Michigan · THREADEX · 1895–2026

Battle Creek, MI

42.312°N, 85.242°W · station BTLthr · 132 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Battle Creek.
69°TUE7/1470°WED7/1567°THU7/1668°FRI7/1769°SAT7/1866°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#89 / 130
coldest Jul 19 in 130 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

46°F
set in 1910

Mildest Jul 19 ever

79°F
set in 2019

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at Battle Creek. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4662791895: 67°F1896: 54°F1897: 63°F1898: 66°F1899: 64°F1900: 64°F1901: 63°F1902: 65°F1903: 60°F1904: 71°F1905: 71°F1906: 58°F1907: 61°F1908: 66°F1909: 48°F1910: 46°F1911: 60°F1912: 64°F1913: 60°F1914: 48°F1915: 62°F1916: 68°F1917: 57°F1918: 53°F1919: 63°F1920: 61°F1921: 70°F1922: 55°F1923: 56°F1924: 47°F1925: 55°F1926: 65°F1927: 57°F1928: 65°F1929: 47°F1930: 71°F1931: 63°F1932: 63°F1933: 59°F1934: 73°F1935: 70°F1936: 70°F1937: 53°F1938: 56°F1939: 54°F1940: 52°F1941: 50°F1942: 74°F1943: 60°F1944: 64°F1945: 60°F1946: 75°F1947: 49°F1948: 62°F1949: 63°F1950: 56°F1951: 55°F1952: 70°F1953: 63°F1954: 58°F1955: 65°F1957: 58°F1958: 59°F1959: 63°F1960: 65°F1961: 62°F1962: 53°F1963: 70°F1964: 68°F1965: 57°F1966: 63°F1967: 60°F1968: 68°F1969: 63°F1970: 63°F1971: 57°F1972: 67°F1973: 68°F1974: 65°F1975: 67°F1976: 56°F1977: 70°F1978: 70°F1979: 50°F1980: 60°F1981: 68°F1982: 69°F1983: 68°F1984: 55°F1985: 64°F1986: 72°F1987: 70°F1988: 66°F1989: 62°F1990: 61°F1991: 68°F1992: 53°F1993: 63°F1994: 62°F1995: 55°F1996: 68°F1997: 58°F1998: 67°F1999: 69°F2000: 53°F2001: 67°F2002: 70°F2003: 52°F2004: 58°F2005: 64°F2006: 65°F2007: 60°F2008: 68°F2009: 52°F2010: 69°F2011: 74°F2012: 74°F2013: 71°F2014: 57°F2015: 64°F2016: 63°F2017: 65°F2018: 59°F2019: 79°F2020: 66°F2021: 62°F2022: 67°F2023: 57°F2024: 56°F2025: 64°F66° forecast189520251910

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1966°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record46°F
This-date rank#89 of 130
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°F1906-20°F1994
Feb73°F2024-24°F1899
Mar84°F2012-11°F1943
Apr90°F18995°F1982
May95°F189522°F1989
Jun101°F197130°F1993
Jul104°F193642°F1898
Aug103°F191837°F1986
Sep99°F191325°F1989
Oct91°F196316°F1988
Nov80°F1950-6°F1950
Dec68°F2001-18°F1989
All-time104°F1936-24°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Battle Creek so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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: 62°F · forecast is +4° 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

Sunrise4:16 AM
Sunset7:17 PM
Solar noon11:46 AM
Daylight15h 01m · losing 8 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 Jul 19 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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