Des Moines Intl AP Threshold Days by Year (USW00014933)
18 fixed thresholds counted per year at Des Moines Intl AP (USW00014933): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Des Moines Intl AP Thresholds
- Des Moines Intl AP: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 81 years, most in 2012 with 81.
- Des Moines Intl AP: days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 81 years, most in 1983 with 60.
- Des Moines Intl AP: days with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 81 years, most in 1978 with 84.
- Des Moines Intl AP: nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 81 years, most in 1950 with 158.
- 18 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Des Moines Intl AP.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
81 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 43 | 54.5 |
| 1947 | 59 | 54.5 |
| 1948 | 62 | 54.5 |
| 1949 | 54 | 54.5 |
| 1950 | 29 | 52.7 |
| 1951 | 29 | 52.7 |
| 1952 | 55 | 52.7 |
| 1953 | 67 | 52.7 |
| 1954 | 66 | 52.7 |
| 1955 | 69 | 52.7 |
| 1956 | 70 | 52.7 |
| 1957 | 48 | 52.7 |
| 1958 | 32 | 52.7 |
| 1959 | 62 | 52.7 |
| 1960 | 45 | 40.7 |
| 1961 | 38 | 40.7 |
| 1962 | 51 | 40.7 |
| 1963 | 45 | 40.7 |
| 1964 | 42 | 40.7 |
| 1965 | 36 | 40.7 |
| 1966 | 41 | 40.7 |
| 1967 | 31 | 40.7 |
| 1968 | 40 | 40.7 |
| 1969 | 38 | 40.7 |
| 1970 | 55 | 52.9 |
| 1971 | 59 | 52.9 |
| 1972 | 42 | 52.9 |
| 1973 | 53 | 52.9 |
| 1974 | 42 | 52.9 |
| 1975 | 62 | 52.9 |
| 1976 | 58 | 52.9 |
| 1977 | 60 | 52.9 |
| 1978 | 57 | 52.9 |
| 1979 | 41 | 52.9 |
| 1980 | 62 | 52.2 |
| 1981 | 36 | 52.2 |
| 1982 | 30 | 52.2 |
| 1983 | 79 | 52.2 |
| 1984 | 58 | 52.2 |
| 1985 | 49 | 52.2 |
| 1986 | 39 | 52.2 |
| 1987 | 56 | 52.2 |
| 1988 | 74 | 52.2 |
| 1989 | 39 | 52.2 |
| 1990 | 43 | 38.5 |
| 1991 | 56 | 38.5 |
| 1992 | 20 | 38.5 |
| 1993 | 25 | 38.5 |
| 1994 | 43 | 38.5 |
| 1995 | 52 | 38.5 |
| 1996 | 23 | 38.5 |
| 1997 | 43 | 38.5 |
| 1998 | 40 | 38.5 |
| 1999 | 40 | 38.5 |
| 2000 | 42 | 44.8 |
| 2001 | 50 | 44.8 |
| 2002 | 56 | 44.8 |
| 2003 | 56 | 44.8 |
| 2004 | 19 | 44.8 |
| 2005 | 62 | 44.8 |
| 2006 | 51 | 44.8 |
| 2007 | 59 | 44.8 |
| 2008 | 24 | 44.8 |
| 2009 | 29 | 44.8 |
| 2010 | 62 | 59 |
| 2011 | 60 | 59 |
| 2012 | 81 | 59 |
| 2013 | 63 | 59 |
| 2014 | 35 | 59 |
| 2015 | 46 | 59 |
| 2016 | 63 | 59 |
| 2017 | 65 | 59 |
| 2018 | 65 | 59 |
| 2019 | 50 | 59 |
| 2020 | 60 | 58.1 |
| 2021 | 68 | 58.1 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58.1 |
| 2023 | 56 | 58.1 |
| 2024 | 56 | 58.1 |
| 2025 | 53 | 58.1 |
| 2026 | 56 | 58.1 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1946-06-06 | 1946-09-26 |
| 1947 | 1947-06-09 | 1947-10-21 |
| 1948 | 1948-04-18 | 1948-09-19 |
| 1949 | 1949-04-25 | 1949-10-07 |
| 1950 | 1950-04-22 | 1950-10-31 |
| 1951 | 1951-06-01 | 1951-10-02 |
| 1952 | 1952-04-28 | 1952-09-30 |
| 1953 | 1953-05-25 | 1953-10-15 |
| 1954 | 1954-05-23 | 1954-10-03 |
| 1955 | 1955-04-18 | 1955-09-18 |
| 1956 | 1956-05-09 | 1956-10-12 |
| 1957 | 1957-06-04 | 1957-09-01 |
| 1958 | 1958-05-11 | 1958-09-24 |
| 1959 | 1959-05-01 | 1959-09-20 |
| 1960 | 1960-04-22 | 1960-10-11 |
| 1961 | 1961-05-12 | 1961-09-10 |
| 1962 | 1962-05-05 | 1962-10-11 |
| 1963 | 1963-05-08 | 1963-10-06 |
| 1964 | 1964-05-21 | 1964-09-09 |
| 1965 | 1965-04-30 | 1965-09-09 |
| 1966 | 1966-05-05 | 1966-09-02 |
| 1967 | 1967-04-16 | 1967-10-02 |
| 1968 | 1968-05-02 | 1968-08-23 |
| 1969 | 1969-05-27 | 1969-10-04 |
| 1970 | 1970-04-28 | 1970-09-20 |
| 1971 | 1971-05-31 | 1971-10-14 |
| 1972 | 1972-04-06 | 1972-09-19 |
| 1973 | 1973-05-18 | 1973-09-21 |
| 1974 | 1974-05-20 | 1974-09-26 |
| 1975 | 1975-04-17 | 1975-10-13 |
| 1976 | 1976-05-20 | 1976-10-03 |
| 1977 | 1977-04-09 | 1977-09-08 |
| 1978 | 1978-05-25 | 1978-09-18 |
| 1979 | 1979-05-17 | 1979-09-11 |
| 1980 | 1980-04-20 | 1980-09-20 |
| 1981 | 1981-04-02 | 1981-09-30 |
| 1982 | 1982-05-04 | 1982-09-11 |
| 1983 | 1983-06-04 | 1983-10-02 |
| 1984 | 1984-05-17 | 1984-09-24 |
| 1985 | 1985-04-18 | 1985-09-19 |
| 1986 | 1986-03-29 | 1986-09-26 |
| 1987 | 1987-04-19 | 1987-09-05 |
| 1988 | 1988-05-14 | 1988-09-22 |
| 1989 | 1989-04-24 | 1989-08-31 |
| 1990 | 1990-06-10 | 1990-10-05 |
| 1991 | 1991-03-26 | 1991-09-29 |
| 1992 | 1992-04-30 | 1992-09-13 |
| 1993 | 1993-06-17 | 1993-09-12 |
| 1994 | 1994-04-18 | 1994-09-30 |
| 1995 | 1995-06-07 | 1995-09-15 |
| 1996 | 1996-05-17 | 1996-08-21 |
| 1997 | 1997-05-18 | 1997-10-06 |
| 1998 | 1998-05-17 | 1998-09-26 |
| 1999 | 1999-06-05 | 1999-09-07 |
| 2000 | 2000-04-05 | 2000-09-18 |
| 2001 | 2001-04-26 | 2001-09-05 |
| 2002 | 2002-04-15 | 2002-09-30 |
| 2003 | 2003-04-01 | 2003-10-20 |
| 2004 | 2004-04-16 | 2004-09-14 |
| 2005 | 2005-06-06 | 2005-10-04 |
| 2006 | 2006-04-13 | 2006-10-03 |
| 2007 | 2007-04-29 | 2007-09-21 |
| 2008 | 2008-05-25 | 2008-09-02 |
| 2009 | 2009-04-24 | 2009-08-15 |
| 2010 | 2010-04-01 | 2010-10-09 |
| 2011 | 2011-04-03 | 2011-10-04 |
| 2012 | 2012-04-01 | 2012-09-12 |
| 2013 | 2013-04-30 | 2013-10-02 |
| 2014 | 2014-04-12 | 2014-09-04 |
| 2015 | 2015-06-05 | 2015-09-17 |
| 2016 | 2016-05-06 | 2016-10-17 |
| 2017 | 2017-05-15 | 2017-09-25 |
| 2018 | 2018-05-23 | 2018-10-03 |
| 2019 | 2019-05-16 | 2019-09-30 |
| 2020 | 2020-06-01 | 2020-10-09 |
| 2021 | 2021-05-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| 2022 | 2022-05-09 | 2022-09-20 |
| 2023 | 2023-05-07 | 2023-10-02 |
| 2024 | 2024-04-14 | 2024-10-11 |
| 2025 | 2025-05-10 | 2025-10-04 |
| 2026 | 2026-03-21 | 2026-10-12 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 81 | 81 | 2012 | 56 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 75 | 33 | 2012 | 7 |
| 40 C (104 F): Days | 6 | 4 | 1983 | 1 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 81 | 60 | 1983 | 27 |
| 100 F (37.8 C): Days | 26 | 13 | 1983 | 1 |
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 81 | 84 | 1978 | 26 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 81 | 158 | 1950 | 64 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 81 | 73 | 1985 | 24 |
| -20 C (-4 F): Days with min | 78 | 33 | 1963 | 3 |
| -30 C (-22 F): Days with min | 8 | 2 | 1996 | 2 |
| 20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min | 81 | 66 | 1983 | 51 |
| 25 C (77 F): Days with min | 46 | 9 | 2011 | 4 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 81 | 45 | 1993 | 32 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 81 | 17 | 1993 | 16 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 63 | 5 | 2019 | 6 |
| 100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain | 6 | 1 | 1961 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 71 | 5 | 2007 | 1 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 11 | 1 | 1947 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1946.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).