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Mitchell, SD

43.774°N, 98.038°W · station MHEthr · 134 years of record
73°F
forecast high · Oct 21

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Mitchell.
65°SAT10/1766°SUN10/1864°MON10/1968°TUE10/2073°WED10/2173°THU10/2273°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high 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 hottest on record.

Ranks

#24 / 128
warmest Oct 21 in 128 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 21 ever

91°F
set in 1927

Coolest Oct 21 ever

35°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 73°F — 24th warmest Oct 21 of 128 years · record 91°F (1927) · warmest since 2024.
1896: 46°F1897: 64°F1898: 35°F1899: 77°F1900: 60°F1901: 82°F1902: 76°F1903: 76°F1904: 57°F1905: 45°F1907: 74°F1908: 62°F1909: 65°F1910: 50°F1911: 47°F1912: 62°F1913: 60°F1914: 68°F1915: 72°F1916: 36°F1917: 46°F1918: 55°F1919: 42°F1920: 64°F1921: 78°F1922: 72°F1923: 60°F1924: 68°F1925: 56°F1926: 59°F1927: 91°F1928: 68°F1929: 52°F1930: 42°F1931: 66°F1932: 54°F1933: 64°F1934: 70°F1935: 43°F1936: 65°F1937: 46°F1938: 72°F1939: 75°F1940: 80°F1941: 65°F1942: 56°F1943: 65°F1944: 65°F1945: 55°F1946: 65°F1947: 89°F1948: 67°F1949: 41°F1950: 67°F1951: 46°F1952: 50°F1953: 72°F1954: 63°F1955: 58°F1956: 71°F1957: 57°F1958: 57°F1959: 54°F1960: 53°F1961: 72°F1962: 70°F1963: 72°F1964: 80°F1965: 58°F1966: 77°F1967: 79°F1968: 70°F1969: 61°F1970: 72°F1971: 71°F1973: 74°F1974: 61°F1975: 75°F1976: 36°F1977: 74°F1978: 82°F1979: 62°F1980: 67°F1981: 48°F1982: 44°F1983: 50°F1984: 51°F1985: 64°F1986: 77°F1987: 54°F1988: 49°F1989: 68°F1990: 45°F1991: 65°F1992: 60°F1993: 54°F1994: 74°F1995: 46°F1996: 66°F1997: 56°F1998: 61°F1999: 76°F2000: 71°F2001: 65°F2002: 44°F2003: 83°F2004: 54°F2005: 57°F2006: 42°F2007: 54°F2008: 61°F2009: 45°F2010: 63°F2011: 71°F2012: 67°F2013: 50°F2014: 81°F2015: 62°F2016: 50°F2017: 69°F2018: 65°F2019: 49°F2020: 48°F2021: 50°F2022: 69°F2023: 67°F2024: 83°F2025: 53°F73° forecast354045505560657075808590951900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2173°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record91°F
This-date rank#24 of 128
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record116°F (1940)
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 Oct 15.

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

27 days
record run, ended Jul 28 1936

So far in 2026

42 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Mitchell's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 59°F · forecast is +14° 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

Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset4:47 PM
Solar noon11:17 AM
Daylight11h 00m · 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Mitchell's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Mitchell, SD — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Mitchell — counted through Oct 21 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
42 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 36th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 33. Record: 68 in 1936.

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