Weather on December 1
Des Moines, IA
55 Years of Data
About This Date
December 1st in Des Moines, IA typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 38°F and lows near 21°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 1st was in 2021 (50°F average), while the coldest was 1985 (9°F) — a 41°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 22% of recorded December 1st dates, with snow falling 18% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 11.5"). 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 December 1st in Des Moines, IA? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22° | 15° | 18° | 0.05" | 0.3" |
| 2024 | 28° | 13° | 21° | — | — |
| 2023 | 39° | 31° | 35° | — | — |
| 2022 | 45° | 14° | 30° | — | — |
| 2021warmest | 62° | 37° | 50° | 0.05" | — |
| 2020 | 32° | 14° | 23° | — | — |
| 2019 | 43° | 31° | 37° | — | — |
| 2018 | 38° | 34° | 36° | 3.07" | — |
| 2017 | 53° | 23° | 38° | — | — |
| 2016 | 36° | 32° | 34° | — | — |
| 2015 | 36° | 27° | 31° | 0.79" | — |
| 2014 | 18° | 9° | 13° | — | — |
| 2013 | 44° | 26° | 35° | — | — |
| 2012 | 51° | 26° | 39° | — | — |
| 2011 | 52° | 16° | 34° | — | — |
| 2010 | 26° | 14° | 20° | — | — |
| 2009 | 54° | 25° | 39° | — | — |
| 2008 | 36° | 19° | 27° | 0.08" | 3" |
| 2007 | 27° | 16° | 21° | — | — |
| 2006 | 20° | 10° | 15° | — | — |
| 2005 | 28° | 16° | 22° | 0.48" | 3" |
| 2004 | 34° | 20° | 27° | — | — |
| 2003 | 64° | 25° | 44° | — | — |
| 2002 | 28° | 13° | 20° | — | — |
| 2001 | 39° | 32° | 36° | — | — |
| 2000 | 36° | 27° | 31° | 0.25" | 1" |
| 1999 | 48° | 26° | 37° | — | — |
| 1998 | 50° | 33° | 42° | — | — |
| 1997 | 40° | 30° | 35° | — | — |
| 1996 | 30° | 24° | 27° | — | — |
| 1995 | 53° | 28° | 41° | — | — |
| 1994 | 49° | 20° | 34° | — | — |
| 1993 | 38° | 21° | 29° | — | — |
| 1992 | 30° | 14° | 22° | — | — |
| 1991 | 25° | 11° | 18° | — | — |
| 1990 | 54° | 34° | 44° | — | — |
| 1989 | 47° | 2° | 24° | — | — |
| 1988 | 36° | 15° | 25° | — | — |
| 1987 | 30° | 25° | 27° | — | — |
| 1986 | 38° | 32° | 35° | 0.74" | 1" |
| 1985coldest | 15° | 3° | 9° | 2.16" | 11.5" |
| 1984 | 40° | 19° | 29° | — | — |
| 1983 | 26° | 6° | 16° | — | — |
| 1982 | 61° | 38° | 49° | — | — |
| 1981 | 37° | 30° | 34° | 0.56" | 0.5" |
| 1980 | 46° | 19° | 33° | 0.1" | 0.5" |
| 1979 | 25° | 13° | 19° | — | — |
| 1978 | 26° | 21° | 24° | — | — |
| 1977 | 45° | 26° | 35° | — | — |
| 1976 | 19° | 2° | 10° | — | 0.5" |
| 1975 | 19° | 10° | 15° | — | — |
| 1974 | 37° | 22° | 29° | 0.13" | 2" |
| 1973 | 46° | 25° | 35° | — | — |
| 1972 | 42° | 29° | 35° | — | — |
| 1971 | 30° | 7° | 18° | — | — |
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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