42.392°N, 96.379°W · station SUXthr · 138 years of record
66°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Sioux City.
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 2 in 137 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
42°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 2 ever
74°F
set in 1937
Forecast low 68°F — 116th coldest Sep 2 of 137 years · record 42°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#135 / 137
coldest Sep 3 in 137 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
37°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 3 ever
74°F
set in 1964
Forecast low 70°F — 135th coldest Sep 3 of 137 years · record 37°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#135 / 137
coldest Sep 4 in 137 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
37°F
set in 1902
Mildest Sep 4 ever
73°F
set in 1913
Forecast low 72°F — 135th coldest Sep 4 of 137 years · record 37°F (1902) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#131 / 137
coldest Sep 5 in 137 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
40°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 5 ever
75°F
set in 1913
Forecast low 71°F — 131st coldest Sep 5 of 137 years · record 40°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#122 / 137
coldest Sep 6 in 137 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
38°F
set in 2025
Mildest Sep 6 ever
78°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 69°F — 122nd coldest Sep 6 of 137 years · record 38°F (2025) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Ranks
#120 / 137
coldest Sep 8 in 137 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
35°F
set in 1995
Mildest Sep 8 ever
76°F
set in 1931
Forecast low 66°F — 120th coldest Sep 8 of 137 years · record 35°F (1995) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
71°FJan 26, 2002
-35°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
77°FFeb 26, 2024
-31°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar
95°FMar 21, 2026
-22°FMar 5, 1960
Apr
98°FApr 28, 1910
-2°FApr 3, 1975
May
106°FMay 14, 2013
23°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
108°FJun 21, 1988
38°FJun 4, 1945
Jul
111°FJul 4, 1936
41°FJul 9, 1895
Aug
108°FAug 4, 1934
37°FAug 20, 1950
Sep
103°FSep 17, 1895
24°FSep 29, 1945
Oct
96°FOct 3, 1938
5°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
82°FNov 8, 2006
-9°FNov 28, 1891
Dec
71°FDec 6, 1939
-28°FDec 29, 1917
All-time
111°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
46°FJan 25, 1944
-15°FJan 11, 1918
Feb
47°FFeb 21, 1930
-22°FFeb 8, 1899
Mar
65°FMar 18, 2012
2°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
67°FApr 29, 1942
20°FApr 1, 1975
May
75°FMay 31, 1934
35°FMay 5, 1944
Jun
81°FJun 21, 2025
49°FJun 1, 1946
Jul
84°FJul 5, 1936
60°FJul 23, 1896
Aug
86°FAug 18, 1936
58°FAug 26, 1944
Sep
78°FSep 6, 1939
41°FSep 26, 1934
Oct
70°FOct 6, 2007
18°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
59°FNov 1, 1938
3°FNov 29, 1896
Dec
45°FDec 2, 1962
-13°FDec 21, 1989
All-time
86°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.
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.
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.