Mitchell, SD: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 32.4°F in Mitchell, SD, the warmest February since 2024, 8th warmest of 115.

February 2026

Mean temperature: 32.4°F; Warmest since 2024; 8th warmest of 115
Precipitation: 0.01 in; Driest since 1983; 3rd driest of 130

A normal February in Mitchell, SD (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 22.5°F, between 13°F and 32.2°F in eight years of ten and 0.42 in of precipitation, between 0.07 in and 1.33 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Mitchell, SD since 1893: 32.4°F in 2026; the highest is 38.9°F, in 1954.

Normal range, 13 to 32.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February 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	32.4	8	45.9	4	18.9	20	0.01	127	0
2025	17.4	85	30.1	71	4.6	99	0.18	97	0
2024	34.5	5	44.6	6	24.3	3	0.22	92	0
2023	19.6	70	30	73	9.3	69	0.72	39	0
2022	20.6	61	34.5	47	6.6	88	0.13	106	0
2021	15.5	93	24.1	104	6.9	84	0.36	74	0
2020	24.2	48	33.1	52	15.2	31	0.15	101	0
2019	9.5	111	17.7	116	1.3	110	1.09	25	0
2018	13.5	104	24.1	104	2.9	107	0.88	31	0
2017	33.2	7	43.4	9	22.9	6	0.40	71	0
2016	30.7	14	38.5	28	22.9	6	0.78	35	0
2015	18.4	78	30.1	71	6.8	85	0.24	87	0
2014	15.3	96	26.5	91	4	103	0.33	80	0
2013	22.5	51	31.1	63	13.9	42	1.35	14	0
2012	27.6	23	38.8	26	16.4	26	1.33	17	1
2011	19.2	72	28	84	10.3	62	0.35	75	0
2010	14.5	100	22.8	108	6.3	91	0.02	125	0
2009	24.8	41	35.8	41	13.9	42	0.12	109	0
2008	18.5	76	29.8	75	7.3	82	0.21	93	0
2007	15.3	96	22.8	108	7.9	81	0.62	47	0
2006	24.6	42	35.6	42	13.5	49	0.06	118	0
2005	29.8	20	40.5	17	19.1	18	0.42	68	0
2004	22.4	52	32.1	58	12.8	52	0.54	53	0
2003	20.2	64	30.8	64	9.7	64	0.40	71	0
2002	32.2	10	44.6	6	19.7	16	0.06	118	1
2001	10.9	109	21	113	0.8	113	0.07	116	0
2000	32.3	9	44.5	8	20.2	15	0.63	45	0
1999	31.7	13	43.3	10	20.5	14	0.48	57	2
1998	33.4	6	41.9	14	24.6	2			2
1997	20.3	63	30.2	70	10.3	62	1.31	19	0
1996	21.5	59	32.6	55	10.7	59	0.41	70	1
1995	25.2	39	36.8	35	13.6	48	0.35	75	1
1994	11.2	106	23.6	107	-1.3	119	1.90	3	0
1993			25.1	100			0.79	34	3
1992	30.3	17	39.2	24	21.5	11	1.38	12	0
1991	30.6	16	43.3	10	17.9	22	0.70	41	1
1990	26	35	37.6	32	14.4	35	0.43	67	0
1989	11.2	106	22.4	110	0	114	0.67	43	0
1988	14.3	101	26	94	3.1	106	0.35	75	1
1987	34.6	4	44.9	5	24.3	3	0.74	37	0
1986	18.4	78	25	101	11.2	57	0.15	101	1
1985	18.4	78	28.1	83	8.8	74	0.13	106	0
1984	30.3	17	38.5	28	21.2	13	2.01	2	1
1983	27.5	24	35.9	38	19.1	18	trace	129	1
1982	18.8	74	28.5	82	9	72	0.04	122	0
1981	26.6	30	38.8	26	14.4	35	0.55	52	0
1980	17.8	82	26.9	90	8.8	74	0.52	54	0
1979	6	114	16	118	-4	120	0.29	85	0
1978	8.6	112	17.7	116	-0.6	118	0.47	59	0
1977	27.4	25	39.1	25	15.8	29	1.53	8	0
1976	31.9	11	42.6	12	21.3	12	0.46	62	0
1975	16.3	89	25.9	96	6.7	86	0.13	106	0
1974	24.9	40	35.3	44	14.4	35	0.34	78	0
1972	15.9	91	26.5	91	5.3	95	0.62	47	0
1971	20.5	62	31.5	60	9.6	65	1.32	18	0
1970	26.3	33	37.8	31	14.8	34	0.04	122	0
1969	22.4	52	29.6	77	15.1	32	1.78	4	0
1968	21.8	57	32.4	57	11.2	57	0.06	118	0
1967	19.7	68	32.5	56	7	83	0.32	82	0
1966	18.4	78	28.6	81	8.1	79	0.38	73	0
1965	19.8	66	32.8	54	6.7	86	0.31	83	0
1964	26.4	32	39.7	18	13.2	50	0.11	111	0
1963	24.3	46	35.9	38	12.6	54	0.23	88	0
1962	19.7	68	29.8	75	9.6	65	2.92	1	0
1961	26.5	31	37.6	32	15.5	30	0.45	65	0
1960	16.1	90	23.9	106	8.2	78	0.75	36	0
1959	15.9	91	27.2	87	4.6	99	0.30	84	0
1958	18.6	75	30.6	66	6.6	88	1.75	5	0
1957	24.3	46	35.9	38	12.7	53	0.42	68	0
1956	15.3	96	25.8	98	4.9	98	0.23	88	0
1955	15.2	99	26	94	4.4	101	0.74	37	0
1954	38.9	1	49.5	1	28.3	1	0.46	62	0
1953	24.6	42	33.2	51	15.9	28	0.98	27	0
1952	27.3	26	35.2	46	19.3	17	0.46	62	0
1951	26.8	29	39.7	18	13.9	42	0.49	56	0
1950	19.8	66	30.4	67	9.3	69	1.35	14	0
1949	15.5	93	27	89	3.6	104	trace	129	1
1948	19.9	65	30.8	64	9.1	71	0.48	57	0
1947	17.5	84	29	79	6	92	0.04	122	0
1946	24.4	45	38.1	30	10.6	60	0.71	40	0
1945	25.9	37	36.8	35	15	33	0.95	28	0
1944	22	56	33.3	50	9	72	1.16	23	2
1943	28.5	21	40.8	16	16.3	27	0.18	97	0
1942	22.9	50	32	59	13.8	45	0.92	29	0
1941	20.8	60	29.9	74	11.7	56	0.16	100	0
1940	22.3	55	30.4	67	14.1	40	0.82	32	0
1939	13.5	104	24.7	102	1.9	109	0.61	49	2
1938	19.3	71	29.2	78	9.4	68	1.10	24	0
1937	17.3	87	28	84	6.6	88	0.15	101	0
1936	-3.3	115	5.6	119	-12.2	123	1.20	21	0
1935	31.8	12	41.5	15	22	9	0.63	45	0
1934	26.9	27	39.6	21	14.2	38	0.11	111	0
1933	17.4	85	30.4	67	4.4	101	0.50	55	0
1932	21.6	58	31.3	62	11.9	55	0.47	59	0
1931	35.2	2	47.6	2	22.8	8	0.21	93	0
1930	35.1	3	46	3	24.2	5	0.27	86	0
1929	10.6	110	21.6	112	-0.4	117	0.89	30	0
1928	26.9	27	36.4	37	17.3	24	1.34	16	0
1927	28	22	39.4	22	16.9	25	0.34	78	1
1926	30.7	14	39.7	18	21.7	10	0.01	127	0
1925	25.9	37	34.3	48	17.5	23	0.12	109	0
1924	24.6	42	35.5	43	13.7	47	1.56	7	0
1923	18.5	76	31.5	60	5.5	94	0.06	118	0
1922	11.1	108	22.3	111	0	114	1.61	6	0
1921	30.3	17	42.5	13	18.1	21	0.02	125	0
1920	23.8	49	33.5	49	14.1	40	0.61	49	0
1919	17.3	87	25.7	99	8.8	74	1.51	9	0
1918					5	96	1.28	20	5
1917					-4.5	122	1.18	22	4
1916					5.6	93	0.10	113	4
1915					13.8	45	1.38	12	3
1914							0.82	32	7
1913			27.2	87	1.3	110	0.64	44	4
1912					9.6	65	0.09	115	5
1911	17.7	83	27.3	86	8.1	79	0.10	113	0
1910			20.6	114	-0.2	116	0.07	116	4
1909							1.50	10	5
1908					10.6	60	1.49	11	5
1907							0.44	66	6
1906	22.4	52	35.3	44	8.6	77	0.33	80	2
1905							0.20	95	5
1904							0.56	51	11
1903							0.70	41	13
1902			26.5	91			0.23	88	11
1901	19	73	33	53	5	96	0.20	95	0
1900	15.5	93	28.8	80	2.3	108	0.15	101	0
1899	8.1	113	20.3	115	-4.1	121	0.17	99	0
1898	26	35	37.4	34	14.2	38	0.23	88	2
1897	13.9	102	24.4	103	3.5	105	0.47	59	0
1896	26.2	34	39.4	22	12.9	51	0.14	105	0
1895									20
1893	13.6	103	25.9	96	1.3	110	1.00	26	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1954	38.9
1931	35.2
1930	35.1
1987	34.6
2024	34.5
1998	33.4
2017	33.2
2026	32.4
2000	32.3
2002	32.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	-3.3
1979	6
1899	8.1
1978	8.6
2019	9.5
1929	10.6
2001	10.9
1922	11.1
1994	11.2
1989	11.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1962	2.92
1984	2.01
1994	1.90
1969	1.78
1958	1.75
1922	1.61
1924	1.56
1977	1.53
1919	1.51
1909	1.50

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1983	trace
1949	trace
2026	0.01
1926	0.01
2010	0.02
1921	0.02
1982	0.04
1970	0.04
1947	0.04
2006	0.06
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 67°F; 15 February 2026
Coldest night: -2°F; 23 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.01 in; 17 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 0.01 in of precipitation in Mitchell, SD, the driest February since 1983 (1998 excluded: 5 of 28 days missing), tied 3rd driest of 130 (with 1926).
The hottest day of February 2026 in Mitchell, SD: 67°F on Sunday 15 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Mitchell, SD: a low of -2°F on Monday 23 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Mitchell, SD: 0.01 in on Tuesday 17 February 2026.