Michigan · THREADEX · 1887–2026

Kalamazoo, MI

42.228°N, 85.546°W · station AZOthr · 140 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Kalamazoo.
70°TUE7/1471°WED7/1568°THU7/1669°FRI7/1770°SAT7/1866°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#82 / 129
coldest Jul 19 in 129 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

43°F
set in 1899

Mildest Jul 19 ever

81°F
set in 2019

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at Kalamazoo. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4362811887: 72°F1888: 65°F1890: 57°F1892: 62°F1893: 61°F1894: 66°F1895: 69°F1897: 64°F1898: 66°F1899: 43°F1900: 64°F1901: 68°F1902: 63°F1903: 55°F1904: 73°F1905: 72°F1906: 59°F1907: 68°F1908: 65°F1909: 51°F1910: 51°F1911: 52°F1912: 59°F1913: 60°F1914: 49°F1915: 62°F1916: 67°F1917: 61°F1918: 51°F1919: 61°F1920: 58°F1921: 71°F1922: 55°F1923: 57°F1924: 46°F1925: 59°F1926: 68°F1927: 57°F1928: 65°F1929: 48°F1930: 72°F1931: 58°F1932: 57°F1933: 61°F1934: 77°F1935: 72°F1936: 67°F1937: 52°F1938: 56°F1939: 55°F1940: 52°F1941: 53°F1942: 75°F1943: 58°F1944: 63°F1945: 59°F1946: 76°F1947: 50°F1948: 62°F1949: 71°F1950: 60°F1951: 58°F1952: 71°F1953: 63°F1954: 59°F1955: 67°F1956: 50°F1957: 59°F1958: 57°F1959: 64°F1960: 63°F1961: 60°F1962: 55°F1963: 70°F1964: 69°F1965: 58°F1966: 68°F1967: 61°F1968: 70°F1969: 65°F1970: 65°F1971: 53°F1972: 67°F1973: 67°F1974: 68°F1976: 60°F1977: 76°F1978: 65°F1979: 50°F1980: 61°F1981: 68°F1982: 69°F1983: 70°F1984: 50°F1985: 65°F1986: 74°F1987: 70°F1988: 68°F1990: 67°F1991: 70°F1994: 72°F1998: 67°F1999: 68°F2000: 51°F2001: 64°F2002: 68°F2003: 51°F2004: 58°F2005: 66°F2006: 61°F2007: 58°F2008: 67°F2009: 49°F2010: 68°F2011: 75°F2012: 75°F2013: 70°F2014: 55°F2015: 63°F2016: 64°F2017: 64°F2018: 58°F2019: 81°F2020: 67°F2021: 60°F2022: 65°F2023: 57°F2024: 57°F2025: 65°F66° forecast188718992025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1966°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record43°F
This-date rank#82 of 129
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-22°F (1912)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1887–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Kalamazoo in each calendar month, and for the whole 1887–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan67°F1906-20°F1918
Feb74°F2024-22°F1912
Mar85°F2012-12°F1943
Apr89°F19156°F1896
May96°F201824°F1926
Jun102°F193434°F1915
Jul109°F193639°F2001
Aug104°F191836°F1976
Sep100°F195329°F1942
Oct90°F195117°F1925
Nov81°F1950-7°F1950
Dec69°F1936-14°F1917
All-time109°F1936-22°F1912

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Kalamazoo 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

2 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

100 days
record run, ended Mar 28 1940

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Kalamazoo's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 63°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 18°FFeb: 35°FFeb: 20°FMar: 46°FMar: 27°FApr: 60°FApr: 38°FMay: 71°FMay: 49°FJun: 80°FJun: 58°FJul: 84°FJul: 62°FAug: 82°FAug: 60°FSep: 75°FSep: 53°FOct: 62°FOct: 42°FNov: 49°FNov: 33°FDec: 37°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:17 AM
Sunset7:18 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight15h 01m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.23°N, 85.55°W

Nearby Stations

Battle Creek, MI16 mi EGrand Rapids, MI45 mi NHolland, MI45 mi NWSouth Bend, IN53 mi SWLansing, MI61 mi NEMuskegon, MI74 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

Kalamazoo'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.
Kalamazoo, MI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Kalamazoo's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Kalamazoo, MI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1887

Each cell is one day's low at Kalamazoo, coloured by temperature — 140 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Kalamazoo, MI daily low heat map 1887–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Kalamazoo — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
79 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 106th most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 82. Record: 109 in 1926.

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