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Battle Creek, MI

42.312°N, 85.242°W · station BTLthr · 132 years of record
57°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Battle Creek.
72°WED9/273°THU9/370°FRI9/467°SAT9/562°SUN9/661°MON9/757°TUE9/8

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

#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.
1895: 48°F1896: 51°F1897: 57°F1898: 50°F1899: 62°F1900: 57°F1901: 54°F1902: 55°F1903: 58°F1904: 57°F1905: 52°F1906: 56°F1907: 58°F1908: 50°F1909: 48°F1910: 64°F1911: 56°F1912: 65°F1913: 65°F1914: 44°F1915: 62°F1916: 66°F1917: 50°F1918: 49°F1919: 70°F1920: 52°F1921: 54°F1922: 65°F1923: 54°F1924: 48°F1925: 60°F1926: 57°F1927: 62°F1928: 44°F1929: 54°F1930: 51°F1931: 60°F1932: 43°F1933: 65°F1934: 54°F1935: 52°F1936: 68°F1937: 55°F1938: 56°F1939: 65°F1940: 59°F1941: 57°F1942: 68°F1943: 53°F1944: 48°F1945: 67°F1946: 56°F1947: 63°F1948: 63°F1949: 45°F1950: 57°F1951: 40°F1952: 42°F1953: 43°F1954: 49°F1955: 43°F1956: 45°F1957: 43°F1958: 51°F1959: 71°F1960: 60°F1961: 57°F1962: 41°F1963: 56°F1964: 61°F1965: 59°F1966: 46°F1967: 51°F1968: 43°F1969: 51°F1970: 68°F1971: 68°F1972: 59°F1973: 47°F1974: 52°F1975: 50°F1976: 54°F1977: 59°F1978: 65°F1979: 38°F1980: 54°F1981: 52°F1982: 42°F1983: 48°F1984: 53°F1985: 67°F1986: 37°F1987: 62°F1988: 36°F1989: 65°F1990: 48°F1991: 56°F1992: 61°F1993: 43°F1994: 48°F1995: 47°F1996: 62°F1997: 59°F1998: 48°F1999: 53°F2000: 56°F2001: 67°F2002: 61°F2003: 57°F2004: 58°F2005: 63°F2006: 60°F2007: 60°F2008: 56°F2009: 63°F2010: 55°F2011: 54°F2012: 57°F2013: 63°F2014: 52°F2015: 69°F2016: 72°F2017: 51°F2018: 56°F2019: 53°F2020: 62°F2021: 57°F2022: 53°F2023: 57°F2024: 46°F2025: 40°F57° forecast3540455055606570751900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 857°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record36°F
This-date rank#74 of 131
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-24°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1895–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan68°FJan 20, 1906-20°FJan 19, 1994
Feb73°FFeb 27, 2024-24°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar84°FMar 21, 2012-11°FMar 8, 1943
Apr90°FApr 29, 18995°FApr 7, 1982
May95°FMay 29, 189522°FMay 7, 1989
Jun101°FJun 28, 197130°FJun 1, 1993
Jul104°FJul 14, 193642°FJul 11, 1898
Aug103°FAug 6, 191837°FAug 28, 1986
Sep99°FSep 2, 191325°FSep 24, 1989
Oct91°FOct 6, 196316°FOct 30, 1988
Nov80°FNov 1, 1950-6°FNov 25, 1950
Dec68°FDec 5, 2001-18°FDec 22, 1989
All-time104°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan53°FJan 7, 2008-3°FJan 17, 1982
Feb56°FFeb 27, 2024-6°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar62°FMar 26, 200711°FMar 4, 2002
Apr69°FApr 30, 197027°FApr 13, 1950
May72°FMay 30, 201837°FMay 2, 1940
Jun77°FJun 15, 202245°FJun 3, 1945
Jul84°FJul 23, 189962°FJul 1, 1904
Aug78°FAug 9, 189660°FAug 12, 2004
Sep77°FSep 6, 191243°FSep 29, 1967
Oct69°FOct 1, 201932°FOct 31, 1917
Nov61°FNov 4, 19949°FNov 24, 1950
Dec58°FDec 3, 19826°FDec 28, 1924
All-time84°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.
Jan: 31°FJan: 17°FFeb: 34°FFeb: 19°FMar: 45°FMar: 26°FApr: 59°FApr: 37°FMay: 70°FMay: 48°FJun: 79°FJun: 58°FJul: 83°FJul: 62°FAug: 81°FAug: 60°FSep: 74°FSep: 52°FOct: 61°FOct: 42°FNov: 47°FNov: 32°FDec: 36°FDec: 23°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:06 AM
Sunset6:15 PM
Solar noon11:41 AM
Daylight13h 09m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.31°N, 85.24°W

Nearby Stations

Kalamazoo, MI16 mi WGrand Rapids, MI41 mi NWLansing, MI45 mi NEHolland, MI52 mi NWSouth Bend, IN69 mi SWMuskegon, MI77 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Battle Creek, MI — last six weeks of daily low

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.
Battle Creek, MI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1895

Each cell is one day's low at Battle Creek, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Battle Creek, MI daily low heat map 1895–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Battle Creek — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
81 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 120th most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 92. Record: 108 in 1904.

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