Michigan · THREADEX · 1916–2026
Alpena, MI
45.072°N, 83.564°W · station APNthr · 111 years of record
61°F
COLDEST JUL 17 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Jul 17
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Alpena.
This Day in History · Jul 17
Today ranks
#83 / 108
coldest Jul 17 in 108 yrs of record
Coldest Jul 17 ever
40°F
set in 1920
Mildest Jul 17 ever
72°F
set in 2013
Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year
Every year's low on Jul 17 at Alpena. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
| Forecast low · Jul 17 | 61°F |
| Coldest this date since | 2025 |
| This-date record | 40°F |
| This-date rank | #83 of 108 |
| Coldest at any time since | 2026 |
| All-time record | -37°F (1979) |
| Odds to tie/break | 0.0% (daily) |
| Period of record | 1916–2026 |
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Alpena in each calendar month, and for the whole 1916–2026 record — with the year each was set.
| Month | Record High | Record Low |
|---|
| Jan | 62°F1944 | -28°F1963 |
| Feb | 70°F2024 | -37°F1979 |
| Mar | 87°F2012 | -27°F1962 |
| Apr | 90°F1990 | -7°F2003 |
| May | 94°F1937 | 20°F1966 |
| Jun | 104°F1934 | 27°F1928 |
| Jul | 106°F1936 | 34°F1930 |
| Aug | 102°F1988 | 29°F1934 |
| Sep | 99°F1953 | 23°F1942 |
| Oct | 90°F2007 | 12°F1925 |
| Nov | 78°F2022 | -6°F1933 |
| Dec | 65°F1982 | -27°F1933 |
| All-time | 106°F1936 | -37°F1979 |
Records set or tied at Alpena so far this year — through Jul 11.
Record Highs in 2026
2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
140 days
record run, ended Apr 19 1923
So far in 2026
109 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Normal low & low by month, from Alpena's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 56°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Sun & Daylight Today
| Sunrise | 4:00 AM |
| Sunset | 7:20 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:40 AM |
| Daylight | 15h 20m · losing 9 min/wk |
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.
Location
Alpena'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.
Every day this year against Alpena's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's low at Alpena, coloured by temperature — 111 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
How many days a year hit a given low at Alpena — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
109 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 71st most in 111 years. Normal for this point: 111. Record: 134 in 1961.
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