Election Day Weather at Des Moines, 1920-2014

compiled by State Climatologist, Iowa Dept. of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

from data collected by the NOAA National Weather Service
Year Day of Month Max Temp
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41

1920
1922
1924
1926
1928
1930
1932
1934
1936
1938
1940
1942
1944
1946
1948
1950
1952
1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000

2
7
4
2
6
4
8
6
3
8
5
3
7
5
2
7
4
2
6
4
8
6
3
8
5
3
7
5
2
7
4
2
6
4
8
6
3
8
5
3
7

43
51
57
39
60
65
37
69
31
42
44
50
63
52
64
52
66
41
52
68
49
60
68
40
48
42
45
41
61
57
57
56
61
47
58
36
37
57
50
42
40

Min Temp Precipitation

31
37
38
21
34
32
31
36
21
23
34
23
44
33
51
38
43
19
37
40
34
33
55
29
35
35
30
33
40
29
38
42
30
32
29
29
32
44
43
33
28

0.05
0
0
0.18
0
0
0.79
0
T
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
0
0.02
0
0.03
0
0.46
0.03
0.1
0.03
0.02
0.04
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.31
0.02
0.03
0
0.01
T

Snowfall 6 a.m. Snow Depth

0.4
0
0
0.5
0
0
5.7
0
T
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
0
T
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.3
0.2
0
0
0
0

na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
T
na
0
0
0
na
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

42
43
44
45
46
47
48

2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014

5
2
7
4
2
6
4

39
48
66
73
57
54
60

30
38
41
57
34
41
44

0.15
T
0
0
0
0.01
0

1.5
0
0
0
0
T
0

1
0
0
0
0
0
0

52.0

35.1

0.05

0.2

0.0

Measurable Precipitation Occurrences

All Precipitation Occurrences
2014 data is preliminary.

17
21

7
10

1
4

Average