Sioux Falls May 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the date of May 6.
May 6 All-Time Records
1932–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1934
Lowest temperature 25 °F 1976
Lowest daily high 47 °F 1972
Highest daily low 71 °F 1936
Most precipitation 1.48 inches 1983
Most snow none -
May 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 66.3 °F
Average low 42.4 °F
Chance precipitation 35.7%
Chance snow 1.1%
Sioux Falls May 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 79 52 0.00 0.0
2022 68 52 0.00 0.0
2021 67 30 0.00 0.0
2020 64 43 0.00 0.0
2019 58 40 0.00 0.0
2018 78 51 0.00 0.0
2017 78 40 0.00 0.0
2016 87 55 0.00 0.0
2015 72 62 0.20 0.0
2014 70 45 0.00 0.0
2013 62 44 0.00 0.0
2012 66 49 0.74 0.0
2011 75 41 0.00 0.0
2010 51 35 0.20 0.0
2009 76 51 0.00 0.0
2008 71 45 0.45 0.0
2007 73 57 0.09 0.0
2006 66 39 0.00 0.0
2005 76 43 0.00 0.0
2004 73 50 0.00 0.0
2003 60 41 0.00 0.0
2002 70 43 0.00 0.0
2001 66 47 0.11 0.0
2000 81 59 0.00 0.0
1999 56 46 0.18 0.0
1998 77 38 0.00 0.0
1997 69 34 0.00 0.0
1996 48 38 0.00 0.0
1995 62 50 0.04 0.0
1994 52 35 0.15 0.0
1993 77 53 0.31 0.0
1992 74 39 0.00 0.0
1991 53 34 0.00 0.0
1990 78 40 0.00 0.0
1989 58 29 0.00 0.0
1988 69 50 0.01 0.0
1987 76 49 0.00 0.0
1986 64 44 0.00 0.0
1985 74 40 0.00 0.0
1984 58 47 0.90 0.0
1983 59 50 1.48 0.0
1982 68 41 0.00 0.0
1981 64 35 0.00 0.0
1980 65 38 0.00 0.0
1979 80 47 0.00 0.0
1978 61 34 0.01 0.0
1977 77 46 0.00 0.0
1976 58 25 0.00 0.0
1975 72 56 0.31 0.0
1974 64 32 0.00 0.0
1973 60 50 0.13 0.0
1972 47 36 0.00 0.0
1971 69 43 0.00 0.0
1970 77 40 0.00 0.0
1969 76 50 0.02 0.0
1968 56 49 1.36 0.0
1967 62 26 0.00 0.0
1966 75 40 0.00 0.0
1965 76 47 0.00 0.0
1964 70 46 0.00 0.0
1963 78 50 0.04 0.0
1962 65 41 0.00 0.0
1961 67 48 0.16 0.0
1960 57 38 0.06 0.0
1959 62 41 0.15 0.0
1958 71 42 0.00 0.0
1957 75 37 0.00 0.0
1956 67 43 0.02 0.0
1955 85 56 0.00 0.0
1954 57 29 0.00 0.0
1953 78 44 0.00 0.0
1952 66 44 0.00 0.0
1951 55 36 0.00 0.0
1950 56 34 0.00 0.0
1949 69 48 0.00 0.0
1948 62 37 0.00 0.0
1947 54 33 0.01 0.0
1946 55 34 0.00 0.0
1945 79 48 0.00 0.0
1944 58 26 0.00 0.0
1943 67 41 0.00 0.0
1942 57 32 0.09 0.0
1941 65 48 0.02 0.0
1940 70 62 0.00 0.0
1939 80 62 0.20 0.0
1938 59 37 0.00 0.0
1937 81 53 0.00 0.0
1936 86 71 0.00 0.0
1935 73 46 0.00 0.0
1934 89 57 0.00 0.0
1933 60 38 0.00 0.0
1932 69 52 0.42 0.0
What's the all-time high for Sioux Falls on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the highest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 89 °F which happened in 1934.
Highest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1934
2 87 °F 2016
3 86 °F 1936
4 85 °F 1955
5 81 °F 2000
5 81 °F 1937
7 80 °F 1939
7 80 °F 1979
9 79 °F 1945
9 79 °F 2023
What's the all-time low for Sioux Falls on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sioux Falls history is 25 °F which happened in 1976.
Lowest Temperatures in Sioux Falls on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 25 °F 1976
2 26 °F 1967
2 26 °F 1944
4 29 °F 1954
4 29 °F 1989
6 30 °F 2021
7 32 °F 1942
7 32 °F 1974
9 33 °F 1947
10 34 °F 1950
10 34 °F 1997
10 34 °F 1991
10 34 °F 1978
10 34 °F 1946
Lowest High Temperatures in Sioux Falls on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 1972
2 48 °F 1996
3 51 °F 2010
4 52 °F 1994
5 53 °F 1991
6 54 °F 1947
7 55 °F 1951
7 55 °F 1946
9 56 °F 1968
9 56 °F 1999
9 56 °F 1950
What's the most it has ever rained in Sioux Falls on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sioux Falls history is 1.48 inches which happened in 1983.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Sioux Falls on May 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.48 inches 1983
2 1.36 inches 1968
3 0.90 inches 1984
4 0.74 inches 2012
5 0.45 inches 2008
6 0.42 inches 1932
7 0.31 inches 1975
7 0.31 inches 1993
9 0.20 inches 2015
9 0.20 inches 2010
9 0.20 inches 1939
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1932–2024 Sioux Falls location