Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 97°F on 2012-07-06; its coldest fell to -24°F on 2015-02-15.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
57°F2008-01-07
-4°F1994-01-18
41°F2007-01-05
-15°F1984-01-15
February
69°F2024-02-27
-1°F1996-02-02
51°F2024-02-27
-24°F2015-02-15
March
81°F2012-03-21
10°F2019-03-04
60°F1998-03-30
-14°F2014-03-03
April
79°F2002-04-16
26°F1997-04-08
61°F2002-04-16
8°F2003-04-06
May
90°F2018-05-28
39°F2020-05-08
68°F2022-05-31
23°F1989-05-07
June
91°F2005-06-27
54°F2001-06-02
76°F2025-06-22
36°F2003-06-01
July
97°F2012-07-06
60°F1987-07-15
76°F2019-07-19
42°F1983-07-06
August
97°F1988-08-01
61°F1986-08-28
77°F2006-08-01
40°F1986-08-28
September
92°F2017-09-23
48°F1995-09-22
72°F2011-09-02
31°F1991-09-28
October
86°F2025-10-04
36°F1981-10-23
68°F2005-10-03
23°F1988-10-30
November
74°F2020-11-09
19°F1986-11-13
60°F2024-11-05
10°F1995-11-15
December
66°F2001-12-05
3°F1983-12-24
50°F2015-12-13
-12°F2000-12-28

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
69°F2024-02-27
-4°F1994-01-18
51°F2024-02-27
-24°F2015-02-15
Spring (Mar–May)
90°F2018-05-28
10°F2019-03-04
68°F2022-05-31
-14°F2014-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
97°F2012-07-06
54°F2001-06-02
77°F2006-08-01
36°F2003-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
92°F2017-09-23
19°F1986-11-13
72°F2011-09-02
10°F1995-11-15

All-time records

The most extreme value Grand Rapids has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 97°F 2012-07-06
Lowest -4°F 1994-01-18

Low

Highest 77°F 2006-08-01
Lowest -24°F 2015-02-15

Feels-like

Highest 128°F 2012-07-06
Lowest -48°F 2015-02-15

Humidity

Highest 23.3 g/m³ 2019-07-19
Lowest 0.7 g/m³ 2015-02-15

Wind

Highest 43 mph 1984-04-30
Lowest 3 mph 2016-06-18

Precip

Wettest 4.86 in 2018-02-20
Driest 22-day dry spell 1999-03-10

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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