All-time weather records — Kalkaska, MI

Record high
97.0°F
July 1, 2018
Record low
-34.1°F
February 4, 1996
Wettest day
3.62 in
May 29, 1942

Climate change signal in Kalkaska

37.4%

of Kalkaska's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (137 of 366 records since 2015).

21.9%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (80 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1930s
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1940s
·
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1950s
·
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1960s
·
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1970s
·
·
1980s
·
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1990s
83
130
2000s
92
112
2010s
116
94
2020s
75
30

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1990, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1938-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 57.9°F — Jan 13, 2013 -32.1°F — Jan 31, 1994 1.50 in — Jan 13, 2005
February 68.0°F — Feb 28, 2024 -34.1°F — Feb 4, 1996 0.97 in — Feb 28, 1981
March 84.9°F — Mar 22, 2012 -29.0°F — Mar 3, 2014 2.08 in — Mar 31, 1998
April 86.0°F — Apr 17, 2002 -4.0°F — Apr 6, 2003 3.54 in — Apr 13, 2026
May 90.0°F — May 13, 2022 19.0°F — May 13, 2020 3.62 in — May 29, 1942
June 93.9°F — Jun 18, 1994 28.9°F — Jun 1, 2003 2.66 in — Jun 25, 1954
July 97.0°F — Jul 1, 2018 33.1°F — Jul 21, 1992 3.25 in — Jul 22, 1948
August 96.1°F — Aug 1, 2006 32.0°F — Aug 31, 2009 2.78 in — Aug 16, 1987
September 91.9°F — Sep 23, 2017 23.0°F — Sep 29, 2000 3.26 in — Sep 14, 1961
October 88.0°F — Oct 5, 2025 19.0°F — Oct 22, 2008 2.75 in — Oct 25, 1991
November 75.0°F — Nov 10, 2020 -2.0°F — Nov 15, 1996 2.27 in — Nov 18, 2013
December 63.0°F — Dec 6, 2001 -18.0°F — Dec 27, 2004 2.16 in — Dec 27, 1942

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