Average May Temperature in Mitchell by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Mitchell, South Dakota for the month of May each year between 1894 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Mitchell?

1934 was the warmest May in the history of Mitchell, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 88.8 °F, and the average low was 56.1 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Mitchell?

1907 was the coolest May in the history of Mitchell, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 63.5 °F, and the average low was 38.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	13	78.8	50.5
2022	71	70.3	46.5
2021	58	71.3	47.8
2020	81	67.4	48.3
2019	109	65.2	46.7
2018	4	77.9	54.6
2017	63	71.6	46.8
2016	40	72.4	49.3
2015	70	69.7	47.3
2014	62	71.6	47.1
2013	67	70.0	47.8
2012	21	74.1	51.0
2011	85	67.9	47.2
2010	66	70.2	47.7
2009	59	72.9	46.0
2008	98	68.0	45.2
2007	15	75.1	53.1
2006	34	75.2	47.4
2005	84	69.7	45.8
2004	69	70.4	46.7
2003	87	68.9	46.0
2002	115	68.8	41.2
2001	44	70.6	50.0
2000	37	73.9	48.2
1999	57	71.2	48.0
1998	22	74.5	50.5
1997	123	65.1	43.1
1996	113	64.1	46.0
1995	111	64.1	46.5
1994	23	75.3	49.5
1993	79	68.6	47.4
1992	47	74.5	45.9
1991	39	71.1	50.7
1990	101	66.6	46.2
1989	73	71.0	45.6
1988	9	76.7	53.1
1987	7	76.7	53.6
1986	46	70.2	50.2
1985	16	75.5	51.9
1984	100	67.9	45.2
1983	106	67.4	44.7
1982	61	69.1	49.6
1981	99	69.0	44.2
1980	38	74.1	47.7
1979	114	67.5	42.5
1978	65	70.2	47.9
1977	5	78.3	53.9
1976	72	70.9	45.7
1975	33	75.6	47.2
1974	97	69.8	43.6
1972	41	71.3	50.3
1971	83	71.3	44.3
1970	17	78.0	48.4
1969	19	77.4	48.7
1968	105	70.0	42.5
1967	93	70.7	43.2
1966	78	74.3	41.8
1965	26	76.3	48.4
1964	11	79.8	49.7
1963	43	73.6	47.3
1962	14	76.1	52.9
1961	80	70.6	45.1
1960	50	74.1	45.8
1959	49	72.9	47.4
1958	20	78.1	47.3
1957	94	67.0	46.7
1956	36	74.0	48.0
1955	8	79.6	50.3
1954	116	68.3	41.7
1953	74	70.3	46.3
1952	53	73.0	46.5
1951	64	70.2	47.8
1950	103	68.0	44.6
1949	18	76.0	50.1
1948	54	71.2	48.2
1947	112	69.4	41.2
1946	107	69.3	42.7
1945	124	67.2	40.2
1944	12	76.8	52.6
1943	90	70.1	44.0
1942	96	67.4	46.1
1941	6	78.0	53.3
1940	52	74.6	45.0
1939	2	82.6	52.7
1938	82	68.2	47.5
1937	31	75.1	48.7
1936	10	77.8	51.9
1935	120	63.5	45.2
1934	1	88.8	56.1
1933	68	70.6	46.6
1932	27	75.2	49.2
1931	88	72.4	42.3
1930	89	69.0	45.4
1929	91	70.5	43.6
1928	25	77.8	47.0
1927	108	66.2	45.7
1926	3	80.2	52.5
1925	75	73.3	43.1
1924	125	67.3	39.3
1922	28	74.4	49.8
1921	45	72.2	48.4
1920	60	71.4	47.4
1919	77	70.8	45.3
1918	56	74.4	44.9
1917	118	67.7	41.2
1916	110	68.6	42.9
1915	119	65.7	43.0
1914	48	72.3	48.1
1913	95	67.1	46.6
1912	51	72.5	47.1
1911	30	76.7	47.3
1910	122	67.5	40.9
1909	92	70.5	43.5
1908	104	68.3	44.2
1907	126	63.5	38.2
1906	42	73.1	47.8
1905	121	66.0	42.6
1904	76	72.0	44.4
1903	55	72.3	47.1
1902	35	74.7	47.6
1900	24	78.1	46.7
1899	102	68.5	44.2
1898	117	67.8	41.7
1897	86	72.7	42.3
1896	29	75.2	48.9
1894	32	76.1	47.1

Weather Station Details

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