Michigan · THREADEX · 1892–2026

Grand Rapids, MI

42.882°N, 85.523°W · station GRRthr · 135 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Grand Rapids.
70°TUE7/1471°WED7/1568°THU7/1668°FRI7/1769°SAT7/1866°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#85 / 132
coldest Jul 19 in 132 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

47°F
set in 1924

Mildest Jul 19 ever

78°F
set in 1934

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at Grand Rapids. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4762781892: 52°F1894: 64°F1896: 57°F1897: 64°F1898: 69°F1899: 62°F1900: 62°F1901: 63°F1902: 63°F1903: 60°F1904: 71°F1905: 70°F1906: 63°F1907: 67°F1908: 62°F1909: 51°F1910: 56°F1911: 62°F1912: 54°F1913: 62°F1914: 54°F1915: 60°F1916: 67°F1917: 60°F1918: 57°F1919: 66°F1920: 58°F1921: 67°F1922: 60°F1923: 65°F1924: 47°F1925: 62°F1926: 69°F1927: 56°F1928: 71°F1929: 48°F1930: 73°F1931: 68°F1932: 64°F1933: 67°F1934: 78°F1935: 75°F1936: 69°F1937: 58°F1938: 62°F1939: 59°F1940: 61°F1941: 48°F1942: 68°F1943: 61°F1944: 63°F1945: 56°F1946: 71°F1947: 51°F1948: 60°F1949: 63°F1950: 58°F1951: 56°F1952: 70°F1953: 62°F1954: 59°F1955: 67°F1956: 55°F1957: 61°F1958: 56°F1959: 63°F1960: 64°F1961: 63°F1962: 53°F1963: 68°F1964: 67°F1965: 58°F1966: 57°F1967: 57°F1968: 66°F1969: 62°F1970: 60°F1971: 57°F1972: 68°F1973: 65°F1974: 63°F1975: 69°F1976: 57°F1977: 73°F1978: 74°F1979: 47°F1980: 60°F1981: 70°F1982: 68°F1983: 67°F1984: 56°F1985: 67°F1986: 73°F1987: 71°F1988: 65°F1989: 64°F1990: 63°F1991: 72°F1992: 59°F1993: 67°F1994: 64°F1995: 57°F1996: 69°F1997: 59°F1998: 66°F1999: 67°F2000: 53°F2001: 66°F2002: 68°F2003: 50°F2004: 59°F2005: 62°F2006: 62°F2007: 60°F2008: 72°F2009: 51°F2010: 67°F2011: 75°F2012: 74°F2013: 78°F2014: 57°F2015: 65°F2016: 72°F2017: 66°F2018: 58°F2019: 77°F2020: 65°F2021: 63°F2022: 71°F2023: 56°F2024: 55°F2025: 63°F66° forecast189220251924

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1966°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#85 of 132
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-24°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1892–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Grand Rapids in each calendar month, and for the whole 1892–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan66°F1950-22°F1951
Feb73°F2024-24°F1899
Mar87°F2012-13°F1943
Apr90°F18993°F1982
May95°F193421°F1903
Jun102°F193432°F1945
Jul108°F193641°F1983
Aug102°F191839°F1976
Sep98°F191327°F1991
Oct89°F189718°F1974
Nov81°F1950-10°F1950
Dec69°F2001-18°F1983
All-time108°F1936-24°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Grand Rapids so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

115 days
record run, ended Mar 18 1959

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Grand Rapids's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 63°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 31°FJan: 18°FFeb: 33°FFeb: 19°FMar: 44°FMar: 26°FApr: 58°FApr: 37°FMay: 70°FMay: 48°FJun: 79°FJun: 58°FJul: 83°FJul: 62°FAug: 81°FAug: 61°FSep: 74°FSep: 53°FOct: 60°FOct: 42°FNov: 47°FNov: 32°FDec: 36°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:15 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight15h 05m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.88°N, 85.52°W

Nearby Stations

Holland, MI30 mi WMuskegon, MI41 mi WBattle Creek, MI41 mi SEKalamazoo, MI45 mi SLansing, MI47 mi ESaginaw, MI85 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Grand Rapids'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.
Grand Rapids, MI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Grand Rapids's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Grand Rapids, MI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1892

Each cell is one day's low at Grand Rapids, coloured by temperature — 135 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Grand Rapids, MI daily low heat map 1892–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Grand Rapids — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
83 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 111th most in 135 years. Normal for this point: 89. Record: 111 in 1956.

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