Average January 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 January each year between 1893 and 2024. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest January Ever in Mitchell?

2006 was the warmest January in the history of Mitchell, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 41.8 °F, and the average low was 25.4 °F.

What Was the Coldest January Ever in Mitchell?

1978 was the coolest January in the history of Mitchell, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 10.6 °F, and the average low was -9.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2024	67	23.8	10.1
2023	61	25.2	9.5
2022	46	32.7	5.1
2021	8	34.1	20.0
2020	42	27.8	12.0
2019	64	26.0	8.4
2018	53	28.2	8.6
2017	37	28.3	13.0
2016	51	26.8	10.4
2015	27	30.9	13.9
2014	57	30.5	5.4
2013	49	27.7	9.5
2012	16	37.2	14.7
2011	90	23.0	3.2
2010	92	20.2	5.1
2009	65	27.7	6.4
2008	72	27.6	5.8
2007	47	27.0	10.5
2006	1	41.8	25.4
2005	66	26.0	8.0
2004	69	26.9	6.9
2003	39	30.1	10.7
2002	17	34.5	15.8
2001	44	28.5	10.2
2000	33	32.8	10.9
1999	78	26.0	5.5
1998	48	28.3	9.2
1997	110	17.3	-1.4
1996	101	21.4	0.6
1995	71	25.5	7.9
1994	109	18.0	-1.9
1993	84	24.7	2.5
1992	7	38.4	16.8
1991	87	24.3	2.4
1990	3	40.1	19.1
1989	10	38.2	14.1
1988	105	20.4	-2.2
1987	11	36.6	15.6
1986	30	32.7	11.5
1985	95	23.3	1.3
1984	50	27.3	10.0
1983	31	31.3	12.8
1982	118	14.0	-6.3
1981	23	35.2	11.1
1980	60	28.4	6.8
1979	119	12.1	-6.1
1978	121	10.6	-9.4
1977	113	17.6	-3.7
1976	77	25.8	5.8
1975	52	28.5	8.4
1974	80	26.2	4.2
1973	54	27.2	9.6
1972	100	22.4	0.1
1971	98	20.5	2.6
1970	106	18.7	-1.9
1969	103	18.7	0.4
1968	62	27.6	6.9
1967	34	32.0	11.3
1966	107	19.8	-3.3
1965	91	24.7	0.9
1964	25	35.6	10.3
1963	104	20.9	-2.4
1962	68	28.8	5.0
1961	70	28.7	4.8
1960	75	24.9	7.8
1959	88	23.9	2.6
1958	14	38.0	13.9
1957	99	22.8	0.2
1956	93	21.2	3.9
1955	35	32.4	10.8
1954	94	23.3	1.6
1953	26	33.1	12.4
1952	83	23.8	4.1
1951	73	27.8	5.5
1950	114	17.6	-3.8
1949	97	21.3	2.0
1948	76	26.3	6.2
1947	12	37.1	15.1
1946	36	34.4	8.0
1945	29	32.4	12.3
1944	5	40.3	16.8
1943	86	24.9	1.8
1942	18	35.6	14.6
1941	43	28.4	10.9
1940	112	16.9	-3.0
1939	9	37.0	15.8
1938	55	28.3	8.3
1937	120	12.9	-7.1
1936	117	13.6	-5.7
1935	59	28.0	7.3
1934	15	37.0	14.8
1933	4	41.9	17.1
1932	81	23.7	4.7
1931	2	43.6	16.5
1930	108	18.0	-1.8
1929	115	17.3	-4.5
1928	32	31.8	12.0
1927	28	33.0	11.7
1926	41	30.4	9.8
1925	82	24.5	3.7
1924	96	23.4	0.2
1923	19	34.9	14.7
1922	74	26.9	6.2
1921	13	35.5	16.6
1920	58	27.3	8.3
1919	6	38.5	17.1
1918	111	18.6	-3.0
1917	85	26.0	0.9
1913	56	31.7	4.4
1912	116	16.6	-4.7
1911	63	30.1	4.3
1909	79	25.2	5.7
1908	24	34.4	11.5
1906	38	35.3	5.7
1901	20	37.0	11.4
1900	22	35.3	12.5
1899	45	32.9	4.9
1898	21	34.7	13.2
1897	102	20.0	0.1
1896	40	33.2	7.4
1893	89	25.7	0.5

Weather Station Details

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