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Houghton Lake, MI

44.359°N, 84.674°W · station HTLthr · 114 years of record
67°F
forecast high · Oct 20

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Houghton Lake.
54°SAT10/1763°SUN10/1865°MON10/1967°TUE10/2066°WED10/2167°THU10/2267°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Houghton Lake — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#17 / 110
warmest Oct 20 in 110 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 20 ever

79°F
set in 1920

Coolest Oct 20 ever

36°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 67°F — 17th warmest Oct 20 of 110 years · record 79°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
1913: 50°F1916: 48°F1917: 41°F1918: 57°F1919: 49°F1920: 79°F1921: 57°F1922: 50°F1923: 40°F1924: 69°F1925: 36°F1926: 44°F1927: 71°F1928: 59°F1929: 59°F1930: 42°F1931: 68°F1932: 63°F1933: 51°F1934: 50°F1935: 64°F1936: 70°F1937: 57°F1938: 50°F1939: 65°F1940: 41°F1941: 55°F1942: 68°F1943: 53°F1944: 66°F1945: 64°F1946: 57°F1947: 75°F1948: 45°F1949: 71°F1950: 58°F1951: 45°F1953: 75°F1954: 57°F1955: 62°F1956: 59°F1957: 59°F1958: 66°F1959: 58°F1960: 53°F1961: 51°F1962: 69°F1963: 64°F1964: 45°F1965: 61°F1966: 53°F1967: 54°F1968: 56°F1969: 55°F1970: 55°F1971: 76°F1972: 40°F1973: 54°F1974: 39°F1975: 59°F1976: 37°F1977: 59°F1978: 63°F1979: 69°F1980: 46°F1981: 55°F1982: 56°F1983: 50°F1984: 61°F1985: 59°F1986: 64°F1987: 45°F1988: 46°F1989: 36°F1990: 58°F1991: 47°F1992: 39°F1993: 55°F1994: 57°F1995: 58°F1996: 50°F1997: 44°F1998: 49°F1999: 48°F2000: 66°F2001: 59°F2002: 41°F2003: 74°F2004: 49°F2005: 54°F2006: 42°F2007: 62°F2008: 58°F2009: 54°F2010: 60°F2011: 42°F2012: 51°F2013: 52°F2014: 55°F2015: 61°F2016: 67°F2017: 74°F2018: 47°F2019: 66°F2020: 46°F2021: 69°F2022: 44°F2023: 52°F2024: 69°F2025: 59°F67° forecast3540455055606570758019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2067°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record79°F
This-date rank#17 of 110
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1913–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Houghton Lake in each calendar month, and for the whole 1913–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan58°FJan 1, 1914-32°FJan 30, 1951
Feb69°FFeb 27, 2024-48°FFeb 1, 1918
Mar85°FMar 21, 2012-25°FMar 3, 1943
Apr89°FApr 23, 1925-15°FApr 1, 1923
May96°FMay 20, 192112°FMay 4, 1926
Jun107°FJun 1, 193423°FJun 5, 1921
Jul107°FJul 8, 193626°FJul 11, 1919
Aug100°FAug 6, 191827°FAug 24, 1927
Sep100°FSep 11, 193119°FSep 30, 1918
Oct88°FOct 5, 19227°FOct 29, 1925
Nov77°FNov 1, 1927-14°FNov 25, 1950
Dec64°FDec 5, 2001-28°FDec 18, 1926
All-time107°FJun 1, 1934-48°FFeb 1, 1918

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Houghton Lake 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

0 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

78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 13, 1918

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 18, 1994
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan44°FJan 26, 1944-4°FJan 18, 1994
Feb46°FFeb 26, 2000-3°FFeb 11, 1917
Mar62°FMar 28, 19458°FMar 24, 1974
Apr64°FApr 27, 199023°FApr 13, 1950
May69°FMay 30, 198733°FMay 8, 1947
Jun77°FJun 22, 202543°FJun 2, 1945
Jul78°FJul 5, 192657°FJul 4, 1967
Aug78°FAug 13, 191854°FAug 28, 1992
Sep76°FSep 4, 192940°FSep 24, 1950
Oct66°FOct 21, 197931°FOct 19, 1930
Nov58°FNov 5, 202412°FNov 30, 1976
Dec51°FDec 5, 20014°FDec 20, 1989
All-time78°FAug 13, 1918-4°FJan 18, 1994

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

12 days
record run, ended Jul 17 1936

So far in 2026

2 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Houghton Lake's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 54°F · forecast is +13° vs normal.
Jan: 26°FJan: 12°FFeb: 29°FFeb: 12°FMar: 40°FMar: 20°FApr: 53°FApr: 31°FMay: 67°FMay: 43°FJun: 76°FJun: 52°FJul: 80°FJul: 56°FAug: 78°FAug: 54°FSep: 70°FSep: 46°FOct: 56°FOct: 37°FNov: 43°FNov: 28°FDec: 32°FDec: 20°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset4:53 PM
Solar noon11:24 AM
Daylight10h 59m · losing 20 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.36°N, 84.67°W

Nearby Stations

Saginaw, MI64 mi SEAlpena, MI73 mi NEFlint, MI106 mi SELansing, MI109 mi SGrand Rapids, MI110 mi SWMuskegon, MI113 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Houghton Lake'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.
Houghton Lake, MI — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Houghton Lake's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Houghton Lake, MI — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1913

Each cell is one day's high at Houghton Lake, coloured by temperature — 114 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Houghton Lake, MI daily high heat map 1913–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Houghton Lake — counted through Oct 20 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 67th most in 114 years. Normal for this point: 7. Record: 35 in 1921.

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