Michigan · THREADEX · 1895–2026

Battle Creek, MI

42.312°N, 85.242°W · station BTLthr · 132 years of record
95°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Battle Creek.
91°MON7/1394°TUE7/1495°WED7/1592°THU7/1690°FRI7/1788°SAT7/1885°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#8 / 130
warmest Jul 15 in 130 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

104°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 15 ever

63°F
set in 1967

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Battle Creek. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
63841041895: 87°F1896: 90°F1897: 83°F1898: 96°F1899: 76°F1900: 90°F1901: 92°F1902: 80°F1903: 76°F1904: 83°F1905: 83°F1906: 85°F1907: 82°F1908: 85°F1909: 81°F1910: 92°F1911: 86°F1912: 88°F1913: 85°F1914: 85°F1915: 81°F1916: 90°F1917: 81°F1918: 84°F1919: 84°F1920: 78°F1921: 87°F1922: 85°F1923: 88°F1924: 77°F1925: 90°F1926: 83°F1927: 85°F1928: 77°F1929: 82°F1930: 78°F1931: 98°F1932: 92°F1933: 84°F1934: 96°F1935: 80°F1936: 104°F1937: 89°F1938: 75°F1939: 79°F1940: 80°F1941: 89°F1942: 81°F1943: 86°F1944: 86°F1945: 68°F1946: 78°F1947: 83°F1948: 75°F1949: 80°F1950: 82°F1951: 84°F1952: 86°F1953: 91°F1954: 76°F1955: 84°F1956: 80°F1957: 83°F1958: 84°F1959: 88°F1960: 74°F1961: 84°F1962: 70°F1963: 79°F1964: 69°F1965: 80°F1966: 76°F1967: 63°F1968: 89°F1969: 85°F1970: 83°F1971: 76°F1972: 88°F1973: 76°F1974: 88°F1976: 98°F1977: 100°F1978: 85°F1979: 88°F1980: 92°F1981: 79°F1982: 87°F1983: 94°F1984: 90°F1985: 83°F1986: 87°F1987: 67°F1988: 93°F1989: 78°F1990: 75°F1991: 82°F1992: 72°F1993: 79°F1994: 74°F1995: 95°F1996: 80°F1997: 82°F1998: 88°F1999: 85°F2000: 84°F2001: 88°F2002: 87°F2003: 80°F2004: 75°F2005: 90°F2006: 93°F2007: 81°F2008: 77°F2009: 85°F2010: 91°F2011: 85°F2012: 93°F2013: 91°F2014: 67°F2015: 77°F2016: 85°F2017: 80°F2018: 93°F2019: 91°F2020: 83°F2021: 80°F2022: 76°F2023: 82°F2024: 85°F2025: 86°F95° forecast189519362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1595°F
Hottest this date since1995
This-date record104°F
This-date rank#8 of 130
Hottest at any time since2022
All-time record104°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1895–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan68°F1906-20°F1994
Feb73°F2024-24°F1899
Mar84°F2012-11°F1943
Apr90°F18995°F1982
May95°F189522°F1989
Jun101°F197130°F1993
Jul104°F193642°F1898
Aug103°F191837°F1986
Sep99°F191325°F1989
Oct91°F196316°F1988
Nov80°F1950-6°F1950
Dec68°F2001-18°F1989
All-time104°F1936-24°F1899

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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

4 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: 83°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
Jan: 31°FJan: 17°FFeb: 34°FFeb: 19°FMar: 45°FMar: 26°FApr: 59°FApr: 37°FMay: 70°FMay: 48°FJun: 79°FJun: 58°FJul: 83°FJul: 62°FAug: 81°FAug: 60°FSep: 74°FSep: 52°FOct: 61°FOct: 42°FNov: 47°FNov: 32°FDec: 36°FDec: 23°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:16 AM
Sunset7:17 PM
Solar noon11:46 AM
Daylight15h 01m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.31°N, 85.24°W

Nearby Stations

Kalamazoo, MI16 mi WGrand Rapids, MI41 mi NWLansing, MI45 mi NEHolland, MI52 mi NWSouth Bend, IN69 mi SWMuskegon, MI77 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Battle Creek, MI — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Battle Creek, MI — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1895

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.
Battle Creek, MI daily high heat map 1895–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Battle Creek — counted through Jul 15 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 65th most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 6. Record: 28 in 1921.

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