Mitchell, SD: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 74.3°F in Mitchell, SD, the warmest summer since 2022, tied 25th warmest of 128 (with 2016).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 74.3°F; Warmest since 2022; 25th warmest of 128
Precipitation: 5.01 in; Driest since 2012; 10th driest of 130

A normal summer in Mitchell, SD (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 72.5°F, between 69°F and 74.6°F in eight years of ten and 8.07 in of precipitation, between 4.68 in and 12.12 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Mitchell, SD since 1896: 74.3°F in 2026; the highest is 79.2°F, in 1936.

Normal range, 69 to 74.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer in Mitchell, SD from 1894 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	74.3	25	86.3	40	62.3	14	5.01	121	0
2025	73	52	84.7	63	61.3	35	9.82	46	0
2024	71.8	78	82.7	102	61	39	14.14	9	0
2023	73.7	39	85.7	46	61.8	26	9.57	48	0
2022	74.4	23	86.8	35	62	19	5.13	120	0
2021	75	14	87.9	18	62.1	18	5.19	118	0
2020	75.1	12	86.2	43	64	2	9.36	51	0
2019	72.9	57	83.2	95	62.7	8	13.18	13	0
2018	73.4	45	84.5	68	62.4	13	8.24	72	0
2017	72.6	61	85.2	58	60.1	64	6.80	99	0
2016	74.3	25	86.3	40	62.2	15	6.89	97	0
2015	71.9	75	83.1	96	60.7	44	9.84	45	0
2014	70.5	98	81.3	118	59.7	70	10.37	37	0
2013	71.8	78	82.6	104	61	39	8.54	65	0
2012	75.8	5	89.4	8	62.2	15	3.92	128	0
2011	73.8	34	85	62	62.6	11	4.53	125	0
2010	73.8	34	84.1	75	63.5	4	21.97	1	2
2009	68.7	117	79.3	125	58.2	97	10.99	27	0
2008	71.9	75	83.6	86	60.1	64	6.23	108	0
2007	73.6	42	84.6	65	62.6	11	5.70	114	1
2006	74.5	22	87.5	29	61.5	30	8.27	70	0
2005	73.8	34	85.7	46	61.9	23	7.23	90	2
2004	68.7	117	80.6	121	56.8	109	7.90	77	0
2003	72.4	63	84.2	74	60.6	49	12.00	19	2
2002	75.1	12	87.5	29	62.7	8	9.48	50	4
2001	73.5	44	85.6	50	61.4	32	4.70	124	4
2000	71.6	85	83	99	59.9	68	9.18	56	3
1999	71.9	75	83.4	89	60.5	56	11.41	25	4
1998	71.5	89	82.5	106	60.6	49	7.82	80	0
1997	72.3	65	83.7	85	61	39	5.18	119	1
1996	70.4	100	82.2	108	58.6	93	7.72	82	1
1995	73.2	50	85.1	60	61.4	32	6.97	96	0
1994	69.6	108	81.5	113	57.8	101	5.59	115	1
1993	69	115	78.9	126	59.2	80	20.31	2	2
1992	66.2	127	77	128	55.3	120	11.03	26	0
1991	74.2	27	86.2	43	62.2	15	3.48	130	2
1990	71	94	82.6	104	59.7	70	11.45	24	7
1989	72.4	63	84.5	68	60.4	59	6.80	99	7
1988	75.8	5	88.8	12	62.9	6	3.77	129	3
1987	73.3	48	85.2	58	61.5	30	7.05	94	3
1986	73.3	48	83.8	82	62.7	8	9.29	52	9
1985	69.3	112	80.1	124	58.5	95	6.81	98	6
1984	72.7	60	83.5	88	61.8	26	13.78	12	6
1983	74.6	20	85.4	54	63.8	3	9.80	47	5
1982	70.2	102	81.4	115	59	83	8.42	67	1
1981	72.2	70	83.8	82	60.9	42	10.14	43	6
1980	73.7	39	86.3	40	61.1	38	7.58	85	0
1979	70.5	98	81.5	113	59.6	73	9.29	52	0
1978	71.8	78	84	78	59.6	73	9.02	57	0
1977	72.6	61	84.5	68	60.7	44	10.21	39	1
1976	75	14	89.2	9	60.6	49	4.40	127	2
1975							7.46	87	12
1974	71.6	85	86.1	45	57.2	105	6.43	106	1
1972	72	74	85.1	60	58.8	91	7.13	92	0
1971	73.9	33	88.3	15	59.5	77	7.93	75	0
1970	75.2	11	89.7	6	60.7	44	5.94	112	0
1969	72.2	70	85.3	56	59.1	81	6.45	104	0
1968	74.1	29	87.6	24	60.6	49	9.27	54	0
1967	71.7	82	85.5	52	57.8	101	10.18	40	0
1966	73	52	87.7	22	58.3	96	7.65	83	0
1965	71.7	82	84.7	63	58.7	92	10.53	35	0
1964	73.4	45	87.2	32	59.6	73	8.40	68	0
1963	74.4	23	87.6	24	61.3	35	7.85	78	1
1962	71.5	89	83.4	89	59.7	70	14.98	7	0
1961	73.8	34	88.8	12	58.9	86	8.90	58	0
1960	72.9	57	86.7	36	59	83	8.46	66	0
1959	75.5	8	90.2	4	60.8	43	6.17	110	1
1958	70.8	95	84.1	75	57.5	103	8.17	73	0
1957	73	52	85.6	50	60.5	56	9.27	54	1
1956	73.8	34	87.6	24	60	67	8.26	71	0
1955	76	4	89.2	9	62.8	7	6.18	109	0
1954	73	52	85.4	54	60.6	49	13.81	11	0
1953	73.6	42	85.5	52	61.7	29	14.66	8	0
1952	74	32	87.6	24	60.5	56	8.73	61	0
1951	67.5	126	78.4	127	56.5	110	10.37	37	0
1950	69.7	106	83.3	93	56.1	115	5.40	117	2
1949	73.4	45	86.6	38	60.3	61	5.41	116	0
1948	71.6	85	82.9	101	60.2	63	12.46	17	1
1947	72.3	65	85.7	46	58.9	86	7.36	89	0
1946	71.2	92	84.4	73	58.1	99	8.59	63	1
1945	68.9	116	81.4	115	56.5	110	9.89	44	0
1944	71.2	92	83	99	59.4	78	19.89	3	1
1943	74.2	27	87.7	22	60.6	49	7.38	88	0
1942	72.2	70	83.9	81	60.6	49	7.47	86	0
1941	74.8	17	87.6	24	61.9	23	8.78	60	0
1940	73.7	39	87	33	60.4	59	8.56	64	0
1939	74.1	29	88	17	60.3	61	8.63	62	0
1938	75.5	8	90	5	61.3	35	4.53	125	1
1937	75.5	8	89.1	11	62	19	6.40	107	0
1936	79.2	1	94.4	1	64.1	1	4.77	123	0
1935	74.6	20	87.8	20	61.4	32	7.08	93	0
1934	75.8	5	89.6	7	61.9	23	8.37	69	0
1933	76.3	3	90.6	3	62	19	12.12	18	0
1932	74.8	17	87.8	20	61.8	26	7.92	76	0
1931	77.5	2	91.8	2	63.2	5	6.52	102	3
1930	74.8	17	88.7	14	60.7	44	6.44	105	1
1929	72.3	65	85.3	56	59.4	78	10.58	33	0
1928	70.7	96	83.3	93	58.1	99	11.79	23	0
1927	69.5	109	82.4	107	56.5	110	5.82	113	0
1926	72.8	59	86.7	36	58.9	86	7.65	83	1
1925	73.1	51	87.3	31	58.9	86	6.50	103	0
1924	69.2	113	82.2	108	56.3	114	8.86	59	0
1923	72.3	65	84	78	60.7	44	16.59	5	0
1922	73	52	86.4	39	59.6	73	10.67	31	2
1921	74.9	16	87.9	18	62	19	6.80	99	0
1920	71.4	91	84.6	65	58.2	97	15.91	6	1
1919	72.1	73	84.5	68	59.8	69	10.47	36	0
1918	70.2	102	83.1	96	57.4	104	14.09	10	0
1917	68.5	120	81.8	111	55.2	122	4.99	122	3
1916	70.7	96	83.1	96	58.6	93	7.19	91	2
1915	64.4	128	75.6	129	53.1	129	16.60	4	2
1914	71.7	82	84.6	65	59	83	13.05	14	3
1913	72.3	65	85.7	46	58.9	86	7.85	78	2
1912	67.8	124	80.6	121	55.1	124	11.96	20	0
1911	70.1	105	83.8	82	56.4	113	10.90	28	0
1910	69.4	111	83.4	89	55.4	118	7.00	95	0
1909	71.8	78	84.1	75	59.1	81	10.57	34	5
1908	67.9	123	80.4	123	55.4	118	12.70	15	0
1907	68.6	119	81.9	110	55.3	120	11.86	22	1
1906	70.2	102	83.4	89	57	107	11.95	21	0
1905	69.7	106	82.7	102	57.1	106	12.66	16	2
1904	68.2	122	81.3	118	55	125	10.83	29	0
1903	68.3	121	81.4	115	55.6	117	9.54	49	7
1902			80.8	120	55.2	122	8.09	74	10
1901	74.1	29	88.2	16	60.1	64	10.78	30	2
1900	71.6	85	87	33	56.1	115	10.15	42	2
1899	70.3	101	83.6	86	57	107	10.18	40	0
1898	69.5	109	84	78	55	125	7.81	81	1
1897	67.7	125	81.7	112	54.1	127	10.65	32	3
1896	69.2	113	84.5	68	54	128	6.06	111	0
1894									62

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	79.2
1931	77.5
1933	76.3
1955	76
2012	75.8
1988	75.8
1934	75.8
1959	75.5
1938	75.5
1937	75.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	64.4
1992	66.2
1951	67.5
1897	67.7
1912	67.8
1908	67.9
1904	68.2
1903	68.3
1917	68.5
1907	68.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2010	21.97
1993	20.31
1944	19.89
1915	16.60
1923	16.59
1920	15.91
1962	14.98
1953	14.66
2024	14.14
1918	14.09

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1991	3.48
1988	3.77
2012	3.92
1976	4.40
2011	4.53
1938	4.53
2001	4.70
1936	4.77
1917	4.99
2026	5.01

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 102°F; 25 July 2026
Coldest night: 47°F; 20 June 2026
Wettest day: 1.88 in; 28 June 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 5.01 in of precipitation in Mitchell, SD, the driest summer since 2012, 10th driest of 130.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Mitchell, SD: 102°F on Saturday 25 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Mitchell, SD: a low of 47°F on Saturday 20 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Mitchell, SD: 1.88 in on Sunday 28 June 2026.