Sioux Falls, SD: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 39.3°F in Sioux Falls, SD, the warmest March since 2025, 16th warmest of 133.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 39.3°F; Warmest since 2025; 16th warmest of 133
Precipitation: 0.69 in; Driest since 2017; 30th driest of 133

A normal March in Sioux Falls, SD (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 33.5°F, between 27.5°F and 39°F in eight years of ten and 1.23 in of precipitation, between 0.32 in and 3.68 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Sioux Falls, SD since 1893: 39.3°F in 2026; the highest is 49.8°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 27.5 to 39°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Sioux Falls, SD from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	39.3	16	54.1	6	24.5	48	0.69	104	0
2025	41.3	4	55.3	3	27.4	19	1.58	51	0
2024	38.5	20	51	18	26.1	33	1.09	74	0
2023	27.2	109	35.5	112	19	99	1.17	68	0
2022	34.6	52	45.1	46	24.2	53	0.78	94	0
2021	40.9	6	52.6	9	29.1	8	2.63	20	0
2020	38.4	23	48.6	27	28.2	14	2.06	32	0
2019	29.6	92	38.7	97	20.5	87	3.64	4	0
2018	33.6	57	41.3	79	25.9	34	2.06	32	0
2017	35.3	45	44.1	57	26.5	28	0.54	113	0
2016	40.1	10	51.3	16	29	9	2.09	31	0
2015	38.4	23	52.1	13	24.6	46	0.33	124	0
2014	29.2	96	40.6	85	17.8	105	0.71	100	0
2013	27.5	107	36.7	106	18.4	101	0.88	88	0
2012	49.8	1	63.5	2	36.1	1	0.77	97	0
2011	29.8	90	39	95	20.7	86	0.74	99	0
2010	37.5	30	45.9	41	29	9	1.02	81	0
2009	33.4	58	43.9	58	22.9	66	1.31	64	0
2008	29.2	96	38	101	20.4	88	1.34	62	0
2007	39	17	49.1	24	28.9	12	4.97	1	0
2006	33.3	60	42.2	68	24.4	50	2.67	19	0
2005	33.4	58	45	49	21.8	78	1.53	54	0
2004	38.5	20	49.2	23	27.7	18	2.03	35	0
2003	33	62	45.1	46	20.8	83	0.22	128	0
2002	23.4	128	32.7	124	14.1	127	1.41	58	0
2001	26.6	111	34.4	119	18.9	100	0.78	94	0
2000	39.4	15	52.8	8	25.9	34	0.91	87	0
1999	33.7	56	45.2	44	22.3	72	1.15	71	0
1998	28	104	34.8	117	21.2	79	4.08	2	0
1997	30.6	84	40.7	82	20.4	88	0.23	127	0
1996	27.4	108	38.6	98	16.2	114	0.82	93	0
1995	34.8	49	43.8	60	25.7	38	4.06	3	0
1994	36.6	38	47.3	35	25.9	34	0.20	129	0
1993	29	98	37.9	103	20	93	2.04	34	0
1992	36.7	36	47.1	37	26.3	30	2.36	25	0
1991	36.9	34	49.7	21	24.2	53	0.86	90	0
1990	36.7	36	47.7	31	25.6	39	1.57	53	0
1989	29.8	90	40.1	89	19.5	97	1.07	77	0
1988	36.4	39	48.2	29	24.5	48	0.63	106	0
1987	37.8	27	47.7	31	27.9	16	3.27	12	0
1986	36.9	34	47.1	37	26.6	25	1.50	56	0
1985	37.8	27	47.7	31	27.8	17	2.37	24	0
1984	24.5	123	32.2	126	16.9	112	1.83	45	0
1983	33	62	39.7	91	26.4	29	3.35	10	0
1982	32.8	64	41.4	77	24.2	53	1.17	68	0
1981	38.4	23	52.6	9	24.2	53	1.86	41	0
1980	31.7	76	41.3	79	22	75	0.70	101	0
1979	28.2	103	35.9	110	20.4	88	3.47	7	0
1978	30.5	86	40.2	88	20.8	83	0.56	112	0
1977	35.9	42	45	49	26.9	24	3.60	5	0
1976	34.7	51	45.2	44	24.3	52	1.60	50	0
1975	25.5	116	34.9	115	16.1	115	1.95	38	0
1974	34.5	53	45.5	43	23.5	60	1.65	49	0
1973	39.7	13	47.5	34	31.9	3	3.52	6	0
1972	31.5	77	40.7	82	22.2	73	0.97	83	0
1971	31.2	81	40.5	87	21.9	77	0.85	91	0
1970	26.4	114	34.7	118	18.1	103	2.03	35	0
1969	20.5	130	30.3	129	10.6	131	1.09	74	0
1968	39.7	13	55.1	4	24.4	50	0.61	107	0
1967	37.1	32	49.1	24	25	44	0.14	131	0
1966	37.7	29	49.9	20	25.5	41	0.70	101	0
1965	21.6	129	29.7	130	13.6	128	1.09	74	0
1964	26.6	111	38	101	15.2	121	2.12	29	0
1963	38.9	19	49.7	21	28.1	15	1.16	70	0
1962	24.6	121	32.1	127	17.1	109	1.72	46	0
1961	35.6	44	43.9	58	27.3	20	1.14	72	0
1960	17.6	132	27.5	133	7.8	132	1.90	39	0
1959	35.1	47	44.8	52	25.5	41	0.53	114	0
1958	31.3	79	39.2	94	23.4	62	0.95	84	0
1957	31.3	79	41.7	71	21	81	1.84	44	0
1956	27.6	105	38.1	100	17.1	109	2.19	26	0
1955	29.4	94	40.7	82	18.1	103	0.34	123	0
1954	27.6	105	35.9	110	19.4	98	2.68	18	0
1953	32.8	64	42.8	66	22.8	67	1.86	41	0
1952	25.5	116	33.5	122	17.5	108	1.70	48	0
1951	20.3	131	29.5	131	11	130	2.70	16	0
1950	25	119	35	114	15.1	122	1.71	47	0
1949	30.2	88	38.3	99	22.2	73	3.33	11	0
1948	28.6	102	38.9	96	18.4	101	0.44	118	0
1947	29.3	95	37.9	103	20.8	83	0.58	109	0
1946	42	3	52.5	12	31.4	4	1.58	51	0
1945	40.3	8	51.2	17	29.3	6	1.07	77	0
1944	26	115	34.2	120	17.8	105	0.95	84	0
1943	26.8	110	37.7	105	15.8	117	0.45	117	0
1942	34.8	49	43.4	63	26.2	31	2.53	21	0
1941	31	82	39.3	93	22.7	69	0.93	86	0
1940	29.5	93	36.6	107	22.4	70	3.44	8	0
1939	34.4	54	45.7	42	23.2	64	0.51	115	0
1938	41.1	5	51	18	31.2	5	1.88	40	0
1937	32.4	71	41.6	72	23.2	64	1.36	60	0
1936	36.1	40	46.2	40	25.9	34	1.99	37	0
1935	38.5	20	48.6	27	28.5	13	1.10	73	0
1934	32.2	72	44.3	56	20	93	1.21	67	0
1933	32.7	67	41.5	75	24	57	2.42	23	0
1932	24.7	120	33.8	121	15.6	118	1.53	54	0
1931	33.1	61	43.4	63	22.8	67	0.38	121	0
1930	32.8	64	43.6	61	22	75	0.01	133	0
1929	37.1	32	46.9	39	27.3	20	0.78	94	0
1928	38	26	48.7	26	27.3	20	0.70	101	0
1927	36	41	44.8	52	27.2	23	2.10	30	0
1926	30.6	84	41.6	72	19.6	96	0.18	130	0
1925	39	17	51.8	14	26.2	31	0.09	132	0
1924	31.8	75	40	90	23.6	58	3.11	13	0
1923	29.9	89	42	69	17.7	107	1.23	65	0
1922	35.3	45	45.1	46	25.5	41	0.84	92	0
1921	40.9	6	52.6	9	29.2	7	2.13	27	0
1920	31.5	77	41.8	70	21.1	80	2.70	16	3
1919	32.5	68	41.6	72	23.4	62	0.60	108	0
1918	39.8	12	53	7	26.6	25	1.02	81	0
1917	26.5	113	36	108	17.1	109	3.40	9	0
1916	30.3	87	40.6	85	20	93	0.43	119	0
1915	23.6	126	31.5	128	15.6	118	1.07	77	0
1914	32	74	43.5	62	20.4	88	0.42	120	0
1913	28.9	99	41.1	81	16.6	113	0.64	105	0
1912	24.2	124	36	108	12.4	129	0.75	98	0
1911	39.9	11	55	5	24.8	45	0.25	126	0
1910	49.2	2	64.8	1	33.5	2	0.35	122	0
1909	31	82	39.6	92	22.4	70	0.58	109	0
1908	34.1	55	44.7	54	23.5	60	1.05	80	1
1907	37.3	31	48	30	26.6	25	0.48	116	0
1906	23.8	125	32.7	124	14.9	123	1.37	59	0
1905	40.3	8	51.5	15	29	9	2.43	22	0
1904	32.5	68	44.9	51	20.1	92	0.28	125	0
1903	32.5	68	41.4	77	23.6	58	2.13	27	0
1902	35.1	47	44.6	55	25.6	39	1.35	61	0
1900	28.8	101	41.5	75	16.1	115	1.50	56	0
1899	16.9	133	27.6	132	6.1	133	1.33	63	0
1898	32.2	72	43.4	63	21	81	0.88	88	0
1897	23.5	127	32.8	123	14.3	125	2.92	14	0
1896	24.6	121	34.9	115	14.3	125	1.85	43	0
1895	28.9	99	42.8	66	14.9	123	1.23	65	0
1894	35.9	42	47.3	35	24.6	46	0.57	111	0
1893	25.4	118	35.5	112	15.3	120	2.77	15	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	49.8
1910	49.2
1946	42
2025	41.3
1938	41.1
2021	40.9
1921	40.9
1945	40.3
1905	40.3
2016	40.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1899	16.9
1960	17.6
1951	20.3
1969	20.5
1965	21.6
2002	23.4
1897	23.5
1915	23.6
1906	23.8
1912	24.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2007	4.97
1998	4.08
1995	4.06
2019	3.64
1977	3.60
1973	3.52
1979	3.47
1940	3.44
1917	3.40
1983	3.35

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	0.01
1925	0.09
1967	0.14
1926	0.18
1994	0.20
2003	0.22
1997	0.23
1911	0.25
1904	0.28
2015	0.33

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 21 March 2026
Coldest night: 1°F; 16 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.32 in; 15 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 0.69 in of precipitation in Sioux Falls, SD, the driest March since 2017, 30th driest of 133.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Sioux Falls, SD: 89°F on Saturday 21 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Sioux Falls, SD: a low of 1°F on Monday 16 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Sioux Falls, SD: 0.32 in on Sunday 15 March 2026.