Sioux Falls January 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the date of January 21.
January 21 All-Time Records
1932–2024
Highest temperature 52 °F 1964
Lowest temperature -31 °F 1970
Lowest daily high -2 °F 1954
Highest daily low 35 °F 1934
Most precipitation 0.43 inches 1986
Most snow 4.5 inches 1986
January 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 26.8 °F
Average low 8.1 °F
Chance precipitation 25.5%
Chance snow 22.4%
Sioux Falls January 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 24 2 0.00 0.0
2023 27 13 0.00 0.0
2022 28 6 0.01 0.1
2021 37 17 0.00 0.0
2020 26 0 0.00 0.0
2019 21 5 0.01 0.1
2018 42 27 0.02 0.2
2017 37 31 0.03 0.0
2016 26 17 0.02 0.3
2015 31 26 0.00 0.1
2014 20 -12 0.00 0.1
2013 3 -9 0.00 0.0
2012 22 -10 0.00 0.0
2011 16 -7 0.01 0.1
2010 30 27 0.00 0.0
2009 38 17 0.00 0.0
2008 10 0 0.13 2.7
2007 30 21 0.17 2.8
2006 44 24 0.00 0.0
2005 32 10 0.00 0.0
2004 35 5 0.00 0.0
2003 9 -8 0.00 0.2
2002 51 14 0.00 0.0
2001 18 1 0.00 0.0
2000 17 -7 0.00 0.0
1999 34 21 0.00 0.0
1998 21 16 0.02 1.0
1997 39 33 0.00 0.0
1996 38 9 0.00 0.0
1995 16 9 0.00 0.0
1994 30 7 0.00 0.0
1993 37 7 0.04 0.3
1992 50 22 0.00 0.0
1991 13 -9 0.00 0.0
1990 46 12 0.00 0.0
1989 49 26 0.00 0.0
1988 12 -11 0.00 0.0
1987 36 13 0.03 0.5
1986 33 10 0.43 4.5
1985 21 8 0.00 0.0
1984 20 -2 0.00 0.0
1983 29 10 0.00 0.0
1982 15 8 0.01 0.2
1981 47 11 0.00 0.0
1980 41 20 0.00 0.0
1979 23 9 0.00 0.0
1978 14 -21 0.00 0.0
1977 25 1 0.00 0.0
1976 35 18 0.00 0.0
1975 35 -6 0.00 0.0
1974 28 24 0.00 0.0
1973 28 27 0.32 4.5
1972 32 -1 0.00 0.0
1971 34 23 0.03 0.4
1970 7 -31 0.00 0.0
1969 26 10 0.00 0.0
1968 47 20 0.00 0.0
1967 44 19 0.00 0.0
1966 1 -24 0.02 0.2
1965 43 27 0.00 0.0
1964 52 19 0.00 0.0
1963 22 -17 0.11 1.0
1962 1 -7 0.01 0.4
1961 14 -12 0.00 0.0
1960 11 -5 0.00 0.0
1959 4 -11 0.00 0.0
1958 25 11 0.00 0.0
1957 36 2 0.00 0.0
1956 2 -20 0.00 0.0
1955 26 10 0.00 0.0
1954 -2 -26 0.00 0.0
1953 34 19 0.00 0.0
1952 24 14 0.29 3.4
1951 20 -5 0.00 0.0
1950 31 11 0.00 0.0
1949 4 -23 0.00 0.1
1948 20 2 0.00 0.0
1947 16 -6 0.00 0.0
1946 9 -5 0.00 0.0
1945 35 27 0.00 0.0
1944 52 20 0.00 0.0
1943 14 -5 0.00 0.0
1942 50 28 0.00 0.0
1941 31 18 0.00 0.0
1940 27 1 0.00 0.0
1939 37 10 0.00 0.0
1938 36 23 0.00 0.0
1937 -1 -14 0.00 0.0
1936 13 -5 0.00 0.0
1935 -1 -17 0.00 0.0
1934 41 35 0.00 0.0
1933 46 18 0.00 0.0
1932 25 21 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 52 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1964.
Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 1964
1 52 °F 1944
3 51 °F 2002
4 50 °F 1942
4 50 °F 1992
6 49 °F 1989
7 47 °F 1981
7 47 °F 1968
9 46 °F 1990
9 46 °F 1933
What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is -31 °F which happened in 1970.
Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 -31 °F 1970
2 -26 °F 1954
3 -24 °F 1966
4 -23 °F 1949
5 -21 °F 1978
6 -20 °F 1956
7 -17 °F 1963
7 -17 °F 1935
9 -14 °F 1937
10 -12 °F 2014
10 -12 °F 1961
Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2 °F 1954
2 -1 °F 1937
2 -1 °F 1935
4 1 °F 1962
4 1 °F 1966
6 2 °F 1956
7 3 °F 2013
8 4 °F 1959
8 4 °F 1949
10 7 °F 1970
What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 0.43 inches which happened in 1986.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on January 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.43 inches 1986
2 0.32 inches 1973
3 0.29 inches 1952
4 0.17 inches 2007
5 0.13 inches 2008
6 0.11 inches 1963
7 0.04 inches 1993
8 0.03 inches 1971
8 0.03 inches 1987
8 0.03 inches 2017
All-Time Most Snow in Sioux Falls on January 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.5 inches 1973
1 4.5 inches 1986
3 3.4 inches 1952
4 2.8 inches 2007
5 2.7 inches 2008
6 1.0 inches 1998
6 1.0 inches 1963
8 0.5 inches 1987
9 0.4 inches 1971
9 0.4 inches 1962
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1932–2024 Sioux Falls location