Sioux Falls December 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the date of December 18.

December 18 All-Time Records 1932–2023
Highest temperature	59 °F	1962
Lowest temperature	-27 °F	2016
Lowest daily high	-7 °F	1983
Highest daily low	33 °F	2002
Most precipitation	0.38 inches	1957
Most snow	3.6 inches	2012

December 18 All-Time Records
1932–2023

Highest temperature

59 °F

-27 °F

-7 °F

Highest daily low

33 °F

0.38 inches

3.6 inches

December 18 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	29.9 °F
Average low	12.0 °F
Chance precipitation	26.8%
Chance snow	22.8%

December 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

29.9 °F

Average low

12.0 °F

Chance precipitation

26.8%

Chance snow

22.8%

Sioux Falls December 18 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2022	11	-3	0.00	0.0
2021	22	11	0.00	0.0
2020	41	19	0.00	0.0
2019	30	9	0.00	0.0
2018	44	28	0.00	0.0
2017	50	26	0.00	0.0
2016	8	-27	0.00	0.0
2015	19	5	0.00	0.0
2014	27	13	0.00	0.0
2013	40	16	0.00	0.0
2012	31	9	0.17	3.6
2011	53	19	0.00	0.0
2010	15	-2	0.00	0.0
2009	28	8	0.00	0.0
2008	20	-7	0.00	0.0
2007	32	12	0.00	0.0
2006	38	15	0.00	0.0
2005	8	-2	0.00	0.0
2004	37	0	0.00	0.0
2003	36	27	0.00	0.0
2002	37	33	0.00	0.0
2001	37	22	0.00	0.0
2000	13	-3	0.00	0.1
1999	25	17	0.00	0.0
1998	38	19	0.00	0.0
1997	50	25	0.00	0.0
1996	2	-5	0.00	0.1
1995	29	21	0.00	0.0
1994	23	1	0.00	0.0
1993	32	28	0.01	0.1
1992	29	20	0.09	0.8
1991	22	4	0.00	0.0
1990	22	0	0.00	0.0
1989	2	-13	0.00	0.0
1988	50	22	0.00	0.0
1987	43	18	0.00	0.0
1986	44	11	0.00	0.0
1985	1	-23	0.00	0.0
1984	22	3	0.00	0.0
1983	-7	-26	0.00	0.0
1982	48	29	0.00	0.0
1981	3	-22	0.00	0.0
1980	34	5	0.00	0.0
1979	50	18	0.00	0.0
1978	33	20	0.00	0.0
1977	29	22	0.00	0.0
1976	52	21	0.00	0.0
1975	17	-18	0.00	0.0
1974	31	10	0.00	0.0
1973	24	13	0.00	0.0
1972	33	11	0.00	0.0
1971	33	10	0.00	0.0
1970	22	7	0.00	0.0
1969	39	24	0.00	0.0
1968	30	22	0.15	1.8
1967	32	15	0.00	0.0
1966	36	21	0.00	0.0
1965	37	12	0.00	0.0
1964	22	-15	0.00	0.0
1963	6	-20	0.00	0.0
1962	59	19	0.00	0.0
1961	27	18	0.01	0.1
1960	28	11	0.00	0.0
1959	28	18	0.00	0.0
1958	43	20	0.00	0.0
1957	37	31	0.38	0.0
1956	38	6	0.00	0.0
1955	9	-21	0.06	1.3
1954	28	20	0.00	0.0
1953	35	10	0.00	0.0
1952	28	9	0.00	0.0
1951	5	-20	0.00	0.0
1950	27	-1	0.00	0.0
1949	26	18	0.00	0.0
1948	26	2	0.06	1.0
1947	29	5	0.00	0.0
1946	24	-2	0.00	0.0
1945	8	-14	0.00	0.0
1944	28	18	0.00	0.0
1943	44	20	0.00	0.0
1942	18	7	0.00	n/a
1941	45	25	0.00	0.0
1940	30	12	0.00	0.0
1939	49	33	0.00	0.0
1938	32	21	0.00	0.0
1937	26	18	0.00	0.0
1936	34	27	0.00	0.0
1935	34	18	0.00	0.0
1934	32	27	0.00	0.0
1933	43	16	0.00	0.0
1932	22	0	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 12/18?

For the date of Dec 18, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 59 °F which happened in 1962.

Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on December 18

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	59 °F	1962
2	53 °F	2011
3	52 °F	1976
4	50 °F	2017
4	50 °F	1997
4	50 °F	1979
4	50 °F	1988
8	49 °F	1939
9	48 °F	1982
10	45 °F	1941

What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 12/18?

For the date of Dec 18, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is -27 °F which happened in 2016.

Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on December 18

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-27 °F	2016
2	-26 °F	1983
3	-23 °F	1985
4	-22 °F	1981
5	-21 °F	1955
6	-20 °F	1963
6	-20 °F	1951
8	-18 °F	1975
9	-15 °F	1964
10	-14 °F	1945

Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on December 18

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-7 °F	1983
2	1 °F	1985
3	2 °F	1989
3	2 °F	1996
5	3 °F	1981
6	5 °F	1951
7	6 °F	1963
8	8 °F	2005
8	8 °F	2016
8	8 °F	1945

What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 12/18?

For the date of Dec 18, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 0.38 inches which happened in 1957.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on December 18

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.38 inches	1957
2	0.17 inches	2012
3	0.15 inches	1968
4	0.09 inches	1992
5	0.06 inches	1955
5	0.06 inches	1948
7	0.01 inches	1961
7	0.01 inches	1993

All-Time Most Snow in Sioux Falls on December 18

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	3.6 inches	2012
2	1.8 inches	1968
3	1.3 inches	1955
4	1.0 inches	1948
5	0.8 inches	1992
6	0.1 inches	1961
6	0.1 inches	1993
6	0.1 inches	2000
6	0.1 inches	1996

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1932–2023	Sioux Falls	location