Sioux Falls January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the date of January 5.

January 5 All-Time Records 1932–2023
Highest temperature	62 °F	2012
Lowest temperature	-25 °F	1988
Lowest daily high	-8 °F	1988
Highest daily low	34 °F	1984
Most precipitation	0.39 inches	2015
Most snow	5.0 inches	2015

January 5 All-Time Records
1932–2023

Highest temperature

62 °F

-25 °F

-8 °F

Highest daily low

34 °F

0.39 inches

5.0 inches

January 5 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	26.3 °F
Average low	8.1 °F
Chance precipitation	26.7%
Chance snow	23.9%

January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

26.3 °F

Average low

8.1 °F

Chance precipitation

26.7%

Chance snow

23.9%

Sioux Falls January 5 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	24	2	0.02	0.3
2022	10	-2	0.00	0.0
2021	41	13	0.00	0.0
2020	41	23	0.00	0.0
2019	45	23	0.00	0.0
2018	9	3	0.00	0.0
2017	4	-6	0.00	0.0
2016	30	18	0.00	0.0
2015	9	-10	0.39	5.0
2014	-1	-16	0.00	0.0
2013	28	-1	0.00	0.0
2012	62	27	0.00	0.0
2011	29	12	0.00	0.0
2010	12	-12	0.00	0.0
2009	33	7	0.00	0.0
2008	41	11	0.00	0.0
2007	36	28	0.00	0.0
2006	28	16	0.00	0.0
2005	5	-2	0.09	2.8
2004	2	-7	0.00	0.0
2003	33	23	0.00	0.0
2002	43	26	0.00	0.0
2001	34	26	0.00	0.0
2000	33	13	0.01	0.1
1999	21	-7	0.01	0.1
1998	30	25	0.02	0.3
1997	14	1	0.00	0.0
1996	3	-10	0.00	0.0
1995	26	2	0.00	0.0
1994	17	4	0.02	0.4
1993	15	-7	0.00	0.0
1992	36	31	0.07	0.0
1991	17	-6	0.00	0.0
1990	37	12	0.00	0.0
1989	33	22	0.00	0.0
1988	-8	-25	0.00	0.0
1987	36	29	0.00	0.0
1986	17	0	0.00	0.0
1985	49	14	0.00	0.0
1984	43	34	0.00	0.0
1983	29	9	0.00	0.0
1982	20	0	0.00	0.0
1981	32	17	0.00	0.0
1980	27	20	0.00	0.0
1979	3	-22	0.00	0.0
1978	22	1	0.00	0.0
1977	18	2	0.00	0.0
1976	30	11	0.00	0.0
1975	31	10	0.00	0.0
1974	7	-18	0.05	0.7
1973	5	-14	0.00	0.0
1972	29	1	0.00	0.0
1971	-3	-15	0.00	0.0
1970	4	-18	0.00	0.0
1969	39	13	0.10	0.1
1968	15	-12	0.00	0.0
1967	22	-5	0.00	0.0
1966	17	4	0.00	0.0
1965	24	6	0.00	0.0
1964	37	20	0.00	0.0
1963	27	19	0.00	0.0
1962	11	-4	0.00	0.0
1961	37	14	0.00	0.0
1960	23	-25	0.00	0.0
1959	17	-10	0.00	0.0
1958	46	10	0.00	0.0
1957	28	12	0.04	0.6
1956	46	17	0.00	0.0
1955	32	16	0.00	0.0
1954	36	6	0.00	0.0
1953	15	-2	0.05	1.0
1952	16	-1	0.00	0.0
1951	14	-15	0.18	3.9
1950	13	-15	0.00	0.0
1949	23	6	0.00	0.2
1948	34	14	0.00	0.0
1947	23	9	0.00	0.0
1946	34	20	0.00	0.0
1945	14	3	0.00	0.0
1944	34	15	0.00	0.0
1943	24	-5	0.00	0.0
1942	-4	-24	0.00	0.0
1941	15	-4	0.00	0.0
1940	10	-13	0.00	0.0
1939	29	23	0.08	1.0
1938	30	9	0.00	0.0
1937	2	-9	0.06	1.0
1936	19	3	0.03	0.3
1935	42	19	0.00	0.0
1934	30	21	0.00	0.0
1933	44	22	0.00	0.0
1932	26	19	0.02	0.2

What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 1/5?

For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 62 °F which happened in 2012.

Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	62 °F	2012
2	49 °F	1985
3	46 °F	1958
3	46 °F	1956
5	45 °F	2019
6	44 °F	1933
7	43 °F	2002
7	43 °F	1984
9	42 °F	1935
10	41 °F	2020
10	41 °F	2021
10	41 °F	2008

What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 1/5?

For the date of Jan 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is -25 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1988.

Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-25 °F	1960
1	-25 °F	1988
3	-24 °F	1942
4	-22 °F	1979
5	-18 °F	1974
5	-18 °F	1970
7	-16 °F	2014
8	-15 °F	1950
8	-15 °F	1951
8	-15 °F	1971

Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on January 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-8 °F	1988
2	-4 °F	1942
3	-3 °F	1971
4	-1 °F	2014
5	2 °F	1937
5	2 °F	2004
7	3 °F	1979
7	3 °F	1996
9	4 °F	1970
9	4 °F	2017

What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 1/5?

For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 0.39 inches which happened in 2015.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on January 5

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.39 inches	2015
2	0.18 inches	1951
3	0.10 inches	1969
4	0.09 inches	2005
5	0.08 inches	1939
6	0.07 inches	1992
7	0.06 inches	1937
8	0.05 inches	1953
8	0.05 inches	1974
10	0.04 inches	1957

All-Time Most Snow in Sioux Falls on January 5

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	5.0 inches	2015
2	3.9 inches	1951
3	2.8 inches	2005
4	1.0 inches	1953
4	1.0 inches	1937
4	1.0 inches	1939
7	0.7 inches	1974
8	0.6 inches	1957
9	0.4 inches	1994
10	0.3 inches	2023
10	0.3 inches	1936
10	0.3 inches	1998

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1932–2023	Sioux Falls	location