Sioux Falls May 5 Weather Records

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

May 5 All-Time Records 1932–2024
Highest temperature	93 °F	1936
Lowest temperature	23 °F	1968
Lowest daily high	36 °F	1944
Highest daily low	62 °F	2000
Most precipitation	1.68 inches	1942
Most snow	3.0 inches	1944

May 5 All-Time Records
1932–2024

Highest temperature

93 °F

23 °F

36 °F

Highest daily low

62 °F

1.68 inches

3.0 inches

May 5 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	65.9 °F
Average low	42.0 °F
Chance precipitation	36.3%
Chance snow	1.4%

May 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

65.9 °F

Average low

42.0 °F

Chance precipitation

36.3%

Chance snow

1.4%

Sioux Falls May 5 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	74	50	0.00	0.0
2022	60	48	0.05	0.0
2021	49	36	0.08	0.0
2020	53	46	0.13	0.0
2019	66	47	0.00	0.0
2018	84	50	0.00	0.0
2017	78	39	0.00	0.0
2016	76	38	0.00	0.0
2015	70	44	0.00	0.0
2014	69	35	0.00	0.0
2013	50	39	0.07	0.0
2012	67	58	0.02	0.0
2011	65	42	0.00	0.0
2010	55	36	0.00	0.0
2009	72	48	0.00	0.0
2008	75	42	0.00	0.0
2007	69	59	0.52	0.0
2006	54	34	0.00	0.0
2005	76	48	0.14	0.0
2004	90	50	0.01	0.0
2003	57	43	0.03	0.0
2002	79	33	0.00	0.0
2001	64	51	0.75	0.0
2000	86	62	0.00	0.0
1999	66	49	0.65	0.0
1998	72	38	0.00	0.0
1997	69	38	0.00	0.0
1996	56	36	0.00	0.0
1995	70	41	0.00	0.0
1994	48	37	0.54	0.0
1993	75	51	0.00	0.0
1992	64	35	0.00	0.0
1991	46	36	0.00	0.0
1990	70	44	0.00	0.0
1989	46	34	0.00	0.0
1988	76	41	0.00	0.0
1987	70	51	0.00	0.0
1986	74	49	0.00	0.0
1985	73	47	0.00	0.0
1984	66	36	0.11	0.0
1983	77	50	0.00	0.0
1982	55	46	0.10	0.0
1981	68	38	0.00	0.0
1980	72	45	0.00	0.0
1979	72	48	0.00	0.0
1978	62	38	0.00	0.0
1977	74	46	0.00	0.0
1976	71	32	0.00	0.0
1975	79	52	0.00	0.0
1974	69	40	0.00	0.0
1973	78	57	0.00	0.0
1972	68	45	0.21	0.0
1971	72	38	0.00	0.0
1970	64	44	0.01	0.0
1969	76	55	0.13	0.0
1968	64	23	0.00	0.0
1967	54	35	0.00	0.0
1966	84	49	0.00	0.0
1965	77	51	0.14	0.0
1964	77	44	0.00	0.0
1963	75	43	0.00	0.0
1962	79	51	0.00	0.0
1961	49	42	0.87	0.0
1960	51	45	1.44	0.0
1959	63	48	0.42	0.0
1958	69	43	0.00	0.0
1957	69	31	0.00	0.0
1956	48	43	0.02	0.0
1955	75	41	0.00	0.0
1954	58	23	0.00	0.0
1953	70	39	0.00	0.0
1952	74	49	0.00	0.0
1951	53	37	0.00	0.0
1950	61	33	0.47	0.0
1949	69	54	0.69	0.0
1948	59	45	0.00	0.0
1947	56	32	0.00	0.0
1946	66	39	0.00	0.0
1945	74	40	0.00	0.0
1944	36	23	0.15	3.0
1943	78	58	0.00	0.0
1942	46	33	1.68	0.0
1941	73	57	0.32	0.0
1940	79	47	0.00	0.0
1939	86	61	0.00	0.0
1938	57	43	0.00	0.0
1937	79	51	0.00	0.0
1936	93	57	0.06	0.0
1935	69	37	0.00	0.0
1934	78	45	0.00	0.0
1933	59	43	0.00	0.0
1932	76	57	0.24	0.0

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

For the date of May 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 93 °F which happened in 1936.

Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on May 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	93 °F	1936
2	90 °F	2004
3	86 °F	2000
3	86 °F	1939
5	84 °F	1966
5	84 °F	2018
7	79 °F	2002
7	79 °F	1975
7	79 °F	1940
7	79 °F	1937
7	79 °F	1962

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

For the date of May 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 23 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1968.

Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on May 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	23 °F	1954
1	23 °F	1944
1	23 °F	1968
4	31 °F	1957
5	32 °F	1976
5	32 °F	1947
7	33 °F	2002
7	33 °F	1950
7	33 °F	1942
10	34 °F	2006
10	34 °F	1989

Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on May 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	36 °F	1944
2	46 °F	1942
2	46 °F	1989
2	46 °F	1991
5	48 °F	1956
5	48 °F	1994
7	49 °F	2021
7	49 °F	1961
9	50 °F	2013
10	51 °F	1960

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

For the date of May 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 1.68 inches which happened in 1942.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on May 5

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	1.68 inches	1942
2	1.44 inches	1960
3	0.87 inches	1961
4	0.75 inches	2001
5	0.69 inches	1949
6	0.65 inches	1999
7	0.54 inches	1994
8	0.52 inches	2007
9	0.47 inches	1950
10	0.42 inches	1959

All-Time Most Snow in Sioux Falls on May 5

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	3.0 inches	1944

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1932–2024	Sioux Falls	location