List of Michigan weather records

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These are the extremes in weather records for Michigan, a state in the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States.

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Temperature

Overall

The state record low is −51 °F (−46 °C), recorded at Vanderbilt on February 9, 1934, while the state record high is 112 °F (44 °C), recorded at Mio on July 13, 1936. [1]

Heat wave

Event [2] CountDateLocation
Most heat wave deaths570 July 8–14, 1936 Statewide

Precipitation

Rain

Event [1] MeasurementDateLocation
Greatest 24-Hour rainfall 12.92 inches (328 mm)July 20, 2019 Walhalla

Snow

Event [1] MeasurementDateLocation
Greatest 24-hour snowfall [3] 38.0 inches (97 cm)December 26, 2022 Kearsarge
Greatest snow depth117.0 inches (297 cm)January 27–31, 1948 Eagle Harbor

Tornadoes

EventDateLocationRef
Most in one day19May 21, 2001Statewide [4]
Most fatalities, one day125June 8, 1953Statewide [5]
Most fatalities single tornado 116 June 8, 1953 Genesee County, Lapeer County [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Recent heat doesn't even compare to 1936 heat wave". Mlive. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ Spang, Jean. "The Heat Wave of 1936: The Local Toll" (PDF). The Royal Oak Historical Society. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "National Center for Environmental Information: Snowfall Extremes". The Royal Oak Historical Society. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Michigan and Southeast Michigan Tornado Outbreaks". U.S. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tornado History Project - June 8, 1953 Storm Data". Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Genesee County Tornado Statistics". U.S. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lapeer County Tornado Statistics". U.S. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
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