Average Temperature in Mitchell by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in Mitchell, South Dakota for each year between 1896 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in Mitchell?

1931 was the warmest year in the history of Mitchell, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 65.1 °F, and the average low was 39.4 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in Mitchell?

1917 was the coolest year in the history of Mitchell, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 54.7 °F, and the average low was 29.8 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	23	60.4	37.5
2022	64	60.1	34.7
2021	6	62.1	39.0
2020	18	60.0	38.3
2019	103	54.9	36.4
2018	85	56.7	36.4
2017	14	60.7	38.1
2016	7	61.5	39.6
2015	13	61.1	38.4
2014	93	57.5	34.5
2013	104	56.1	35.2
2012	3	64.1	38.8
2011	60	58.6	36.6
2010	59	57.7	37.6
2009	97	56.5	35.3
2008	98	57.2	34.5
2007	34	59.1	37.7
2006	11	61.9	38.5
2005	16	60.9	37.7
2004	47	59.6	36.4
2003	42	59.5	36.8
2002	38	59.8	36.7
2001	69	58.1	36.4
2000	66	59.1	35.5
1999	20	61.2	36.9
1998	21	60.0	37.9
1997	100	56.8	34.7
1996	123	53.7	31.7
1995	96	56.3	35.6
1994	99	57.6	34.0
1993	116	54.6	33.8
1992	82	57.9	35.3
1991	49	59.8	36.0
1990	41	60.4	36.1
1989	94	57.8	34.2
1988	51	60.1	35.8
1987	5	62.0	39.7
1986	40	58.3	38.2
1985	109	55.4	34.1
1984	77	57.1	36.4
1983	78	56.6	36.9
1982	112	55.3	34.0
1981	19	60.9	37.4
1980	54	59.7	35.9
1979	120	55.0	32.7
1978	118	55.3	32.7
1977	65	58.4	36.3
1976	52	60.5	35.2
1975	105	57.4	33.7
1974	73	60.2	33.7
1971	68	59.5	35.0
1970	67	59.7	34.9
1969	81	58.0	35.3
1968	29	60.9	36.2
1967	36	61.0	35.7
1966	86	59.8	33.1
1965	88	58.9	34.1
1964	46	61.3	34.7
1963	26	61.7	35.7
1962	55	59.5	36.0
1961	50	60.9	34.9
1960	84	58.7	34.5
1959	58	60.1	35.4
1958	45	61.0	35.0
1957	63	58.7	36.0
1956	61	60.3	34.8
1955	39	61.1	35.5
1954	27	60.5	36.8
1953	15	61.1	37.5
1952	44	60.0	36.1
1951	122	54.4	32.3
1950	115	56.2	32.2
1949	57	59.9	35.5
1948	56	59.1	36.4
1947	71	58.9	35.3
1946	37	60.8	35.8
1945	87	59.1	33.9
1944	43	59.4	36.7
1943	32	61.4	35.5
1942	31	59.7	37.3
1941	9	61.3	39.3
1940	53	59.2	36.4
1939	4	64.3	37.5
1938	12	62.6	37.6
1937	79	58.7	34.6
1936	75	59.3	34.4
1935	35	59.8	37.0
1934	2	64.4	38.8
1933	10	63.4	37.1
1932	70	59.0	35.3
1931	1	65.1	39.4
1930	17	61.4	37.2
1929	107	56.7	34.0
1928	30	60.8	36.3
1927	83	58.2	35.0
1926	28	60.8	36.5
1925	33	61.1	35.7
1924	106	57.8	33.3
1923	22	61.3	36.5
1922	48	60.3	35.7
1921	8	62.6	38.1
1920	62	59.1	35.7
1919	89	57.5	35.4
1918	91	59.1	33.4
1917	124	54.7	29.8
1916	121	56.4	30.8
1915	114	55.7	33.2
1914	76	59.1	34.6
1913	74	59.6	34.2
1912	108	57.3	32.6
1911	95	58.4	33.5
1910	92	59.4	32.8
1909	113	56.1	32.8
1908	72	59.5	34.6
1907	110	57.7	31.8
1906	80	59.0	34.3
1905	90	58.9	33.7
1904	101	58.7	32.7
1901	25	62.6	34.8
1900	24	62.7	35.0
1899	117	57.3	30.9
1898	102	59.2	32.2
1897	119	56.6	31.2
1896	111	58.0	31.5

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
2000–2024	Mitchell Municipal Airport	location
1893–1999	Mitchell 2 N	location