List of Michigan weather records
These are the extremes in weather records for Michigan, a state in the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States.
Temperature
Overall
The state record low is −51 °F (−46 °C), recorded at Vanderbilt on February 9, 1934, while the state record high is 112 °F (44 °C), recorded at Standwood and Mio on July 13, 1936.[1]
By month
| Climate data for Michigan (1898–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) |
72 (22) |
84 (29) |
94 (34) |
100 (38) |
107 (42) |
112 (44) |
105 (41) |
104 (40) |
94 (34) |
87 (31) |
72 (22) |
112 (44) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −46 (−43) |
−51 (−46) |
−45 (−43) |
−20 (−29) |
8 (−13) |
17 (−8) |
23 (−5) |
22 (−6) |
9 (−13) |
0 (−18) |
−23 (−31) |
−41 (−41) |
−51 (−46) |
| Source: [2] | |||||||||||||
Heat wave
| Event[3] | Count | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most heat wave deaths | 570 | July 8–14, 1936 | Statewide |
Precipitation
Rain
| Event[1] | Measurement | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest 24-Hour rainfall | 9.78 inches (248 mm) | August 31, 1914 | Bloomingdale |
Snow
| Event[1] | Measurement | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest 24-hour snowfall | 32.0 inches (81 cm) | December 2, 1985 | Herman |
| Greatest snow depth | 117.0 inches (297 cm) | January 27–31, 1948 | Eagle Harbor |
Tornados
| Event | Date | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most in one day | 19 | May 21, 2001 | Statewide | [4] |
| Most fatalities, one day | 125 | June 8, 1953 | Statewide | [5] |
| Most fatalities, single tornado | 116 | June 8, 1953 | Genesee County, Lapeer County | [6][7] |
References
- ^ a b c "State Climate Extremes Committee - Records - Michigan". National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "Surface Data, Monthly Extremes - U.S. - Michigan - Entire State". National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Spang, Jean. "The Heat Wave of 1936: The Local Toll" (PDF). The Royal Oak Historical Society. Retrieved January 2016.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ "Michigan and Southeast Michigan Tornado Outbreaks". U.S. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "Tornado History Project - June 8, 1953 Storm Data". Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "Genesee County Tornado Statistics". U.S. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "Lapeer County Tornado Statistics". U.S. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 21, 2016.