Iowa · THREADEX · 1889–2026

Sioux City, IA

42.392°N, 96.379°W · station SUXthr · 138 years of record
99°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Sioux City.
89°MON7/1394°TUE7/1495°WED7/1597°THU7/1699°FRI7/1798°SAT7/1897°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#8 / 137
warmest Jul 17 in 137 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

107°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 17 ever

69°F
set in 1958

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Sioux City. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
69881071889: 89°F1890: 94°F1891: 81°F1892: 82°F1893: 80°F1894: 91°F1895: 91°F1896: 78°F1897: 90°F1898: 91°F1899: 85°F1900: 76°F1901: 100°F1902: 83°F1903: 78°F1904: 94°F1905: 96°F1906: 77°F1907: 80°F1908: 91°F1909: 91°F1910: 81°F1911: 80°F1912: 83°F1913: 87°F1914: 83°F1915: 82°F1916: 96°F1917: 83°F1918: 82°F1919: 87°F1920: 83°F1921: 91°F1922: 78°F1923: 86°F1924: 84°F1925: 84°F1926: 100°F1927: 79°F1928: 85°F1929: 85°F1930: 101°F1931: 88°F1932: 86°F1933: 77°F1934: 95°F1935: 100°F1936: 107°F1937: 74°F1938: 87°F1939: 86°F1940: 86°F1941: 95°F1942: 105°F1943: 85°F1944: 81°F1945: 81°F1946: 90°F1947: 86°F1948: 86°F1949: 88°F1950: 81°F1951: 95°F1952: 90°F1953: 88°F1954: 93°F1955: 87°F1956: 89°F1957: 98°F1958: 69°F1959: 80°F1960: 82°F1961: 87°F1962: 83°F1963: 89°F1964: 93°F1965: 91°F1966: 90°F1967: 87°F1968: 92°F1969: 87°F1970: 94°F1971: 90°F1972: 87°F1973: 87°F1974: 102°F1975: 93°F1976: 78°F1977: 87°F1978: 95°F1979: 81°F1980: 95°F1981: 91°F1982: 81°F1983: 91°F1984: 89°F1985: 92°F1986: 93°F1987: 87°F1988: 90°F1989: 84°F1990: 91°F1991: 95°F1992: 83°F1993: 79°F1994: 86°F1995: 85°F1996: 84°F1997: 91°F1998: 90°F1999: 83°F2000: 85°F2001: 89°F2002: 94°F2003: 92°F2004: 84°F2005: 95°F2006: 93°F2007: 98°F2008: 87°F2009: 75°F2010: 94°F2011: 98°F2012: 93°F2013: 93°F2014: 79°F2015: 94°F2016: 86°F2017: 95°F2018: 84°F2019: 86°F2020: 87°F2021: 83°F2022: 90°F2023: 77°F2024: 84°F2025: 75°F99° forecast188920251936

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1799°F
Hottest this date since1974
This-date record107°F
This-date rank#8 of 137
Hottest at any time since2023
All-time record111°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1889–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan71°F2002-35°F1912
Feb77°F2024-31°F1899
Mar95°F2026-22°F1960
Apr98°F1910-2°F1975
May106°F201323°F1909
Jun108°F198838°F1945
Jul111°F193641°F1895
Aug108°F193437°F1950
Sep103°F189524°F1945
Oct96°F19385°F1925
Nov82°F2006-9°F1891
Dec71°F1939-28°F1917
All-time111°F1936-35°F1912

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Sioux City so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (95°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

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

14 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: 86°F · forecast is +13° vs normal.
Jan: 30°FJan: 11°FFeb: 35°FFeb: 15°FMar: 48°FMar: 26°FApr: 62°FApr: 37°FMay: 73°FMay: 49°FJun: 83°FJun: 60°FJul: 86°FJul: 64°FAug: 83°FAug: 61°FSep: 77°FSep: 51°FOct: 63°FOct: 38°FNov: 47°FNov: 25°FDec: 34°FDec: 15°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:00 AM
Sunset8:02 PM
Solar noon12:31 PM
Daylight15h 02m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.39°N, 96.38°W

Nearby Stations

Norfolk, NE61 mi WOmaha, NE78 mi SESpencer, IA79 mi NESioux Falls, SD84 mi NLincoln, NE108 mi SMitchell, SD126 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Sioux City, IA — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Sioux City, IA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1889

Each cell is one day's high at Sioux City, coloured by temperature — 138 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Sioux City, IA daily high heat map 1889–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Sioux City — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
14 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 46th most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 11. Record: 31 in 1934.

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