Easter Climate Data for Sioux Falls

Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

Easter in Sioux Falls

Average High Temperature (period of record): 56 Degrees

Average Low Temperature (period of record): 32 Degrees

Average Temperature (period of record): 44 Degrees

Average Precipitation (period of record): 0.04"

Average Snowfall (period of record): 0.1"

Percentage of Days with Precipitation (period of record): 44%

Percentage of Days with Snowfall (period of record): 19%

Most Precipitation Recorded: 1.69" on April 13, 1941

Most Snowfall Recorded: 5.2" on April 12, 2020

Record High Temperature: 89 on April 19, 1987

Record Low Temperature: -4 on March 25, 1894

Coldest High Temperature: 18 on March 25, 1894

Warmest Overnight Low: 61 on April 10, 1977

Year	Date	Max	Min	Precip	Snowfall	SOG*
1893	4/2	70	38	0	0	M
1894	3/25	18	-4	0	0	M
1895	4/14	72	36	0	0	M
1896	4/5	56	27	0	0	M
1897	4/18	63	45	0	0	M
1898	4/10	63	24	0	0	M
1899	4/2	28	6	0.40	4.0	M
1900	4/15	50	36	0	0	M
1901	4/7	55	24	0	0	M
1902	3/30	42	26	T	0	M
1903	4/12	57	36	0	0	M
1904	4/3	52	17	0	0	M
1905	4/23	67	33	0	0	M
1906	4/15	59	25	0	0	M
1907	3/31	51	21	0	0	M
1908	4/19	85	45	0	0	M
1909	4/11	54	36	0	0	M
1910	3/27	79	50	0	0	M
1911	4/16	76	38	0	0	M
1912	4/7	60	37	0	0	M
1913	3/23	35	28	T	0	M
1914	4/12	72	22	0	0	M
1915	4/4	68	33	0	0	M
1916	4/23	65	35	0	0	M
1917	4/8	49	24	0.02	0	M
1918	3/31	56	38	0	M	M
1919	4/20	69	46	0	0	M
1920	4/4	30	10	0	0	M
1921	3/27	50	15	T	0	M
1922	4/16	63	44	0	0	M
1923	4/1	60	22	0	0	M
1924	4/20	54	31	0.10	0	M
1925	4/12	81	50	0	0	M
1926	4/4	41	29	0	0	M
1927	4/17	63	42	0.16	0	M
1928	4/8	36	9	0	0	M
1929	3/31	33	17	0.55	5.0	M
1930	4/20	56	35	0.34	0	M
1931	4/5	54	24	0	0	M
1932	3/27	47	33	T	0	M
1933	4/16	67	34	0	0	0
1934	4/1	43	30	0	0	M
1935	4/21	71	41	0	0	0
1936	4/12	71	41	0.03	0	0
1937	3/28	37	27	T	T	M
1938	4/17	75	47	0.04	0	0
1939	4/9	60	35	0	0	0
1940	3/24	28	14	T	T	M
1941	4/13	73	57	1.69	0	0
1942	4/5	40	29	T	0	0
1943	4/25	66	44	0	0	0
1944	4/9	59	38	T	0	0
1945	4/1	65	36	0	0	0
1946	4/21	80	60	T	0	0
1947	4/6	34	23	0.02	0.3	T
1948	3/28	67	26	0	0	0
1949	4/17	48	30	0	0	0
1950	4/9	36	30	0.1	0	0
1951	3/25	41	21	T	T	12
1952	4/13	52	35	T	T	0
1953	4/5	54	21	T	0	0
1954	4/18	56	42	T	0	0
1955	4/10	75	44	0	0	0
1956	4/1	72	39	0	0	0
1957	4/21	72	36	0	0	0
1958	4/6	48	31	0.03	T	T
1959	3/29	52	34	0	0	0
1960	4/17	52	32	0	0	0
1961	4/2	45	19	0.18	T	0
1962	4/22	69	40	T	0	0
1963	4/14	76	39	0	0	0
1964	3/29	23	5	T	T	T
1965	4/18	55	33	T	0	0
1966	4/10	35	32	0.08	0.4	0
1967	3/26	53	34	0	0	0
1968	4/14	47	33	T	T	T
1969	4/6	57	27	0	0	2
1970	3/29	39	24	0.01	T	6
1971	4/11	64	34	0	0	0
1972	4/2	60	21	0	0	0
1973	4/22	65	34	0	0	0
1974	4/14	55	32	T	T	0
1975	3/30	36	8	T	T	7
1976	4/18	53	37	T	0	0
1977	4/10	83	61	0	0	0
1978	3/26	60	24	0	0	0
1979	4/15	62	26	0.02	0	0
1980	4/6	74	46	T	0	0
1981	4/19	57	45	0.02	0	0
1982	4/11	57	25	0	0	0
1983	4/3	43	28	0.01	T	T
1984	4/22	53	34	0.21	T	T
1985	4/7	50	29	0.02	0.2	0
1986	3/30	69	35	0	0	0
1987	4/19	89	60	0	0	0
1988	4/3	52	39	0	0	0
1989	3/26	76	32	0	0	0
1990	4/15	60	21	0.04	0	0
1991	3/31	61	30	0	0	0
1992	4/19	54	36	T	0	0
1993	4/11	47	35	0.02	0	0
1994	4/3	61	20	0	0	0
1995	4/16	45	38	0.20	0	0
1996	4/7	45	28	0	0	0
1997	3/30	56	26	0	0	0
1998	4/12	74	50	0.01	0	0
1999	4/4	58	22	0	0	0
2000	4/23	73	42	0	0	0
2001	4/15	54	25	0.03	0	0
2002	3/31	42	27	0	0	0
2003	4/20	46	40	0.04	0	0
2004	4/11	39	23	T	T	0
2005	3/27	63	25	0	0	0
2006	4/16	58	49	0.38	0	0
2007	4/8	40	15	0	0	0
2008	3/23	32	20	T	T	0
2009	4/12	55	39	0	0	0
2010	4/4	62	37	0	0	0
2011	4/24	59	25	0	0	0
2012	4/8	64	34	0	0	0
2013	3/31	43	22	T	T	0
2014	4/20	80	44	0	0	0
2015	4/5	73	34	0	0	0
2016	3/27	39	11	T	T	6
2017	4/16	69	37	T	0	0
2018	4/1	36	16	0	0	0
2019	4/21	80	51	T	0	0
2020	4/12	33	22	0.59	5.2	2
2021	4/4	84	48	0	0	0
2022	4/17	42		0.01	0.1	0
2023	4/9

Year

Date

Max

Min

Precip

Snowfall

SOG*

1893

4/2

1894

3/25

-4

1895

4/14

1896

4/5

1897

4/18

1898

4/10

1899

4/2

0.40

4.0

1900

4/15

1901

4/7

1902

3/30

1903

4/12

1904

4/3

1905

4/23

1906

4/15

1907

3/31

1908

4/19

1909

4/11

1910

3/27

1911

4/16

1912

4/7

1913

3/23

1914

4/12

1915

4/4

1916

4/23

1917

4/8

0.02

1918

3/31

1919

4/20

1920

4/4

1921

3/27

1922

4/16

1923

4/1

1924

4/20

0.10

1925

4/12

1926

4/4

1927

4/17

0.16

1928

4/8

1929

3/31

0.55

5.0

1930

4/20

0.34

1931

4/5

1932

3/27

1933

4/16

1934

4/1

1935

4/21

1936

4/12

0.03

1937

3/28

1938

4/17

0.04

1939

4/9

1940

3/24

1941

4/13

1.69

1942

4/5

1943

4/25

1944

4/9

1945

4/1

1946

4/21

1947

4/6

0.02

0.3

1948

3/28

1949

4/17

1950

4/9

0.1

1951

3/25

1952

4/13

1953

4/5

1954

4/18

1955

4/10

1956

4/1

1957

4/21

1958

4/6

0.03

1959

3/29

1960

4/17

1961

4/2

0.18

1962

4/22

1963

4/14

1964

3/29

1965

4/18

1966

4/10

0.08

0.4

1967

3/26

1968

4/14

1969

4/6

1970

3/29

0.01

1971

4/11

1972

4/2

1973

4/22

1974

4/14

1975

3/30

1976

4/18

1977

4/10

1978

3/26

1979

4/15

0.02

1980

4/6

1981

4/19

0.02

1982

4/11

1983

4/3

0.01

1984

4/22

0.21

1985

4/7

0.02

0.2

1986

3/30

1987

4/19

1988

4/3

1989

3/26

1990

4/15

0.04

1991

3/31

1992

4/19

1993

4/11

0.02

1994

4/3

1995

4/16

0.20

1996

4/7

1997

3/30

1998

4/12

0.01

1999

4/4

2000

4/23

2001

4/15

0.03

2002

3/31

2003

4/20

0.04

2004

4/11

2005

3/27

2006

4/16

0.38

2007

4/8

2008

3/23

2009

4/12

2010

4/4

2011

4/24

2012

4/8

2013

3/31

2014

4/20

2015

4/5

2016

3/27

2017

4/16

2018

4/1

2019

4/21

2020

4/12

0.59

5.2

2021

4/4

2022

4/17

0.01

0.1

2023

4/9

*SOG=Snow On Ground