Michigan · THREADEX · 1916–2026

Alpena, MI

45.072°N, 83.564°W · station APNthr · 111 years of record
61°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Alpena.
76°TUE7/1468°WED7/1562°THU7/1661°FRI7/1761°SAT7/1861°SUN7/19

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.
4056721917: 53°F1918: 50°F1919: 58°F1920: 40°F1921: 55°F1922: 63°F1923: 50°F1924: 54°F1925: 57°F1926: 59°F1927: 63°F1928: 57°F1929: 63°F1930: 52°F1931: 67°F1932: 57°F1933: 47°F1934: 42°F1935: 57°F1936: 53°F1937: 56°F1938: 52°F1939: 42°F1940: 44°F1941: 46°F1942: 64°F1943: 62°F1944: 52°F1945: 40°F1946: 40°F1947: 58°F1948: 50°F1949: 51°F1950: 63°F1951: 47°F1952: 45°F1953: 61°F1954: 49°F1955: 63°F1956: 51°F1957: 40°F1958: 45°F1960: 51°F1961: 51°F1962: 45°F1963: 50°F1964: 53°F1965: 50°F1966: 48°F1967: 51°F1968: 65°F1969: 59°F1970: 58°F1971: 47°F1972: 50°F1973: 45°F1974: 60°F1975: 65°F1976: 51°F1977: 66°F1978: 46°F1979: 47°F1980: 60°F1981: 58°F1982: 69°F1983: 64°F1984: 51°F1985: 44°F1986: 66°F1987: 56°F1988: 67°F1989: 47°F1990: 57°F1991: 68°F1992: 48°F1993: 57°F1994: 56°F1995: 62°F1996: 59°F1997: 64°F1998: 57°F1999: 61°F2000: 59°F2001: 57°F2002: 68°F2003: 53°F2004: 55°F2005: 67°F2006: 64°F2007: 48°F2008: 59°F2009: 53°F2010: 59°F2011: 63°F2012: 65°F2013: 72°F2014: 50°F2015: 61°F2016: 47°F2017: 52°F2018: 56°F2019: 63°F2020: 60°F2021: 53°F2022: 57°F2023: 56°F2024: 66°F2025: 58°F61° forecast191720251920

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1761°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record40°F
This-date rank#83 of 108
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-37°F (1979)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1916–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan62°F1944-28°F1963
Feb70°F2024-37°F1979
Mar87°F2012-27°F1962
Apr90°F1990-7°F2003
May94°F193720°F1966
Jun104°F193427°F1928
Jul106°F193634°F1930
Aug102°F198829°F1934
Sep99°F195323°F1942
Oct90°F200712°F1925
Nov78°F2022-6°F1933
Dec65°F1982-27°F1933
All-time106°F1936-37°F1979

2026 Records So Far

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

Cold Streaks

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Alpena's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 56°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Jan: 27°FJan: 12°FFeb: 30°FFeb: 11°FMar: 39°FMar: 19°FApr: 52°FApr: 30°FMay: 65°FMay: 41°FJun: 75°FJun: 50°FJul: 80°FJul: 56°FAug: 78°FAug: 54°FSep: 70°FSep: 47°FOct: 57°FOct: 37°FNov: 44°FNov: 29°FDec: 33°FDec: 20°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:00 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight15h 20m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.07°N, 83.56°W

Nearby Stations

Houghton Lake, MI73 mi SWSault Ste Marie, MI104 mi NWSaginaw, MI109 mi SFlint, MI145 mi SLansing, MI166 mi SWGrand Rapids, MI179 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Alpena, MI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

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.
Alpena, MI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1916

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.
Alpena, MI daily low heat map 1916–2026

Days Below the Mark

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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