Gaylord, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GAYLORD OTSEGO CO AP, MI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gaylord has an annual average temperature of 42.7°F with about 29.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 77.9°F), and the coldest is February (average low 9.7°F). September is typically the wettest month (3.64 in) and February the driest (1.09 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,079
Cooling need
48

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

180 of 366 (49.2%) of Gaylord's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1990s
27
2000s
104
2010s
121
2020s
114

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 24.6°F 10.9°F 17.7°F 1.24 in 13
February 27.0°F 9.7°F 18.3°F 1.09 in 11
March 37.5°F 17.9°F 27.7°F 1.42 in 11
April 50.7°F 29.9°F 40.3°F 2.73 in 13
May 64.7°F 41.6°F 53.1°F 3.01 in 13
June 73.7°F 51.1°F 62.4°F 2.76 in 12
July 77.9°F 55.3°F 66.6°F 2.81 in 11
August 75.8°F 53.4°F 64.6°F 3.25 in 12
September 68.2°F 47.1°F 57.6°F 3.64 in 14
October 54.7°F 36.9°F 45.8°F 3.63 in 17
November 41.1°F 27.1°F 34.1°F 2.28 in 15
December 30.2°F 18.0°F 24.1°F 1.62 in 15

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