Sioux Falls December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).

December 31 All-Time Records 1932–2024
Highest temperature	53 °F	1999
Lowest temperature	-26 °F	1973
Lowest daily high	-9 °F	2017
Highest daily low	32 °F	1991
Most precipitation	0.23 inches	2010
Most snow	4.2 inches	1977

December 31 All-Time Records
1932–2024

Highest temperature

53 °F

-26 °F

-9 °F

Highest daily low

32 °F

0.23 inches

4.2 inches

December 31 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	27.0 °F
Average low	9.1 °F
Chance precipitation	26.1%
Chance snow	23.2%

December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

27.0 °F

Average low

9.1 °F

Chance precipitation

26.1%

Chance snow

23.2%

Sioux Falls December 31 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	31	20	0.00	0.0
2022	37	27	0.00	0.0
2021	21	-4	0.00	0.0
2020	27	7	0.00	0.0
2019	27	16	0.00	0.0
2018	33	0	0.06	1.1
2017	-9	-20	0.01	0.1
2016	34	19	0.00	0.0
2015	22	-4	0.00	0.0
2014	14	-11	0.00	0.0
2013	6	-4	0.05	0.6
2012	20	3	0.00	0.0
2011	39	31	0.06	0.1
2010	7	-5	0.23	3.4
2009	10	-4	0.00	0.0
2008	19	-5	0.00	0.0
2007	20	-6	0.00	0.0
2006	32	19	0.15	1.3
2005	30	22	0.00	0.0
2004	30	15	0.00	0.0
2003	29	10	0.00	0.0
2002	40	10	0.00	0.0
2001	11	-2	0.00	0.0
2000	6	-7	0.00	0.0
1999	53	14	0.00	0.0
1998	13	-8	0.00	0.0
1997	32	4	0.00	0.0
1996	22	11	0.00	0.3
1995	33	31	0.00	0.0
1994	24	2	0.00	0.0
1993	40	13	0.00	0.0
1992	-2	-14	0.00	0.0
1991	37	32	0.00	0.0
1990	23	-2	0.00	0.0
1989	27	10	0.00	0.0
1988	41	11	0.00	0.0
1987	18	-14	0.00	0.2
1986	37	19	0.00	0.0
1985	23	8	0.00	0.0
1984	8	0	0.00	0.0
1983	27	13	0.00	0.0
1982	25	7	0.00	0.0
1981	20	-5	0.02	0.3
1980	38	27	0.00	0.0
1979	31	24	0.00	0.0
1978	3	-10	0.00	0.0
1977	19	-2	0.18	4.2
1976	5	-13	0.00	0.0
1975	29	27	0.00	0.0
1974	36	12	0.00	0.0
1973	-4	-26	0.00	0.0
1972	15	5	0.00	0.0
1971	28	-3	0.00	0.0
1970	30	3	0.00	0.0
1969	15	-12	0.00	0.1
1968	-9	-22	0.00	0.0
1967	0	-20	0.00	0.0
1966	28	3	0.02	0.3
1965	38	17	0.00	0.0
1964	36	1	0.00	0.0
1963	36	16	0.00	0.0
1962	24	8	0.00	0.0
1961	25	20	0.00	0.0
1960	34	20	0.00	0.0
1959	27	5	0.00	0.0
1958	31	-3	0.00	0.0
1957	15	2	0.00	0.0
1956	39	13	0.00	0.0
1955	30	9	0.00	0.0
1954	38	12	0.00	0.0
1953	41	18	0.00	0.0
1952	26	3	0.00	0.0
1951	33	-5	0.06	0.9
1950	42	22	0.00	0.0
1949	35	14	0.00	0.0
1948	31	8	0.00	0.0
1947	8	-5	0.00	0.0
1946	6	-15	0.00	0.0
1945	10	0	0.08	0.5
1944	24	5	0.00	0.0
1943	37	12	0.00	0.0
1942	31	21	0.00	n/a
1941	8	2	0.01	0.2
1940	35	31	0.05	1.0
1939	15	-5	0.01	0.2
1938	30	11	0.00	0.0
1937	35	27	0.00	0.0
1936	20	7	0.00	0.0
1935	35	15	0.13	0.8
1934	32	7	0.00	0.0
1933	39	-5	0.00	0.0
1932	25	-1	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 12/31?

For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 53 °F which happened in 1999.

Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on December 31

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	53 °F	1999
2	42 °F	1950
3	41 °F	1953
3	41 °F	1988
5	40 °F	1993
5	40 °F	2002
7	39 °F	2011
7	39 °F	1956
7	39 °F	1933
10	38 °F	1954
10	38 °F	1980
10	38 °F	1965

What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 12/31?

For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is -26 °F which happened in 1973.

Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on December 31

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-26 °F	1973
2	-22 °F	1968
3	-20 °F	1967
3	-20 °F	2017
5	-15 °F	1946
6	-14 °F	1987
6	-14 °F	1992
8	-13 °F	1976
9	-12 °F	1969
10	-11 °F	2014

Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on December 31

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-9 °F	1968
1	-9 °F	2017
3	-4 °F	1973
4	-2 °F	1992
5	0 °F	1967
6	3 °F	1978
7	5 °F	1976
8	6 °F	1946
8	6 °F	2000
8	6 °F	2013

What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 12/31?

For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 0.23 inches which happened in 2010.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on December 31

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.23 inches	2010
2	0.18 inches	1977
3	0.15 inches	2006
4	0.13 inches	1935
5	0.08 inches	1945
6	0.06 inches	2011
6	0.06 inches	1951
6	0.06 inches	2018
9	0.05 inches	2013
9	0.05 inches	1940

All-Time Most Snow in Sioux Falls on December 31

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	4.2 inches	1977
2	3.4 inches	2010
3	1.3 inches	2006
4	1.1 inches	2018
5	1.0 inches	1940
6	0.9 inches	1951
7	0.8 inches	1935
8	0.6 inches	2013
9	0.5 inches	1945
10	0.3 inches	1996
10	0.3 inches	1966
10	0.3 inches	1981

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1932–2024	Sioux Falls	location