Michigan · THREADEX · 1916–2026

Alpena, MI

45.072°N, 83.564°W · station APNthr · 111 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Alpena.
96°MON7/1397°TUE7/1489°WED7/1586°THU7/1680°FRI7/1783°SAT7/1883°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#4 / 109
warmest Jul 14 in 109 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 14 ever

106°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 14 ever

60°F
set in 1967

Hottest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 14 at Alpena. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
60831061917: 76°F1918: 86°F1919: 70°F1920: 88°F1921: 81°F1922: 80°F1923: 72°F1924: 76°F1925: 88°F1926: 74°F1927: 74°F1928: 77°F1929: 79°F1930: 69°F1931: 86°F1932: 86°F1933: 86°F1934: 85°F1935: 69°F1936: 106°F1937: 78°F1938: 80°F1939: 75°F1940: 76°F1941: 81°F1942: 80°F1943: 82°F1944: 77°F1945: 70°F1946: 77°F1947: 78°F1948: 74°F1949: 78°F1950: 68°F1951: 87°F1952: 92°F1953: 85°F1954: 87°F1955: 98°F1956: 74°F1957: 83°F1958: 80°F1959: 77°F1960: 72°F1961: 78°F1962: 73°F1963: 65°F1964: 68°F1965: 82°F1966: 75°F1967: 60°F1968: 88°F1969: 90°F1970: 78°F1971: 76°F1972: 78°F1973: 76°F1974: 88°F1975: 71°F1976: 77°F1977: 88°F1978: 78°F1979: 85°F1980: 82°F1981: 76°F1982: 88°F1983: 102°F1984: 88°F1985: 86°F1986: 78°F1987: 61°F1988: 91°F1989: 76°F1990: 68°F1991: 79°F1992: 73°F1993: 76°F1994: 66°F1995: 93°F1996: 79°F1997: 96°F1998: 93°F1999: 83°F2000: 88°F2001: 87°F2002: 88°F2003: 84°F2004: 88°F2005: 82°F2006: 87°F2007: 70°F2008: 73°F2009: 77°F2010: 83°F2011: 79°F2012: 89°F2013: 86°F2014: 80°F2015: 77°F2016: 94°F2017: 69°F2018: 86°F2019: 84°F2020: 79°F2021: 88°F2022: 78°F2023: 78°F2024: 88°F2025: 90°F97° forecast191719362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1497°F
Hottest this date since1983
This-date record106°F
This-date rank#4 of 109
Hottest at any time since2018
All-time record106°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1916–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan62°F1944-28°F1963
Feb70°F2024-37°F1979
Mar87°F2012-27°F1962
Apr90°F1990-7°F2003
May94°F193720°F1966
Jun104°F193427°F1928
Jul106°F193634°F1930
Aug102°F198829°F1934
Sep99°F195323°F1942
Oct90°F200712°F1925
Nov78°F2022-6°F1933
Dec65°F1982-27°F1933
All-time106°F1936-37°F1979

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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

2 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: 80°F · forecast is +17° vs normal.
Jan: 27°FJan: 12°FFeb: 30°FFeb: 11°FMar: 39°FMar: 19°FApr: 52°FApr: 30°FMay: 65°FMay: 41°FJun: 75°FJun: 50°FJul: 80°FJul: 56°FAug: 78°FAug: 54°FSep: 70°FSep: 47°FOct: 57°FOct: 37°FNov: 44°FNov: 29°FDec: 33°FDec: 20°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:00 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight15h 20m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.07°N, 83.56°W

Nearby Stations

Houghton Lake, MI73 mi SWSault Ste Marie, MI104 mi NWSaginaw, MI109 mi SFlint, MI145 mi SLansing, MI166 mi SWGrand Rapids, MI179 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Alpena's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Alpena, MI — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Alpena's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Alpena, MI — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1916

Each cell is one day's high at Alpena, coloured by temperature — 111 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Alpena, MI daily high heat map 1916–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Alpena — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
2 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 59th most in 111 years. Normal for this point: 4. Record: 14 in 1988.

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