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Mitchell, SD

43.774°N, 98.038°W · station MHEthr · 134 years of record
61°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Mitchell.
61°WED9/268°THU9/369°FRI9/471°SAT9/568°SUN9/665°MON9/766°TUE9/8

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.
1896: 44°F1897: 63°F1898: 70°F1899: 60°F1900: 57°F1901: 55°F1902: 48°F1903: 55°F1904: 65°F1905: 46°F1906: 54°F1907: 44°F1908: 46°F1909: 50°F1910: 51°F1911: 57°F1912: 58°F1913: 65°F1914: 45°F1915: 55°F1916: 57°F1917: 42°F1918: 54°F1919: 57°F1920: 48°F1921: 65°F1922: 52°F1923: 58°F1924: 52°F1925: 75°F1926: 63°F1927: 60°F1928: 48°F1929: 65°F1930: 45°F1931: 53°F1932: 50°F1933: 57°F1934: 52°F1935: 40°F1936: 70°F1937: 71°F1938: 50°F1939: 68°F1940: 64°F1941: 64°F1942: 60°F1943: 60°F1944: 47°F1945: 55°F1946: 44°F1947: 47°F1948: 54°F1949: 65°F1950: 57°F1951: 49°F1952: 48°F1953: 75°F1954: 51°F1955: 65°F1956: 50°F1957: 57°F1958: 66°F1959: 49°F1960: 68°F1961: 67°F1962: 56°F1963: 61°F1964: 68°F1965: 56°F1966: 54°F1967: 55°F1968: 48°F1969: 54°F1970: 77°F1971: 68°F1972: 53°F1974: 40°F1975: 64°F1976: 53°F1977: 52°F1978: 63°F1979: 60°F1980: 55°F1981: 51°F1982: 54°F1983: 68°F1984: 59°F1985: 58°F1986: 64°F1987: 46°F1988: 65°F1989: 54°F1991: 61°F1992: 52°F1993: 55°F1994: 50°F1995: 55°F1996: 64°F1997: 55°F1998: 52°F1999: 61°F2000: 57°F2001: 63°F2002: 58°F2003: 59°F2004: 58°F2005: 49°F2006: 52°F2007: 64°F2008: 62°F2009: 61°F2010: 55°F2011: 64°F2012: 61°F2013: 48°F2014: 54°F2015: 66°F2016: 57°F2017: 58°F2018: 66°F2019: 67°F2020: 56°F2021: 65°F2022: 54°F2023: 65°F2024: 53°F2025: 57°F61° forecast404550556065707580190019101920193019401950196019701980200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 261°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record40°F
This-date rank#92 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°FJan 5, 2012-38°FJan 19, 1970
Feb72°FFeb 21, 2000-40°FFeb 9, 1994
Mar95°FMar 30, 1943-23°FMar 12, 1956
Apr97°FApr 25, 19621°FApr 1, 1924
May108°FMay 30, 193418°FMay 3, 1967
Jun111°FJun 25, 193631°FJun 7, 1901
Jul116°FJul 24, 194034°FJul 28, 1900
Aug115°FAug 4, 193434°FAug 28, 1911
Sep106°FSep 5, 193311°FSep 29, 1899
Oct96°FOct 4, 1922-8°FOct 29, 1925
Nov84°FNov 6, 2020-22°FNov 14, 1959
Dec70°FDec 2, 1998-34°FDec 29, 1917
All-time116°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan39°FJan 13, 2026-18°FJan 13, 1916
Feb43°FFeb 28, 1932-19°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar66°FMar 30, 19670°FMar 2, 1916
Apr64°FApr 19, 198522°FApr 2, 1975
May78°FMay 31, 193436°FMay 1, 1954
Jun80°FJun 29, 193145°FJun 1, 1897
Jul82°FJul 9, 193658°FJul 2, 1992
Aug82°FAug 2, 196457°FAug 27, 1911
Sep79°FSep 13, 193939°FSep 29, 1985
Oct70°FOct 1, 202319°FOct 28, 1925
Nov55°FNov 4, 1922-3°FNov 29, 1896
Dec43°FDec 1, 1962-17°FDec 22, 1989
All-time82°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.
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

Sunrise4:55 AM
Sunset6:08 PM
Solar noon11:32 AM
Daylight13h 13m · losing 20 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 Sep 2 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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