Ganges Weather Records (USC00203051)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ganges (USC00203051), Michigan, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Ganges

Ganges (USC00203051) is a weather station in Michigan, United States at 42.58 latitude and -86.20 longitude, 200 m (655 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1908 to 1939, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ganges still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Michigan, United States, 42.58 latitude, -86.20 longitude.
Elevation: 200 m (655 ft).
Period of record: 1908 to 1939, 32 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ganges. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Ganges, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ganges still stand. 1912 holds the most, with 72.

Standing records at Ganges by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1908	9
1909	49
1910	40
1911	56
1912	72
1913	63
1914	46
1915	37
1916	64
1917	57
1918	68
1919	33
1920	67
1921	59
1922	10
1924	43
1925	51
1926	41
1927	60
1928	30
1929	45
1930	72
1931	56
1932	50
1933	48
1934	50
1935	35
1936	67
1937	41
1938	32
1939	13

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 113.0 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ganges. The most was 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 1 September 1914.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ganges
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 January 1914
Feb	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 February 1926
Mar	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 March 1926
Apr	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	20 April 1929
May	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 May 1909
Jun	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	6 June 1928
Jul	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	7 July 1917
Aug	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 August 1936
Sep	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	1 September 1914
Oct	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 October 1929
Nov	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	4 November 1935
Dec	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 December 1921

Period of Record Coverage

1908 to 1939

31 years of record at Ganges, 1908 to 1939. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1922, 1924, 1939.

Days with data per year at Ganges
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1908	84	23%	No
1909	363	99%	Yes
1910	365	100%	Yes
1911	365	100%	Yes
1912	363	99%	Yes
1913	364	100%	Yes
1914	363	99%	Yes
1915	360	99%	Yes
1916	362	99%	Yes
1917	363	99%	Yes
1918	361	99%	Yes
1919	363	99%	Yes
1920	363	99%	Yes
1921	364	100%	Yes
1922	209	57%	No
1924	245	67%	No
1925	364	100%	Yes
1926	364	100%	Yes
1927	364	100%	Yes
1928	364	99%	Yes
1929	364	100%	Yes
1930	359	98%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	364	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	362	99%	Yes
1937	364	100%	Yes
1938	364	100%	Yes
1939	149	41%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1909 to 1938

One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Ganges, 1909 to 1938. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.8 C (47.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 6.6 C (43.9 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 10.8 C (51.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ganges as warming stripes, 1909 to 1938
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1909	8.7 C	-0.15 C
1910	8.8 C	-0.01 C
1911	9.4 C	+0.58 C
1912	7.4 C	-1.41 C
1913	9.5 C	+0.69 C
1914	8.8 C	-0.05 C
1915	8.7 C	-0.15 C
1916	8.5 C	-0.31 C
1917	6.6 C	-2.19 C
1918	8.6 C	-0.19 C
1919	9.3 C	+0.52 C
1920	8.4 C	-0.47 C
1921	10.8 C	+1.95 C
1925	8.6 C	-0.23 C
1926	7.6 C	-1.18 C
1927	9.2 C	+0.41 C
1928	8.7 C	-0.13 C
1929	8.0 C	-0.83 C
1930	9.3 C	+0.50 C
1931	10.6 C	+1.82 C
1932	9.2 C	+0.42 C
1933	9.6 C	+0.73 C
1934	8.7 C	-0.14 C
1935	8.4 C	-0.40 C
1936	8.2 C	-0.60 C
1937	8.5 C	-0.36 C
1938	10.0 C	+1.18 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1908 to 1939

Yearly extremes at Ganges: 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)	1936	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1934	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	1914	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	1914	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	31 days	1919	19 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ganges, 1908 to 1939. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ganges by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1908	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1909	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1910	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1911	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1912	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1913	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1915	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1916	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1917	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1918	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1919	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1924	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1926	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1927	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1929	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1930	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1931	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1932	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1933	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1937	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1939	32.8 C (91.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ganges, 1908 to 1939. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ganges by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1908	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1909	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1910	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1911	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1912	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1913	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1914	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1915	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1916	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1917	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1918	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1919	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1920	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1921	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1922	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1924	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1925	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1926	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1927	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1928	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1929	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1930	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1931	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1932	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1933	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1934	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1935	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1936	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1937	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1938	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1939	-15.6 C (3.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ganges, 1908 to 1939. The record is 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ganges by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1909	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1910	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1911	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1913	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1914	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1915	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1916	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1917	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1918	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1919	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1920	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1921	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1922	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1924	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1925	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1926	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1927	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1928	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1929	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1930	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1931	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1932	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1933	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1934	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1935	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1936	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1937	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1938	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939	24.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ganges, 1908 to 1939. The record is 130.6 mm (5.1 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.5 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ganges by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1909	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1910	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1911	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1912	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1913	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1914	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1915	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1916	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1917	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1918	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1919	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1920	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1922	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1924	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1926	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1927	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1928	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1929	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1930	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1933	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1934	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1935	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
1936	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1937	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1938	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1939	57.1 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ganges, 1908 to 1939. The record is 31 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ganges by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908	23 days
1909	18 days
1910	20 days
1911	24 days
1912	16 days
1913	24 days
1914	17 days
1915	27 days
1916	19 days
1917	19 days
1918	27 days
1919	31 days
1920	20 days
1921	16 days
1922	18 days
1924	14 days
1925	24 days
1926	17 days
1927	25 days
1928	13 days
1929	13 days
1930	15 days
1931	25 days
1932	22 days
1933	24 days
1934	22 days
1935	14 days
1936	18 days
1937	11 days
1938	15 days
1939	16 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

27 years with a frost

Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ganges falls on 4 May and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 168 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -4.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Ganges
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1909 to 1938)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	4 May	n/a	4 May	n/a	+2.7 days per decade
First autumn frost	20 October	n/a	20 October	n/a	-1.3 days per decade
Growing days	168 days	n/a	168 days	n/a	-4.0 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.

Download the Data

Data for Ganges standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ganges threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).