List of Michigan weather records

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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 Stanwood 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) 		87
(31) 		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 12.92 inches (328 mm) July 20, 2019. Walhalla

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[]

  1. ^ a b c "State Climate Extremes Committee - Records - Michigan". National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Surface Data, Monthly Extremes - U.S. - Michigan - Entire State". National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Spang, Jean. "The Heat Wave of 1936: The Local Toll" (PDF). The Royal Oak Historical Society. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Michigan and Southeast Michigan Tornado Outbreaks". U.S. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "Tornado History Project - June 8, 1953 Storm Data". Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  6. ^ "Genesee County Tornado Statistics". U.S. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  7. ^ "Lapeer County Tornado Statistics". U.S. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
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