Sioux Falls May 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the date of May 20.
May 20 All-Time Records
1932–2024
Highest temperature 95 °F 1934
Lowest temperature 27 °F 1967
Lowest daily high 46 °F 2017
Highest daily low 65 °F 1972
Most precipitation 1.89 inches 1999
Most snow none -
May 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 71.0 °F
Average low 48.4 °F
Chance precipitation 39.9%
Chance snow 0%
Sioux Falls May 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 74 36 0.00 0.0
2022 60 46 0.01 0.0
2021 73 64 0.00 0.0
2020 69 57 0.00 0.0
2019 58 33 0.00 0.0
2018 60 48 0.02 0.0
2017 46 41 0.66 0.0
2016 65 48 0.00 0.0
2015 60 45 0.00 0.0
2014 79 48 0.00 0.0
2013 67 55 0.00 0.0
2012 67 49 0.36 0.0
2011 65 58 0.84 0.0
2010 77 45 0.00 0.0
2009 90 61 0.00 0.0
2008 68 43 0.00 0.0
2007 84 53 0.00 0.0
2006 80 47 0.00 0.0
2005 81 52 0.00 0.0
2004 70 57 0.00 0.0
2003 60 35 0.00 0.0
2002 63 31 0.00 0.0
2001 68 43 0.17 0.0
2000 75 42 0.00 0.0
1999 69 56 1.89 0.0
1998 80 57 0.01 0.0
1997 60 33 0.00 0.0
1996 71 51 0.13 0.0
1995 67 45 0.00 0.0
1994 85 58 0.00 0.0
1993 64 36 0.00 0.0
1992 83 63 0.00 0.0
1991 71 56 0.00 0.0
1990 58 43 0.00 0.0
1989 75 37 0.00 0.0
1988 77 60 0.53 0.0
1987 81 63 0.22 0.0
1986 70 42 0.00 0.0
1985 71 39 0.00 0.0
1984 82 47 0.00 0.0
1983 67 44 0.00 0.0
1982 67 56 0.04 0.0
1981 77 39 0.00 0.0
1980 74 43 0.00 0.0
1979 63 44 0.02 0.0
1978 69 45 0.00 0.0
1977 75 60 0.11 0.0
1976 87 56 0.00 0.0
1975 93 57 0.09 0.0
1974 86 64 0.06 0.0
1973 85 40 0.00 0.0
1972 86 65 0.00 0.0
1971 72 36 0.00 0.0
1970 89 63 0.00 0.0
1969 63 32 0.06 0.0
1968 58 35 0.00 0.0
1967 71 27 0.00 0.0
1966 75 37 0.00 0.0
1965 77 57 0.94 0.0
1964 87 47 0.00 0.0
1963 59 40 0.00 0.0
1962 73 45 0.01 0.0
1961 63 47 0.01 0.0
1960 54 50 0.59 0.0
1959 65 52 1.40 0.0
1958 77 37 0.00 0.0
1957 55 45 0.63 0.0
1956 87 59 0.00 0.0
1955 90 50 0.00 0.0
1954 73 43 0.00 0.0
1953 74 44 0.17 0.0
1952 70 51 0.31 0.0
1951 76 52 0.00 0.0
1950 69 41 0.18 0.0
1949 71 42 0.26 0.0
1948 93 64 0.00 0.0
1947 63 38 0.01 0.0
1946 67 41 0.00 0.0
1945 69 56 0.82 0.0
1944 74 52 0.15 0.0
1943 72 43 0.00 0.0
1942 67 38 0.00 0.0
1941 78 53 0.00 0.0
1940 83 46 0.00 0.0
1939 81 65 0.00 0.0
1938 63 47 0.00 0.0
1937 83 54 0.21 0.0
1936 80 53 1.34 0.0
1935 71 49 0.24 0.0
1934 95 64 0.00 0.0
1933 75 45 0.00 0.0
1932 85 60 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 95 °F which happened in 1934.
Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 95 °F 1934
2 93 °F 1975
2 93 °F 1948
4 90 °F 2009
4 90 °F 1955
6 89 °F 1970
7 87 °F 1956
7 87 °F 1964
7 87 °F 1976
10 86 °F 1972
10 86 °F 1974
What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 27 °F which happened in 1967.
Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 27 °F 1967
2 31 °F 2002
3 32 °F 1969
4 33 °F 1997
4 33 °F 2019
6 35 °F 2003
6 35 °F 1968
8 36 °F 2023
8 36 °F 1993
8 36 °F 1971
Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 2017
2 54 °F 1960
3 55 °F 1957
4 58 °F 2019
4 58 °F 1968
4 58 °F 1990
7 59 °F 1963
8 60 °F 2022
8 60 °F 1997
8 60 °F 2003
8 60 °F 2018
8 60 °F 2015
What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 1.89 inches which happened in 1999.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on May 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.89 inches 1999
2 1.40 inches 1959
3 1.34 inches 1936
4 0.94 inches 1965
5 0.84 inches 2011
6 0.82 inches 1945
7 0.66 inches 2017
8 0.63 inches 1957
9 0.59 inches 1960
10 0.53 inches 1988
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1932–2024 Sioux Falls location