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Alpena, MI

45.072°N, 83.564°W · station APNthr · 111 years of record
65°F
forecast high · Oct 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Alpena.
55°SAT10/1765°SUN10/1865°MON10/1964°TUE10/2064°WED10/2165°THU10/2264°FRI10/23

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

#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.
1918: 49°F1919: 53°F1920: 58°F1921: 61°F1922: 38°F1923: 65°F1924: 55°F1925: 54°F1926: 41°F1927: 49°F1928: 66°F1929: 68°F1930: 37°F1931: 60°F1932: 47°F1933: 46°F1934: 48°F1935: 63°F1936: 60°F1937: 56°F1938: 77°F1939: 56°F1940: 55°F1941: 51°F1942: 62°F1943: 42°F1944: 75°F1945: 81°F1946: 50°F1947: 78°F1948: 47°F1949: 63°F1950: 85°F1951: 51°F1952: 42°F1953: 81°F1954: 50°F1955: 53°F1956: 83°F1957: 57°F1958: 59°F1959: 42°F1960: 59°F1961: 65°F1962: 63°F1963: 81°F1964: 80°F1965: 82°F1966: 45°F1967: 51°F1968: 76°F1969: 59°F1970: 60°F1971: 61°F1972: 39°F1973: 49°F1974: 40°F1975: 50°F1976: 42°F1977: 49°F1978: 54°F1979: 53°F1980: 67°F1981: 54°F1982: 65°F1983: 56°F1984: 64°F1985: 59°F1986: 54°F1987: 63°F1988: 64°F1989: 38°F1990: 68°F1991: 61°F1992: 44°F1993: 57°F1994: 69°F1995: 63°F1996: 60°F1997: 57°F1998: 68°F1999: 42°F2000: 58°F2001: 54°F2002: 43°F2003: 46°F2004: 46°F2005: 58°F2006: 57°F2007: 71°F2008: 54°F2009: 51°F2010: 55°F2011: 53°F2012: 71°F2013: 54°F2014: 46°F2015: 47°F2016: 71°F2017: 71°F2018: 52°F2019: 53°F2020: 53°F2021: 63°F2022: 46°F2023: 59°F2024: 65°F2025: 68°F65° forecast354045505560657075808519201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1865°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record85°F
This-date rank#23 of 108
Hottest at any time since2026
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°FJan 26, 1944-28°FJan 15, 1963
Feb70°FFeb 27, 2024-37°FFeb 17, 1979
Mar87°FMar 21, 2012-27°FMar 2, 1962
Apr90°FApr 25, 1990-7°FApr 6, 2003
May94°FMay 30, 193720°FMay 2, 1966
Jun104°FJun 1, 193427°FJun 3, 1928
Jul106°FJul 13, 193634°FJul 4, 1930
Aug102°FAug 2, 198829°FAug 30, 1934
Sep99°FSep 1, 195323°FSep 23, 1942
Oct90°FOct 8, 200712°FOct 30, 1925
Nov78°FNov 10, 2022-6°FNov 15, 1933
Dec65°FDec 25, 1982-27°FDec 29, 1933
All-time106°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan41°FJan 5, 2007-3°FJan 17, 1982
Feb42°FFeb 19, 1994-5°FFeb 9, 1933
Mar55°FMar 22, 19387°FMar 3, 1943
Apr64°FApr 17, 197622°FApr 3, 1954
May66°FMay 22, 193034°FMay 23, 1917
Jun79°FJun 23, 202546°FJun 2, 1945
Jul76°FJul 30, 191756°FJul 8, 1997
Aug77°FAug 25, 194854°FAug 28, 1992
Sep77°FSep 8, 191942°FSep 24, 1950
Oct65°FOct 12, 192831°FOct 28, 1925
Nov60°FNov 5, 202413°FNov 29, 1929
Dec47°FDec 3, 19822°FDec 26, 1993
All-time79°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.
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

Sunrise5:51 AM
Sunset4:48 PM
Solar noon11:19 AM
Daylight10h 57m · losing 21 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 Oct 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
4 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 74th most in 111 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 32 in 1955.

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