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Lansing, MI

42.776°N, 84.600°W · station LANthr · 164 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lansing.
90°TUE9/192°WED9/286°THU9/384°FRI9/482°SAT9/581°SUN9/679°MON9/7

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

#7 / 161
warmest Sep 2 in 161 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

99°F
set in 1894

Coolest Sep 2 ever

57°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 92°F — 7th warmest Sep 2 of 161 years · record 99°F (1894) · warmest since 1973.
1863: 72°F1864: 78°F1865: 85°F1866: 73°F1867: 68°F1868: 72°F1869: 83°F1870: 75°F1873: 80°F1874: 90°F1875: 94°F1876: 77°F1877: 62°F1878: 86°F1879: 66°F1880: 88°F1881: 80°F1882: 75°F1883: 78°F1884: 74°F1885: 67°F1886: 73°F1887: 68°F1888: 71°F1889: 86°F1890: 82°F1891: 79°F1892: 69°F1893: 70°F1894: 99°F1895: 81°F1896: 73°F1897: 72°F1898: 93°F1899: 91°F1900: 84°F1901: 78°F1902: 77°F1903: 80°F1904: 80°F1905: 77°F1906: 80°F1907: 80°F1908: 80°F1909: 73°F1910: 77°F1911: 85°F1912: 84°F1913: 97°F1914: 71°F1915: 83°F1916: 75°F1917: 76°F1918: 76°F1919: 77°F1920: 74°F1921: 87°F1922: 89°F1923: 81°F1924: 77°F1925: 80°F1926: 72°F1927: 85°F1928: 70°F1929: 92°F1930: 82°F1931: 77°F1932: 76°F1933: 87°F1934: 78°F1935: 64°F1936: 81°F1937: 89°F1938: 67°F1939: 87°F1940: 67°F1941: 75°F1942: 82°F1943: 76°F1944: 78°F1945: 70°F1946: 65°F1947: 80°F1948: 76°F1949: 74°F1950: 71°F1951: 66°F1952: 84°F1953: 95°F1954: 88°F1955: 79°F1956: 75°F1957: 86°F1958: 74°F1959: 80°F1960: 92°F1961: 84°F1962: 83°F1963: 70°F1964: 70°F1965: 73°F1966: 89°F1967: 75°F1968: 67°F1969: 84°F1970: 81°F1971: 83°F1972: 82°F1973: 94°F1974: 57°F1975: 76°F1976: 70°F1977: 80°F1978: 83°F1979: 83°F1980: 79°F1981: 70°F1982: 76°F1983: 82°F1984: 71°F1985: 78°F1986: 81°F1987: 68°F1988: 80°F1989: 74°F1990: 82°F1991: 83°F1992: 74°F1993: 72°F1994: 68°F1995: 77°F1996: 81°F1997: 74°F1998: 75°F1999: 88°F2000: 89°F2001: 78°F2002: 82°F2003: 79°F2004: 81°F2005: 80°F2006: 72°F2007: 79°F2008: 87°F2009: 74°F2010: 76°F2011: 91°F2012: 82°F2013: 73°F2014: 79°F2015: 89°F2016: 73°F2017: 78°F2018: 87°F2019: 81°F2020: 83°F2021: 78°F2022: 84°F2023: 81°F2024: 77°F2025: 79°F92° forecast5560657075808590951001870188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 292°F
Hottest this date since1973
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#7 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 Aug 30.

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

10 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: 79°F · forecast is +13° 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

Sunrise5:03 AM
Sunset6:13 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight13h 11m · losing 19 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 Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
10 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 71st most in 164 years. Normal for this point: 10. Record: 37 in 1895.

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