South Dakota · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Mitchell, SD

43.774°N, 98.038°W · station MHEthr · 134 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Mitchell.
71°TUE7/1470°WED7/1573°THU7/1676°FRI7/1775°SAT7/1872°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#119 / 128
coldest Jul 15 in 128 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

47°F
set in 1906

Mildest Jul 15 ever

81°F
set in 1931

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Mitchell. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4764811896: 66°F1897: 54°F1898: 55°F1899: 60°F1900: 50°F1901: 73°F1902: 59°F1903: 57°F1904: 59°F1905: 73°F1906: 47°F1907: 55°F1908: 58°F1909: 52°F1910: 61°F1911: 54°F1912: 59°F1913: 68°F1914: 68°F1915: 64°F1916: 66°F1917: 53°F1918: 60°F1919: 58°F1920: 51°F1921: 63°F1922: 70°F1923: 58°F1924: 52°F1925: 67°F1926: 57°F1927: 62°F1928: 58°F1929: 66°F1930: 55°F1931: 81°F1932: 67°F1933: 55°F1934: 69°F1935: 60°F1936: 69°F1937: 62°F1938: 56°F1939: 69°F1940: 69°F1941: 58°F1942: 68°F1943: 60°F1944: 67°F1945: 52°F1946: 63°F1947: 60°F1948: 63°F1949: 55°F1950: 59°F1951: 64°F1952: 55°F1953: 60°F1954: 55°F1955: 62°F1956: 62°F1957: 69°F1958: 55°F1959: 62°F1960: 52°F1961: 50°F1962: 62°F1963: 60°F1964: 60°F1965: 61°F1966: 59°F1967: 54°F1968: 69°F1969: 71°F1970: 57°F1971: 55°F1972: 63°F1974: 60°F1975: 60°F1976: 63°F1977: 62°F1978: 66°F1979: 57°F1980: 74°F1981: 70°F1982: 65°F1983: 71°F1984: 71°F1985: 55°F1986: 70°F1987: 57°F1988: 66°F1989: 58°F1990: 54°F1991: 65°F1992: 52°F1993: 59°F1994: 59°F1995: 68°F1996: 56°F1997: 61°F1998: 66°F1999: 74°F2000: 64°F2001: 66°F2002: 64°F2004: 61°F2005: 69°F2006: 68°F2007: 59°F2008: 58°F2009: 60°F2010: 62°F2011: 77°F2012: 65°F2013: 70°F2014: 50°F2015: 68°F2016: 58°F2017: 68°F2018: 62°F2019: 75°F2020: 60°F2021: 58°F2022: 69°F2023: 62°F2024: 68°F2025: 65°F70° forecast189619062025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1570°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#119 of 128
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-40°F (1994)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan68°F2012-38°F1970
Feb72°F2000-40°F1994
Mar95°F1943-23°F1956
Apr97°F19621°F1924
May108°F193418°F1967
Jun111°F193631°F1901
Jul116°F194034°F1900
Aug115°F193434°F1911
Sep106°F193311°F1899
Oct96°F1922-8°F1925
Nov84°F2020-22°F1959
Dec70°F1998-34°F1917
All-time116°F1940-40°F1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Mitchell so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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: 64°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Jan: 28°FJan: 8°FFeb: 33°FFeb: 12°FMar: 45°FMar: 24°FApr: 59°FApr: 35°FMay: 71°FMay: 48°FJun: 81°FJun: 59°FJul: 86°FJul: 63°FAug: 84°FAug: 60°FSep: 76°FSep: 51°FOct: 61°FOct: 37°FNov: 45°FNov: 24°FDec: 32°FDec: 13°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:02 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight15h 11m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.77°N, 98.04°W

Nearby Stations

Huron, SD42 mi NSioux Falls, SD65 mi EAberdeen, SD116 mi NSioux City, IA126 mi SENorfolk, NE127 mi SSisseton, SD140 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Mitchell, SD — last six weeks of daily low

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.
Mitchell, SD — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Mitchell, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Mitchell, SD daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Mitchell — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
101 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 30th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 94. Record: 116 in 2013.

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