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Sault Ste Marie, MI

46.480°N, 84.358°W · station ANJthr · 139 years of record
52°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Sault Ste Marie.
65°WED9/256°THU9/355°FRI9/457°SAT9/557°SUN9/657°MON9/752°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Sault Ste Marie — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#100 / 138
coldest Sep 8 in 138 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

34°F
set in 1979

Mildest Sep 8 ever

69°F
set in 1959
Forecast low 52°F — 100th coldest Sep 8 of 138 years · record 34°F (1979) · coldest since 2025.
1888: 50°F1889: 54°F1890: 48°F1891: 44°F1892: 42°F1893: 46°F1894: 59°F1895: 41°F1896: 45°F1897: 60°F1898: 42°F1899: 50°F1900: 55°F1901: 39°F1902: 52°F1903: 57°F1904: 49°F1905: 50°F1906: 59°F1907: 52°F1908: 48°F1909: 45°F1910: 54°F1911: 42°F1912: 50°F1913: 49°F1914: 38°F1915: 61°F1916: 59°F1917: 45°F1918: 44°F1919: 58°F1920: 56°F1921: 51°F1922: 64°F1923: 50°F1924: 39°F1925: 45°F1926: 55°F1927: 53°F1928: 50°F1929: 47°F1930: 42°F1931: 58°F1932: 46°F1933: 60°F1934: 46°F1935: 46°F1936: 59°F1937: 45°F1938: 42°F1939: 51°F1940: 54°F1941: 43°F1942: 61°F1943: 46°F1944: 47°F1945: 61°F1946: 45°F1947: 52°F1948: 52°F1949: 39°F1950: 40°F1951: 37°F1952: 38°F1953: 42°F1954: 45°F1955: 35°F1956: 41°F1957: 37°F1958: 48°F1959: 69°F1960: 64°F1961: 57°F1962: 51°F1963: 47°F1964: 53°F1965: 46°F1966: 46°F1967: 56°F1968: 45°F1969: 47°F1970: 50°F1971: 49°F1972: 47°F1973: 37°F1974: 51°F1975: 41°F1976: 47°F1977: 40°F1978: 52°F1979: 34°F1980: 47°F1981: 39°F1982: 37°F1983: 48°F1984: 48°F1985: 58°F1986: 44°F1987: 51°F1988: 36°F1989: 54°F1990: 39°F1991: 55°F1992: 48°F1993: 44°F1994: 40°F1995: 37°F1996: 56°F1997: 49°F1998: 50°F1999: 51°F2000: 52°F2001: 64°F2002: 62°F2003: 55°F2004: 49°F2005: 45°F2006: 45°F2007: 47°F2008: 51°F2009: 56°F2010: 54°F2011: 53°F2012: 52°F2013: 50°F2014: 54°F2015: 62°F2016: 66°F2017: 46°F2018: 45°F2019: 44°F2020: 50°F2021: 54°F2022: 52°F2023: 46°F2024: 43°F2025: 38°F52° forecast30354045505560657018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 852°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record34°F
This-date rank#100 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°FJan 7, 1932-36°FJan 10, 1982
Feb51°FFeb 27, 2024-37°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar83°FMar 21, 2012-28°FMar 11, 1948
Apr85°FApr 25, 1990-13°FApr 1, 1923
May91°FMay 30, 191918°FMay 7, 1966
Jun93°FJun 27, 190126°FJun 3, 1982
Jul98°FJul 30, 191636°FJul 14, 1950
Aug98°FAug 5, 194729°FAug 29, 1982
Sep95°FSep 8, 197625°FSep 25, 1947
Oct83°FOct 2, 202315°FOct 30, 1925
Nov75°FNov 9, 2020-12°FNov 29, 1929
Dec62°FDec 5, 2001-31°FDec 26, 1993
All-time98°FJul 30, 1916-37°FFeb 10, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Sault Ste Marie so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

72°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 26, 2020

Coldest high ever

-12°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 5, 1895
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan39°FJan 13, 1932-12°FJan 15, 1994
Feb38°FFeb 28, 1902-12°FFeb 5, 1895
Mar50°FMar 20, 2012-4°FMar 5, 1890
Apr56°FApr 27, 199017°FApr 3, 1954
May65°FMay 22, 202129°FMay 2, 1911
Jun70°FJun 30, 201841°FJun 3, 1891
Jul72°FJul 26, 202050°FJul 10, 1945
Aug70°FAug 15, 198750°FAug 25, 1917
Sep71°FSep 3, 192935°FSep 30, 1899
Oct65°FOct 5, 200526°FOct 29, 1893
Nov57°FNov 9, 20206°FNov 30, 1936
Dec43°FDec 3, 1962-11°FDec 17, 1919
All-time72°FJul 26, 2020-12°FFeb 5, 1895

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: 51°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

Sunrise4:57 AM
Sunset6:17 PM
Solar noon11:37 AM
Daylight13h 20m · losing 22 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 Sep 8 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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