43.774°N, 98.038°W · station MHEthr · 134 years of record
61°F
COLDEST SEP 2 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Mitchell.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Mitchell — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#92 / 128
coldest Sep 2 in 128 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
40°F
set in 1935
Mildest Sep 2 ever
77°F
set in 1970
Forecast low 61°F — 92nd coldest Sep 2 of 128 years · record 40°F (1935) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#122 / 127
coldest Sep 3 in 127 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
28°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 3 ever
72°F
set in 1960
Forecast low 68°F — 122nd coldest Sep 3 of 127 years · record 28°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#122 / 126
coldest Sep 4 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
35°F
set in 1896
Mildest Sep 4 ever
73°F
set in 1960
Forecast low 69°F — 122nd coldest Sep 4 of 126 years · record 35°F (1896) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#129 / 129
coldest Sep 5 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
36°F
set in 1909
Mildest Sep 5 ever
71°F
set in 1959
Forecast low 71°F — 129th coldest Sep 5 of 129 years · record 36°F (1909) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#118 / 125
coldest Sep 6 in 125 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
38°F
set in 1898
Mildest Sep 6 ever
71°F
set in 1970
Forecast low 68°F — 118th coldest Sep 6 of 125 years · record 38°F (1898) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#112 / 128
coldest Sep 7 in 128 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
35°F
set in 1956
Mildest Sep 7 ever
73°F
set in 1931
Forecast low 65°F — 112th coldest Sep 7 of 128 years · record 35°F (1956) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#118 / 128
coldest Sep 8 in 128 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
37°F
set in 1995
Mildest Sep 8 ever
78°F
set in 1947
Forecast low 66°F — 118th coldest Sep 8 of 128 years · record 37°F (1995) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Mitchell in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
68°FJan 5, 2012
-38°FJan 19, 1970
Feb
72°FFeb 21, 2000
-40°FFeb 9, 1994
Mar
95°FMar 30, 1943
-23°FMar 12, 1956
Apr
97°FApr 25, 1962
1°FApr 1, 1924
May
108°FMay 30, 1934
18°FMay 3, 1967
Jun
111°FJun 25, 1936
31°FJun 7, 1901
Jul
116°FJul 24, 1940
34°FJul 28, 1900
Aug
115°FAug 4, 1934
34°FAug 28, 1911
Sep
106°FSep 5, 1933
11°FSep 29, 1899
Oct
96°FOct 4, 1922
-8°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
84°FNov 6, 2020
-22°FNov 14, 1959
Dec
70°FDec 2, 1998
-34°FDec 29, 1917
All-time
116°FJul 24, 1940
-40°FFeb 9, 1994
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Mitchell so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 9, 1936
Coldest high ever
-19°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 2, 1905
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
39°FJan 13, 2026
-18°FJan 13, 1916
Feb
43°FFeb 28, 1932
-19°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar
66°FMar 30, 1967
0°FMar 2, 1916
Apr
64°FApr 19, 1985
22°FApr 2, 1975
May
78°FMay 31, 1934
36°FMay 1, 1954
Jun
80°FJun 29, 1931
45°FJun 1, 1897
Jul
82°FJul 9, 1936
58°FJul 2, 1992
Aug
82°FAug 2, 1964
57°FAug 27, 1911
Sep
79°FSep 13, 1939
39°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
70°FOct 1, 2023
19°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
55°FNov 4, 1922
-3°FNov 29, 1896
Dec
43°FDec 1, 1962
-17°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
82°FJul 9, 1936
-19°FFeb 2, 1905
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
143 days
record run, ended Apr 1 2023
So far in 2026
101 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Mitchell's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 58°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Mitchell's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Mitchell's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.