Weather Almanac: Dell Rapids, SD 57022

🗓️ Historical norms for January 2026

December February

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

January avg. precipitation

🌧️ 0.70"

January days below freezing

📉 ≈30.8 days

Average January lows ≈5.2°F

USDA Zone

Annual extreme lows -25°F to -20°F

Last Spring Frost (36°F)

🌷 May 22

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First Fall Frost (36°F)

🍂 Sep 14

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F: Forecast

H: Normal High Temp

L: Normal Low Temp

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

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Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Thu. January 1 New Year's Day

🌅 8:01 a.m.

H: ≈23.7°F

L: ≈5.2°F

🌇 5:00 p.m.

Fri. January 2

🌅 8:01 a.m.

H: ≈23.7°F

L: ≈5.1°F

🌇 5:01 p.m.

Sat. January 3

🌅 8:01 a.m.

H: ≈23.6°F

L: ≈4.9°F

🌇 5:02 p.m.

Sun. January 4

🌅 8:01 a.m.

H: ≈23.6°F

L: ≈4.8°F

🌇 5:03 p.m.

Mon. January 5

🌅 8:01 a.m.

H: ≈23.6°F

L: ≈4.8°F

🌇 5:04 p.m.

Tue. January 6 Epiphany

🌅 8:00 a.m.

H: ≈23.6°F

L: ≈4.7°F

🌇 5:05 p.m.

Wed. January 7

🌅 8:00 a.m.

H: ≈23.6°F

L: ≈4.6°F

🌇 5:06 p.m.

Thu. January 8

🌅 8:00 a.m.

H: ≈23.6°F

L: ≈4.6°F

🌇 5:07 p.m.

Fri. January 9

🌅 8:00 a.m.

H: ≈23.6°F

L: ≈4.6°F

🌇 5:08 p.m.

Sat. January 10

🌅 7:59 a.m.

H: ≈23.6°F

L: ≈4.5°F

🌇 5:09 p.m.

Sun. January 11

🌅 7:59 a.m.

H: ≈23.7°F

L: ≈4.5°F

🌇 5:10 p.m.

Mon. January 12

🌅 7:59 a.m.

H: ≈23.7°F

L: ≈4.5°F

🌇 5:11 p.m.

Tue. January 13

🌅 7:58 a.m.

H: ≈23.8°F

L: ≈4.6°F

🌇 5:12 p.m.

Wed. January 14

🌅 7:58 a.m.

H: ≈23.9°F

L: ≈4.6°F

🌇 5:14 p.m.

Thu. January 15

🌅 7:57 a.m.

H: ≈23.9°F

L: ≈4.6°F

🌇 5:15 p.m.

Fri. January 16

🌅 7:57 a.m.

H: ≈24.0°F

L: ≈4.7°F

🌇 5:16 p.m.

Sat. January 17

🌅 7:56 a.m.

H: ≈24.1°F

L: ≈4.8°F

🌇 5:17 p.m.

Sun. January 18

🌅 7:56 a.m.

H: ≈24.2°F

L: ≈4.9°F

🌇 5:19 p.m.

Mon. January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

🌅 7:55 a.m.

H: ≈24.3°F

L: ≈5.0°F

🌇 5:20 p.m.

Tue. January 20

🌅 7:54 a.m.

H: ≈24.4°F

L: ≈5.1°F

🌇 5:21 p.m.

Wed. January 21

🌅 7:54 a.m.

H: ≈24.5°F

L: ≈5.2°F

🌇 5:22 p.m.

Thu. January 22

🌅 7:53 a.m.

H: ≈24.7°F

L: ≈5.3°F

🌇 5:24 p.m.

Fri. January 23

🌅 7:52 a.m.

H: ≈24.8°F

L: ≈5.4°F

🌇 5:25 p.m.

Sat. January 24

🌅 7:51 a.m.

H: ≈24.9°F

L: ≈5.6°F

🌇 5:26 p.m.

Sun. January 25

🌅 7:50 a.m.

H: ≈25.0°F

L: ≈5.8°F

🌇 5:28 p.m.

Mon. January 26

🌅 7:49 a.m.

H: ≈25.2°F

L: ≈5.9°F

🌇 5:29 p.m.

Tue. January 27

🌅 7:48 a.m.

H: ≈25.3°F

L: ≈6.1°F

🌇 5:30 p.m.

Wed. January 28

🌅 7:47 a.m.

H: ≈25.5°F

L: ≈6.3°F

🌇 5:32 p.m.

Thu. January 29

🌅 7:46 a.m.

H: ≈25.6°F

L: ≈6.5°F

🌇 5:33 p.m.

Fri. January 30

🌅 7:45 a.m.

H: ≈25.8°F

L: ≈6.7°F

🌇 5:35 p.m.

Sat. January 31

🌅 7:44 a.m.

H: ≈25.9°F

L: ≈6.9°F

🌇 5:36 p.m.

December February

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Temperature climatic data from weather station: SIOUX FALLS 14 NNE (USW00004990)

Precipitation climatic data from weather station: SIOUX FALLS 14 NNE (USW00004990)

Agricultural climatic data from weather station: FLANDREAU (USC00392984)