Sioux Falls January 16 Weather Records

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

January 16 All-Time Records 1932–2024
Highest temperature	52 °F	1951
Lowest temperature	-28 °F	1977
Lowest daily high	-7 °F	1982
Highest daily low	35 °F	1973
Most precipitation	0.66 inches	1932
Most snow	6.0 inches	1932

January 16 All-Time Records
1932–2024

Highest temperature

52 °F

-28 °F

-7 °F

Highest daily low

35 °F

0.66 inches

6.0 inches

January 16 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	26.1 °F
Average low	7.5 °F
Chance precipitation	26.0%
Chance snow	23.0%

January 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

26.1 °F

Average low

7.5 °F

Chance precipitation

26.0%

Chance snow

23.0%

Sioux Falls January 16 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	10	-5	0.00	0.0
2023	36	29	0.12	0.9
2022	41	14	0.00	0.0
2021	27	22	0.00	0.0
2020	7	-13	0.00	0.0
2019	25	5	0.03	0.4
2018	7	-7	0.00	0.0
2017	32	20	0.00	0.0
2016	10	-12	0.02	0.6
2015	38	12	0.00	0.0
2014	38	6	0.12	2.4
2013	43	14	0.00	0.0
2012	34	13	0.02	0.4
2011	20	-2	0.09	0.3
2010	38	17	0.00	0.0
2009	20	-12	0.00	0.0
2008	28	10	0.00	0.0
2007	8	-20	0.00	0.0
2006	35	25	0.00	0.0
2005	5	-18	0.00	0.0
2004	42	21	0.00	0.0
2003	27	2	0.00	0.0
2002	30	16	0.00	0.0
2001	22	7	0.00	0.0
2000	18	4	0.00	0.0
1999	38	26	0.00	0.0
1998	32	6	0.09	0.9
1997	0	-11	0.00	0.0
1996	46	21	0.00	0.0
1995	36	28	0.00	0.0
1994	14	-11	0.02	0.6
1993	30	4	0.00	0.0
1992	41	8	0.00	0.0
1991	29	22	0.00	0.0
1990	31	21	0.01	0.0
1989	45	12	0.00	0.0
1988	38	24	0.00	0.0
1987	19	-2	0.00	0.0
1986	39	25	0.00	0.0
1985	26	18	0.21	3.4
1984	13	-4	0.00	0.0
1983	26	5	0.00	0.0
1982	-7	-17	0.00	0.0
1981	18	-3	0.00	0.0
1980	34	23	0.00	0.0
1979	10	-14	0.00	0.1
1978	-2	-23	0.00	0.0
1977	0	-28	0.00	0.0
1976	21	4	0.00	0.0
1975	22	-5	0.00	0.0
1974	49	30	0.00	0.0
1973	42	35	0.00	0.0
1972	33	5	0.00	0.0
1971	17	1	0.00	0.0
1970	11	-7	0.06	1.2
1969	33	20	0.00	0.0
1968	41	14	0.00	0.0
1967	39	-8	0.20	0.0
1966	13	-9	0.04	0.3
1965	20	-25	0.00	0.0
1964	34	8	0.00	0.0
1963	13	-10	0.00	0.0
1962	14	-8	0.00	0.0
1961	41	11	0.00	0.0
1960	23	-4	0.00	0.0
1959	6	-7	0.00	0.0
1958	37	21	0.00	0.0
1957	16	-17	0.00	0.0
1956	1	-9	0.00	0.0
1955	22	8	0.00	0.0
1954	-7	-13	0.00	0.0
1953	9	-20	0.00	0.0
1952	34	22	0.00	0.0
1951	52	25	0.00	0.0
1950	10	-19	0.00	0.0
1949	12	-2	0.00	0.0
1948	0	-11	0.00	0.0
1947	36	2	0.00	0.0
1946	32	14	0.00	0.0
1945	25	19	0.00	0.0
1944	35	17	0.00	0.0
1943	13	n/a	0.03	n/a
1942	40	27	0.00	0.0
1941	35	27	0.31	2.0
1940	15	5	0.00	0.0
1939	28	1	0.14	1.0
1938	40	21	0.00	0.0
1937	23	-10	0.00	0.0
1936	15	-4	0.39	4.0
1935	26	15	0.24	2.5
1934	25	10	0.00	0.0
1933	33	5	0.00	0.0
1932	27	7	0.66	6.0

What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 1/16?

For the date of Jan 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 52 °F which happened in 1951.

Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	52 °F	1951
2	49 °F	1974
3	46 °F	1996
4	45 °F	1989
5	43 °F	2013
6	42 °F	1973
6	42 °F	2004
8	41 °F	1992
8	41 °F	1968
8	41 °F	1961
8	41 °F	2022

What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 1/16?

For the date of Jan 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is -28 °F which happened in 1977.

Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-28 °F	1977
2	-25 °F	1965
3	-23 °F	1978
4	-20 °F	2007
4	-20 °F	1953
6	-19 °F	1950
7	-18 °F	2005
8	-17 °F	1982
8	-17 °F	1957
10	-14 °F	1979

Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 16

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-7 °F	1954
1	-7 °F	1982
3	-2 °F	1978
4	0 °F	1997
4	0 °F	1948
4	0 °F	1977
7	1 °F	1956
8	5 °F	2005
9	6 °F	1959
10	7 °F	2020
10	7 °F	2018

What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 1/16?

For the date of Jan 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 0.66 inches which happened in 1932.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on January 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.66 inches	1932
2	0.39 inches	1936
3	0.31 inches	1941
4	0.24 inches	1935
5	0.21 inches	1985
6	0.20 inches	1967
7	0.14 inches	1939
8	0.12 inches	2023
8	0.12 inches	2014
10	0.09 inches	2011
10	0.09 inches	1998

All-Time Most Snow in Sioux Falls on January 16

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	6.0 inches	1932
2	4.0 inches	1936
3	3.4 inches	1985
4	2.5 inches	1935
5	2.4 inches	2014
6	2.0 inches	1941
7	1.2 inches	1970
8	1.0 inches	1939
9	0.9 inches	2023
9	0.9 inches	1998

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1932–2024	Sioux Falls	location