South Dakota · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Mitchell, SD

43.774°N, 98.038°W · station MHEthr · 134 years of record
102°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Mitchell.
96°MON7/13100°TUE7/14100°WED7/15102°THU7/16102°FRI7/17100°SAT7/1897°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#7 / 128
warmest Jul 16 in 128 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

109°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 16 ever

69°F
set in 2025

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Mitchell. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
69891091896: 76°F1897: 88°F1898: 91°F1899: 82°F1900: 72°F1901: 97°F1902: 85°F1903: 87°F1904: 91°F1905: 94°F1906: 73°F1907: 78°F1908: 87°F1909: 82°F1910: 100°F1911: 77°F1912: 71°F1913: 87°F1914: 80°F1915: 77°F1916: 96°F1918: 75°F1919: 88°F1920: 86°F1921: 99°F1922: 86°F1923: 91°F1924: 97°F1925: 86°F1926: 106°F1927: 79°F1928: 88°F1929: 88°F1930: 107°F1931: 106°F1932: 98°F1933: 87°F1934: 98°F1935: 101°F1936: 109°F1937: 80°F1938: 90°F1939: 87°F1940: 83°F1941: 87°F1942: 104°F1943: 88°F1944: 85°F1945: 81°F1946: 84°F1947: 94°F1948: 79°F1949: 90°F1950: 84°F1951: 86°F1952: 81°F1953: 87°F1954: 95°F1955: 87°F1956: 91°F1957: 98°F1958: 78°F1959: 85°F1960: 90°F1961: 90°F1962: 74°F1963: 95°F1964: 93°F1965: 97°F1966: 87°F1967: 85°F1968: 99°F1969: 91°F1970: 99°F1971: 93°F1972: 80°F1974: 92°F1975: 97°F1976: 94°F1977: 88°F1978: 99°F1979: 81°F1980: 93°F1981: 86°F1982: 90°F1983: 89°F1984: 80°F1985: 84°F1986: 91°F1987: 85°F1988: 100°F1989: 78°F1990: 86°F1991: 98°F1992: 80°F1993: 81°F1994: 78°F1995: 81°F1996: 82°F1997: 96°F1998: 90°F1999: 93°F2000: 88°F2001: 92°F2002: 100°F2003: 90°F2004: 92°F2005: 101°F2006: 103°F2007: 96°F2008: 96°F2009: 72°F2010: 93°F2011: 96°F2012: 100°F2013: 87°F2014: 78°F2015: 90°F2016: 79°F2017: 91°F2018: 84°F2019: 92°F2020: 82°F2021: 82°F2022: 78°F2023: 81°F2024: 89°F2025: 69°F102° forecast189620251936

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 16102°F
Hottest this date since2006
This-date record109°F
This-date rank#7 of 128
Hottest at any time since2025
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°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

Hot Streaks

Current run

2 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

27 days
record run, ended Jul 28 1936

So far in 2026

15 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: 87°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

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 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 Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
15 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 42nd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 12. Record: 37 in 1933.

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