Benton Harbor AP Weather Records (USC00200710)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Benton Harbor AP (USC00200710), Michigan, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Benton Harbor AP

Benton Harbor AP (USC00200710) is a weather station in Michigan, United States at 42.12 latitude and -86.43 longitude, 191 m (625 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Benton Harbor AP still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Benton Harbor AP set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 10 August 2026.

About the Station

Location: Michigan, United States, 42.12 latitude, -86.43 longitude.
Elevation: 191 m (625 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

2 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Benton Harbor AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Benton Harbor AP, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Feb	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Benton Harbor AP still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 39.

Standing records at Benton Harbor AP by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	12
1894	13
1895	37
1896	18
1897	22
1898	1
1941	9
1942	13
1943	17
1944	23
1945	15
1946	14
1947	14
1948	13
1949	13
1950	29
1951	17
1952	13
1953	20
1954	13
1955	11
1956	7
1957	8
1958	13
1959	14
1960	8
1961	11
1962	16
1963	17
1964	14
1965	29
1966	10
1967	24
1968	15
1969	6
1970	7
1971	15
1972	20
1973	10
1974	11
1975	11
1976	16
1977	20
1978	10
1979	23
1980	6
1981	8
1982	22
1983	24
1984	21
1985	17
1986	14
1987	7
1988	35
1989	31
1990	29
1991	29
1992	24
1993	12
1994	15
1995	15
1996	12
1997	13
1998	13
1999	16
2000	23
2001	13
2002	27
2003	12
2004	5
2005	25
2006	13
2007	22
2008	13
2009	7
2010	11
2011	15
2012	39
2013	14
2014	34
2015	22
2016	6
2017	15
2018	23
2019	17
2020	10
2021	14
2022	15
2023	7
2024	17
2025	7
2026	3

All-Time Record Progression

24 new records

24 all-time records were set at Benton Harbor AP between 1 February 1971 and 31 January 2019. Each dot is a new record.

When Benton Harbor AP set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1971-02-01	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1972-01-15	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -15.6 C (3.9 F)
1972-01-16	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1972-01-16	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1977-07-15	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
1985-01-24	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 78.7 cm (31.0 in)
1985-01-25	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 94.0 cm (37.0 in)
1985-01-26	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 101.6 cm (40.0 in)
1985-01-28	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 104.1 cm (41.0 in)
1985-02-07	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 106.7 cm (42.0 in)
1985-02-08	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 127.0 cm (50.0 in)
1985-02-10	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 132.1 cm (52.0 in)
1985-02-11	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 144.8 cm (57.0 in)
1985-02-12	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 180.3 cm (71.0 in)
1985-02-13	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 193.0 cm (76.0 in)
1985-02-14	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 200.7 cm (79.0 in)
1985-02-15	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 203.2 cm (80.0 in)
1994-01-16	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1999-07-31	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
2002-07-21	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
2009-08-16	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
2011-07-31	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
2019-01-21	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2019-01-31	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 167.6 mm (6.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Benton Harbor AP. The most was 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 30 May 1943.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Benton Harbor AP
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 January 1960
Feb	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 February 1997
Mar	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 March 1948
Apr	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	5 April 1947
May	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	30 May 1943
Jun	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2 June 1950
Jul	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	11 July 1943
Aug	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 August 2016
Sep	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	1 September 1968
Oct	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 October 2013
Nov	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	5 November 1990
Dec	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026

92 years of record at Benton Harbor AP, 1893 to 2026. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1941, 1982, 1995, 1996 and others.

Days with data per year at Benton Harbor AP
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	361	99%	Yes
1894	218	60%	No
1895	255	70%	No
1896	334	91%	Yes
1897	323	88%	No
1898	150	41%	No
1941	167	46%	No
1942	364	100%	Yes
1943	362	99%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	363	99%	Yes
1948	354	97%	Yes
1949	363	99%	Yes
1950	363	99%	Yes
1951	358	98%	Yes
1952	357	98%	Yes
1953	363	99%	Yes
1954	348	95%	Yes
1955	352	96%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	362	99%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	355	97%	Yes
1961	362	99%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	362	99%	Yes
1967	361	99%	Yes
1968	364	99%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	355	97%	Yes
1975	334	92%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	357	98%	Yes
1979	338	93%	Yes
1980	343	94%	Yes
1981	363	99%	Yes
1982	314	86%	No
1983	358	98%	Yes
1984	356	97%	Yes
1985	351	96%	Yes
1986	357	98%	Yes
1987	351	96%	Yes
1988	358	98%	Yes
1989	361	99%	Yes
1990	331	91%	Yes
1991	354	97%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	361	99%	Yes
1994	347	95%	Yes
1995	255	70%	No
1996	200	55%	No
1997	219	60%	No
1998	231	63%	No
1999	242	66%	No
2000	251	69%	No
2001	266	73%	No
2002	243	67%	No
2003	236	65%	No
2004	240	66%	No
2005	235	64%	No
2006	317	87%	No
2007	339	93%	Yes
2008	344	94%	Yes
2009	351	96%	Yes
2010	355	97%	Yes
2011	350	96%	Yes
2012	345	94%	Yes
2013	286	78%	No
2014	363	99%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	364	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	363	99%	Yes
2020	356	97%	Yes
2021	360	99%	Yes
2022	360	99%	Yes
2023	358	98%	Yes
2024	363	99%	Yes
2025	360	99%	Yes
2026	242	66%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Benton Harbor AP
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily high max (Tie)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	tie	131 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	2 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2025	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	tie	60 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2025	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2025	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2025	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

64 complete years, 1893 to 2025

One stripe for each of 64 complete years at Benton Harbor AP, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.8 C (49.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 7.7 C (45.8 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 12.9 C (55.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Benton Harbor AP as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1893	8.8 C	-1.01 C
1942	9.7 C	-0.08 C
1943	8.7 C	-1.03 C
1944	9.6 C	-0.15 C
1945	9.2 C	-0.56 C
1946	10.8 C	+1.06 C
1948	9.1 C	-0.71 C
1949	10.0 C	+0.24 C
1950	8.6 C	-1.22 C
1951	8.4 C	-1.33 C
1953	10.9 C	+1.13 C
1955	9.8 C	-0.01 C
1956	10.2 C	+0.40 C
1957	9.5 C	-0.24 C
1958	9.3 C	-0.48 C
1959	10.3 C	+0.49 C
1961	9.3 C	-0.46 C
1962	9.1 C	-0.63 C
1963	9.2 C	-0.58 C
1964	10.5 C	+0.77 C
1965	10.4 C	+0.61 C
1966	9.0 C	-0.75 C
1967	9.2 C	-0.62 C
1968	10.0 C	+0.18 C
1969	9.5 C	-0.31 C
1970	9.7 C	-0.05 C
1971	9.7 C	-0.04 C
1972	9.1 C	-0.69 C
1973	11.1 C	+1.30 C
1974	10.0 C	+0.21 C
1976	9.1 C	-0.64 C
1977	9.6 C	-0.14 C
1978	8.4 C	-1.34 C
1979	8.2 C	-1.58 C
1980	9.1 C	-0.71 C
1983	9.9 C	+0.09 C
1984	9.2 C	-0.60 C
1985	9.1 C	-0.64 C
1986	10.1 C	+0.36 C
1987	10.5 C	+0.77 C
1988	8.7 C	-1.03 C
1989	7.7 C	-2.05 C
1991	10.3 C	+0.56 C
1992	8.4 C	-1.37 C
1993	8.4 C	-1.36 C
1994	9.8 C	+0.06 C
2007	11.0 C	+1.21 C
2008	9.6 C	-0.16 C
2009	9.8 C	+0.03 C
2010	11.2 C	+1.43 C
2011	10.6 C	+0.85 C
2012	12.9 C	+3.11 C
2014	7.7 C	-2.12 C
2015	9.2 C	-0.61 C
2016	11.3 C	+1.57 C
2017	10.4 C	+0.60 C
2018	9.9 C	+0.14 C
2019	10.1 C	+0.29 C
2020	10.9 C	+1.16 C
2021	11.7 C	+1.88 C
2022	10.3 C	+0.53 C
2023	11.3 C	+1.48 C
2024	11.9 C	+2.15 C
2025	10.6 C	+0.81 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1893 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 64 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Benton Harbor AP
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1893 to 2025	64	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade	1893 to 2025	64	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.12 C (0.02 to 0.22) per decade	0.21 F (0.03 to 0.40) per decade	1893 to 2025	64	Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Benton Harbor AP: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2002	35.0 C (95.0 F)	92
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	2019	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	92
Wettest day (Rx1day)	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	1943	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	2017	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	92
Longest dry spell (CDD)	50 days	2025	19 days	92

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Benton Harbor AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Benton Harbor AP by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1894	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1895	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1896	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1897	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1898	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1941	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1944	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1946	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1951	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1955	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1956	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1982	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1998	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1999	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2001	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2011	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2012	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2014	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2015	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2016	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2017	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2018	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2019	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2020	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2021	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2022	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2024	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2025	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2026	34.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Benton Harbor AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Benton Harbor AP by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1894	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1895	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1896	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1897	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1898	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1941	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1942	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1943	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1944	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1945	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1946	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1948	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1949	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1950	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1952	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1956	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1957	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1958	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1961	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1962	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1964	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1966	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1967	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1968	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1969	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1970	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1971	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1972	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1973	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1974	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1975	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1976	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1977	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1978	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1980	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1981	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1982	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1983	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1984	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1985	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1986	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1989	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1990	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1991	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1992	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1993	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1995	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1996	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1998	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1999	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2000	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2001	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2002	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2003	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2004	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2005	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2006	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2008	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2009	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2010	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2011	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2012	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2013	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2014	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2015	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2016	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2017	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2018	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2019	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2020	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2021	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2022	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2023	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2024	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2025	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2026	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Benton Harbor AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is 167.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Benton Harbor AP by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1894	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1895	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1897	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1898	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1942	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1944	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1945	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1948	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1951	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1955	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1956	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1957	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1958	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1961	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1962	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1963	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1964	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1966	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1969	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1973	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1974	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1976	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1977	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1978	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1979	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1980	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1981	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1982	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1983	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1985	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1986	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1988	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1989	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1990	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1991	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1993	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1995	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1996	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1997	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1998	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1999	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2000	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2001	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2002	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2003	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2004	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2005	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2006	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2007	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2008	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2009	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2010	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2011	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2012	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2013	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2014	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2015	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2016	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2017	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2018	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2019	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2020	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2021	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2022	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2023	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2024	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2025	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2026	88.9 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Benton Harbor AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is 188.5 mm (7.4 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.0 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Benton Harbor AP by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1894	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1895	165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1896	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1897	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1898	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1941	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1942	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1943	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1944	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1945	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1946	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1948	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1949	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1950	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1951	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1953	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1955	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1956	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1957	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1958	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1959	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1960	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1961	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1962	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1963	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1964	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1966	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1968	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1969	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1970	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1971	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1972	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1973	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1974	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1975	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1976	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1977	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1978	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1979	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1980	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1981	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1983	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1984	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1985	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1986	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1987	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1988	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1989	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1990	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1991	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1992	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1993	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1994	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1995	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1996	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1997	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1998	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1999	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2000	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2001	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
2002	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2003	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2004	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2005	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2006	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
2007	161.2 mm (6.3 in)
2008	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2009	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
2010	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2011	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2012	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
2013	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2014	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
2015	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
2016	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
2017	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
2018	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2019	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2020	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
2021	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
2022	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2023	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
2024	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2025	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
2026	179.1 mm (7.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Benton Harbor AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is 50 days in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Benton Harbor AP by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	32 days
1894	31 days
1895	13 days
1896	22 days
1897	20 days
1898	10 days
1941	21 days
1942	18 days
1943	19 days
1944	23 days
1945	19 days
1946	39 days
1947	22 days
1948	25 days
1949	20 days
1950	41 days
1951	14 days
1952	32 days
1953	22 days
1954	17 days
1955	15 days
1956	25 days
1957	21 days
1958	21 days
1959	15 days
1960	16 days
1961	22 days
1962	18 days
1963	23 days
1964	18 days
1965	14 days
1966	20 days
1967	23 days
1968	19 days
1969	28 days
1970	15 days
1971	16 days
1972	14 days
1973	13 days
1974	13 days
1975	14 days
1976	19 days
1977	14 days
1978	23 days
1979	34 days
1980	11 days
1981	20 days
1982	20 days
1983	17 days
1984	20 days
1985	14 days
1986	19 days
1987	29 days
1988	35 days
1989	11 days
1990	11 days
1991	23 days
1992	13 days
1993	20 days
1994	16 days
1995	13 days
1996	21 days
1997	13 days
1998	19 days
1999	25 days
2000	14 days
2001	14 days
2002	16 days
2003	12 days
2004	16 days
2005	24 days
2006	24 days
2007	16 days
2008	14 days
2009	13 days
2010	14 days
2011	11 days
2012	18 days
2013	11 days
2014	12 days
2015	19 days
2016	13 days
2017	14 days
2018	13 days
2019	13 days
2020	18 days
2021	19 days
2022	20 days
2023	22 days
2024	20 days
2025	50 days
2026	14 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

64 years with a frost

Across 64 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Benton Harbor AP falls on 7 May and the median first autumn frost on 11 October, which leaves a median of 155 days between them.

In 1980 to 2025 the median growing season was 150 days. That is 6 days fewer than in 1893 to 1974.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Benton Harbor AP
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1893 to 1974)	Recent period (1980 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	7 May	6 May	9 May	3 days later	+0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost	11 October	5 October	11 October	6 days later	+1.7 days per decade
Growing days	155 days	156 days	150 days	6 days fewer	+1.3 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

80 years, 1893 to 2025

A day with at least 53.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 127.6 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Benton Harbor AP: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 80 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 80 years of values from 1893 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 167.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1943; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1947; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1950.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2025, Benton Harbor AP had a mean temperature of 10.7 C (51.2 F) and 989.7 mm (39.0 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Bloserville 1 N (United States, 786 km away), Steubenville (United States, 522 km away) and Morgantown (United States, 909 km away).

Climate twins of Benton Harbor AP: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Bloserville 1 N	United States	786 km (488 mi)	10.6 C (51.0 F)	992.7 mm (39.1 in)	0.58
Steubenville	United States	522 km (324 mi)	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1,002.3 mm (39.5 in)	0.59
Morgantown	United States	909 km (565 mi)	10.3 C (50.6 F)	1,030.5 mm (40.6 in)	0.60

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).