Weather on December 17
Sioux Falls, SD
55 Years of Data
Avg High
28°F
Avg Low
10°F
Warmest
1980
42°F avg
Coldest
1983
-13°F avg
About This Date
December 17th in Sioux Falls, SD typically brings very cold winter weather, with average highs around 28°F and lows near 10°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 17th was in 1980 (42°F average), while the coldest was 1983 (-13°F) — a 55°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 16% of recorded December 17th dates, with snow falling 11% of the time. The last decade has been 2.0°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.
The last decade has been 2.0°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.
Planning for December 17th in Sioux Falls, SD? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
Warming Trend
1.6°F per decade on this date
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43° | 24° | 33° | 0.05" | — |
| 2024 | 30° | 19° | 25° | 0.13" | 1" |
| 2023 | 44° | 26° | 35° | — | — |
| 2022 | 15° | 0° | 8° | — | — |
| 2021 | 28° | 20° | 24° | 0.03" | 0.2" |
| 2020 | 40° | 11° | 26° | — | — |
| 2019 | 30° | 8° | 19° | — | — |
| 2018 | 47° | 19° | 33° | — | — |
| 2017 | 40° | 21° | 31° | — | — |
| 2016 | 7° | -20° | -6° | 0.08" | 0.9" |
| 2015 | 28° | 16° | 22° | — | — |
| 2014 | 20° | -1° | 10° | — | — |
| 2013 | 34° | 14° | 24° | — | — |
| 2012 | 27° | 20° | 23° | 0.18" | 1" |
| 2011 | 44° | 12° | 28° | — | — |
| 2010 | 22° | 5° | 13° | — | — |
| 2009 | 30° | 7° | 18° | — | — |
| 2008 | 13° | -10° | 2° | — | — |
| 2007 | 35° | 5° | 20° | — | — |
| 2006 | 37° | 15° | 26° | — | — |
| 2005 | 10° | 1° | 6° | — | — |
| 2004 | 41° | 14° | 28° | — | — |
| 2003 | 40° | 7° | 23° | 0.3" | — |
| 2002 | 36° | 30° | 33° | 0.25" | — |
| 2001 | 45° | 20° | 32° | — | — |
| 2000 | 12° | -9° | 2° | — | — |
| 1999 | 18° | 12° | 15° | — | — |
| 1998 | 43° | 18° | 30° | — | — |
| 1997 | 41° | 25° | 33° | — | — |
| 1996 | 10° | 2° | 6° | — | 0.3" |
| 1995 | 37° | 25° | 31° | — | — |
| 1994 | 33° | 11° | 22° | — | — |
| 1993 | 37° | 32° | 35° | 0.03" | 0.1" |
| 1992 | 30° | 18° | 24° | — | — |
| 1991 | 33° | 11° | 22° | — | — |
| 1990 | 34° | 0° | 17° | — | — |
| 1989 | 8° | -10° | -1° | — | — |
| 1988 | 27° | 11° | 19° | — | — |
| 1987 | 35° | 13° | 24° | — | — |
| 1986 | 35° | 24° | 30° | — | — |
| 1985 | 9° | -17° | -4° | — | — |
| 1984 | 19° | 1° | 10° | — | — |
| 1983coldest | -5° | -21° | -13° | — | — |
| 1982 | 39° | 23° | 31° | — | — |
| 1981 | 4° | -15° | -5° | — | — |
| 1980warmest | 51° | 33° | 42° | — | — |
| 1979 | 29° | -1° | 14° | — | — |
| 1978 | 32° | 11° | 21° | — | — |
| 1977 | 36° | 28° | 32° | 1.02" | — |
| 1976 | 45° | 23° | 34° | — | — |
| 1975 | -2° | -14° | -8° | — | — |
| 1974 | 20° | 0° | 10° | — | — |
| 1973 | 25° | 16° | 20° | — | — |
| 1972 | 27° | 13° | 20° | — | — |
| 1971 | 14° | -8° | 3° | — | — |
55 years of data from SIOUX FALLS