The Iowa Caucuses Will Be The Coldest Ever, Candidates Prepare

Heavy snow falls as a man walks along the skywalk system that connects downtown buildings on January 8, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Sophia Flores of OAN
3:48 PM – Monday, January 15, 2024

The first vote of the 2024 presidential election cycle will be held in Iowa.

Iowans will brave record cold temperatures Monday to head to caucus sites around the Hawkeye State.

Iowa residents woke up Monday morning to minus 10 degrees. Factor in the cold winds and temperatures can plummet to -40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Today turned out to be the coldest day of the Iowa caucuses in history, dating back to 1972. Therefore, the maximum temperatures in Des Moines (+1°) and Waterloo (-1°) were 15-16 degrees cooler than the previous coldest caucus day. Below, take a look at some of the past cold highs and lows. #iawx pic.twitter.com/FHoKqTl3uY

— NWS Des Moines (@NWSDesMoines) January 15, 2024

Before 2024, the coldest caucus record in Des Moines, Iowa, was January 19th.^thThe high temperature that day was 16 degrees Fahrenheit and the low temperature was 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Now, fast forward 20 years and the low temperature is -13 degrees Fahrenheit and the high temperature is -3 degrees Fahrenheit.

Exposure to subzero temperatures can cause frostbite within as little as 10 minutes of skin exposure, and prolonged exposure poses a potentially life-threatening risk.

45^th President Donald Trump is the front-runner in Monday night's vote.

Iowans will begin caucusing at 7 p.m. CST.

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