Michigan · THREADEX · 1888–2026

Sault Ste Marie, MI

46.480°N, 84.358°W · station ANJthr · 139 years of record
57°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Sault Ste Marie.
71°TUE7/1460°WED7/1558°THU7/1657°FRI7/1759°SAT7/1859°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#91 / 138
coldest Jul 17 in 138 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

38°F
set in 1985

Mildest Jul 17 ever

71°F
set in 2013

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Sault Ste Marie. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3854711888: 52°F1889: 52°F1890: 55°F1891: 54°F1892: 46°F1893: 54°F1894: 54°F1895: 53°F1896: 48°F1897: 56°F1898: 62°F1899: 54°F1900: 54°F1901: 58°F1902: 55°F1903: 53°F1904: 50°F1905: 58°F1906: 54°F1907: 56°F1908: 47°F1909: 51°F1910: 50°F1911: 39°F1912: 40°F1913: 54°F1914: 54°F1915: 51°F1916: 61°F1917: 50°F1918: 49°F1919: 55°F1920: 45°F1921: 60°F1922: 52°F1923: 51°F1924: 50°F1925: 49°F1926: 55°F1927: 49°F1928: 51°F1929: 59°F1930: 56°F1931: 66°F1932: 56°F1933: 49°F1934: 49°F1935: 60°F1936: 54°F1937: 52°F1938: 53°F1939: 45°F1940: 45°F1941: 48°F1942: 61°F1943: 56°F1944: 48°F1945: 47°F1946: 48°F1947: 57°F1948: 58°F1949: 59°F1950: 50°F1951: 53°F1952: 45°F1953: 60°F1954: 50°F1955: 61°F1956: 48°F1957: 52°F1958: 44°F1959: 58°F1960: 59°F1961: 51°F1962: 53°F1963: 54°F1964: 57°F1965: 54°F1966: 57°F1967: 55°F1968: 66°F1969: 52°F1970: 48°F1971: 45°F1972: 45°F1973: 48°F1974: 59°F1975: 64°F1976: 44°F1977: 58°F1978: 44°F1979: 42°F1980: 54°F1981: 50°F1982: 64°F1983: 61°F1984: 51°F1985: 38°F1986: 64°F1987: 57°F1988: 55°F1989: 50°F1990: 54°F1991: 61°F1992: 59°F1993: 58°F1994: 52°F1995: 57°F1996: 54°F1997: 57°F1998: 57°F1999: 57°F2000: 58°F2001: 60°F2002: 66°F2003: 51°F2004: 52°F2005: 68°F2006: 60°F2007: 50°F2008: 53°F2009: 51°F2010: 57°F2011: 65°F2012: 65°F2013: 71°F2014: 47°F2015: 60°F2016: 48°F2017: 50°F2018: 51°F2019: 59°F2020: 59°F2021: 59°F2022: 59°F2023: 54°F2024: 60°F2025: 54°F57° forecast188819852025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1757°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record38°F
This-date rank#91 of 138
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-37°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1888–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Sault Ste Marie in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan54°F1932-36°F1982
Feb51°F2024-37°F1899
Mar83°F2012-28°F1948
Apr85°F1990-13°F1923
May91°F191918°F1966
Jun93°F190126°F1982
Jul98°F191636°F1950
Aug98°F194729°F1982
Sep95°F197625°F1947
Oct83°F202315°F1925
Nov75°F2020-12°F1929
Dec62°F2001-31°F1993
All-time98°F1916-37°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Sault Ste Marie so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

153 days
record run, ended Apr 19 1923

So far in 2026

119 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Sault Ste Marie's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 56°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 23°FJan: 8°FFeb: 26°FFeb: 9°FMar: 35°FMar: 18°FApr: 48°FApr: 30°FMay: 62°FMay: 41°FJun: 72°FJun: 50°FJul: 76°FJul: 55°FAug: 75°FAug: 55°FSep: 67°FSep: 49°FOct: 53°FOct: 38°FNov: 40°FNov: 28°FDec: 30°FDec: 17°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise3:57 AM
Sunset7:28 PM
Solar noon11:43 AM
Daylight15h 31m · losing 10 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.48°N, 84.36°W

Nearby Stations

Alpena, MI104 mi SEHoughton Lake, MI147 mi SMarquette County, MI151 mi WSaginaw, MI204 mi SGreen Bay, WI229 mi SWFlint, MI244 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Sault Ste Marie's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Sault Ste Marie, MI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Sault Ste Marie's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Sault Ste Marie, MI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1888

Each cell is one day's low at Sault Ste Marie, coloured by temperature — 139 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Sault Ste Marie, MI daily low heat map 1888–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Sault Ste Marie — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
119 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 33rd most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 112. Record: 134 in 1956.

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