Sioux Falls January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the date of January 3.

January 3 All-Time Records 1932–2024
Highest temperature	47 °F	1962
Lowest temperature	-24 °F	1970
Lowest daily high	-7 °F	1969
Highest daily low	32 °F	1997
Most precipitation	0.78 inches	1949
Most snow	7.5 inches	2023

January 3 All-Time Records
1932–2024

Highest temperature

47 °F

-24 °F

-7 °F

Highest daily low

32 °F

0.78 inches

7.5 inches

January 3 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	26.5 °F
Average low	8.5 °F
Chance precipitation	26.9%
Chance snow	24.0%

January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

26.5 °F

Average low

8.5 °F

Chance precipitation

26.9%

Chance snow

24.0%

Sioux Falls January 3 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	30	20	0.00	0.0
2023	27	21	0.64	7.5
2022	43	9	0.00	0.0
2021	31	5	0.00	0.0
2020	36	18	0.02	0.3
2019	39	19	0.00	0.0
2018	14	-4	0.00	0.0
2017	21	-2	0.00	0.0
2016	22	6	0.00	0.0
2015	25	2	0.03	0.4
2014	36	0	0.00	0.0
2013	26	5	0.00	0.1
2012	42	16	0.00	0.0
2011	28	0	0.00	0.0
2010	4	-13	0.01	0.2
2009	27	3	0.00	0.1
2008	29	14	0.00	0.0
2007	41	30	0.00	0.0
2006	33	29	0.00	0.0
2005	17	5	0.00	0.0
2004	19	7	0.00	0.0
2003	34	12	0.00	0.0
2002	33	7	0.00	0.0
2001	32	12	0.00	0.0
2000	30	7	0.00	0.2
1999	2	-11	0.00	0.1
1998	27	4	0.00	0.0
1997	35	32	0.03	0.0
1996	18	-4	0.02	0.2
1995	7	-6	0.00	0.0
1994	17	-3	0.05	0.8
1993	30	8	0.00	0.0
1992	45	26	0.00	0.0
1991	9	-15	0.00	0.0
1990	33	21	0.00	0.0
1989	29	15	0.00	0.0
1988	15	-4	0.00	0.0
1987	40	19	0.02	0.2
1986	29	20	0.10	1.2
1985	37	5	0.00	0.0
1984	40	24	0.00	0.0
1983	25	21	0.00	0.0
1982	11	-10	0.00	0.0
1981	18	-2	0.00	0.0
1980	22	18	0.00	0.0
1979	9	-11	0.00	0.0
1978	18	-11	0.00	0.0
1977	18	-7	0.00	0.0
1976	4	-13	0.00	0.0
1975	30	15	0.00	0.0
1974	12	-10	0.00	0.0
1973	30	0	0.05	0.5
1972	11	-13	0.00	0.0
1971	21	7	0.00	0.0
1970	19	-24	0.00	0.0
1969	-7	-18	0.00	0.0
1968	5	-17	0.00	0.0
1967	29	0	0.00	0.0
1966	42	6	0.00	0.0
1965	30	9	0.00	0.0
1964	42	27	0.00	0.0
1963	43	15	0.00	0.0
1962	47	28	0.00	0.0
1961	31	-2	0.00	0.0
1960	9	-13	0.00	0.0
1959	0	-13	0.00	0.0
1958	26	3	0.00	0.0
1957	35	14	0.00	0.0
1956	31	11	0.00	0.0
1955	39	15	0.00	0.0
1954	31	10	0.00	0.0
1953	26	11	0.00	0.0
1952	26	-7	0.00	0.0
1951	21	5	0.01	0.3
1950	-1	-11	0.10	4.0
1949	34	24	0.78	2.2
1948	36	11	0.00	0.0
1947	8	-12	0.00	0.0
1946	37	5	0.00	0.0
1945	22	3	0.00	0.0
1944	43	26	0.00	0.0
1943	13	-7	0.05	n/a
1942	5	-22	0.00	0.0
1941	22	4	0.00	0.0
1940	15	-4	0.00	0.0
1939	37	22	0.00	0.0
1938	32	21	0.00	0.0
1937	12	-9	0.00	0.0
1936	31	23	0.00	0.0
1935	40	-2	0.00	0.0
1934	18	3	0.00	0.0
1933	35	22	0.00	0.0
1932	28	1	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 47 °F which happened in 1962.

Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	47 °F	1962
2	45 °F	1992
3	43 °F	1944
3	43 °F	1963
3	43 °F	2022
6	42 °F	1966
6	42 °F	1964
6	42 °F	2012
9	41 °F	2007
10	40 °F	1935
10	40 °F	1984
10	40 °F	1987

What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is -24 °F which happened in 1970.

Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-24 °F	1970
2	-22 °F	1942
3	-18 °F	1969
4	-17 °F	1968
5	-15 °F	1991
6	-13 °F	1960
6	-13 °F	2010
6	-13 °F	1976
6	-13 °F	1959
6	-13 °F	1972

Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-7 °F	1969
2	-1 °F	1950
3	0 °F	1959
4	2 °F	1999
5	4 °F	2010
5	4 °F	1976
7	5 °F	1968
7	5 °F	1942
9	7 °F	1995
10	8 °F	1947

What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 0.78 inches which happened in 1949.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on January 3

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.78 inches	1949
2	0.64 inches	2023
3	0.10 inches	1950
3	0.10 inches	1986
5	0.05 inches	1994
5	0.05 inches	1973
5	0.05 inches	1943
8	0.03 inches	2015
8	0.03 inches	1997
10	0.02 inches	1996
10	0.02 inches	2020
10	0.02 inches	1987

All-Time Most Snow in Sioux Falls on January 3

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	7.5 inches	2023
2	4.0 inches	1950
3	2.2 inches	1949
4	1.2 inches	1986
5	0.8 inches	1994
6	0.5 inches	1973
7	0.4 inches	2015
8	0.3 inches	1951
8	0.3 inches	2020
10	0.2 inches	2010
10	0.2 inches	1987
10	0.2 inches	1996
10	0.2 inches	2000

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1932–2024	Sioux Falls	location