Sioux Falls December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the date of December 16.

December 16 All-Time Records 1932–2024
Highest temperature	60 °F	1939
Lowest temperature	-16 °F	1983
Lowest daily high	0 °F	1983
Highest daily low	36 °F	1977
Most precipitation	0.38 inches	1961
Most snow	6.2 inches	2016

December 16 All-Time Records
1932–2024

Highest temperature

60 °F

-16 °F

0 °F

Highest daily low

36 °F

0.38 inches

6.2 inches

December 16 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	30.6 °F
Average low	12.6 °F
Chance precipitation	26.3%
Chance snow	22.3%

December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

30.6 °F

Average low

12.6 °F

Chance precipitation

26.3%

Chance snow

22.3%

Sioux Falls December 16 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	39	33	0.00	0.0
2022	21	15	0.07	0.7
2021	29	17	0.00	0.0
2020	32	21	0.00	0.0
2019	24	7	0.00	0.0
2018	49	22	0.00	0.0
2017	46	27	0.00	0.0
2016	16	7	0.37	6.2
2015	35	22	0.23	1.1
2014	20	3	0.00	0.0
2013	31	4	0.00	0.0
2012	26	17	0.00	0.0
2011	34	9	0.00	0.0
2010	21	5	0.00	0.0
2009	19	4	0.00	0.0
2008	5	-9	0.12	2.7
2007	21	1	0.00	0.0
2006	50	27	0.00	0.0
2005	19	6	0.00	0.1
2004	39	15	0.00	0.0
2003	25	8	0.00	0.0
2002	39	30	0.00	0.0
2001	44	22	0.00	0.0
2000	20	-6	0.02	0.7
1999	16	-3	0.02	0.5
1998	41	22	0.00	0.0
1997	45	27	0.00	0.0
1996	33	9	0.03	0.7
1995	52	21	0.00	0.0
1994	31	14	0.00	0.0
1993	37	25	0.04	0.4
1992	28	14	0.00	0.0
1991	45	21	0.00	0.0
1990	35	-4	0.00	0.0
1989	13	-10	0.00	0.0
1988	27	9	0.00	0.0
1987	27	7	0.00	0.0
1986	48	14	0.00	0.0
1985	20	2	0.15	3.3
1984	41	17	0.22	0.0
1983	0	-16	0.01	0.6
1982	29	4	0.00	0.0
1981	7	-8	0.00	0.0
1980	34	25	0.00	0.0
1979	4	-9	0.00	0.0
1978	34	15	0.00	0.0
1977	43	36	0.06	0.0
1976	47	17	0.00	0.0
1975	23	-5	0.00	0.0
1974	26	5	0.00	0.0
1973	16	-10	0.00	0.0
1972	14	-12	0.00	0.0
1971	16	-7	0.00	0.0
1970	24	13	0.00	0.0
1969	39	16	0.00	0.0
1968	29	5	0.00	0.0
1967	32	24	0.27	0.0
1966	48	20	0.00	0.0
1965	34	8	0.00	0.0
1964	18	-15	0.01	0.2
1963	10	-15	0.00	0.0
1962	59	20	0.00	0.0
1961	23	9	0.38	3.5
1960	31	11	0.00	0.0
1959	48	27	0.00	0.0
1958	44	14	0.00	0.0
1957	43	26	0.00	0.0
1956	38	10	0.00	0.0
1955	17	-1	0.00	0.0
1954	29	20	0.00	0.0
1953	9	-6	0.00	0.0
1952	43	11	0.00	0.0
1951	8	-16	0.00	0.0
1950	11	-4	0.00	0.0
1949	42	20	0.00	0.0
1948	22	7	0.00	0.0
1947	28	8	0.01	0.2
1946	37	4	0.01	0.0
1945	5	-11	0.00	0.0
1944	41	15	0.00	0.0
1943	23	2	0.00	0.0
1942	39	18	0.00	n/a
1941	50	30	0.00	0.0
1940	21	12	0.24	2.0
1939	60	33	0.00	0.0
1938	40	24	0.00	0.0
1937	36	17	0.02	0.2
1936	37	29	0.00	0.0
1935	32	17	0.00	0.0
1934	36	31	0.00	0.0
1933	34	11	0.00	0.0
1932	16	-16	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 12/16?

For the date of Dec 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 60 °F which happened in 1939.

Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on December 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	60 °F	1939
2	59 °F	1962
3	52 °F	1995
4	50 °F	1941
4	50 °F	2006
6	49 °F	2018
7	48 °F	1959
7	48 °F	1986
7	48 °F	1966
10	47 °F	1976

What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 12/16?

For the date of Dec 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is -16 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1983.

Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on December 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-16 °F	1932
1	-16 °F	1983
1	-16 °F	1951
4	-15 °F	1963
4	-15 °F	1964
6	-12 °F	1972
7	-11 °F	1945
8	-10 °F	1989
8	-10 °F	1973
10	-9 °F	2008
10	-9 °F	1979

Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on December 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	0 °F	1983
2	4 °F	1979
3	5 °F	1945
3	5 °F	2008
5	7 °F	1981
6	8 °F	1951
7	9 °F	1953
8	10 °F	1963
9	11 °F	1950
10	13 °F	1989

What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 12/16?

For the date of Dec 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 0.38 inches which happened in 1961.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on December 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.38 inches	1961
2	0.37 inches	2016
3	0.27 inches	1967
4	0.24 inches	1940
5	0.23 inches	2015
6	0.22 inches	1984
7	0.15 inches	1985
8	0.12 inches	2008
9	0.07 inches	2022
10	0.06 inches	1977

All-Time Most Snow in Sioux Falls on December 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	6.2 inches	2016
2	3.5 inches	1961
3	3.3 inches	1985
4	2.7 inches	2008
5	2.0 inches	1940
6	1.1 inches	2015
7	0.7 inches	2000
7	0.7 inches	1996
7	0.7 inches	2022
10	0.6 inches	1983

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1932–2024	Sioux Falls	location