However, the city has suffered badly in the past – including months of snow, hurricane and flooding at various times. Here we look back at some extreme weather events in pictures.
. Match day misery
A fan arrives in the heavy rain for the Premier League match at Bramall Lane between Sheffield United and AFC Bournemouth as Storm Ciara hit the UK on Sunday, February 9, 2020 Photo: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
. Flood zone
Flooding in Sheffield in 2007 - a huge area around the Wicker was hit when the River Don overtopped its banks on June 25. Hillsborough and Meadowhall were among the other worst-affected areas in the city and people had to rescued by helicopter from Brightside. Two people also died in the city. Photo: JPI
. Phew, what a scorcher!
August 3, 1990 and the 93-degree temperature made front page news in The Star - it was the hottest day recorded in Sheffield since August 9, 1911 Photo: JPIMEDIA
5. Flood zone
Flooding in Sheffield in 2007 - a huge area around the Wicker was hit when the River Don overtopped its banks on June 25. Hillsborough and Meadowhall were among the other worst-affected areas in the city and people had to rescued by helicopter from Brightside. Two people also died in the city. Photo: JPI
6. Stuck fast
Hull bargee James Walker and engineer Brian Appleyard looking over the stern of their barge, Loxley, which was ice bound at Canal Wharf, Sheffield on January 22, 1963 - the big freeze that hit the country lasted for three months Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
7. Treacherous underfoot
Black ice covered the streets of South Yorkshire following record snowfall and freezing overnight temperatures in January 2010 - every outdoor surface seemed to be affected and it was almost impossible to stay on your feet for long. Photo: Dean Atkins
8. Hurricane havoc
Residents of Skye Edge Avenue get a roof over their heads as workmen lay tarpaulin to protect their hurricane-ravaged homes on February 17, 1962. A disaster zone was declared as freak winds killed three people in Sheffield and one in Barnsley, left 250 people homeless and 70,000 homes damaged. An appeal fund was launched by the lord mayor to help those affected Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd