42.312°N, 85.242°W · station BTLthr · 132 years of record
57°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Battle Creek.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Battle Creek — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#128 / 131
coldest Sep 2 in 131 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
38°F
set in 1909
Mildest Sep 2 ever
74°F
set in 1912
Forecast low 72°F — 128th coldest Sep 2 of 131 years · record 38°F (1909) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#130 / 131
coldest Sep 3 in 131 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
37°F
set in 1946
Mildest Sep 3 ever
73°F
set in 1912
Forecast low 73°F — 130th coldest Sep 3 of 131 years · record 37°F (1946) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#129 / 131
coldest Sep 4 in 131 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
34°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 4 ever
72°F
set in 1958
Forecast low 70°F — 129th coldest Sep 4 of 131 years · record 34°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#116 / 131
coldest Sep 5 in 131 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
36°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 5 ever
72°F
set in 1960
Forecast low 67°F — 116th coldest Sep 5 of 131 years · record 36°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#100 / 131
coldest Sep 6 in 131 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
32°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 6 ever
74°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 62°F — 100th coldest Sep 6 of 131 years · record 32°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#98 / 131
coldest Sep 7 in 131 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
36°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 7 ever
77°F
set in 1912
Forecast low 61°F — 98th coldest Sep 7 of 131 years · record 36°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#74 / 131
coldest Sep 8 in 131 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
36°F
set in 1988
Mildest Sep 8 ever
72°F
set in 2016
Forecast low 57°F — 74th coldest Sep 8 of 131 years · record 36°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Battle Creek in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
68°FJan 20, 1906
-20°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
73°FFeb 27, 2024
-24°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
84°FMar 21, 2012
-11°FMar 8, 1943
Apr
90°FApr 29, 1899
5°FApr 7, 1982
May
95°FMay 29, 1895
22°FMay 7, 1989
Jun
101°FJun 28, 1971
30°FJun 1, 1993
Jul
104°FJul 14, 1936
42°FJul 11, 1898
Aug
103°FAug 6, 1918
37°FAug 28, 1986
Sep
99°FSep 2, 1913
25°FSep 24, 1989
Oct
91°FOct 6, 1963
16°FOct 30, 1988
Nov
80°FNov 1, 1950
-6°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
68°FDec 5, 2001
-18°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
104°FJul 14, 1936
-24°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Battle Creek so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
2 broke
plus 1 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
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 23, 1899
Coldest high ever
-6°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
53°FJan 7, 2008
-3°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
56°FFeb 27, 2024
-6°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
62°FMar 26, 2007
11°FMar 4, 2002
Apr
69°FApr 30, 1970
27°FApr 13, 1950
May
72°FMay 30, 2018
37°FMay 2, 1940
Jun
77°FJun 15, 2022
45°FJun 3, 1945
Jul
84°FJul 23, 1899
62°FJul 1, 1904
Aug
78°FAug 9, 1896
60°FAug 12, 2004
Sep
77°FSep 6, 1912
43°FSep 29, 1967
Oct
69°FOct 1, 2019
32°FOct 31, 1917
Nov
61°FNov 4, 1994
9°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
58°FDec 3, 1982
6°FDec 28, 1924
All-time
84°FJul 23, 1899
-6°FFeb 9, 1899
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
106 days
record run, ended Mar 10 1920
So far in 2026
81 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Battle Creek's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 55°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Battle Creek'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Battle Creek's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.