Mitchell October Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of October in Mitchell, South Dakota from 1896–2023.

Rainiest October in Mitchell History

The rainiest October in Mitchell, South Dakota history happened in 1998, with 5.72 inches of total precipitation.

Driest October in Mitchell History

There have been 3 times where no rain was recorded in Mitchell, South Dakota for the entire month of October. The most recent time this happened was 1988.

Mitchell Average October Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	3.31
2022	0.27
2021	2.75
2020	0.60
2019	1.33
2018	2.42
2017	3.07
2016	1.95
2015	1.54
2014	0.64
2013	4.34
2012	0.72
2011	2.19
2010	0.56
2009	2.19
2008	3.97
2007	3.29
2006	0.09
2005	0.47
2004	1.25
2003	1.56
2002	2.67
2001	0.37
2000	2.50
1999	0.26
1998	5.72
1997	1.64
1996	2.53
1995	2.50
1994	1.49
1993	0.07
1992	0.42
1991	1.01
1990	1.51
1989	0.27
1988	0.00
1987	0.57
1986	0.72
1985	1.12
1984	3.92
1983	0.70
1982	4.61
1981	1.83
1980	1.34
1979	2.55
1978	0.13
1977	1.91
1976	0.52
1975	0.87
1974	0.54
1973	0.51
1971	2.81
1970	1.92
1969	2.68
1968	3.28
1967	0.71
1966	0.30
1965	0.35
1964	0.00
1963	1.59
1962	1.04
1961	3.57
1960	0.85
1959	3.79
1958	0.15
1957	1.84
1956	1.31
1955	0.35
1954	1.50
1953	0.34
1952	0.00
1951	1.63
1950	1.75
1949	1.77
1948	1.59
1947	1.81
1946	3.53
1945	0.59
1944	0.53
1943	4.73
1942	0.53
1941	3.43
1940	0.76
1939	1.34
1938	0.20
1937	0.74
1936	0.41
1935	0.39
1934	0.78
1933	0.04
1932	0.76
1931	1.41
1930	1.65
1929	2.56
1928	1.87
1927	0.73
1926	1.46
1925	0.58
1924	1.15
1923	0.40
1922	1.17
1921	0.40
1920	0.72
1919	1.85
1918	1.32
1917	0.18
1916	0.43
1915	1.71
1914	3.37
1913	0.52
1912	0.22
1911	4.82
1910	0.57
1909	2.16
1908	2.45
1907	0.23
1906	2.55
1905	2.07
1904	2.33
1903	1.97
1902	1.57
1901	2.35
1900	3.42
1899	1.83
1898	1.24
1897	1.93
1896	3.34

Notes

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded