42.392°N, 96.379°W · station SUXthr · 138 years of record
75°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Sioux City.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Sioux City — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#106 / 137
warmest Oct 17 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
89°F
set in 1961
Coolest Oct 17 ever
36°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 59°F — 106th warmest Oct 17 of 137 years · record 89°F (1961) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#70 / 137
warmest Oct 18 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
87°F
set in 1945
Coolest Oct 18 ever
35°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 64°F — 70th warmest Oct 18 of 137 years · record 87°F (1945) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#68 / 137
warmest Oct 19 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
88°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 19 ever
34°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 64°F — 68th warmest Oct 19 of 137 years · record 88°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#44 / 137
warmest Oct 20 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
88°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 20 ever
33°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 69°F — 44th warmest Oct 20 of 137 years · record 88°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#30 / 137
warmest Oct 21 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
88°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 21 ever
31°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 73°F — 30th warmest Oct 21 of 137 years · record 88°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#24 / 137
warmest Oct 22 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
85°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 22 ever
34°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 75°F — 24th warmest Oct 22 of 137 years · record 85°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#22 / 137
warmest Oct 23 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
87°F
set in 2022
Coolest Oct 23 ever
32°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 75°F — 22nd warmest Oct 23 of 137 years · record 87°F (2022) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Sioux City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1889–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
71°FJan 26, 2002
-35°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
77°FFeb 26, 2024
-31°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar
95°FMar 21, 2026
-22°FMar 5, 1960
Apr
98°FApr 28, 1910
-2°FApr 3, 1975
May
106°FMay 14, 2013
23°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
108°FJun 21, 1988
38°FJun 4, 1945
Jul
111°FJul 4, 1936
41°FJul 9, 1895
Aug
108°FAug 4, 1934
37°FAug 20, 1950
Sep
103°FSep 17, 1895
24°FSep 29, 1945
Oct
96°FOct 3, 1938
5°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
82°FNov 8, 2006
-9°FNov 28, 1891
Dec
71°FDec 6, 1939
-28°FDec 29, 1917
All-time
111°FJul 4, 1936
-35°FJan 12, 1912
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Sioux City so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
7 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (95°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
86°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 18, 1936
Coldest high ever
-22°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 8, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
46°FJan 25, 1944
-15°FJan 11, 1918
Feb
47°FFeb 21, 1930
-22°FFeb 8, 1899
Mar
65°FMar 18, 2012
2°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
67°FApr 29, 1942
20°FApr 1, 1975
May
75°FMay 31, 1934
35°FMay 5, 1944
Jun
81°FJun 21, 2025
49°FJun 1, 1946
Jul
84°FJul 5, 1936
60°FJul 23, 1896
Aug
86°FAug 18, 1936
58°FAug 26, 1944
Sep
78°FSep 6, 1939
41°FSep 26, 1934
Oct
70°FOct 6, 2007
18°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
59°FNov 1, 1938
3°FNov 29, 1896
Dec
45°FDec 2, 1962
-13°FDec 21, 1989
All-time
86°FAug 18, 1936
-22°FFeb 8, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
27 days
record run, ended Jul 28 1936
So far in 2026
37 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Sioux City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 61°F · forecast is +14° vs normal.
Sioux City's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Sioux City's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.