Temperatures have been falling and rising pretty quickly in Des Moines. How does this month’s low compare to today’s temperature?
What was Des Moines’ coldest temperature in January?
The coldest it got in Des Moines this month was minus 17 degrees on both Jan. 14 and Jan. 15. That was before wind chills, which plummeted to minus 30 to minus 40.
The normal low temperature in January is around 14 degrees in Des Moines. The lowest temperature ever recorded in the month was minus 30 degrees on Jan. 5, 1884.
What was Des Moines’ warmest temperature in January?
On Wednesday, the last day of the month, Des Moines reached a high of 55 degrees, as of 4:45 p.m. That’s the warmest temperature so far for the month.
The normal high temperature in January is around 31 degrees in Des Moines. The highest temperature ever recorded in the month was 67 degrees on Jan. 8, 2023
Warmer weather will stick around Des Moines
Even Wednesday’s low felt warm compared to past weeks, with temperatures expected to dip down to 36 degrees overnight.