26° | 1.07" | 8.3" |
| 2023 | 52° | 24° | 38° | — | — |
| 2022 | 24° | 6° | 15° | — | — |
| 2021 | 31° | 20° | 25° | — | — |
| 2020 | 43° | 12° | 27° | — | — |
| 2019 | 29° | 18° | 24° | — | — |
| 2018 | 45° | 25° | 35° | — | — |
| 2017 | 23° | -4° | 10° | — | — |
| 2016 | 34° | 14° | 24° | — | — |
| 2015 | 24° | 1° | 13° | — | — |
| 2014 | 10° | 1° | 6° | — | — |
| 2013 | 46° | 18° | 32° | — | — |
| 2012 | 45° | 19° | 32° | — | — |
| 2011 | 17° | 3° | 10° | — | — |
| 2010 | 9° | -8° | 1° | 0.1" | 0.4" |
| 2009 | 25° | 7° | 16° | — | — |
| 2008 | 36° | 22° | 29° | — | — |
| 2007 | 46° | 26° | 36° | — | — |
| 2006 | 36° | 30° | 33° | — | — |
| 2005 | 27° | 5° | 16° | — | — |
| 2004 | 31° | 9° | 20° | 0.03" | 0.3" |
| 2003warmest | 66° | 32° | 49° | — | — |
| 2002 | 63° | 29° | 46° | — | — |
| 2001 | 27° | -1° | 13° | — | — |
| 2000 | 50° | 28° | 39° | — | — |
| 1999 | 10° | -13° | -1° | — | — |
| 1998 | 36° | 24° | 30° | — | — |
| 1997 | 38° | 3° | 20° | — | — |
| 1996 | 35° | 13° | 24° | — | — |
| 1995 | 15° | -1° | 7° | — | — |
| 1994 | 10° | -7° | 2° | — | — |
| 1993 | 18° | -3° | 8° | — | — |
| 1992 | 49° | 25° | 37° | — | — |
| 1991 | 26° | 5° | 16° | — | — |
| 1990 | 42° | 31° | 36° | — | — |
| 1989 | 36° | 3° | 19° | — | — |
| 1988 | 5° | -5° | 0° | — | — |
| 1987 | 33° | 22° | 27° | 0.51" | 4" |
| 1986 | 41° | 23° | 32° | — | — |
| 1985 | 25° | 16° | 20° | 0.33" | 1.5" |
| 1984 | 27° | 20° | 23° | — | — |
| 1983 | 46° | 31° | 38° | — | — |
| 1982 | 6° | -13° | -3° | 0.1" | 0.6" |
| 1981 | 21° | 7° | 14° | — | — |
| 1980 | 9° | -7° | 1° | 0.08" | 0.6" |
| 1979 | 16° | 0° | 8° | — | — |
| 1978 | 3° | -10° | -3° | — | — |
| 1977coldest | 2° | -18° | -8° | — | — |
| 1976 | 9° | -7° | 1° | — | — |
| 1975 | 33° | 28° | 31° | — | — |
| 1974 | 11° | -14° | -2° | 0.13" | 2" |
| 1973 | 5° | -9° | -2° | — | — |
| 1972 | 44° | 30° | 37° | — | — |
| 1971 | 25° | 17° | 21° | — | — |
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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