Mitchell, SD: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 40.7°F in Mitchell, SD, the warmest March since 2025, 11th warmest of 123.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 40.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 11th warmest of 123
Precipitation: 0.58 in; Driest since 2024; 39th driest of 129

A normal March in Mitchell, SD (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 34.7°F, between 27.7°F and 40.6°F in eight years of ten and 0.74 in of precipitation, between 0.10 in and 2.46 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Mitchell, SD since 1895: 40.7°F in 2026; the highest is 50.7°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 27.7 to 40.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Mitchell, SD from 1895 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	40.7	11	56	5	25.4	39	0.58	91	0
2025	41.3	9	55.9	6	26.6	26	1.05	60	0
2024	37	35	49.5	30	24.4	47	0.44	99	0
2023	25.7	109	33.2	119	18.1	105	0.65	89	0
2022	34	61	45.7	60	22.3	69	0.53	95	0
2021	42	6	54.7	9	29.3	8	3.08	6	0
2020	39	24	48.4	41	29.7	7	0.91	71	0
2019	28.3	99	37	107	19.6	94	2.78	8	0
2018	33.1	69	40.4	89	25.7	35	1.51	37	0
2017	36.7	39	46.7	51	26.8	24	0.34	109	0
2016	42	6	54.2	12	29.8	5	1.36	47	0
2015	40.1	15	55.2	8	25	44	0.13	124	0
2014	31	84	43.2	76	18.9	98	1.04	61	0
2013	28	101	37.3	106	18.7	99	0.80	77	0
2012	50.7	1	64.8	1	36.6	1	0.25	118	0
2011	31.4	82	40.3	90	22.8	61	0.08	126	2
2010	38	32	46.1	54	29.8	5	0.26	117	0
2009	32.8	74	44.2	68	21.4	78	1.80	28	0
2008	32	77	41.6	86	22.5	65	0.69	83	0
2007	40.5	12	50.5	26	30.4	3	2.53	10	0
2006	35.2	50	45.1	65	25.4	39	0.40	103	0
2005	35.7	47	48.5	38	22.8	61	0.31	113	0
2004	39.8	17	51.5	22	28	15	0.80	77	0
2003	34.2	56	46.6	53	21.7	73	0.04	128	0
2002	23	116	33	120	13.1	120	0.57	92	0
2001	25.4	111	33	120	17.8	107	0.06	127	0
2000	41.5	8	55.5	7	27.5	18	0.97	65	0
1999	36	42	47.7	45	24.2	49	0.55	93	2
1998	27.9	102	35.8	111	19.9	91	1.75	29	0
1997	32	77	42	83	21.9	72	0.10	125	0
1996	25.1	112	36.4	109	13.7	117	0.66	86	0
1995	33.7	64	42.7	77	23.3	55	3.59	3	2
1994	37.3	34	48.8	35	25.8	34	0.30	114	1
1993	30.7	85	41.4	87	20	89	2.45	11	2
1992	38.3	29	50.3	27	26.1	31	1.12	56	1
1991	36.1	41	48.5	38	23.6	53	0.78	80	0
1990	37	35	49.5	30	25.1	43	1.46	42	3
1989	28.6	98	38.6	102	18.6	101	1.58	34	0
1988	36.9	38	48.4	41	25.5	38	1.00	63	0
1987	35.9	43	45.2	63	26.5	28	7.49	1	0
1986	38.9	25	48.5	38	29.2	9	1.53	36	0
1985	37.8	33	48.1	44	27.5	18	2.27	15	1
1984									11
1983	33.4	66	40.1	94	26.6	26	3.51	4	0
1982	31.3	83	40.2	92	22.5	65	1.32	49	0
1981	38.5	28	53.3	14	23.7	52	1.75	29	0
1980	29.9	93	40.1	94	19.6	94	0.85	74	0
1979	29.8	94	39.1	100	20.6	85	2.26	16	0
1978	30	92	40.2	92	19.8	92	0.36	108	0
1977	34.8	53	44.2	68	25.4	39	4.09	2	0
1976	33.9	62	45.3	62	22.5	65	0.93	70	0
1975	24.8	113	35.8	111	13.8	115	1.31	50	0
1974	35.5	49	47.7	45	22.6	64	1.12	56	3
1972	34.1	59	45.2	63	22.9	59	0.73	81	0
1971	32	77	42.4	81	21.7	73	0.73	81	0
1970	29.5	96	39.2	99	19.8	92	1.38	44	0
1969	22.7	117	32.1	124	13.3	119	0.39	104	0
1968	42.6	3	58.2	3	27	23	0.38	105	0
1967	39.5	19	51.5	22	27.5	18	0.17	121	0
1966	39.4	20	52.6	18	26.1	31	0.66	86	0
1965	23.4	115	34.1	116	12.6	121	0.69	83	0
1964	27.2	103	39.5	96	14.9	114	2.05	23	0
1963	40.5	12	53.1	15	28	15	2.08	22	0
1962	24.2	114	32.2	123	16.2	110	1.41	43	0
1961	38.2	30	48.8	35	27.6	17	1.19	54	0
1960	19.7	122	29.9	126	9.5	125	1.85	26	0
1959	38.7	26	50.8	24	26.5	28	0.53	95	0
1958	29.1	97	37.7	105	20.5	86	0.82	75	0
1957	32.3	76	42.4	81	22.1	71	0.95	68	0
1956	30.1	90	41.9	85	18.4	102	2.24	17	0
1955	31.6	81	44.2	68	19	97	0.29	115	0
1954	30.4	88	40.3	90	20.5	86	1.60	33	0
1953	35.8	46	47.1	48	24.5	46	1.02	62	0
1952	26.6	105	33.9	117	19.6	94	0.66	86	1
1951	22.3	120	32.3	122	12.4	123	1.33	48	1
1950	25.8	108	35.8	111	15.7	111	1.47	41	0
1949	33	72	42.6	79	23.4	54	2.38	13	0
1948	32	77	42.5	80	21.4	78	0.15	123	0
1947	30.5	86	40.8	88	20.1	88	0.37	107	0
1946	42.1	5	54.3	11	29.9	4	3.05	7	0
1945	40.8	10	54.4	10	27.1	22	0.82	75	0
1944	26.7	104	35.1	115	18.4	102	0.80	77	0
1943	29.7	95	43.5	73	16.3	109	0.43	100	1
1942	35.9	43	43.7	72	28.2	14	3.38	5	0
1941	33.2	68	42	83	24.1	50	0.54	94	1
1940	30.1	90	36.9	108	23.3	55	2.09	21	0
1939	36.6	40	50.3	27	23	58	0.42	101	0
1938	40.5	12	51.9	21	29	10	2.64	9	0
1937	33	72	43.3	74	22.8	61	2.38	13	0
1936	34.9	51	46.1	54	24.3	48	1.09	58	1
1935	39.3	22	50.1	29	28.5	13	1.15	55	0
1934	34.9	51	48.9	34	20.9	83	1.62	32	0
1933	35.7	47	46.9	49	24.6	45	2.45	11	2
1932	26.4	106	35.4	114	17.4	108	1.48	39	0
1931	34.1	59	45.9	58	22.3	69	0.96	67	1
1930	34.8	53	46.8	50	22.9	59	0.22	119	0
1929	38.7	26	48.6	37	28.7	12	1.26	53	0
1928	38.1	31	50.6	25	25.6	37	1.30	51	0
1927	37	35	47.5	47	26.2	30	1.94	25	1
1926	33.6	65	45.9	58	21.2	81	0.20	120	0
1925	39.8	17	53.4	13	26.1	31	0.03	129	0
1924	30.2	89	39	101	21.4	78	1.66	31	0
1923							0.52	97	4
1922	34.2	56	44.7	66	23.8	51	0.27	116	0
1921	39.9	16	52.9	17	26.7	25	1.48	39	3
1920	32.7	75	44.6	67	20.8	84	2.22	18	1
1919	33.1	69	43.3	74	21.7	73	0.89	72	2
1918	42.2	4	56.8	4	27.4	21	2.16	20	1
1917	28.2	100	37.9	104	18	106	2.22	18	1
1916					21	82	1.09	58	4
1915	20.9	121	29.1	127	12.6	121			3
1914	33.3	67	44	71	21.6	76	0.61	90	3
1913			39.5	96	15.3	112	1.50	38	5
1912	25.6	110	36	110	15.3	112	0.50	98	0
1911	39.4	20	53.1	15	25.3	42	0.68	85	2
1910	47.8	2	62.5	2	33.1	2	0.32	112	0
1909	30.5	86	39.5	96	21.5	77	0.16	122	0
1908	34.5	55	45.4	61	23.1	57	0.97	65	2
1907	39.3	22	52.4	19	25.7	35	0.38	105	3
1906	22.6	118	31.5	125	13.7	117	0.42	101	0
1905			52.4	19	28.9	11	1.37	45	4
1904			46	57			0.33	111	11
1903			42.7	77			0.99	64	15
1902			46.7	51			1.37	45	8
1901	35.9	43	49.1	32	22.5	65	0.86	73	1
1900	33.8	63	49.1	32	18.3	104	2.05	23	2
1899	17.6	123	29	128	6.8	126	1.29	52	3
1898	33.1	69	46.1	54	20	89	0.34	109	0
1897	22.6	118	33.8	118	12.1	124	1.85	26	1
1896	26.4	106	38.3	103	13.8	115	1.54	35	1
1895	34.2	56	48.3	43	18.7	99	0.95	68	2

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	50.7
1910	47.8
1968	42.6
1918	42.2
1946	42.1
2021	42
2016	42
2000	41.5
2025	41.3
1945	40.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1899	17.6
1960	19.7
1915	20.9
1951	22.3
1906	22.6
1897	22.6
1969	22.7
2002	23
1965	23.4
1962	24.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1987	7.49
1977	4.09
1995	3.59
1983	3.51
1942	3.38
2021	3.08
1946	3.05
2019	2.78
1938	2.64
2007	2.53

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1925	0.03
2003	0.04
2001	0.06
2011	0.08
1997	0.10
2015	0.13
1948	0.15
1909	0.16
1967	0.17
1926	0.20

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 85°F; 21 March 2026
Coldest night: -4°F; 16 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.22 in; 15 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 0.58 in of precipitation in Mitchell, SD, the driest March since 2024, 39th driest of 129.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Mitchell, SD: 85°F on Saturday 21 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Mitchell, SD: a low of -4°F on Monday 16 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Mitchell, SD: 0.22 in on Sunday 15 March 2026.