Memorial Day Climate Data for Sioux Falls

Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Memorial Day in Sioux Falls

Average High Temperature (period of record): 75 Degrees

Average Low Temperature (period of record): 52 Degrees

Average Temperature (period of record): 63 Degrees

Average Precipitation (period of record): 0.12"

Percentage of Days with Precipitation (period of record): 50%

Most Precipitation Recorded: 1.95" on May 30, 1943

Record High Temperature: 104 on May 30, 1934

Record Low Temperature: 30 on May 30, 1897

Coldest High Temperature: 49 on May 27, 1996

Warmest Overnight Low: 67 on May 30, 1937 and May 28, 2018

Year	Date	Max	Min	Precip
1893	5/30	81	52	0
1894	5/30	80	38	0
1895	5/30	68	56	0.82
1896	5/30	75	56	0
1897	5/30	64	30	0
1898	5/30	73	39	0
1899	5/30	81	50	0
1900	5/30	78	55	0
1901	5/30	72	40	0
1902	5/30	70	52	0
1903	5/30	67	50	0
1904	5/30	78	51	0.04
1905	5/30	74	43	0
1906	5/30	79	45	0
1907	5/30	73	49	0
1908	5/30	58	50	0
1909	5/30	70	60	0
1910	5/30	78	48	0
1911	5/30	80	53	0.12
1912	5/30	82	57	0
1913	5/30	80	62	0.21
1914	5/30	83	50	0
1915	5/30	63	43	T
1916	5/30	76	51	0.09
1917	5/30	59	53	0.35
1918	5/30	83	51	T
1919	5/30	84	65	0
1920	5/30	84	62	0
1921	5/30	80	59	0.18
1922	5/30	65	50	0.04
1923	5/30	82	61	0.36
1924	5/30	71	41	0
1925	5/30	90	65	0
1926	5/30	88	57	T
1927	5/30	70	48	0
1928	5/30	72	50	0
1929	5/30	79	50	0
1930	5/30	78	37	0
1931	5/30	83	51	0
1932	5/30	72	54	0
1933	5/30	73	47	0
1934	5/30	104	66	0
1935	5/30	71	53	0.13
1936	5/30	89	64	T
1937	5/30	80	67	1.32
1938	5/30	80	58	T
1939	5/30	93	66	0
1940	5/30	82	52	0
1941	5/30	82	61	0.03
1942	5/30	76	62	0.1
1943	5/30	86	62	1.95
1944	5/30	83	63	T
1945	5/30	78	44	0
1946	5/30	74	52	0.15
1947	5/30	68	37	0
1948	5/30	55	50	0.60
1949	5/30	82	62	0
1950	5/30	72	49	0
1951	5/30	75	54	0.16
1952	5/30	63	49	T
1953	5/30	82	58	T
1954	5/30	79	55	T
1955	5/30	76	42	0
1956	5/30	79	54	0
1957	5/30	79	52	0
1958	5/30	87	64	0.12
1959	5/30	71	56	1.09
1960	5/30	79	48	0
1961	5/30	67	57	0.23
1962	5/30	67	55	0.19
1963	5/30	87	51	0.20
1964	5/30	65	40	0
1965	5/30	72	40	T
1966	5/30	73	37	0
1967	5/30	54	50	0.24
1968	5/30	76	45	T
1969	5/30	86	51	0
1970	5/30	78	58	T
1971	5/31	76	53	0.01
1972	5/29	60	52	0.31
1973	5/28	76	50	0
1974	5/27	84	58	T
1975	5/26	72	44	0
1976	5/31	78	47	0
1977	5/30	78	56	0.02
1978	5/29	66	53	T
1979	5/28	89	55	0
1980	5/26	86	64	0.32
1981	5/25	68	50	T
1982	5/31	57	41	0
1983	5/30	64	45	T
1984	5/28	66	41	0.01
1985	5/27	75	52	0
1986	5/26	64	51	0.07
1987	5/25	61	51	0.79
1988	5/30	86	66	0.06
1989	5/29	90	57	0
1990	5/28	79	47	0
1991	5/27	85	60	T
1992	5/25	52	39	0.07
1993	5/31	68	42	0
1994	5/30	87	58	0
1995	5/29	75	48	0
1996	5/27	49	45	0.82
1997	5/26	52	45	0.20
1998	5/25	67	47	0
1999	5/31	64	52	0.50
2000	5/29	77	53	0.15
2001	5/28	73	45	0
2002	5/27	81	46	0
2003	5/26	77	40	0
2004	5/31	70	53	T
2005	5/30	70	41	0
2006	5/29	82	58	0
2007	5/28	80	62	0
2008	5/26	66	50	0
2009	5/25	83	60	0
2010	5/31	76	45	T
2011	5/30	86	60	0.85
2012	5/28	70	51	T
2013	5/27	67	53	1.00
2014	5/26	77	61	0.01
2015	5/25	72	57	0.02
2016	5/30	82	54	0.13
2017	5/29	67	48	T
2018	5/28	89	67	0
2019	5/27	62	54	0.97
2020	5/25	67	59	0.13
2021	5/31	80	49	0
2022	5/30	77	59	1.86
2023	5/29	89	66	0.23
2024	5/27
2025	5/26

Year

Date

Max

Min

Precip

Snowfall

SOG*

1893

5/30

1894

5/30

1895

5/30

0.82

1896

5/30

1897

5/30

1898

5/30

1899

5/30

1900

5/30

1901

5/30

1902

5/30

1903

5/30

1904

5/30

0.04

1905

5/30

1906

5/30

1907

5/30

1908

5/30

1909

5/30

1910

5/30

1911

5/30

0.12

1912

5/30

1913

5/30

0.21

1914

5/30

1915

5/30

1916

5/30

0.09

1917

5/30

0.35

1918

5/30

1919

5/30

1920

5/30

1921

5/30

0.18

1922

5/30

0.04

1923

5/30

0.36

1924

5/30

1925

5/30

1926

5/30

1927

5/30

1928

5/30

1929

5/30

1930

5/30

1931

5/30

1932

5/30

1933

5/30

1934

5/30

104

1935

5/30

0.13

1936

5/30

1937

5/30

1.32

1938

5/30

1939

5/30

1940

5/30

1941

5/30

0.03

1942

5/30

0.1

1943

5/30

1.95

1944

5/30

1945

5/30

1946

5/30

0.15

1947

5/30

1948

5/30

0.60

1949

5/30

1950

5/30

1951

5/30

0.16

1952

5/30

1953

5/30

1954

5/30

1955

5/30

1956

5/30

1957

5/30

1958

5/30

0.12

1959

5/30

1.09

1960

5/30

1961

5/30

0.23

1962

5/30

0.19

1963

5/30

0.20

1964

5/30

1965

5/30

1966

5/30

1967

5/30

0.24

1968

5/30

1969

5/30

1970

5/30

1971

5/31

0.01

1972

5/29

0.31

1973

5/28

1974

5/27

1975

5/26

1976

5/31

1977

5/30

0.02

1978

5/29

1979

5/28

1980

5/26

0.32

1981

5/25

1982

5/31

1983

5/30

1984

5/28

0.01

1985

5/27

1986

5/26

0.07

1987

5/25

0.79

1988

5/30

0.06

1989

5/29

1990

5/28

1991

5/27

1992

5/25

0.07

1993

5/31

1994

5/30

1995

5/29

1996

5/27

0.82

1997

5/26

0.20

1998

5/25

1999

5/31

0.50

2000

5/29

0.15

2001

5/28

2002

5/27

2003

5/26

2004

5/31

2005

5/30

2006

5/29

2007

5/28

2008

5/26

2009

5/25

2010

5/31

2011

5/30

0.85

2012

5/28

2013

5/27

1.00

2014

5/26

0.01

2015

5/25

0.02

2016

5/30

0.13

2017

5/29

2018

5/28

2019

5/27

0.97

2020

5/25

0.13

2021

5/31

2022

5/30

1.86

2023

5/29

0.23

2024

5/27

2025

5/26

*SOG=Snow On Ground