42.392°N, 96.379°W · station SUXthr · 138 years of record
92°F
HOTTEST SEP 5 SINCE 2012
forecast high · Sep 5
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
#20 / 137
warmest Sep 1 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
98°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 1 ever
57°F
set in 1935
Forecast high 91°F — 20th warmest Sep 1 of 137 years · record 98°F (1913) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#23 / 137
warmest Sep 2 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
102°F
set in 2023
Coolest Sep 2 ever
63°F
set in 1909
Forecast high 89°F — 23rd warmest Sep 2 of 137 years · record 102°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#20 / 137
warmest Sep 3 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
103°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 3 ever
62°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 91°F — 20th warmest Sep 3 of 137 years · record 103°F (2000) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#18 / 137
warmest Sep 4 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
99°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 4 ever
63°F
set in 1903
Forecast high 91°F — 18th warmest Sep 4 of 137 years · record 99°F (1913) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#14 / 137
warmest Sep 5 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
99°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 5 ever
57°F
set in 1965
Forecast high 92°F — 14th warmest Sep 5 of 137 years · record 99°F (1913) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#30 / 137
warmest Sep 6 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
103°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 6 ever
58°F
set in 1956
Forecast high 89°F — 30th warmest Sep 6 of 137 years · record 103°F (1939) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#36 / 137
warmest Sep 7 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
102°F
set in 1976
Coolest Sep 7 ever
56°F
set in 1929
Forecast high 85°F — 36th warmest Sep 7 of 137 years · record 102°F (1976) · warmest since 2022.
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 Aug 30.
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 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
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
27 days
record run, ended Jul 28 1936
So far in 2026
29 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: 81°F · forecast is +11° 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.