If you are traveling this week be careful. Be prepared. It could be one of the coldest Christmas holidays for Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota.

According to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, the next few days are forecast to be dangerously cold.

Dangerous Cold Temps-National Weather Service Sioux Falls
Dangerous Cold Temps-National Weather Service Sioux Falls
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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Iowa, west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, central South Dakota, east central South Dakota, south-central

South Dakota, and southeast South Dakota.

Dangerous Cold Temps-National Weather Service Sioux Falls
Dangerous Cold Temps-National Weather Service Sioux Falls
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DAY ONE...Monday Tonight

Patchy light snow will be possible today but amounts will be minor. A little light freezing drizzle will also be possible in parts of northwest Iowa this afternoon and evening, but again, the amounts will be minor.

Wind chills will be -15 below to -30 below zero late tonight into Tuesday morning. The coldest readings will be in central South Dakota.

Dangerous Cold Temps-National Weather Service Sioux Falls
Dangerous Cold Temps-National Weather Service Sioux Falls
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DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The next chance for snow will come on Wednesday and Wednesday night.

Confidence is still relatively low on the exact timing and placement of this snowfall, but confidence is increasing for a potentially impactful event roughly late Wednesday night through Thursday night for a combination of snow and low visibility in blowing and drifting snow.

Wind gusts during this time could exceed 40 mph. Behind this system, temperatures will trend sharply downward with the potential for wind chills of -35 to -50 late Wednesday night into Saturday.

The Coldest Temperatures in Sioux Falls History

When a polar vortex rolls through Sioux Falls, it can get even the heartiest dreaming of indoor fires, baking, and hot chocolate.

Mr. Bendo is tough enough but for the love of Pete, someone put a scarf on the Statue of David!

All this icy chatter had us wondering about the coldest days ever recorded in Sioux Falls. Here is the historical data from the National Weather Service with the coldest temps ever recorded in Sioux Falls since record-keeping began in 1893.

 

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