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Houghton Lake, MI

44.359°N, 84.674°W · station HTLthr · 114 years of record
56°F
forecast low · Sep 6

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Houghton Lake.
69°WED9/262°THU9/362°FRI9/458°SAT9/556°SUN9/656°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Houghton Lake — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#73 / 111
coldest Sep 6 in 111 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 6 ever

27°F
set in 1920

Mildest Sep 6 ever

69°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 56°F — 73rd coldest Sep 6 of 111 years · record 27°F (1920) · coldest since 2025.
1913: 54°F1914: 38°F1916: 67°F1918: 28°F1919: 58°F1920: 27°F1921: 38°F1922: 62°F1923: 57°F1924: 36°F1925: 60°F1926: 54°F1927: 43°F1928: 33°F1929: 62°F1930: 42°F1931: 50°F1932: 39°F1933: 58°F1934: 51°F1935: 32°F1936: 48°F1937: 34°F1938: 45°F1939: 50°F1940: 54°F1941: 59°F1942: 35°F1943: 56°F1944: 60°F1945: 59°F1946: 64°F1947: 53°F1948: 48°F1949: 31°F1950: 31°F1951: 57°F1952: 45°F1953: 48°F1954: 58°F1955: 46°F1956: 58°F1957: 36°F1958: 60°F1959: 63°F1960: 55°F1961: 63°F1962: 37°F1963: 38°F1964: 41°F1965: 41°F1966: 50°F1967: 44°F1968: 46°F1969: 66°F1970: 49°F1971: 64°F1972: 52°F1973: 57°F1974: 41°F1975: 45°F1976: 41°F1977: 46°F1978: 64°F1979: 54°F1980: 56°F1981: 55°F1982: 42°F1983: 60°F1984: 37°F1985: 69°F1986: 42°F1987: 57°F1988: 42°F1989: 50°F1990: 62°F1991: 48°F1992: 52°F1993: 41°F1994: 59°F1995: 59°F1996: 56°F1997: 57°F1998: 64°F1999: 58°F2000: 37°F2001: 43°F2002: 46°F2003: 39°F2004: 59°F2005: 57°F2006: 46°F2007: 64°F2008: 44°F2009: 45°F2010: 52°F2011: 34°F2012: 62°F2013: 37°F2014: 48°F2015: 66°F2016: 54°F2017: 41°F2018: 50°F2019: 53°F2020: 40°F2021: 47°F2022: 51°F2023: 65°F2024: 45°F2025: 48°F56° forecast2530354045505560657019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 656°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record27°F
This-date rank#73 of 111
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-48°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1913–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Houghton Lake in each calendar month, and for the whole 1913–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan58°FJan 1, 1914-32°FJan 30, 1951
Feb69°FFeb 27, 2024-48°FFeb 1, 1918
Mar85°FMar 21, 2012-25°FMar 3, 1943
Apr89°FApr 23, 1925-15°FApr 1, 1923
May96°FMay 20, 192112°FMay 4, 1926
Jun107°FJun 1, 193423°FJun 5, 1921
Jul107°FJul 8, 193626°FJul 11, 1919
Aug100°FAug 6, 191827°FAug 24, 1927
Sep100°FSep 11, 193119°FSep 30, 1918
Oct88°FOct 5, 19227°FOct 29, 1925
Nov77°FNov 1, 1927-14°FNov 25, 1950
Dec64°FDec 5, 2001-28°FDec 18, 1926
All-time107°FJun 1, 1934-48°FFeb 1, 1918

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Houghton Lake so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

0 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

78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 13, 1918

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 18, 1994
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan44°FJan 26, 1944-4°FJan 18, 1994
Feb46°FFeb 26, 2000-3°FFeb 11, 1917
Mar62°FMar 28, 19458°FMar 24, 1974
Apr64°FApr 27, 199023°FApr 13, 1950
May69°FMay 30, 198733°FMay 8, 1947
Jun77°FJun 22, 202543°FJun 2, 1945
Jul78°FJul 5, 192657°FJul 4, 1967
Aug78°FAug 13, 191854°FAug 28, 1992
Sep76°FSep 4, 192940°FSep 24, 1950
Oct66°FOct 21, 197931°FOct 19, 1930
Nov58°FNov 5, 202412°FNov 30, 1976
Dec51°FDec 5, 20014°FDec 20, 1989
All-time78°FAug 13, 1918-4°FJan 18, 1994

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

149 days
record run, ended Apr 17 1975

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Houghton Lake's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 49°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 26°FJan: 12°FFeb: 29°FFeb: 12°FMar: 40°FMar: 20°FApr: 53°FApr: 31°FMay: 67°FMay: 43°FJun: 76°FJun: 52°FJul: 80°FJul: 56°FAug: 78°FAug: 54°FSep: 70°FSep: 46°FOct: 56°FOct: 37°FNov: 43°FNov: 28°FDec: 32°FDec: 20°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:01 AM
Sunset6:15 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight13h 14m · losing 21 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.36°N, 84.67°W

Nearby Stations

Saginaw, MI64 mi SEAlpena, MI73 mi NEFlint, MI106 mi SELansing, MI109 mi SGrand Rapids, MI110 mi SWMuskegon, MI113 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Houghton Lake'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.
Houghton Lake, MI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Houghton Lake's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Houghton Lake, MI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1913

Each cell is one day's low at Houghton Lake, coloured by temperature — 114 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Houghton Lake, MI daily low heat map 1913–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Houghton Lake — counted through Sep 6 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
103 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 88th most in 114 years. Normal for this point: 108. Record: 132 in 1926.

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