Sioux Falls May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1932–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 1949
Lowest temperature 18 °F 1967
Lowest daily high 41 °F 1954
Highest daily low 61 °F 2012
Most precipitation 1.50 inches 1944
Most snow none -
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 65.0 °F
Average low 41.3 °F
Chance precipitation 37.6%
Chance snow 1.7%
Sioux Falls May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 76 31 0.00 0.0
2022 59 37 0.00 0.0
2021 66 45 0.00 0.0
2020 78 41 0.00 0.0
2019 67 44 0.02 0.0
2018 71 45 0.00 0.0
2017 62 38 0.22 0.0
2016 73 34 0.00 0.0
2015 83 52 0.00 0.0
2014 62 38 0.00 0.0
2013 53 24 0.00 0.0
2012 83 61 0.00 0.0
2011 58 24 0.00 0.0
2010 63 39 0.00 0.0
2009 69 36 0.00 0.0
2008 58 33 0.00 0.0
2007 65 48 0.06 0.0
2006 62 43 0.00 0.0
2005 56 20 0.00 0.0
2004 69 28 0.00 0.0
2003 72 43 0.00 0.0
2002 69 39 0.00 0.0
2001 58 52 0.08 0.0
2000 82 50 0.00 0.0
1999 72 54 0.18 0.0
1998 73 43 0.00 0.0
1997 60 30 0.00 0.0
1996 45 32 0.22 0.0
1995 51 45 0.29 0.0
1994 64 47 0.00 0.0
1993 67 35 0.00 0.0
1992 74 37 0.00 0.0
1991 47 40 1.15 0.0
1990 69 34 0.00 0.0
1989 65 32 0.00 0.0
1988 65 48 0.00 0.0
1987 69 53 0.00 0.0
1986 68 49 0.00 0.0
1985 77 55 0.00 0.0
1984 59 44 0.01 0.0
1983 67 38 0.00 0.0
1982 84 58 0.00 0.0
1981 73 54 0.13 0.0
1980 82 38 0.00 0.0
1979 54 31 0.00 0.0
1978 64 32 0.00 0.0
1977 64 58 1.08 0.0
1976 58 25 0.00 0.0
1975 66 38 0.00 0.0
1974 64 29 0.00 0.0
1973 65 32 0.00 0.0
1972 61 37 0.00 0.0
1971 67 27 0.00 0.0
1970 76 37 0.14 0.0
1969 77 48 0.64 0.0
1968 68 43 0.00 0.0
1967 45 18 0.00 0.0
1966 61 34 0.00 0.0
1965 65 47 0.03 0.0
1964 71 44 0.19 0.0
1963 80 54 0.00 0.0
1962 84 51 0.00 0.0
1961 64 38 0.00 0.0
1960 78 38 0.14 0.0
1959 84 59 0.01 0.0
1958 65 42 0.00 0.0
1957 59 44 0.00 0.0
1956 53 34 0.43 0.0
1955 79 52 0.01 0.0
1954 41 26 0.00 0.0
1953 56 40 0.06 0.0
1952 87 54 0.00 0.0
1951 73 46 0.00 0.0
1950 56 36 0.00 0.0
1949 92 61 0.00 0.0
1948 66 46 0.02 0.0
1947 78 43 0.00 0.0
1946 55 47 0.23 0.0
1945 53 33 0.00 0.0
1944 57 43 1.50 0.0
1943 70 35 0.00 0.0
1942 42 31 0.00 0.0
1941 79 57 0.01 0.0
1940 69 35 0.00 0.0
1939 79 51 0.05 0.0
1938 84 58 0.74 0.0
1937 68 49 0.04 0.0
1936 75 34 0.00 0.0
1935 43 32 0.00 0.0
1934 80 60 0.02 0.0
1933 56 36 0.00 0.0
1932 68 49 0.23 0.0
What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 92 °F which happened in 1949.
Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 1949
2 87 °F 1952
3 84 °F 1959
3 84 °F 1938
3 84 °F 1982
3 84 °F 1962
7 83 °F 2015
7 83 °F 2012
9 82 °F 1980
9 82 °F 2000
What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 18 °F which happened in 1967.
Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 18 °F 1967
2 20 °F 2005
3 24 °F 2011
3 24 °F 2013
5 25 °F 1976
6 26 °F 1954
7 27 °F 1971
8 28 °F 2004
9 29 °F 1974
10 30 °F 1997
Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 1954
2 42 °F 1942
3 43 °F 1935
4 45 °F 1967
4 45 °F 1996
6 47 °F 1991
7 51 °F 1995
8 53 °F 1956
8 53 °F 2013
8 53 °F 1945
What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 1.50 inches which happened in 1944.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.50 inches 1944
2 1.15 inches 1991
3 1.08 inches 1977
4 0.74 inches 1938
5 0.64 inches 1969
6 0.43 inches 1956
7 0.29 inches 1995
8 0.23 inches 1946
8 0.23 inches 1932
10 0.22 inches 2017
10 0.22 inches 1996
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1932–2024 Sioux Falls location