42.882°N, 85.523°W · station GRRthr · 135 years of record
69°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Grand Rapids.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Grand Rapids — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#91 / 133
warmest Oct 17 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
84°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 17 ever
42°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 54°F — 91st warmest Oct 17 of 133 years · record 84°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#75 / 133
warmest Oct 18 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
82°F
set in 1910
Coolest Oct 18 ever
35°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 60°F — 75th warmest Oct 18 of 133 years · record 82°F (1910) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#31 / 133
warmest Oct 19 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
80°F
set in 1910
Coolest Oct 19 ever
33°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 65°F — 31st warmest Oct 19 of 133 years · record 80°F (1910) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#28 / 133
warmest Oct 20 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
83°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 20 ever
36°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 68°F — 28th warmest Oct 20 of 133 years · record 83°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#29 / 133
warmest Oct 21 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
85°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 21 ever
37°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 68°F — 29th warmest Oct 21 of 133 years · record 85°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#23 / 133
warmest Oct 22 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
82°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 22 ever
37°F
set in 1969
Forecast high 69°F — 23rd warmest Oct 22 of 133 years · record 82°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#20 / 133
warmest Oct 23 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
83°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 23 ever
39°F
set in 1917
Forecast high 69°F — 20th warmest Oct 23 of 133 years · record 83°F (1963) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Grand Rapids in each calendar month, and for the whole 1892–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
66°FJan 25, 1950
-22°FJan 30, 1951
Feb
73°FFeb 27, 2024
-24°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
87°FMar 21, 2012
-13°FMar 8, 1943
Apr
90°FApr 29, 1899
3°FApr 7, 1982
May
95°FMay 31, 1934
21°FMay 1, 1903
Jun
102°FJun 1, 1934
32°FJun 4, 1945
Jul
108°FJul 13, 1936
41°FJul 6, 1983
Aug
102°FAug 6, 1918
39°FAug 30, 1976
Sep
98°FSep 2, 1913
27°FSep 28, 1991
Oct
89°FOct 1, 1897
18°FOct 21, 1974
Nov
81°FNov 1, 1950
-10°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
69°FDec 5, 2001
-18°FDec 19, 1983
All-time
108°FJul 13, 1936
-24°FFeb 13, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Grand Rapids so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 1 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
82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 5, 1902
Coldest high ever
-6°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 10, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
53°FJan 3, 1897
-3°FJan 15, 1972
Feb
53°FFeb 26, 2000
-6°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar
65°FMar 30, 1998
10°FMar 2, 1925
Apr
72°FApr 30, 1899
24°FApr 7, 1972
May
73°FMay 31, 1937
37°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
80°FJun 22, 2025
47°FJun 2, 1910
Jul
82°FJul 5, 1902
58°FJul 15, 1987
Aug
79°FAug 1, 2006
59°FAug 26, 1987
Sep
77°FSep 10, 2013
43°FSep 28, 1912
Oct
72°FOct 21, 1979
30°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
64°FNov 6, 1924
11°FNov 29, 1929
Dec
56°FDec 2, 1982
5°FDec 21, 1989
All-time
82°FJul 5, 1902
-6°FFeb 10, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
11 days
record run, ended Jul 24 1901
So far in 2026
9 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Grand Rapids's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 57°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
Grand Rapids'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 Grand Rapids'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 Grand Rapids, coloured by temperature — 135 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 Grand Rapids — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
9 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 75th most in 135 years. Normal for this point: 12. Record: 37 in 1988.
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