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Lansing, MI

42.776°N, 84.600°W · station LANthr · 164 years of record
69°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lansing.
53°SAT10/1761°SUN10/1865°MON10/1968°TUE10/2068°WED10/2169°THU10/2269°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#25 / 161
warmest Oct 22 in 161 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 22 ever

82°F
set in 1920

Coolest Oct 22 ever

38°F
set in 1888
Forecast high 69°F — 25th warmest Oct 22 of 161 years · record 82°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
1863: 46°F1864: 48°F1865: 56°F1866: 61°F1867: 55°F1868: 40°F1869: 43°F1870: 58°F1873: 61°F1874: 66°F1875: 77°F1876: 66°F1877: 54°F1878: 57°F1879: 63°F1880: 55°F1881: 68°F1882: 55°F1883: 42°F1884: 70°F1885: 50°F1886: 68°F1887: 48°F1888: 38°F1889: 40°F1890: 58°F1891: 48°F1892: 62°F1893: 65°F1894: 68°F1895: 52°F1896: 39°F1897: 52°F1898: 51°F1899: 71°F1900: 70°F1901: 74°F1902: 65°F1903: 60°F1904: 49°F1905: 48°F1906: 55°F1907: 56°F1908: 66°F1909: 53°F1910: 51°F1911: 48°F1912: 72°F1913: 38°F1914: 74°F1915: 63°F1916: 41°F1917: 48°F1918: 60°F1919: 59°F1920: 82°F1921: 64°F1922: 70°F1923: 53°F1924: 51°F1925: 44°F1926: 55°F1927: 69°F1928: 62°F1929: 48°F1930: 46°F1931: 73°F1932: 57°F1933: 50°F1934: 58°F1935: 54°F1936: 65°F1937: 43°F1938: 70°F1939: 53°F1940: 44°F1941: 67°F1942: 44°F1943: 50°F1944: 53°F1945: 52°F1946: 69°F1947: 78°F1948: 52°F1949: 68°F1950: 52°F1951: 68°F1952: 50°F1953: 77°F1954: 67°F1955: 58°F1956: 72°F1957: 59°F1958: 66°F1959: 69°F1960: 48°F1961: 61°F1962: 51°F1963: 82°F1964: 52°F1965: 48°F1966: 64°F1967: 62°F1968: 64°F1969: 42°F1970: 61°F1971: 64°F1972: 45°F1973: 69°F1974: 68°F1975: 73°F1976: 42°F1977: 55°F1978: 72°F1979: 80°F1980: 53°F1981: 42°F1982: 42°F1983: 52°F1984: 51°F1985: 57°F1986: 71°F1987: 44°F1988: 47°F1989: 60°F1990: 55°F1991: 73°F1992: 53°F1993: 54°F1994: 67°F1995: 57°F1996: 55°F1997: 40°F1998: 50°F1999: 58°F2000: 67°F2001: 65°F2002: 46°F2003: 45°F2004: 52°F2005: 54°F2006: 48°F2007: 71°F2008: 50°F2009: 58°F2010: 57°F2011: 59°F2012: 61°F2013: 49°F2014: 48°F2015: 64°F2016: 51°F2017: 77°F2018: 58°F2019: 54°F2020: 56°F2021: 51°F2022: 76°F2023: 51°F2024: 79°F2025: 51°F69° forecast35404550556065707580851870188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2269°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record82°F
This-date rank#25 of 161
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record103°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1863–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lansing in each calendar month, and for the whole 1863–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan66°FJan 24, 1967-29°FJan 4, 1981
Feb73°FFeb 27, 2024-37°FFeb 2, 1868
Mar86°FMar 21, 2012-25°FMar 2, 1868
Apr88°FApr 26, 1915-6°FApr 4, 1868
May96°FMay 28, 187419°FMay 10, 1966
Jun99°FJun 25, 187027°FJun 5, 1869
Jul103°FJul 6, 201231°FJul 15, 1863
Aug102°FAug 6, 191826°FAug 29, 1863
Sep99°FSep 2, 189419°FSep 21, 1863
Oct90°FOct 3, 189810°FOct 22, 1868
Nov79°FNov 1, 1950-5°FNov 26, 1949
Dec70°FDec 31, 1875-25°FDec 8, 1864
All-time103°FJul 6, 2012-37°FFeb 2, 1868

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Lansing so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 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 · Jul 18, 1942

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 22, 1883
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan54°FJan 21, 1906-4°FJan 22, 1883
Feb52°FFeb 26, 2000-2°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar65°FMar 30, 19986°FMar 20, 1885
Apr66°FApr 30, 189924°FApr 17, 1875
May73°FMay 31, 202238°FMay 3, 1929
Jun78°FJun 22, 202546°FJun 1, 1910
Jul78°FJul 18, 194259°FJul 31, 1925
Aug78°FAug 1, 200656°FAug 29, 1863
Sep75°FSep 6, 188142°FSep 29, 1967
Oct69°FOct 1, 200230°FOct 27, 1869
Nov60°FNov 7, 197510°FNov 24, 1950
Dec55°FDec 2, 19821°FDec 29, 1880
All-time78°FJul 18, 1942-4°FJan 22, 1883

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

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Lansing's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 57°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
Jan: 30°FJan: 16°FFeb: 33°FFeb: 17°FMar: 44°FMar: 25°FApr: 57°FApr: 36°FMay: 69°FMay: 47°FJun: 79°FJun: 56°FJul: 83°FJul: 60°FAug: 80°FAug: 59°FSep: 73°FSep: 51°FOct: 60°FOct: 40°FNov: 47°FNov: 31°FDec: 36°FDec: 23°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset4:55 PM
Solar noon11:24 AM
Daylight11h 02m · losing 20 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.78°N, 84.60°W

Nearby Stations

Flint, MI45 mi EBattle Creek, MI45 mi SWGrand Rapids, MI47 mi WSaginaw, MI58 mi NEKalamazoo, MI61 mi SWDetroit, MI74 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Lansing'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.
Lansing, MI — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lansing's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lansing, MI — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1863

Each cell is one day's high at Lansing, coloured by temperature — 164 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lansing, MI daily high heat map 1863–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Lansing — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
12 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 62nd most in 164 years. Normal for this point: 11. Record: 44 in 1895.

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