45.072°N, 83.564°W · station APNthr · 111 years of record
65°F
HOTTEST OCT 18 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 18
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Alpena.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Alpena — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#62 / 109
warmest Oct 17 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
86°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 17 ever
34°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 55°F — 62nd warmest Oct 17 of 109 years · record 86°F (1953) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#23 / 108
warmest Oct 18 in 108 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
85°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 18 ever
37°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 65°F — 23rd warmest Oct 18 of 108 years · record 85°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#24 / 109
warmest Oct 19 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
79°F
set in 1956
Coolest Oct 19 ever
32°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 65°F — 24th warmest Oct 19 of 109 years · record 79°F (1956) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#28 / 109
warmest Oct 20 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
80°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 20 ever
37°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 64°F — 28th warmest Oct 20 of 109 years · record 80°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#24 / 109
warmest Oct 21 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
82°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 21 ever
36°F
set in 1992
Forecast high 64°F — 24th warmest Oct 21 of 109 years · record 82°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#21 / 110
warmest Oct 22 in 110 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
84°F
set in 2024
Coolest Oct 22 ever
33°F
set in 1969
Forecast high 65°F — 21st warmest Oct 22 of 110 years · record 84°F (2024) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#20 / 109
warmest Oct 23 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
83°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 23 ever
35°F
set in 1917
Forecast high 64°F — 20th warmest Oct 23 of 109 years · record 83°F (1963) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Alpena in each calendar month, and for the whole 1916–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
62°FJan 26, 1944
-28°FJan 15, 1963
Feb
70°FFeb 27, 2024
-37°FFeb 17, 1979
Mar
87°FMar 21, 2012
-27°FMar 2, 1962
Apr
90°FApr 25, 1990
-7°FApr 6, 2003
May
94°FMay 30, 1937
20°FMay 2, 1966
Jun
104°FJun 1, 1934
27°FJun 3, 1928
Jul
106°FJul 13, 1936
34°FJul 4, 1930
Aug
102°FAug 2, 1988
29°FAug 30, 1934
Sep
99°FSep 1, 1953
23°FSep 23, 1942
Oct
90°FOct 8, 2007
12°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
78°FNov 10, 2022
-6°FNov 15, 1933
Dec
65°FDec 25, 1982
-27°FDec 29, 1933
All-time
106°FJul 13, 1936
-37°FFeb 17, 1979
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Alpena so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
2 broke
plus 0 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
79°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 23, 2025
Coldest high ever
-5°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1933
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
41°FJan 5, 2007
-3°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
42°FFeb 19, 1994
-5°FFeb 9, 1933
Mar
55°FMar 22, 1938
7°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
64°FApr 17, 1976
22°FApr 3, 1954
May
66°FMay 22, 1930
34°FMay 23, 1917
Jun
79°FJun 23, 2025
46°FJun 2, 1945
Jul
76°FJul 30, 1917
56°FJul 8, 1997
Aug
77°FAug 25, 1948
54°FAug 28, 1992
Sep
77°FSep 8, 1919
42°FSep 24, 1950
Oct
65°FOct 12, 1928
31°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
60°FNov 5, 2024
13°FNov 29, 1929
Dec
47°FDec 3, 1982
2°FDec 26, 1993
All-time
79°FJun 23, 2025
-5°FFeb 9, 1933
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
10 days
record run, ended Sep 4 1953
So far in 2026
4 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Alpena's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 56°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.