43.578°N, 96.754°W · station FSDthr · 134 years of record
73°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Sioux Falls.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Sioux Falls — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#77 / 132
warmest Oct 17 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
85°F
set in 1910
Coolest Oct 17 ever
32°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 60°F — 77th warmest Oct 17 of 132 years · record 85°F (1910) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#62 / 132
warmest Oct 18 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
84°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 18 ever
35°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 64°F — 62nd warmest Oct 18 of 132 years · record 84°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#61 / 132
warmest Oct 19 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
85°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 19 ever
33°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 64°F — 61st warmest Oct 19 of 132 years · record 85°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#36 / 132
warmest Oct 20 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
85°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 20 ever
32°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 68°F — 36th warmest Oct 20 of 132 years · record 85°F (1947) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#21 / 132
warmest Oct 21 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
85°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 21 ever
27°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 72°F — 21st warmest Oct 21 of 132 years · record 85°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#20 / 132
warmest Oct 22 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
84°F
set in 1901
Coolest Oct 22 ever
26°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 73°F — 20th warmest Oct 22 of 132 years · record 84°F (1901) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#18 / 132
warmest Oct 23 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
85°F
set in 2022
Coolest Oct 23 ever
31°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 73°F — 18th warmest Oct 23 of 132 years · record 85°F (2022) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Sioux Falls in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
66°FJan 24, 1981
-38°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
70°FFeb 23, 1958
-42°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
89°FMar 21, 2026
-23°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
98°FApr 28, 1910
4°FApr 3, 1936
May
104°FMay 30, 1934
17°FMay 4, 1967
Jun
110°FJun 21, 1988
32°FJun 7, 1897
Jul
110°FJul 17, 1936
34°FJul 9, 1895
Aug
109°FAug 24, 1936
34°FAug 29, 1893
Sep
104°FSep 4, 1913
13°FSep 29, 1899
Oct
95°FOct 1, 2023
-5°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
82°FNov 6, 2020
-17°FNov 14, 1959
Dec
63°FDec 1, 1998
-31°FDec 29, 1917
All-time
110°FJul 17, 1936
-42°FFeb 9, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Sioux Falls so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
5 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (89°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
81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 12, 1936
Coldest high ever
-23°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 8, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
43°FJan 25, 1944
-18°FJan 24, 1897
Feb
44°FFeb 23, 2000
-23°FFeb 8, 1899
Mar
63°FMar 18, 2012
-4°FMar 1, 1919
Apr
65°FApr 24, 1924
22°FApr 1, 1975
May
77°FMay 31, 1934
36°FMay 5, 1944
Jun
78°FJun 21, 1988
46°FJun 1, 1946
Jul
81°FJul 12, 1936
58°FJul 18, 1912
Aug
81°FAug 14, 1938
57°FAug 25, 1987
Sep
77°FSep 14, 1939
41°FSep 28, 1985
Oct
73°FOct 1, 2023
19°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
59°FNov 8, 2020
-2°FNov 29, 1896
Dec
44°FDec 1, 1962
-16°FDec 21, 1989
All-time
81°FJul 12, 1936
-23°FFeb 8, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
19 days
record run, ended Jul 5 1910
So far in 2026
28 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Sioux Falls's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 57°F · forecast is +16° vs normal.
Sioux Falls'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 Falls's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.