All-time weather records — Ontonagon, MI
Climate change signal in Ontonagon
of Ontonagon's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 | 40 | ||
| 1980s | 96 | 133 | ||
| 1990s | 97 | 96 | ||
| 2000s | 111 | 64 | ||
| 2010s | 50 | 33 |
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 1977, the latest in 2014. Period of observation: 1977-2014.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55.9°F — Jan 25, 1981 | -41.1°F — Jan 19, 1994 | 1.45 in — Jan 18, 1996 |
| February | 66.0°F — Feb 16, 2011 | -42.0°F — Feb 17, 1979 | 1.40 in — Feb 8, 2011 |
| March | 82.9°F — Mar 19, 2012 | -33.0°F — Mar 7, 1996 | 2.50 in — Mar 25, 1996 |
| April | 89.1°F — Apr 16, 2002 | -6.0°F — Apr 5, 2014 | 1.60 in — Apr 11, 2002 |
| May | 95.0°F — May 29, 2006 | 18.0°F — May 1, 1978 | 2.25 in — May 26, 1991 |
| June | 96.1°F — Jun 23, 2005 | 25.0°F — Jun 21, 1992 | 2.02 in — Jun 11, 1986 |
| July | 100.9°F — Jul 7, 1988 | 32.0°F — Jul 1, 1988 | 2.51 in — Jul 18, 1987 |
| August | 99.0°F — Aug 7, 1983 | 34.0°F — Aug 16, 1979 | 3.90 in — Aug 23, 1978 |
| September | 97.0°F — Sep 11, 2005 | 25.0°F — Sep 22, 1981 | 2.31 in — Sep 5, 1983 |
| October | 88.0°F — Oct 7, 2007 | 15.1°F — Oct 19, 1989 | 1.85 in — Oct 25, 2012 |
| November | 77.0°F — Nov 3, 1978 | -5.1°F — Nov 23, 1989 | 1.90 in — Nov 1, 1991 |
| December | 62.1°F — Dec 3, 1982 | -23.1°F — Dec 27, 1996 | 0.97 in — Dec 5, 1998 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Ontonagon.