Sioux Falls December 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the date of December 17.

December 17 All-Time Records 1932–2023
Highest temperature	56 °F	1962
Lowest temperature	-21 °F	1983
Lowest daily high	-5 °F	1983
Highest daily low	33 °F	1980
Most precipitation	0.42 inches	1967
Most snow	3.9 inches	1951

December 17 All-Time Records
1932–2023

Highest temperature

56 °F

-21 °F

-5 °F

Highest daily low

33 °F

0.42 inches

3.9 inches

December 17 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	30.2 °F
Average low	12.3 °F
Chance precipitation	26.4%
Chance snow	22.4%

December 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

30.2 °F

Average low

12.3 °F

Chance precipitation

26.4%

Chance snow

22.4%

Sioux Falls December 17 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2022	15	0	0.00	0.0
2021	28	20	0.01	0.2
2020	40	11	0.00	0.0
2019	30	8	0.00	0.0
2018	47	19	0.00	0.0
2017	40	21	0.00	0.0
2016	7	-20	0.03	0.9
2015	28	16	0.00	0.0
2014	20	-1	0.00	0.0
2013	34	14	0.00	0.0
2012	27	20	0.07	1.0
2011	44	12	0.00	0.0
2010	22	5	0.00	0.0
2009	30	7	0.00	0.0
2008	13	-10	0.00	0.0
2007	35	5	0.00	0.0
2006	37	15	0.00	0.0
2005	10	1	0.00	0.0
2004	41	14	0.00	0.0
2003	40	7	0.12	0.0
2002	36	30	0.10	0.0
2001	45	20	0.00	0.0
2000	12	-9	0.00	0.0
1999	18	12	0.00	0.0
1998	43	18	0.00	0.0
1997	41	25	0.00	0.0
1996	10	2	0.00	0.3
1995	37	25	0.00	0.0
1994	33	11	0.00	0.0
1993	37	32	0.01	0.1
1992	30	18	0.00	0.0
1991	33	11	0.00	0.0
1990	34	0	0.00	0.0
1989	8	-10	0.00	0.0
1988	27	11	0.00	0.0
1987	35	13	0.00	0.0
1986	35	24	0.00	0.0
1985	9	-17	0.00	0.0
1984	19	1	0.00	0.0
1983	-5	-21	0.00	0.0
1982	39	23	0.00	0.0
1981	4	-15	0.00	0.0
1980	51	33	0.00	0.0
1979	29	-1	0.00	0.0
1978	32	11	0.00	0.0
1977	36	28	0.40	0.0
1976	45	23	0.00	0.0
1975	-2	-14	0.00	0.0
1974	20	0	0.00	0.0
1973	25	16	0.00	0.0
1972	27	13	0.00	0.0
1971	14	-8	0.00	0.0
1970	30	14	0.00	0.0
1969	38	16	0.00	0.0
1968	35	18	0.00	0.0
1967	35	29	0.42	0.6
1966	49	27	0.00	0.0
1965	34	18	0.00	0.0
1964	-4	-15	0.00	0.0
1963	9	-10	0.09	1.7
1962	56	25	0.00	0.0
1961	31	12	0.00	0.0
1960	34	11	0.00	0.0
1959	40	23	0.00	0.0
1958	39	17	0.00	0.0
1957	35	33	0.01	0.0
1956	12	0	0.00	0.0
1955	9	-17	0.07	2.3
1954	31	19	0.00	0.0
1953	17	0	0.00	0.0
1952	33	13	0.00	0.0
1951	12	-8	0.25	3.9
1950	17	-10	0.00	0.0
1949	26	16	0.00	0.0
1948	25	6	0.00	0.0
1947	36	4	0.00	0.0
1946	15	2	0.00	0.0
1945	4	-16	0.00	0.0
1944	35	7	0.00	0.0
1943	41	15	0.00	0.0
1942	42	13	0.00	0.0
1941	54	32	0.00	0.0
1940	16	1	0.00	0.0
1939	55	32	0.00	0.0
1938	38	13	0.00	0.0
1937	33	15	0.00	0.0
1936	34	27	0.00	0.0
1935	39	20	0.00	0.0
1934	35	23	0.00	0.0
1933	29	12	0.00	0.0
1932	16	0	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 12/17?

For the date of Dec 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 56 °F which happened in 1962.

Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on December 17

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	56 °F	1962
2	55 °F	1939
3	54 °F	1941
4	51 °F	1980
5	49 °F	1966
6	47 °F	2018
7	45 °F	1976
7	45 °F	2001
9	44 °F	2011
10	43 °F	1998

What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 12/17?

For the date of Dec 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is -21 °F which happened in 1983.

Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on December 17

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-21 °F	1983
2	-20 °F	2016
3	-17 °F	1955
3	-17 °F	1985
5	-16 °F	1945
6	-15 °F	1981
6	-15 °F	1964
8	-14 °F	1975
9	-10 °F	2008
9	-10 °F	1963
9	-10 °F	1989
9	-10 °F	1950

Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on December 17

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-5 °F	1983
2	-4 °F	1964
3	-2 °F	1975
4	4 °F	1945
4	4 °F	1981
6	7 °F	2016
7	8 °F	1989
8	9 °F	1955
8	9 °F	1985
8	9 °F	1963

What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 12/17?

For the date of Dec 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 0.42 inches which happened in 1967.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on December 17

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.42 inches	1967
2	0.40 inches	1977
3	0.25 inches	1951
4	0.12 inches	2003
5	0.10 inches	2002
6	0.09 inches	1963
7	0.07 inches	1955
7	0.07 inches	2012
9	0.03 inches	2016
10	0.01 inches	1957
10	0.01 inches	2021
10	0.01 inches	1993

All-Time Most Snow in Sioux Falls on December 17

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	3.9 inches	1951
2	2.3 inches	1955
3	1.7 inches	1963
4	1.0 inches	2012
5	0.9 inches	2016
6	0.6 inches	1967
7	0.3 inches	1996
8	0.2 inches	2021
9	0.1 inches	1993

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1932–2023	Sioux Falls	location