Weather on December 6

Sioux Falls, SD

55 Years of Data

Avg High
30°F
Avg Low
12°F
Warmest
2023
43°F avg
Coldest
1972
-12°F avg

About This Date

December 6th in Sioux Falls, SD typically brings very cold winter weather, with average highs around 30°F and lows near 12°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 6th was in 2023 (43°F average), while the coldest was 1972 (-12°F) — a 55°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 22% of recorded December 6th dates, with snow falling 15% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 4.9"). The last decade has been 2.9°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 2.9°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for December 6th 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
YearHighLowAvgPrecipSnow
202526°15°21°0.74"4.9"
202444°14°29°
2023warmest56°29°43°
202237°13°25°
202128°18°
202048°24°36°
201929°20°25°
201824°17°21°0.03"0.1"
201730°12°21°
201623°12°18°
201544°21°33°
201437°12°25°
2013-3°-14°-8°
201252°32°42°
201121°-3°
201027°17°
200919°13°0.05"0.3"
200835°19°
200730°14°22°
200630°17°0.05"0.4"
2005-13°-6°
200438°33°35°0.05"
200330°24°27°
200245°25°
200139°23°31°
200028°18°
199941°11°26°
199838°19°28°
199726°20°23°
199631°11°21°
199532°14°23°
199415°11°13°0.23"1.6"
199328°14°21°
199227°11°19°0.08"0.7"
199143°10°26°
199041°19°30°
198935°16°25°
198844°26°35°
198734°32°33°0.03"
198629°19°24°
198525°15°
198425°-10°
198317°0.03"0.2"
198242°20°31°0.1"0.4"
198142°27°34°
198030°24°27°0.03"
197938°21°29°0.03"
1978-10°-1°
1977-6°
197625°-17°
197526°16°
197440°24°32°
197330°18°
1972coldest-3°-22°-12°
197135°18°26°
55 years of data from SIOUX FALLS

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