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Mitchell, SD

43.774°N, 98.038°W · station MHEthr · 134 years of record
95°F
forecast high · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Mitchell.
82°TUE9/189°WED9/293°THU9/395°FRI9/495°SAT9/590°SUN9/686°MON9/7

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

#15 / 128
warmest Sep 4 in 128 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 4 ever

104°F
set in 1931

Coolest Sep 4 ever

60°F
set in 1919
Forecast high 95°F — 15th warmest Sep 4 of 128 years · record 104°F (1931) · warmest since 2023.
1896: 70°F1897: 96°F1898: 87°F1899: 91°F1900: 88°F1901: 90°F1902: 73°F1903: 65°F1904: 74°F1905: 76°F1906: 84°F1907: 72°F1908: 91°F1909: 62°F1910: 68°F1911: 90°F1912: 88°F1913: 99°F1914: 75°F1915: 83°F1916: 88°F1917: 72°F1918: 68°F1919: 60°F1920: 69°F1921: 80°F1922: 100°F1923: 95°F1924: 93°F1925: 101°F1926: 70°F1927: 90°F1928: 70°F1929: 66°F1930: 90°F1931: 104°F1932: 77°F1933: 98°F1934: 80°F1935: 69°F1936: 81°F1937: 78°F1938: 83°F1939: 88°F1940: 92°F1941: 86°F1942: 80°F1943: 79°F1944: 80°F1945: 95°F1946: 88°F1947: 89°F1948: 88°F1949: 74°F1950: 81°F1951: 66°F1952: 82°F1953: 72°F1954: 84°F1955: 87°F1956: 77°F1957: 70°F1958: 74°F1959: 90°F1960: 102°F1961: 70°F1962: 65°F1963: 69°F1964: 87°F1965: 79°F1966: 78°F1967: 80°F1968: 83°F1969: 82°F1970: 92°F1971: 90°F1972: 72°F1974: 73°F1975: 78°F1976: 95°F1977: 86°F1978: 92°F1979: 92°F1980: 82°F1981: 69°F1982: 83°F1983: 93°F1984: 75°F1985: 81°F1986: 85°F1987: 88°F1988: 91°F1989: 89°F1991: 77°F1992: 82°F1993: 76°F1994: 76°F1995: 85°F1996: 85°F1997: 74°F1998: 91°F1999: 69°F2000: 85°F2001: 98°F2002: 87°F2003: 85°F2004: 90°F2005: 96°F2006: 76°F2007: 93°F2008: 69°F2009: 74°F2010: 74°F2011: 72°F2012: 95°F2013: 91°F2014: 78°F2015: 92°F2016: 83°F2017: 76°F2018: 76°F2019: 80°F2020: 76°F2021: 79°F2022: 84°F2023: 101°F2024: 85°F2025: 79°F95° forecast6065707580859095100105190019101920193019401950196019701980200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 495°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record104°F
This-date rank#15 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 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

27 days
record run, ended Jul 28 1936

So far in 2026

37 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: 81°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

Sunrise4:55 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 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 Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
37 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 38th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 29. Record: 63 in 1934.

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