42.312°N, 85.242°W · station BTLthr · 132 years of record
70°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Battle Creek.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Battle Creek — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#100 / 131
warmest Oct 17 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
84°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 17 ever
39°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 54°F — 100th warmest Oct 17 of 131 years · record 84°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#70 / 130
warmest Oct 18 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
84°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 18 ever
39°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 61°F — 70th warmest Oct 18 of 130 years · record 84°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#38 / 131
warmest Oct 19 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
83°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 19 ever
36°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 66°F — 38th warmest Oct 19 of 131 years · record 83°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#32 / 130
warmest Oct 20 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
84°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 20 ever
35°F
set in 1895
Forecast high 68°F — 32nd warmest Oct 20 of 130 years · record 84°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#22 / 130
warmest Oct 21 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
85°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 21 ever
40°F
set in 1917
Forecast high 69°F — 22nd warmest Oct 21 of 130 years · record 85°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#23 / 129
warmest Oct 22 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
83°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 22 ever
39°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 70°F — 23rd warmest Oct 22 of 129 years · record 83°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#23 / 130
warmest Oct 23 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
84°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 23 ever
39°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 69°F — 23rd warmest Oct 23 of 130 years · record 84°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Battle Creek in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
68°FJan 20, 1906
-20°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
73°FFeb 27, 2024
-24°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
84°FMar 21, 2012
-11°FMar 8, 1943
Apr
90°FApr 29, 1899
5°FApr 7, 1982
May
95°FMay 29, 1895
22°FMay 7, 1989
Jun
101°FJun 28, 1971
30°FJun 1, 1993
Jul
104°FJul 14, 1936
42°FJul 11, 1898
Aug
103°FAug 6, 1918
37°FAug 28, 1986
Sep
99°FSep 2, 1913
25°FSep 24, 1989
Oct
91°FOct 6, 1963
16°FOct 30, 1988
Nov
80°FNov 1, 1950
-6°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
68°FDec 5, 2001
-18°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
104°FJul 14, 1936
-24°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Battle Creek so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
2 broke
plus 1 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
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 23, 1899
Coldest high ever
-6°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
53°FJan 7, 2008
-3°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
56°FFeb 27, 2024
-6°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
62°FMar 26, 2007
11°FMar 4, 2002
Apr
69°FApr 30, 1970
27°FApr 13, 1950
May
72°FMay 30, 2018
37°FMay 2, 1940
Jun
77°FJun 15, 2022
45°FJun 3, 1945
Jul
84°FJul 23, 1899
62°FJul 1, 1904
Aug
78°FAug 9, 1896
60°FAug 12, 2004
Sep
77°FSep 6, 1912
43°FSep 29, 1967
Oct
69°FOct 1, 2019
32°FOct 31, 1917
Nov
61°FNov 4, 1994
9°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
58°FDec 3, 1982
6°FDec 28, 1924
All-time
84°FJul 23, 1899
-6°FFeb 9, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
12 days
record run, ended Jul 10 1897
So far in 2026
8 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Battle Creek's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 58°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
Battle Creek'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Battle Creek's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at Battle Creek, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Battle Creek — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
8 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 83rd most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 41 in 1921.
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