43.774°N, 98.038°W · station MHEthr · 134 years of record
73°F
HOTTEST OCT 21 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 21
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Mitchell.
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
#63 / 129
warmest Oct 17 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
89°F
set in 1991
Coolest Oct 17 ever
35°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 65°F — 63rd warmest Oct 17 of 129 years · record 89°F (1991) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#59 / 129
warmest Oct 18 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
86°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 18 ever
34°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 66°F — 59th warmest Oct 18 of 129 years · record 86°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#63 / 127
warmest Oct 19 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
86°F
set in 1958
Coolest Oct 19 ever
34°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 64°F — 63rd warmest Oct 19 of 127 years · record 86°F (1958) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#46 / 128
warmest Oct 20 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
88°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 20 ever
34°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 68°F — 46th warmest Oct 20 of 128 years · record 88°F (1947) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Ranks
#23 / 128
warmest Oct 22 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
86°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 22 ever
30°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 73°F — 23rd warmest Oct 22 of 128 years · record 86°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#21 / 129
warmest Oct 23 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
87°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 23 ever
31°F
set in 1917
Forecast high 73°F — 21st warmest Oct 23 of 129 years · record 87°F (1927) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
68°FJan 5, 2012
-38°FJan 19, 1970
Feb
72°FFeb 21, 2000
-40°FFeb 9, 1994
Mar
95°FMar 30, 1943
-23°FMar 12, 1956
Apr
97°FApr 25, 1962
1°FApr 1, 1924
May
108°FMay 30, 1934
18°FMay 3, 1967
Jun
111°FJun 25, 1936
31°FJun 7, 1901
Jul
116°FJul 24, 1940
34°FJul 28, 1900
Aug
115°FAug 4, 1934
34°FAug 28, 1911
Sep
106°FSep 5, 1933
11°FSep 29, 1899
Oct
96°FOct 4, 1922
-8°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
84°FNov 6, 2020
-22°FNov 14, 1959
Dec
70°FDec 2, 1998
-34°FDec 29, 1917
All-time
116°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
39°FJan 13, 2026
-18°FJan 13, 1916
Feb
43°FFeb 28, 1932
-19°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar
66°FMar 30, 1967
0°FMar 2, 1916
Apr
64°FApr 19, 1985
22°FApr 2, 1975
May
78°FMay 31, 1934
36°FMay 1, 1954
Jun
80°FJun 29, 1931
45°FJun 1, 1897
Jul
82°FJul 9, 1936
58°FJul 2, 1992
Aug
82°FAug 2, 1964
57°FAug 27, 1911
Sep
79°FSep 13, 1939
39°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
70°FOct 1, 2023
19°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
55°FNov 4, 1922
-3°FNov 29, 1896
Dec
43°FDec 1, 1962
-17°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
82°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.
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.
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.