Weather on January 7
Sioux Falls, SD
55 Years of Data
Avg High
24°F
Avg Low
4°F
Warmest
2003
40°F avg
Coldest
1976
-13°F avg
About This Date
January 7th in Sioux Falls, SD typically brings very cold winter weather, with average highs around 24°F and lows near 4°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 7th was in 2003 (40°F average), while the coldest was 1976 (-13°F) — a 53°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 14% of recorded January 7th dates, with snow falling 14% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 1.5"). The last decade has been 5.2°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.
The last decade has been 5.2°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.
Planning for January 7th in Sioux Falls, SD? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
Warming Trend
3.2°F per decade on this date
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48° | 22° | 35° | — | — |
| 2025 | 22° | 3° | 13° | 0.03" | 0.2" |
| 2024 | 23° | 12° | 18° | — | — |
| 2023 | 16° | -4° | 6° | — | — |
| 2022 | 21° | -5° | 8° | — | — |
| 2021 | 35° | 28° | 32° | — | — |
| 2020 | 35° | 13° | 24° | — | — |
| 2019 | 45° | 33° | 39° | — | — |
| 2018 | 37° | 17° | 27° | — | — |
| 2017 | 12° | 0° | 6° | — | — |
| 2016 | 34° | 32° | 33° | 0.03" | 0.2" |
| 2015 | 1° | -10° | -4° | — | — |
| 2014 | 9° | -8° | 1° | — | — |
| 2013 | 38° | 10° | 24° | — | — |
| 2012 | 39° | 16° | 27° | — | — |
| 2011 | 31° | 11° | 21° | — | — |
| 2010 | 7° | -11° | -2° | 0.03" | 0.2" |
| 2009 | 17° | 2° | 9° | — | 0.1" |
| 2008 | 38° | 27° | 32° | — | — |
| 2007 | 34° | 25° | 29° | — | — |
| 2006 | 37° | 22° | 29° | — | — |
| 2005 | 15° | 5° | 10° | — | — |
| 2004 | 29° | -2° | 13° | — | — |
| 2003warmest | 56° | 25° | 40° | — | — |
| 2002 | 41° | 7° | 24° | — | — |
| 2001 | 34° | 25° | 29° | — | — |
| 2000 | 41° | -1° | 20° | — | — |
| 1999 | 8° | -6° | 1° | — | — |
| 1998 | 25° | 19° | 22° | — | — |
| 1997 | 29° | -8° | 11° | — | — |
| 1996 | 14° | -21° | -3° | — | — |
| 1995 | 17° | -9° | 4° | — | — |
| 1994 | -6° | -14° | -10° | — | — |
| 1993 | 15° | -9° | 3° | — | — |
| 1992 | 37° | 31° | 34° | 0.94" | — |
| 1991 | 16° | -5° | 5° | — | — |
| 1990 | 47° | 18° | 32° | — | — |
| 1989 | 32° | -2° | 15° | 0.38" | 1.5" |
| 1988 | 14° | -9° | 3° | — | — |
| 1987 | 28° | 24° | 26° | — | — |
| 1986 | 15° | -20° | -2° | — | — |
| 1985 | 37° | 17° | 27° | — | — |
| 1984 | 38° | 23° | 30° | — | — |
| 1983 | 26° | 16° | 21° | — | — |
| 1982 | 10° | -16° | -3° | — | — |
| 1981 | 15° | 2° | 8° | — | — |
| 1980 | 11° | -4° | 3° | — | — |
| 1979 | 3° | -12° | -4° | — | — |
| 1978 | 24° | -2° | 11° | — | — |
| 1977 | 24° | -10° | 7° | 0.05" | 0.6" |
| 1976coldest | -8° | -19° | -13° | — | — |
| 1975 | 30° | 3° | 17° | 0.23" | 1.2" |
| 1974 | 3° | -23° | -10° | — | — |
| 1973 | 8° | 1° | 5° | 0.1" | 0.4" |
| 1972 | 35° | 7° | 21° | — | — |
| 1971 | 10° | -21° | -5° | — | — |
56 years of data from SIOUX FALLS