Mitchell, SD: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 25.6°F in Mitchell, SD, the warmest winter since 2024, tied 13th warmest of 114 (with 1958).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 25.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 13th warmest of 114
Precipitation: 0.98 in; Driest since 2025; 39th driest of 129

A normal winter in Mitchell, SD (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 21°F, between 14.3°F and 27.2°F in eight years of ten and 1.16 in of precipitation, between 0.44 in and 2.64 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Mitchell, SD since 1896: 25.6°F in 2026; the highest is 31.1°F, in 1931.

Normal range, 14.3 to 27.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	25.6	13	37.5	7	13.6	26	0.98	90	0
2025	20.5	61	31.4	57	9.7	60	0.41	120	0
2024	28	4	36.8	12	19.1	2	2.24	31	0
2023	17.8	85	26.7	100	9	73	3.97	2	0
2022	21.8	45	34.2	27	9.3	66	1.38	60	0
2021	24	25	32.8	43	15.1	15	1.34	61	0
2020	22.5	38	30.5	66	14.4	19	2.34	27	0
2019	17.5	89	26.2	106	8.8	76	3.42	5	0
2018	18.4	79	28.4	84	8.5	78	1.66	47	0
2017	24.3	21	33.3	37	15.4	14	2.27	29	0
2016	25.1	17	33.1	41	17.1	8	2.26	30	0
2015	22.1	43	31.5	56	12.8	35	1.99	37	0
2014	15.4	104	26.4	104	4.4	112	1.15	76	0
2013	21	53	29.9	69	12.2	39	2.63	19	0
2012	27.3	6	38.5	4	16.1	11	2.23	32	1
2011	17.6	87	26.5	102	8.7	77	0.63	110	0
2010	14.1	108	21.7	118	6.5	98	0.34	121	0
2009	19.1	74	29.8	70	8.3	81	0.15	129	0
2008	18	83	28.5	83	7.5	91	0.45	119	0
2007	21	53	30	68	12.1	41	2.37	26	0
2006	26	12	34.6	23	17.3	7	0.32	122	0
2005	24.6	19	34.5	25	14.7	18	0.61	112	1
2004	22.4	39	31.4	57	13.4	29	0.77	101	0
2003	23.1	34	33.2	39	12.9	34	0.57	116	0
2002	27.2	7	36.9	10	17.5	5	0.56	117	3
2001	13.2	110	22.5	116	4	114	0.68	105	0
2000	27.5	5	39.2	3	15.8	12	1.17	73	0
1999	24.6	19	36.4	15	13.1	33	1.14	77	2
1998	26.5	8	35.6	19	17.4	6	1.06	84	4
1997	12.7	111	22	117	3.4	117	3.27	8	0
1996	18.2	81	28.2	87	8.4	79	1.20	71	3
1995	20.7	59	31.1	60	10.7	49	1.06	84	4
1994	14.3	107	24.4	113	3.8	115	2.75	14	2
1993	16.7	92	26.8	98	6.2	101	1.12	80	4
1992	28.2	3	38.2	5	18.2	4	1.92	39	0
1991	19.8	65	31.6	55	7.6	89	1.60	50	2
1990	22.9	35	33.1	41	12.2	39	0.85	95	5
1989	20.8	57	32.4	48	9.6	62	1.17	73	1
1988	16.6	93	27	97	6.4	99	4.91	1	1
1987	29.3	2	40	2	18.5	3	0.97	92	0
1986			26.8	98	8.4	79	1.62	48	10
1985	16.8	91	27.2	95	6.4	99	1.20	71	1
1984	18	83	26.7	100	9.3	66	2.97	11	9
1983	25.3	15	34.6	23	15.7	13	1.51	53	5
1982	14.4	106	23.7	114	5	109	2.70	16	1
1981	24	25	35.3	20	12.6	36	1.03	87	0
1980	21.4	48	31.7	53	10.8	48	0.85	95	1
1979	8.9	112	18.5	119	-0.7	122	2.11	33	0
1978	8.9	112	18.3	120	-0.5	121	1.49	55	0
1977	17.6	87	29.3	77	5.8	103	2.05	35	2
1976	22.6	36	32.1	50	13.2	30	0.78	100	1
1975	19.5	68	29.4	72	9.1	72	1.26	64	3
1974	19.3	69	29.4	72	9.3	66	1.07	82	1
1973									33
1972	15.5	103	25.7	109	5.3	108	1.22	70	0
1971	16.3	97	26.5	102	6.2	101	1.84	43	0
1970	19.1	74	29.2	79	9.2	70	1.25	65	1
1969	16.5	94	24.7	111	8.2	84	3.85	3	0
1968	21	53	31.4	57	10.6	50	1.10	81	1
1967	21.6	46	32.4	48	10.6	50	1.23	68	1
1966	18.8	76	29.3	77	8.3	81	1.48	57	0
1965	15.8	100	27.7	91	3.8	115	1.16	75	0
1964	20.7	59	33.2	39	8.2	84	0.61	112	0
1963	19.3	69	30.7	63	7.8	87	0.60	114	0
1962	18.1	82	29.1	81	7.1	92	3.33	7	0
1961	21.5	47	32.5	47	10.6	50	2.01	36	0
1960	21.3	51	29.4	72	13.2	30	2.33	28	0
1959	16.4	96	28	89	4.8	110	0.47	118	0
1958	25.6	13	37.4	8	13.9	22	1.93	38	0
1957	21.4	48	32.6	46	10.1	56	0.65	107	0
1956	13.5	109	22.7	115	4.2	113	1.23	68	0
1955	20.3	64	30.6	65	9.9	58	0.98	90	3
1954	24.3	21	34.7	22	13.9	22	1.53	52	0
1953	24.2	23	33.6	35	14.8	17	1.24	67	0
1952	18.3	80	27.6	92	9	73	3.39	6	0
1951	21.3	51	32.8	43	9.8	59	0.76	102	0
1950	16.3	97	27.3	94	5.4	106	2.49	24	0
1949	15.9	99	26	107	5.7	104	1.67	46	2
1948	19.3	69	29.2	79	9.4	65	1.02	88	0
1947	23.2	33	34	29	12.4	37	0.64	108	0
1946	19.6	67	31.7	53	7.6	89	1.49	55	1
1945	24	25	34.3	26	13.6	26	1.32	63	0
1944	26.2	11	38.2	5	13.6	26	2.75	14	2
1943	20.9	56	31.9	52	9.7	60	0.70	104	1
1942	26.4	10	36.1	17	16.7	9	1.14	77	0
1941	22.4	39	31	61	13.9	22	1.04	86	2
1940	20.5	61	30.5	66	10.6	50	1.14	77	0
1939	22.6	36	33.7	33	11.2	45	1.39	59	6
1938	19.7	66	29.8	70	9.3	66	2.50	22	2
1937	15	105	24.6	112	5.4	106	2.53	21	0
1936	7.7	114	16.5	121	-1.3	124	2.80	13	3
1935	23.9	28	33.6	35	14.3	21	1.00	89	0
1934	25.3	15	36.9	10	13.7	25	0.72	103	1
1933	22	44	34.1	28	10	57	0.81	99	0
1932	20.5	61	29.4	72	11.6	44	3.07	10	0
1931	31.1	1	42.9	1	19.4	1	0.32	122	0
1930	21.4	48	31	61	11.8	43	1.07	82	0
1929	15.6	102	26.4	104	4.6	111	1.61	49	1
1928	18.6	78	28.4	84	8.9	75	2.65	18	0
1927	23.5	32	34	29	13.2	30	0.66	106	1
1926	24.1	24	33.9	31	14.4	19	1.78	44	1
1925	17.7	86	27.1	96	8.3	81	1.68	45	1
1924	22.4	39	33.8	32	11.2	45	1.88	42	1
1923	20.8	57	32.1	50	9.5	64	0.84	97	1
1922	17.5	89	28.2	87	6.8	97	2.50	22	0
1921	26.5	8	36.8	12	16.2	10	1.40	58	0
1920	19.3	69	28.3	86	10.2	55	0.82	98	0
1919	25	18	35	21	15	16	2.66	17	3
1918					0.1	120	2.07	34	17
1917					-0.8	123	1.91	40	15
1916					3.3	118	1.33	62	14
1915			27.5	93	7	93			12
1914			33.7	33	9.2	70	1.25	65	17
1913			33.3	37	6.9	95	0.88	94	14
1912			25	110	5.5	105	0.64	108	15
1911	18.7	77	29.4	72	7	93	0.16	128	8
1910							3.71	4	18
1909							2.95	12	18
1908			35.7	18	12.4	37	1.89	41	10
1907			27.9	90	8.2	84	2.49	24	16
1906	23.6	30	37.1	9	9.6	62	0.63	110	8
1905							1.51	53	22
1904							1.55	51	38
1903							3.23	9	41
1902							0.58	115	32
1901	23.8	29	36.4	15	11.1	47	0.31	124	0
1900	19.2	73	30.7	63	7.8	87	0.26	126	2
1899	15.8	100	28.6	82	3.1	119	0.23	127	2
1898	22.4	39	32.8	43	11.9	42	0.96	93	2
1897	16.5	94	26	107	6.9	95	2.57	20	0
1896	23.6	30	36.7	14	10.5	54	0.27	125	3
1895									82
1893									32

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1931	31.1
1987	29.3
1992	28.2
2024	28
2000	27.5
2012	27.3
2002	27.2
1998	26.5
1921	26.5
1942	26.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	7.7
1979	8.9
1978	8.9
1997	12.7
2001	13.2
1956	13.5
2010	14.1
1994	14.3
1982	14.4
1937	15

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1988	4.91
2023	3.97
1969	3.85
1910	3.71
2019	3.42
1952	3.39
1962	3.33
1997	3.27
1903	3.23
1932	3.07

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2009	0.15
1911	0.16
1899	0.23
1900	0.26
1896	0.27
1901	0.31
2006	0.32
1931	0.32
2010	0.34
2025	0.41

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 67°F; 15 February 2026
Coldest night: -17°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.28 in; 6 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 0.98 in of precipitation in Mitchell, SD, the driest winter since 2025, tied 39th driest of 129 (with 1955).
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Mitchell, SD: 67°F on Sunday 15 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Mitchell, SD: a low of -17°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Mitchell, SD: 0.28 in on Saturday 6 December 2025.