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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 >

St. Patrick's Day in Sioux City

Average High Temperature: 46 Degrees

Average Low Temperature: 27 Degrees

Average Temperature: 37 Degrees

Average Precipitation (period of record):  0.05"

Average Snowfall (period of record):  0.2"

Percentage of Days with Precipitation (period of record):  46%

Percentage of Days with Snowfall (period of record):  29%

Most Precipitation Recorded: 0.67" in 1986

Most Snowfall Recorded:  5.7" in 1965

Record High Temperature:  85 in 2012

Record Low Temperature: -4 in 1923

Coldest High Temperature: 16 in 1902

Warmest Overnight Low: 59 in 2012

 

Year

Max

Min

Precip

Snowfall

SOG*

1890 48 33 0.01 0  
1891 46 32 0 0  
1892 17 4 0 0  
1893 22 14 0.02 0.5 1
1894 82 52 0 0 0
1895 53 21 0 0 0
1896 34 14 0.03 T 0
1897 59 26 0.01 0 0
1898 47 24 0 0 0
1899 24 19 0.08 0.6 1
1900 39 18 T T 0
1901 69 34 0 0 0
1902 16 -2 T T 0
1903 51 34 0.08 0 0
1904 37 29 0 0 0
1905 54 35 0.04 0 0
1906 32 5 0 0 0
1907 46 30 T 0 0
1908 46 27 0.02 0.2 0
1909 32 11 0 0 1
1910 71 35 T 0 0
1911 42 24 0 0 0
1912 38 28 0 0 3
1913 47 19 0.04 0.4 0
1914 44 23 T T 0
1915 38 26 0 0 1
1916 53 29 0 0 0
1917 24 19 T 0.3 4
1918 66 33 0 0 0
1919 48 33 0 0 0
1920 41 20 0 0 0
1921 66 45 0 0 0
1922 62 49 T 0 0
1923 42 -4 0.12 1.0 3
1924 32 28 0.29 4.0 3
1925 55 33 T 0 T
1926 69 30 0 0 0
1927 54 30 0 0 0
1928 45 28 0 0 0
1929 62 34 0 0 0
1930 37 30 0.01 T 0
1931 52 35 0 0 0
1932 37 25 0.02 T T
1933 57 34 0.14 0 0
1934 26 11 0.01 0.1 T
1935 47 20 0 0 T
1936 56 29 0 0 T
1937 42 32 0.22 0.3 T
1938 65 34 0 0 0
1939 31 9 0 0 0
1940 52 30 0.01 0 T
1941 25 5 0 0 T
1942 44 32 T T 0
1943 30 12 0 0 0
1944 37 25 0.23 1.8 T
1945 61 34 0.14 0 0
1946 45 38 0.32 0 0
1947 37 16 T T T
1948 42 25 T T T
1949 30 17 T T T
1950 37 25 0 0 1
1951 30 23 0.23 2.6 8
1952 54 32 0 0 0
1953 68 29 0.14 0 0
1954 61 38 0 0 0
1955 37 27 0.17 2.1 0
1956 53 31 0 0 0
1957 38 25 0.56 1.1 4
1958 32 27 T T 1
1959 34 22 0.01 0.1 T
1960 32 6 T T 21
1961 48 29 0 0 0
1962 32 0 0 0 20
1963 41 23 T T T
1964 34 21 0 0 0
1965 34 8 0.55 5.7 3
1966 70 43 T 0 0
1967 31 12 0 0 0
1968 71 48 0 0 0
1969 47 27 0 0 0
1970 40 18 0 0 1
1971 53 26 T 0 0
1972 50 36 0.20 0 0
1973 47 24 0 0 0
1974 50 22 0 0 0
1975 39 32 0 0 1
1976 59 25 0 0 0
1977 53 38 0 0 0
1978 33 20 0 0 t
1979 51 39 0.01 0 4
1980 48 21 0 0 0
1981 50 25 0 0 0
1982 39 32 0 0 0
1983 34 31 0.11 1.0 1
1984 31 26 0.24 2.7 3
1985 60 27 0 0 0
1986 44 31 0.67 T T
1987 42 37 0.63 0 0
1988 42 23 0 0 0
1989 19 11 0.02 0.3 0
1990 50 29 0 0 0
1991 44 32 0.04 0 T
1992 46 29 0 0 0
1993 21 6 0 0 1
1994 63 34 0 0 0
1995 64 37 0 0 0
1996 51 18 0 0 0
1997 52 32 T 0 0
1998 34 32 0.45 0.7 1
1999 55 32 0 0 0
2000 49 16 0 0 0
2001 42 23 0 0 0
2002 41 28 0.02 T 0
2003 70 35 0.01 0 0
2004 39 13 0.04 T 15
2005 54 27 0 0 0
2006 43 16 0 0 0
2007 42 31 0.10 1.1 1
2008 40 32 0.11 0.9 1
2009 63 40 0 0 0
2010 52 36 0 0 0
2011 59 36 0 0 0
2012 85 59 0 0 0
2013 40 20 0.03 T 0
2014 59 28 0 0 0
2015 47 30 0 0 0
2016 56 30 0 0 0
2017 63 34 0 0 0
2018 39 32 0 0 0
2019 46 27 0 0 0
2020 45 25 0.01 0 0
2021 38 32 T 0 0
2022 53 39 0 0 0
2023          

 

* SOG = Snow on ground