Mitchell, SD: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 55°F in Mitchell, SD, the warmest 1 January to 10 October since 2012, tied 6th warmest of 126 (with 1939).

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 55°F; Warmest since 2012; 6th warmest of 126
Precipitation: 16.52 in; Driest since 2023; 32nd driest of 129

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Mitchell, SD (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 51.5°F, between 49.2°F and 53.8°F in eight years of ten and 18.77 in of precipitation, between 14.17 in and 25.64 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Mitchell, SD since 1896: 55°F in 2026; the highest is 56.8°F, in 1931.

Normal range, 49.2 to 53.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Mitchell, SD from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	55	6	67.7	7	42.3	12	16.52	98	0
2025	52.8	29	65.2	32	40.4	39	16.80	91	0
2024	53.9	14	65.4	27	42.4	10	22.47	29	0
2023	52	52	63.5	70	40.4	39	16.41	99	0
2022	52.2	48	65.4	27	39.1	69	10.25	129	0
2021	54.5	10	66.3	15	42.8	6	13.45	120	0
2020	53.1	22	63.8	61	42.5	9	14.17	114	0
2019	49.7	105	59.2	122	40.2	47	33.71	1	0
2018	50.7	87	60.9	114	40.4	39	19.06	61	0
2017	53.7	16	65	35	42.4	10	19.29	57	0
2016	54.5	10	65.5	25	43.4	2	23.43	24	0
2015	53.2	21	65	35	41.5	21	18.47	69	0
2014	49.8	103	61.5	104	38.1	90	16.90	90	0
2013	50.7	87	61.1	109	40.2	47	22.09	34	0
2012	56.6	2	69.9	2	43.4	2	19.14	58	1
2011	50.9	84	61.4	105	40.2	47	12.05	126	3
2010	51.6	66	61.7	99	41.5	21	27.03	10	2
2009	49.9	101	61	111	38.9	74	16.31	101	0
2008	50.1	98	61.7	99	38.4	88	12.83	121	0
2007	52.8	29	63.5	70	42.1	15	17.55	82	1
2006	54.9	8	66.5	13	43.2	4	16.55	97	0
2005	53.5	18	65.4	27	41.6	20	14.56	112	2
2004	51.2	74	63.1	78	39.4	61	21.84	36	0
2003	51.8	60	63.7	64	39.9	52	20.75	42	2
2002	52.6	39	64.7	43	40.6	34	16.05	103	8
2001	49.9	101	60.7	115	39.1	69	14.13	115	4
2000	53.1	22	65.6	23	40.5	37	17.05	87	3
1999	51.8	60	63	82	40.5	37	24.34	17	16
1998	52.7	36	63.6	68	41.8	18	20.63	43	5
1997	49.2	109	60.5	119	38.1	90	16.07	102	4
1996	47.9	118	59	124	36.6	110	19.08	60	5
1995	50.6	90	61	111	39.9	52	25.49	14	4
1994	49.2	109	61.2	107	37.2	104	15.07	110	5
1993	48.1	116	58.4	129	37.6	100	32.80	2	8
1992	51.3	73	62.9	84	39.7	57	20.52	44	1
1991	52.8	29	65	35	40.7	33	16.76	93	3
1990	52.7	36	64.8	39	41	27	21.41	38	20
1989			62.3	92			15.11	109	31
1988	51.4	72	63.9	57	39.2	67	17.93	74	5
1987	55.1	5	66.8	9	43.6	1	19.84	53	5
1986	52.3	44	61.9	96	42.3	12	28.92	7	17
1985	49.7	105	61.2	107	38.9	74	24.92	15	13
1984	51.5	70	61.7	99	41.4	23	28.34	8	22
1983	52.2	48	62.6	88	42.2	14	18.87	63	10
1982	48	117	58.9	127	37.4	102	23.27	26	12
1981	52.9	27	65.4	27	40.6	34	17.59	81	8
1980	51.9	56	64.1	52	39.5	60	12.54	124	1
1979	46.7	126	57.9	130	35.5	121	20.79	41	0
1978	47.8	119	59	124	36.7	109	18.49	68	0
1977	52.1	51	63.4	73	40.8	30	26.48	12	3
1976	53.4	20	66.1	18	40.6	34	12.78	122	7
1975	48.5	114	60.7	115	36	115	15.32	107	17
1974	50.5	93	63.9	57	37.1	106	11.79	127	6
1973									249
1972	50	100	62.1	95	37.9	93	20.29	48	11
1971	51.2	74	64.1	52	38.3	89	16.79	92	0
1970	52	52	65.1	34	38.9	74	16.33	100	0
1969	50.6	90	62.5	89	38.7	78	18.64	67	0
1968	53	26	66	20	39.8	55	19.47	56	1
1967	52.4	40	65.4	27	39.3	65	16.92	89	1
1966	50.2	96	64.1	52	36.3	114	13.58	119	0
1965	49	112	61.6	102	36.4	113	22.04	35	0
1964	52.8	29	66.2	16	39.4	61	17.83	78	0
1963	53.1	22	66.1	18	40.2	47	18.76	65	2
1962	50.7	87	62.4	90	39	72	32.30	3	0
1961	52.3	44	65.5	25	39	72	20.52	44	0
1960	49.8	103	61.9	96	37.7	97	22.32	32	0
1959	51.9	56	65.2	32	38.6	82	16.70	94	1
1958	51.9	56	64.7	43	39.1	69	17.44	84	1
1957	50.5	93	62.2	94	38.7	78	21.50	37	1
1956	50.1	98	63.1	78	37.2	104	14.22	113	0
1955	54.5	10	67.7	7	41.3	24	17.08	86	1
1954	52.3	44	64.3	49	40.3	45	22.46	30	0
1953	52.8	29	64.6	46	41	27	24.67	16	0
1952	51.8	60	63.8	61	39.8	55	13.82	117	1
1951	47.8	119	59	124	36.6	110	20.14	50	2
1950	47	125	59.1	123	35	123	19.51	55	2
1949	51	80	63.1	78	38.7	78	17.25	85	3
1948	51.8	60	63.3	76	40.4	39	21.07	40	1
1947	51.1	78	63.7	64	38.5	85	15.05	111	0
1946	52.8	29	65.8	21	39.7	57	23.94	21	3
1945	51.1	78	63.8	61	38.5	85	18.82	64	1
1944	51.7	65	62.8	86	40.4	39	31.61	4	4
1943	52.4	40	65.8	21	38.7	78	12.53	125	2
1942	52.8	29	63.9	57	41.7	19	25.95	13	0
1941	53.9	14	64.8	39	42.7	8	19.80	54	3
1940	51.2	74	62.9	84	39.4	61	15.31	108	1
1939	55	6	68.2	4	41	27	17.90	75	6
1938	54.4	13	66.7	11	41.9	17	20.38	47	3
1937	50.8	86	63	82	38.6	82	17.49	83	0
1936	51	80	63.6	68	37.9	93	15.68	106	3
1935	52.9	27	64.6	46	41.2	26	17.90	75	0
1934	55.9	3	69.6	3	42.1	15	15.88	105	0
1933	54.7	9	68	5	41.3	24	18.98	62	2
1932	51.5	70	63.4	73	39.6	59	16.69	95	0
1931	56.8	1	70.7	1	43.1	5	12.66	123	4
1930	53.1	22	65.6	23	40.8	30	16.59	96	2
1929	49.3	108	61.1	109	37.4	102	24.22	19	1
1928	52.2	48	65	35	39.4	61	17.67	80	0
1927	52	52	63.5	70	40.3	45	23.06	27	2
1926	53.5	18	66.2	16	40.8	30	17.89	77	2
1925	53.6	17	66.7	11	40.4	39	10.37	128	0
1924	48.9	113	61.3	106	36.5	112	18.39	71	2
1923	52.4	40	64.8	39	39.9	52	23.39	25	10
1922	51.8	60	64.6	46	39.2	67	18.34	72	2
1921	55.4	4	67.8	6	42.8	6	17.01	88	3
1920	51	80	63.1	78	38.9	74	30.23	6	3
1919	51.9	56	63.3	76	40.2	47	21.39	39	4
1918	50.6	90	63.9	57	35.6	119	26.78	11	12
1917	47.2	123	59.5	121	33.8	125	19.90	51	16
1916	49.1	111	61.6	102	35.3	122	18.65	66	24
1915	47.8	119	58.7	128	35.9	116			26
1914	52.7	36	64.1	52	39.3	65	27.93	9	26
1913	51.6	66	63.7	64	37.8	96	19.14	58	21
1912	48.4	115	59.7	120	35.6	119	19.89	52	12
1911	51.6	66	64.3	49	38	92	22.52	28	12
1910	51.2	74	64.8	39	36.9	107	13.68	118	17
1909	50.3	95	61.9	96	37.7	97	23.78	22	18
1908	52	52	64.3	49	38.5	85	31.43	5	13
1907	49.5	107	61	111	35.7	118	20.44	46	23
1906	51	80	63.7	64	37.7	97	23.78	22	10
1905	51.6	66	63.4	73	37.6	100	24.34	17	22
1904			62.3	92			18.41	70	50
1903			62.7	87			22.38	31	71
1902			62.4	90			14.06	116	61
1901	52.3	44	66.5	13	38.6	82	24.05	20	15
1900	52.4	40	66.8	9	37.9	93	20.29	48	4
1899	47.2	123	60.7	115	33.4	126	17.74	79	5
1898	50.9	84	64.7	43	36.9	107	16.00	104	3
1897	47.3	122	60.6	118	34.5	124	22.13	33	10
1896	50.2	96	64.1	52	35.9	116	17.99	73	5
1895									246
1894									222
1893									219

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1931	56.8
2012	56.6
1934	55.9
1921	55.4
1987	55.1
2026	55
1939	55
2006	54.9
1933	54.7
2021	54.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	46.7
1950	47
1917	47.2
1899	47.2
1897	47.3
1978	47.8
1951	47.8
1915	47.8
1996	47.9
1982	48

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2019	33.71
1993	32.80
1962	32.30
1944	31.61
1908	31.43
1920	30.23
1986	28.92
1984	28.34
1914	27.93
2010	27.03

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2022	10.25
1925	10.37
1974	11.79
2011	12.05
1943	12.53
1980	12.54
1931	12.66
1976	12.78
2008	12.83
2021	13.45

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 102°F; 25 July 2026
Coldest night: -17°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 3.77 in; 5 September 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	19.9°F 39th warmest of 114	0.17 in 49th driest of 130
February	32.4°F 8th warmest of 115	0.01 in 3rd driest of 130
March	40.7°F 11th warmest of 123	0.58 in 39th driest of 129
April	47.1°F 49th coldest of 125	2.61 in 51st wettest of 130
May	60.3°F 43rd warmest of 126	0.73 in 7th driest of 131
June	70.7°F 40th warmest of 130	2.91 in 56th driest of 131
July	78.7°F 17th warmest of 127	0.67 in 9th driest of 129
August	73.5°F 46th warmest of 126	1.43 in 33rd driest of 129
September	67.9°F 15th warmest of 126	7.38 in 2nd wettest of 130
October so far	62.6°F 11th warmest of 120	0.03 in 31st driest of 129

Hot days and freezes

Mitchell, SD has had 42 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2022, tied 36th most of 130 (with 2002, 1980 and 1974).
Mitchell, SD has had 4 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 40th most of 130 (with 2011, 1980, 1975 and 6 other years).
Mitchell, SD has had 101 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 51st most of 126 (with 1992, 1929 and 1911).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Mitchell, SD came on Thursday 7 May 2026, the latest since 2021, tied 79th latest of 127 (with 1972 and 1950).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
20 March	Warmest day	83°F	77°F 1994, 1976	Provisional
16 February	Warmest day	64°F	63°F 2017	Provisional
15 February	Warmest day	67°F	66°F 1921	Provisional
12 January	Warmest day	56°F	53°F 1987, 1953	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 16.52 in of precipitation in Mitchell, SD, the driest 1 January to 10 October since 2023, 32nd driest of 129.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Mitchell, SD: 102°F on Saturday 25 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Mitchell, SD: a low of -17°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Mitchell, SD: 3.77 in on Saturday 5 September 2026.