Sioux Falls January 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the date of January 20.

January 20 All-Time Records 1932–2024
Highest temperature	57 °F	1944
Lowest temperature	-24 °F	1970
Lowest daily high	-12 °F	1970
Highest daily low	37 °F	2017
Most precipitation	0.49 inches	1937
Most snow	5.3 inches	1998

January 20 All-Time Records
1932–2024

Highest temperature

57 °F

-24 °F

-12 °F

Highest daily low

37 °F

0.49 inches

5.3 inches

January 20 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	26.7 °F
Average low	8.0 °F
Chance precipitation	25.3%
Chance snow	22.2%

January 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

26.7 °F

Average low

8.0 °F

Chance precipitation

25.3%

Chance snow

22.2%

Sioux Falls January 20 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	4	-19	0.00	0.0
2023	27	16	0.00	0.0
2022	13	-6	0.00	0.0
2021	47	17	0.00	0.0
2020	9	-10	0.00	0.0
2019	6	1	0.02	0.7
2018	45	22	0.00	0.0
2017	40	37	0.00	0.0
2016	26	17	0.00	0.0
2015	39	29	0.01	0.4
2014	35	-8	0.02	0.4
2013	10	-2	0.09	1.9
2012	10	-9	0.46	4.6
2011	7	-9	0.00	0.0
2010	28	20	0.21	0.3
2009	28	19	0.00	0.0
2008	6	-14	0.07	0.6
2007	29	3	0.00	0.0
2006	31	25	0.00	0.0
2005	31	24	0.00	0.0
2004	22	13	0.02	0.5
2003	19	1	0.02	0.5
2002	36	12	0.00	0.0
2001	21	-6	0.00	0.0
2000	19	-9	0.00	0.0
1999	32	16	0.06	0.0
1998	22	17	0.22	5.3
1997	34	14	0.00	0.0
1996	15	-1	0.00	0.0
1995	16	10	0.00	0.0
1994	13	-20	0.00	0.0
1993	24	12	0.16	1.9
1992	48	19	0.00	0.0
1991	28	-4	0.00	0.2
1990	29	15	0.00	0.0
1989	33	14	0.00	0.0
1988	22	-3	0.08	1.1
1987	29	3	0.00	0.0
1986	42	21	0.00	0.0
1985	9	-22	0.00	0.0
1984	-2	-23	0.00	0.0
1983	25	23	0.00	0.0
1982	11	-3	0.04	1.0
1981	37	14	0.00	0.0
1980	38	14	0.00	0.0
1979	21	14	0.06	0.7
1978	5	-22	0.00	0.0
1977	27	3	0.00	0.0
1976	35	-5	0.00	0.0
1975	37	2	0.18	0.0
1974	34	24	0.00	0.0
1973	29	23	0.01	0.0
1972	13	-1	0.00	0.0
1971	31	12	0.00	0.0
1970	-12	-24	0.00	0.0
1969	35	13	0.01	0.0
1968	44	23	0.00	0.0
1967	43	12	0.00	0.0
1966	15	-1	0.03	0.4
1965	29	16	0.00	0.0
1964	49	16	0.00	0.0
1963	11	-14	0.02	0.4
1962	0	-22	0.02	0.8
1961	19	-8	0.00	0.0
1960	14	-4	0.00	0.0
1959	19	-1	0.06	1.0
1958	25	19	0.00	0.0
1957	34	10	0.00	0.0
1956	3	-15	0.01	0.3
1955	28	14	0.04	0.4
1954	-1	-24	0.08	0.9
1953	20	15	0.00	0.0
1952	15	-5	0.00	0.0
1951	15	0	0.00	0.0
1950	32	5	0.00	0.0
1949	11	-2	0.18	3.0
1948	35	11	0.00	0.0
1947	29	-4	0.00	0.0
1946	19	5	0.00	0.0
1945	32	25	0.03	0.3
1944	57	23	0.00	0.0
1943	-5	-18	0.00	0.0
1942	47	28	0.00	0.0
1941	30	18	0.00	0.0
1940	8	-6	0.00	0.0
1939	40	28	0.00	0.0
1938	39	23	0.00	0.0
1937	15	-1	0.49	5.0
1936	6	-23	0.00	0.0
1935	-8	-15	0.04	0.5
1934	40	20	0.00	0.0
1933	43	17	0.00	0.0
1932	27	13	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 1/20?

For the date of Jan 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 57 °F which happened in 1944.

Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 20

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	57 °F	1944
2	49 °F	1964
3	48 °F	1992
4	47 °F	1942
4	47 °F	2021
6	45 °F	2018
7	44 °F	1968
8	43 °F	1967
8	43 °F	1933
10	42 °F	1986

What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 1/20?

For the date of Jan 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is -24 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1970.

Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 20

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-24 °F	1954
1	-24 °F	1970
3	-23 °F	1936
3	-23 °F	1984
5	-22 °F	1985
5	-22 °F	1978
5	-22 °F	1962
8	-20 °F	1994
9	-19 °F	2024
10	-18 °F	1943

Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 20

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-12 °F	1970
2	-8 °F	1935
3	-5 °F	1943
4	-2 °F	1984
5	-1 °F	1954
6	0 °F	1962
7	3 °F	1956
8	4 °F	2024
9	5 °F	1978
10	6 °F	1936
10	6 °F	2019
10	6 °F	2008

What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 1/20?

For the date of Jan 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 0.49 inches which happened in 1937.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on January 20

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.49 inches	1937
2	0.46 inches	2012
3	0.22 inches	1998
4	0.21 inches	2010
5	0.18 inches	1949
5	0.18 inches	1975
7	0.16 inches	1993
8	0.09 inches	2013
9	0.08 inches	1954
9	0.08 inches	1988

All-Time Most Snow in Sioux Falls on January 20

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	5.3 inches	1998
2	5.0 inches	1937
3	4.6 inches	2012
4	3.0 inches	1949
5	1.9 inches	2013
5	1.9 inches	1993
7	1.1 inches	1988
8	1.0 inches	1982
8	1.0 inches	1959
10	0.9 inches	1954

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1932–2024	Sioux Falls	location