Sioux Falls October Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of October in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from 1932–2023.

Rainiest October in Sioux Falls History

The rainiest October in Sioux Falls, South Dakota history happened in 1998, with 6.28 inches of total precipitation.

Driest October in Sioux Falls History

There have been 2 times where no rain was recorded in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the entire month of October. The most recent time this happened was 1952.

Sioux Falls Average October Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	2.54
2022	0.29
2021	2.33
2020	0.93
2019	2.61
2018	2.61
2017	5.28
2016	3.09
2015	2.90
2014	0.67
2013	3.01
2012	0.86
2011	0.63
2010	0.91
2009	5.52
2008	5.44
2007	5.98
2006	0.33
2005	1.66
2004	0.86
2003	0.92
2002	3.85
2001	0.86
2000	1.79
1999	0.37
1998	6.28
1997	1.75
1996	1.63
1995	2.76
1994	2.36
1993	0.62
1992	2.72
1991	1.65
1990	1.82
1989	0.10
1988	0.02
1987	0.31
1986	1.22
1985	0.75
1984	4.11
1983	0.71
1982	5.18
1981	2.45
1980	1.36
1979	3.30
1978	0.14
1977	2.36
1976	0.71
1975	0.49
1974	0.34
1973	5.73
1972	1.78
1971	3.06
1970	3.13
1969	2.05
1968	4.57
1967	0.39
1966	1.43
1965	1.05
1964	0.09
1963	1.65
1962	0.46
1961	2.66
1960	0.67
1959	3.29
1958	0.08
1957	1.24
1956	0.62
1955	0.82
1954	1.54
1953	0.50
1952	0.00
1951	1.51
1950	1.80
1949	1.06
1948	1.64
1947	3.55
1946	3.99
1945	0.08
1944	0.37
1943	2.41
1942	0.17
1941	2.16
1940	1.98
1939	1.46
1938	0.13
1937	1.75
1936	0.14
1935	0.39
1934	1.16
1933	0.00
1932	1.62

Notes

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded