45.072°N, 83.564°W · station APNthr · 111 years of record
53°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Alpena.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Alpena — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#103 / 108
coldest Sep 2 in 108 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
31°F
set in 1935
Mildest Sep 2 ever
70°F
set in 1953
Forecast low 68°F — 103rd coldest Sep 2 of 108 years · record 31°F (1935) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#90 / 109
coldest Sep 3 in 109 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
32°F
set in 1946
Mildest Sep 3 ever
74°F
set in 1929
Forecast low 59°F — 90th coldest Sep 3 of 109 years · record 32°F (1946) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#87 / 109
coldest Sep 4 in 109 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
31°F
set in 1924
Mildest Sep 4 ever
67°F
set in 1971
Forecast low 56°F — 87th coldest Sep 4 of 109 years · record 31°F (1924) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#81 / 109
coldest Sep 5 in 109 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
31°F
set in 1963
Mildest Sep 5 ever
69°F
set in 1941
Forecast low 56°F — 81st coldest Sep 5 of 109 years · record 31°F (1963) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#76 / 109
coldest Sep 6 in 109 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
30°F
set in 1938
Mildest Sep 6 ever
71°F
set in 2007
Forecast low 55°F — 76th coldest Sep 6 of 109 years · record 30°F (1938) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#81 / 109
coldest Sep 7 in 109 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
34°F
set in 1917
Mildest Sep 7 ever
74°F
set in 1959
Forecast low 56°F — 81st coldest Sep 7 of 109 years · record 34°F (1917) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#74 / 109
coldest Sep 8 in 109 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
33°F
set in 1982
Mildest Sep 8 ever
77°F
set in 1919
Forecast low 53°F — 74th coldest Sep 8 of 109 years · record 33°F (1982) · coldest since 2025.
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°FJan 26, 1944
-28°FJan 15, 1963
Feb
70°FFeb 27, 2024
-37°FFeb 17, 1979
Mar
87°FMar 21, 2012
-27°FMar 2, 1962
Apr
90°FApr 25, 1990
-7°FApr 6, 2003
May
94°FMay 30, 1937
20°FMay 2, 1966
Jun
104°FJun 1, 1934
27°FJun 3, 1928
Jul
106°FJul 13, 1936
34°FJul 4, 1930
Aug
102°FAug 2, 1988
29°FAug 30, 1934
Sep
99°FSep 1, 1953
23°FSep 23, 1942
Oct
90°FOct 8, 2007
12°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
78°FNov 10, 2022
-6°FNov 15, 1933
Dec
65°FDec 25, 1982
-27°FDec 29, 1933
All-time
106°FJul 13, 1936
-37°FFeb 17, 1979
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Alpena so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
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
79°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 23, 2025
Coldest high ever
-5°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1933
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
41°FJan 5, 2007
-3°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
42°FFeb 19, 1994
-5°FFeb 9, 1933
Mar
55°FMar 22, 1938
7°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
64°FApr 17, 1976
22°FApr 3, 1954
May
66°FMay 22, 1930
34°FMay 23, 1917
Jun
79°FJun 23, 2025
46°FJun 2, 1945
Jul
76°FJul 30, 1917
56°FJul 8, 1997
Aug
77°FAug 25, 1948
54°FAug 28, 1992
Sep
77°FSep 8, 1919
42°FSep 24, 1950
Oct
65°FOct 12, 1928
31°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
60°FNov 5, 2024
13°FNov 29, 1929
Dec
47°FDec 3, 1982
2°FDec 26, 1993
All-time
79°FJun 23, 2025
-5°FFeb 9, 1933
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: 50°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.