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Muskegon, MI

43.171°N, 86.237°W · station MKGthr · 131 years of record
58°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Muskegon.
71°WED9/270°THU9/368°FRI9/466°SAT9/563°SUN9/662°MON9/758°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#77 / 130
coldest Sep 8 in 130 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

31°F
set in 1951

Mildest Sep 8 ever

73°F
set in 1959
Forecast low 58°F — 77th coldest Sep 8 of 130 years · record 31°F (1951) · coldest since 2025.
1896: 48°F1897: 64°F1898: 58°F1899: 63°F1900: 54°F1901: 52°F1902: 55°F1903: 58°F1904: 61°F1905: 51°F1906: 53°F1907: 58°F1908: 40°F1909: 48°F1910: 65°F1911: 54°F1912: 62°F1913: 62°F1914: 44°F1915: 62°F1916: 66°F1917: 52°F1918: 46°F1919: 67°F1920: 54°F1921: 56°F1922: 67°F1923: 61°F1924: 51°F1925: 59°F1926: 64°F1927: 66°F1928: 51°F1929: 65°F1930: 51°F1931: 66°F1932: 50°F1933: 69°F1934: 55°F1935: 53°F1936: 66°F1937: 60°F1938: 57°F1939: 59°F1940: 57°F1941: 55°F1942: 62°F1943: 50°F1944: 44°F1945: 69°F1946: 57°F1947: 65°F1948: 64°F1949: 48°F1950: 53°F1951: 31°F1952: 45°F1953: 48°F1954: 53°F1955: 43°F1956: 47°F1957: 40°F1958: 53°F1959: 73°F1960: 73°F1961: 65°F1962: 49°F1963: 50°F1964: 62°F1965: 57°F1966: 47°F1967: 52°F1968: 43°F1969: 52°F1970: 58°F1971: 66°F1972: 64°F1973: 50°F1974: 54°F1975: 46°F1976: 61°F1977: 56°F1978: 66°F1979: 43°F1980: 56°F1981: 54°F1982: 43°F1983: 52°F1984: 57°F1985: 70°F1986: 38°F1987: 59°F1988: 44°F1989: 69°F1990: 52°F1991: 62°F1992: 60°F1993: 53°F1994: 59°F1995: 43°F1996: 68°F1997: 57°F1998: 53°F1999: 52°F2000: 56°F2001: 65°F2002: 59°F2003: 59°F2004: 56°F2005: 64°F2006: 62°F2007: 56°F2008: 55°F2009: 60°F2010: 58°F2011: 54°F2012: 57°F2013: 64°F2014: 54°F2015: 67°F2016: 71°F2017: 49°F2018: 55°F2019: 53°F2020: 59°F2021: 56°F2022: 56°F2023: 57°F2024: 44°F2025: 38°F58° forecast303540455055606570751900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 858°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record31°F
This-date rank#77 of 130
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-30°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1896–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Muskegon in each calendar month, and for the whole 1896–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan63°FJan 25, 1950-21°FJan 12, 1912
Feb67°FFeb 11, 1999-30°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar82°FMar 20, 2012-11°FMar 16, 1897
Apr86°FApr 29, 19701°FApr 7, 1982
May96°FMay 29, 201822°FMay 10, 1947
Jun98°FJun 20, 199531°FJun 11, 1972
Jul99°FJul 30, 191339°FJul 2, 2001
Aug99°FAug 3, 196436°FAug 16, 1979
Sep95°FSep 1, 195327°FSep 27, 1989
Oct86°FOct 15, 189919°FOct 29, 1905
Nov76°FNov 20, 1930-14°FNov 25, 1950
Dec66°FDec 3, 2012-15°FDec 31, 1976
All-time99°FJul 30, 1913-30°FFeb 11, 1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 2 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

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 5, 1911

Coldest high ever

-5°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan46°FJan 18, 1973-4°FJan 15, 1972
Feb57°FFeb 27, 2024-5°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar63°FMar 20, 201212°FMar 16, 1900
Apr68°FApr 17, 197623°FApr 5, 1982
May74°FMay 30, 202238°FMay 4, 1907
Jun78°FJun 30, 191347°FJun 2, 1910
Jul83°FJul 5, 191158°FJul 1, 1924
Aug80°FAug 1, 193156°FAug 15, 1929
Sep79°FSep 5, 202344°FSep 30, 1899
Oct71°FOct 9, 201833°FOct 29, 1925
Nov63°FNov 10, 202210°FNov 24, 1950
Dec56°FDec 2, 19825°FDec 21, 1989
All-time83°FJul 5, 1911-5°FFeb 9, 1899

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

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Muskegon's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 56°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 20°FFeb: 34°FFeb: 20°FMar: 43°FMar: 26°FApr: 56°FApr: 36°FMay: 67°FMay: 47°FJun: 77°FJun: 57°FJul: 81°FJul: 62°FAug: 79°FAug: 61°FSep: 72°FSep: 53°FOct: 60°FOct: 42°FNov: 47°FNov: 34°FDec: 36°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset6:20 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight13h 11m · losing 20 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.17°N, 86.24°W

Nearby Stations

Holland, MI30 mi SGrand Rapids, MI41 mi EKalamazoo, MI74 mi SEBattle Creek, MI77 mi SEMilwaukee, WI85 mi WLansing, MI87 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Muskegon'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.
Muskegon, MI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Muskegon's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Muskegon, MI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1896

Each cell is one day's low at Muskegon, coloured by temperature — 131 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Muskegon, MI daily low heat map 1896–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Muskegon — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
88 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 87th most in 131 years. Normal for this point: 90. Record: 110 in 1956.

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