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Sioux City, IA

42.392°N, 96.379°W · station SUXthr · 138 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Sioux City.
68°WED9/270°THU9/372°FRI9/471°SAT9/569°SUN9/666°MON9/766°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Sioux City — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#116 / 137
coldest Sep 7 in 137 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

36°F
set in 2025

Mildest Sep 7 ever

76°F
set in 1931
Forecast low 66°F — 116th coldest Sep 7 of 137 years · record 36°F (2025) · coldest since 2025.
1889: 53°F1890: 48°F1891: 57°F1892: 55°F1893: 66°F1894: 67°F1895: 42°F1896: 46°F1897: 68°F1898: 44°F1899: 62°F1900: 56°F1901: 60°F1902: 51°F1903: 58°F1904: 55°F1905: 60°F1906: 67°F1907: 57°F1908: 54°F1909: 51°F1910: 63°F1911: 48°F1912: 66°F1913: 71°F1914: 55°F1915: 60°F1916: 66°F1917: 56°F1918: 41°F1919: 71°F1920: 49°F1921: 60°F1922: 72°F1923: 53°F1924: 60°F1925: 64°F1926: 65°F1927: 60°F1928: 60°F1929: 46°F1930: 60°F1931: 76°F1932: 52°F1933: 70°F1934: 42°F1935: 60°F1936: 66°F1937: 63°F1938: 72°F1939: 60°F1940: 64°F1941: 64°F1942: 60°F1943: 48°F1944: 46°F1945: 61°F1946: 58°F1947: 70°F1948: 62°F1949: 49°F1950: 46°F1951: 50°F1952: 59°F1953: 44°F1954: 54°F1955: 46°F1956: 39°F1957: 52°F1958: 56°F1959: 68°F1960: 68°F1961: 64°F1962: 61°F1963: 61°F1964: 60°F1965: 58°F1966: 51°F1967: 57°F1968: 50°F1969: 55°F1970: 61°F1971: 56°F1972: 66°F1973: 51°F1974: 54°F1975: 52°F1976: 64°F1977: 64°F1978: 65°F1979: 50°F1980: 65°F1981: 57°F1982: 62°F1983: 48°F1984: 56°F1985: 70°F1986: 38°F1987: 56°F1988: 44°F1989: 65°F1990: 64°F1991: 65°F1992: 52°F1993: 50°F1994: 56°F1995: 46°F1996: 61°F1997: 66°F1998: 59°F1999: 61°F2000: 56°F2001: 61°F2002: 65°F2003: 52°F2004: 51°F2005: 64°F2006: 52°F2007: 55°F2008: 44°F2009: 55°F2010: 47°F2011: 47°F2012: 44°F2013: 68°F2014: 48°F2015: 63°F2016: 73°F2017: 44°F2018: 51°F2019: 59°F2020: 69°F2021: 57°F2022: 61°F2023: 43°F2024: 46°F2025: 36°F66° forecast3540455055606570758018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 766°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record36°F
This-date rank#116 of 137
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-35°F (1912)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1889–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Sioux City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1889–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan71°FJan 26, 2002-35°FJan 12, 1912
Feb77°FFeb 26, 2024-31°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar95°FMar 21, 2026-22°FMar 5, 1960
Apr98°FApr 28, 1910-2°FApr 3, 1975
May106°FMay 14, 201323°FMay 1, 1909
Jun108°FJun 21, 198838°FJun 4, 1945
Jul111°FJul 4, 193641°FJul 9, 1895
Aug108°FAug 4, 193437°FAug 20, 1950
Sep103°FSep 17, 189524°FSep 29, 1945
Oct96°FOct 3, 19385°FOct 29, 1925
Nov82°FNov 8, 2006-9°FNov 28, 1891
Dec71°FDec 6, 1939-28°FDec 29, 1917
All-time111°FJul 4, 1936-35°FJan 12, 1912

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Sioux City so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (95°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

86°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 18, 1936

Coldest high ever

-22°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 8, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan46°FJan 25, 1944-15°FJan 11, 1918
Feb47°FFeb 21, 1930-22°FFeb 8, 1899
Mar65°FMar 18, 20122°FMar 2, 2014
Apr67°FApr 29, 194220°FApr 1, 1975
May75°FMay 31, 193435°FMay 5, 1944
Jun81°FJun 21, 202549°FJun 1, 1946
Jul84°FJul 5, 193660°FJul 23, 1896
Aug86°FAug 18, 193658°FAug 26, 1944
Sep78°FSep 6, 193941°FSep 26, 1934
Oct70°FOct 6, 200718°FOct 28, 1925
Nov59°FNov 1, 19383°FNov 29, 1896
Dec45°FDec 2, 1962-13°FDec 21, 1989
All-time86°FAug 18, 1936-22°FFeb 8, 1899

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

135 days
record run, ended Mar 20 1949

So far in 2026

88 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Sioux City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 56°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Jan: 30°FJan: 11°FFeb: 35°FFeb: 15°FMar: 48°FMar: 26°FApr: 62°FApr: 37°FMay: 73°FMay: 49°FJun: 83°FJun: 60°FJul: 86°FJul: 64°FAug: 83°FAug: 61°FSep: 77°FSep: 51°FOct: 63°FOct: 38°FNov: 47°FNov: 25°FDec: 34°FDec: 15°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:50 AM
Sunset7:00 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight13h 10m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.39°N, 96.38°W

Nearby Stations

Norfolk, NE61 mi WOmaha, NE78 mi SESpencer, IA79 mi NESioux Falls, SD84 mi NLincoln, NE108 mi SMitchell, SD126 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

Sioux City's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Sioux City, IA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Sioux City's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Sioux City, IA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1889

Each cell is one day's low at Sioux City, coloured by temperature — 138 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Sioux City, IA daily low heat map 1889–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Sioux City — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
88 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 83rd most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 89. Record: 107 in 1950.

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