Sioux Falls, SD Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 6 · Last snow Apr 12 · 45.1 in/yr · Station: SIOUX FALLS FOSS FIELD

Avg First Snow

Nov 6

Median over 30 seasons 2d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 12

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

158 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

45.1 in

Rank #88 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 2 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

1.3

Oct

6.3

Nov

8.7

Dec

7.9

Jan

8.6

Feb

7.2

Mar

5.0

Apr

0.1

May

Jun

How Sioux Falls Compares

Sioux Falls snowfall vs South Dakota and U.S. medians
Measure	Sioux Falls	South Dakota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	45.1 in	41.9 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 6	Nov 4	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 12	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	158 days	163 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (5 in South Dakota, 201 nationally).

Nearby Tracked Cities

Ski Resorts in South Dakota

Terry PeakNov 27–Apr 5

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for SIOUX FALLS FOSS FIELD (USW00014944), 5 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.