Michigan · THREADEX · 1913–2026

Houghton Lake, MI

44.359°N, 84.674°W · station HTLthr · 114 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Houghton Lake.
92°MON7/1396°TUE7/1490°WED7/1586°THU7/1684°FRI7/1783°SAT7/1882°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#3 / 110
warmest Jul 14 in 110 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 14 ever

107°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 14 ever

57°F
set in 1967

Hottest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 14 at Houghton Lake. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
57821071913: 72°F1917: 77°F1918: 84°F1919: 84°F1920: 86°F1921: 83°F1922: 85°F1923: 84°F1924: 82°F1925: 88°F1926: 77°F1927: 87°F1928: 82°F1929: 78°F1930: 68°F1931: 91°F1932: 88°F1933: 86°F1934: 91°F1935: 84°F1936: 107°F1937: 79°F1938: 82°F1939: 84°F1940: 76°F1941: 84°F1942: 90°F1943: 88°F1944: 76°F1945: 72°F1946: 80°F1947: 84°F1948: 83°F1949: 77°F1950: 73°F1951: 84°F1952: 90°F1953: 84°F1954: 85°F1955: 90°F1956: 75°F1957: 85°F1958: 80°F1959: 80°F1960: 86°F1961: 78°F1962: 79°F1963: 76°F1964: 62°F1965: 80°F1966: 80°F1967: 57°F1968: 86°F1969: 88°F1970: 79°F1971: 76°F1972: 76°F1973: 76°F1974: 85°F1975: 61°F1976: 77°F1977: 89°F1978: 82°F1979: 81°F1980: 84°F1981: 79°F1982: 80°F1983: 92°F1984: 85°F1985: 89°F1986: 76°F1987: 60°F1988: 87°F1989: 75°F1990: 64°F1991: 80°F1992: 73°F1993: 79°F1994: 69°F1995: 98°F1996: 79°F1997: 92°F1998: 92°F1999: 78°F2000: 85°F2001: 86°F2002: 88°F2003: 83°F2004: 87°F2005: 83°F2006: 85°F2007: 71°F2008: 69°F2009: 79°F2010: 83°F2011: 76°F2012: 90°F2013: 90°F2014: 78°F2015: 74°F2016: 87°F2017: 69°F2018: 84°F2019: 82°F2020: 82°F2021: 84°F2022: 79°F2023: 81°F2024: 86°F2025: 87°F96° forecast191319362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1496°F
Hottest this date since1995
This-date record107°F
This-date rank#3 of 110
Hottest at any time since2001
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°F1914-32°F1951
Feb69°F2024-48°F1918
Mar85°F2012-25°F1943
Apr89°F1925-15°F1923
May96°F192112°F1926
Jun107°F193423°F1921
Jul107°F193626°F1919
Aug100°F191827°F1927
Sep100°F193119°F1918
Oct88°F19227°F1925
Nov77°F1927-14°F1950
Dec64°F2001-28°F1926
All-time107°F1934-48°F1918

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Houghton Lake so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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

0 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: 81°F · forecast is +15° 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

Sunrise4:07 AM
Sunset7:22 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight15h 15m · losing 9 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 Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
No days ≥90°F yet in 2026. Normal for this point: 3. Record: 26 in 1921.

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