Snow totals Sioux Falls, SD
As of October 8, 2026, Sioux Falls has recorded no snowfall for the 2026-27 season. The normal amount of snow that would have fallen by this date is 0.4 inches, while the full-season average for the city is 40.2 inches. The reading is a station observation from Sioux Falls Foss Field in the GHCN-Daily network. NOAA quality-checks the reading.
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Data from Sioux Falls Foss Field, with records back to 1932. 100 percent of days since 1932 carry a reading, and the 2025-26 season reached 100 percent.
Most recent snowfall
2026-27 has produced no measurable snow at this station so far.
How much snow did Sioux Falls get?
| Snowfall to date | 0.0 inches | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Normal to date | 0.4 inches | 1991-2020 normal through October 8, 2026 |
| Departure from normal | -0.4 inches | |
| Snow days | 0 | days with measurable snowfall |
| Biggest day | n/a | |
| Last snow day | n/a | |
| Season average | 40.2 inches | 94 seasons on record |
In Sioux Falls, the median first measurable snow lands on November 7, GHCN-Daily records show. The earliest date on record is September 25 and the latest is May 12, a span that starts in 1932. The median first inch lands on November 17, with the earliest on October 1 and the latest on May 12.
Sioux Falls snow season totals
| Season | Snowfall | Snow days |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 30.4 inches | 29 |
| 2024-25 | 16.2 inches | 25 |
| 2023-24 | 25.2 inches | 21 |
| 2022-23 | 65.2 inches | 33 |
| 2021-22 | 19.9 inches | 16 |
| 2020-21 | 40.0 inches | 28 |
| 2019-20 | 39.4 inches | 29 |
| 2018-19 | 52.4 inches | 44 |
| 2017-18 | 70.4 inches | 38 |
| 2016-17 | 42.9 inches | 26 |
| 2015-16 | 68.5 inches | 32 |
| 2014-15 | 31.9 inches | 24 |
| 2013-14 | 45.3 inches | 42 |
| 2012-13 | 43.3 inches | 30 |
| 2011-12 | 15.9 inches | 21 |
Station observations from GHCN-Daily, with a 1 to 3 day lag and quality checks.
Snowfall days at each threshold in Sioux Falls
| Season | 1+ in. | 3+ in. | 5+ in. | 10+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Average | 11.6 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
A day counts when its snowfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Sioux Falls Foss Field records in GHCN-Daily. The final row averages all 94 complete seasons, running from 1932 onward.
All-time snowfall records
| Biggest day | 18.1 inches | Mar 10, 1956 |
|---|---|---|
| Snowiest season | 94.7 inches | 1968-69 |
| Least snowy season | 2.0 inches | 1942-43 |
| Average season | 40.2 inches | 94 seasons on record |
| Record begins | 1932 | 34,493 daily readings |
Monthly snowfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 8.7 |
Normals, the 1991-2020 average, come from NCEI.
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