Sioux Falls January 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the date of January 12.

January 12 All-Time Records 1932–2023
Highest temperature	58 °F	1987
Lowest temperature	-26 °F	1974
Lowest daily high	-5 °F	1963
Highest daily low	33 °F	2014
Most precipitation	0.27 inches	1935
Most snow	3.9 inches	1979

January 12 All-Time Records
1932–2023

Highest temperature

58 °F

-26 °F

-5 °F

Highest daily low

33 °F

0.27 inches

3.9 inches

January 12 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	25.9 °F
Average low	7.5 °F
Chance precipitation	27.7%
Chance snow	24.8%

January 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

25.9 °F

Average low

7.5 °F

Chance precipitation

27.7%

Chance snow

24.8%

Sioux Falls January 12 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	24	14	0.00	0.0
2022	51	32	0.00	0.0
2021	43	21	0.00	0.0
2020	22	4	0.14	1.8
2019	31	20	0.00	0.0
2018	6	-8	0.00	0.0
2017	18	-1	0.00	0.0
2016	13	-8	0.00	0.0
2015	11	-15	0.00	0.0
2014	40	33	0.00	0.0
2013	17	4	0.00	0.0
2012	13	2	0.00	0.0
2011	3	-10	0.00	0.0
2010	26	-2	0.00	0.0
2009	32	-5	0.08	1.2
2008	25	16	0.00	0.0
2007	6	-1	0.00	0.0
2006	39	28	0.00	0.0
2005	26	14	0.01	0.3
2004	47	14	0.00	0.0
2003	41	1	0.00	0.0
2002	41	27	0.00	0.0
2001	27	22	0.00	0.1
2000	29	3	0.00	0.0
1999	13	-10	0.00	0.0
1998	9	-17	0.07	2.6
1997	-1	-18	0.00	0.0
1996	51	28	0.00	0.0
1995	33	27	0.00	0.0
1994	24	10	0.00	0.0
1993	24	18	0.06	0.7
1992	33	22	0.00	0.0
1991	16	-2	0.00	0.0
1990	26	10	0.00	0.0
1989	28	8	0.00	0.0
1988	31	-8	0.22	3.2
1987	58	28	0.00	0.0
1986	37	16	0.00	0.0
1985	21	-6	0.00	0.0
1984	23	8	0.14	2.1
1983	40	1	0.00	0.0
1982	6	-9	0.02	0.5
1981	47	11	0.00	0.0
1980	39	-2	0.00	0.0
1979	12	0	0.14	3.9
1978	20	13	0.04	0.8
1977	12	-23	0.00	0.0
1976	33	17	0.00	0.0
1975	2	-9	0.00	0.0
1974	5	-26	0.00	0.0
1973	27	5	0.00	0.0
1972	37	0	0.00	0.0
1971	7	-5	0.00	0.0
1970	12	-12	0.00	0.0
1969	22	5	0.00	0.0
1968	15	-1	0.03	0.4
1967	34	23	0.01	0.0
1966	26	18	0.09	1.3
1965	16	-6	0.00	0.0
1964	13	-11	0.00	0.0
1963	-5	-13	0.06	0.6
1962	31	17	0.00	0.0
1961	45	16	0.00	0.0
1960	33	31	0.00	0.0
1959	44	12	0.00	0.0
1958	49	21	0.00	0.0
1957	11	-5	0.00	0.0
1956	32	6	0.00	0.0
1955	24	4	0.00	0.0
1954	12	-15	0.00	0.0
1953	44	18	0.00	0.0
1952	21	8	0.00	0.0
1951	36	19	0.00	0.0
1950	27	6	0.00	0.0
1949	26	7	0.00	0.0
1948	31	7	0.00	0.0
1947	30	18	0.14	2.3
1946	18	1	0.00	0.0
1945	38	18	0.00	0.0
1944	22	-4	0.00	0.0
1943	12	-1	0.00	n/a
1942	41	25	0.00	0.0
1941	37	21	0.00	0.0
1940	20	0	0.00	0.0
1939	29	20	0.00	0.0
1938	26	17	0.00	0.0
1937	29	6	0.00	0.0
1936	27	19	0.00	0.0
1935	35	20	0.27	2.5
1934	30	25	0.00	0.0
1933	32	15	0.00	0.0
1932	37	21	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 1/12?

For the date of Jan 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 58 °F which happened in 1987.

Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 12

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	58 °F	1987
2	51 °F	1996
2	51 °F	2022
4	49 °F	1958
5	47 °F	2004
5	47 °F	1981
7	45 °F	1961
8	44 °F	1959
8	44 °F	1953
10	43 °F	2021

What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 1/12?

For the date of Jan 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is -26 °F which happened in 1974.

Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 12

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-26 °F	1974
2	-23 °F	1977
3	-18 °F	1997
4	-17 °F	1998
5	-15 °F	1954
5	-15 °F	2015
7	-13 °F	1963
8	-12 °F	1970
9	-11 °F	1964
10	-10 °F	2011
10	-10 °F	1999

Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 12

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-5 °F	1963
2	-1 °F	1997
3	2 °F	1975
4	3 °F	2011
5	5 °F	1974
6	6 °F	2007
6	6 °F	2018
6	6 °F	1982
9	7 °F	1971
10	9 °F	1998

What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 1/12?

For the date of Jan 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 0.27 inches which happened in 1935.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on January 12

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.27 inches	1935
2	0.22 inches	1988
3	0.14 inches	1979
3	0.14 inches	2020
3	0.14 inches	1984
3	0.14 inches	1947
7	0.09 inches	1966
8	0.08 inches	2009
9	0.07 inches	1998
10	0.06 inches	1963
10	0.06 inches	1993

All-Time Most Snow in Sioux Falls on January 12

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	3.9 inches	1979
2	3.2 inches	1988
3	2.6 inches	1998
4	2.5 inches	1935
5	2.3 inches	1947
6	2.1 inches	1984
7	1.8 inches	2020
8	1.3 inches	1966
9	1.2 inches	2009
10	0.8 inches	1978

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1932–2023	Sioux Falls	location