44.359°N, 84.674°W · station HTLthr · 114 years of record
88°F
HOTTEST SEP 1 SINCE 2011
forecast high · Sep 1
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Houghton Lake.
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
#9 / 111
warmest Sep 1 in 111 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
94°F
set in 1929
Coolest Sep 1 ever
60°F
set in 1951
Forecast high 88°F — 9th warmest Sep 1 of 111 years · record 94°F (1929) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#37 / 111
warmest Sep 2 in 111 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
95°F
set in 1929
Coolest Sep 2 ever
55°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 79°F — 37th warmest Sep 2 of 111 years · record 95°F (1929) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#26 / 112
warmest Sep 3 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
96°F
set in 1929
Coolest Sep 3 ever
61°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 80°F — 26th warmest Sep 3 of 112 years · record 96°F (1929) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#29 / 112
warmest Sep 4 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
94°F
set in 1929
Coolest Sep 4 ever
59°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 80°F — 29th warmest Sep 4 of 112 years · record 94°F (1929) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#44 / 112
warmest Sep 5 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
93°F
set in 1933
Coolest Sep 5 ever
59°F
set in 2008
Forecast high 78°F — 44th warmest Sep 5 of 112 years · record 93°F (1933) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#38 / 111
warmest Sep 6 in 111 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
92°F
set in 1927
Coolest Sep 6 ever
55°F
set in 2025
Forecast high 78°F — 38th warmest Sep 6 of 111 years · record 92°F (1927) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#50 / 112
warmest Sep 7 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
92°F
set in 1985
Coolest Sep 7 ever
57°F
set in 1979
Forecast high 75°F — 50th warmest Sep 7 of 112 years · record 92°F (1985) · warmest since 2022.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
58°FJan 1, 1914
-32°FJan 30, 1951
Feb
69°FFeb 27, 2024
-48°FFeb 1, 1918
Mar
85°FMar 21, 2012
-25°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
89°FApr 23, 1925
-15°FApr 1, 1923
May
96°FMay 20, 1921
12°FMay 4, 1926
Jun
107°FJun 1, 1934
23°FJun 5, 1921
Jul
107°FJul 8, 1936
26°FJul 11, 1919
Aug
100°FAug 6, 1918
27°FAug 24, 1927
Sep
100°FSep 11, 1931
19°FSep 30, 1918
Oct
88°FOct 5, 1922
7°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
77°FNov 1, 1927
-14°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
64°FDec 5, 2001
-28°FDec 18, 1926
All-time
107°FJun 1, 1934
-48°FFeb 1, 1918
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Houghton Lake so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
44°FJan 26, 1944
-4°FJan 18, 1994
Feb
46°FFeb 26, 2000
-3°FFeb 11, 1917
Mar
62°FMar 28, 1945
8°FMar 24, 1974
Apr
64°FApr 27, 1990
23°FApr 13, 1950
May
69°FMay 30, 1987
33°FMay 8, 1947
Jun
77°FJun 22, 2025
43°FJun 2, 1945
Jul
78°FJul 5, 1926
57°FJul 4, 1967
Aug
78°FAug 13, 1918
54°FAug 28, 1992
Sep
76°FSep 4, 1929
40°FSep 24, 1950
Oct
66°FOct 21, 1979
31°FOct 19, 1930
Nov
58°FNov 5, 2024
12°FNov 30, 1976
Dec
51°FDec 5, 2001
4°FDec 20, 1989
All-time
78°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: 76°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
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.
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.
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.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Houghton Lake — counted through Sep 1 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 66th most in 114 years. Normal for this point: 6. Record: 35 in 1921.
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