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Kalkaska Weather Records (USC00204257)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kalkaska (USC00204257), Michigan, United States, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for Kalkaska

  • Kalkaska (USC00204257) is a weather station in Michigan, United States at 44.73 latitude and -85.17 longitude, 316 m (1,035 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1938 to 2026, 89 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Kalkaska still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Kalkaska tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.2 C (90.0 F) on 2 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Michigan, United States, 44.73 latitude, -85.17 longitude.
  • Elevation: 316 m (1,035 ft).
  • Period of record: 1938 to 2026, 89 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

11 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Kalkaska, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kalkaska. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kalkaska. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Kalkaska, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan14.4 C (57.9 F)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
Feb20.0 C (68.0 F)-36.7 C (-34.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Mar29.4 C (84.9 F)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Apr30.0 C (86.0 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)
May32.2 C (90.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Jun34.4 C (93.9 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)
Jul36.1 C (97.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Aug35.6 C (96.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Sep33.3 C (91.9 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Oct31.1 C (88.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
Nov23.9 C (75.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)n/an/a
Dec17.2 C (63.0 F)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Kalkaska by the year they were set 1,464 records at Kalkaska still stand. 1991 holds the most, with 68. 0204060801974: 21990: 231991: 681992: 601993: 351994: 491995: 341996: 531997: 381998: 481999: 382000: 512001: 472002: 442003: 372004: 322005: 412006: 212007: 402008: 292009: 432010: 292011: 342012: 492013: 382014: 522015: 662016: 312017: 572018: 452019: 262020: 332021: 282022: 312023: 382024: 312025: 292026: 141974199319972001200520092013201720212025
1,464 records at Kalkaska still stand. 1991 holds the most, with 68.
Standing records at Kalkaska by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19742
199023
199168
199260
199335
199449
199534
199653
199738
199848
199938
200051
200147
200244
200337
200432
200541
200621
200740
200829
200943
201029
201134
201249
201338
201452
201566
201631
201757
201845
201926
202033
202128
202231
202338
202431
202529
202614

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records
When Kalkaska set new all-time records 6 all-time records were set at Kalkaska between 27 January 1978 and 23 June 2025. Each dot is a new record. Record daily snowfallRecord snow depthRecord high minimum temperature27 January 1978: Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)12 February 1981: Record snow depth 106.7 cm (42.0 in)14 February 1985: Record snow depth 121.9 cm (48.0 in)15 February 1985: Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)15 February 1985: Record snow depth 172.7 cm (68.0 in)23 June 2025: Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)19801990200020102020
6 all-time records were set at Kalkaska between 27 January 1978 and 23 June 2025. Each dot is a new record.
When Kalkaska set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1978-01-27Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1981-02-12Record snow depthRecord snow depth 106.7 cm (42.0 in)
1985-02-14Record snow depthRecord snow depth 121.9 cm (48.0 in)
1985-02-15Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
1985-02-15Record snow depthRecord snow depth 172.7 cm (68.0 in)
2025-06-23Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 91.9 mm (3.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kalkaska The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kalkaska. The most was 91.9 mm (3.6 in) on 29 May 1942. 0255075100 Jan: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 13 January 2005 Jan Feb: 24.6 mm (1.0 in), 28 February 1981 Feb Mar: 52.8 mm (2.1 in), 31 March 1998 Mar Apr: 89.9 mm (3.5 in), 13 April 2026 Apr May: 91.9 mm (3.6 in), 29 May 1942 May Jun: 67.6 mm (2.7 in), 25 June 1954 Jun Jul: 82.6 mm (3.3 in), 22 July 1948 Jul Aug: 70.6 mm (2.8 in), 16 August 1987 Aug Sep: 82.8 mm (3.3 in), 14 September 1961 Sep Oct: 69.9 mm (2.8 in), 25 October 1991 Oct Nov: 57.7 mm (2.3 in), 18 November 2013 Nov Dec: 54.9 mm (2.2 in), 27 December 1942 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kalkaska. The most was 91.9 mm (3.6 in) on 29 May 1942.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kalkaska
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan38.1 mm (1.5 in)13 January 2005
Feb24.6 mm (1.0 in)28 February 1981
Mar52.8 mm (2.1 in)31 March 1998
Apr89.9 mm (3.5 in)13 April 2026
May91.9 mm (3.6 in)29 May 1942
Jun67.6 mm (2.7 in)25 June 1954
Jul82.6 mm (3.3 in)22 July 1948
Aug70.6 mm (2.8 in)16 August 1987
Sep82.8 mm (3.3 in)14 September 1961
Oct69.9 mm (2.8 in)25 October 1991
Nov57.7 mm (2.3 in)18 November 2013
Dec54.9 mm (2.2 in)27 December 1942

Period of Record Coverage

1974 to 2026
Days with data per year at Kalkaska 39 years of record at Kalkaska, 1974 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1980, 1990, 2026. 1974: 30 of 365 days1980: 31 of 366 days1990: 153 of 365 days1991: 363 of 365 days1992: 364 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 360 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 360 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 361 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 362 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 360 of 365 days2018: 364 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 365 of 366 days2021: 360 of 365 days2022: 361 of 365 days2023: 364 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 362 of 365 days2026: 270 of 365 days198019901995200020052010201520202025
39 years of record at Kalkaska, 1974 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1980, 1990, 2026.
Days with data per year at Kalkaska
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1974308%No
1980318%No
199015342%No
199136399%Yes
199236499%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000365100%Yes
200136099%Yes
2002365100%Yes
200336399%Yes
2004365100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
200636099%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
201036199%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
201436299%Yes
2015364100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
201736099%Yes
2018364100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020365100%Yes
202136099%Yes
202236199%Yes
2023364100%Yes
2024365100%Yes
202536299%Yes
202627074%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Kalkaska
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 September 2026Kalkaska, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)32.2 C (90.0 F)tie15 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2026Kalkaska, USdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)25 years28 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2026Kalkaska, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2026Kalkaska, USdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2026Kalkaska, USdaily rain49.0 mm (1.9 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)35 years28 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2026Kalkaska, USdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026Kalkaska, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)64 years43 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2026Kalkaska, USdaily low min (Tie)-4.4 C (24.1 F)tie23 years2 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2026Kalkaska, USdaily low min-3.9 C (25.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2026Kalkaska, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2026Kalkaska, USdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years7 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2026Kalkaska, USmonthly rain89.9 mm (3.5 in)26.9 mm (1.1 in)65 years73 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2026Kalkaska, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 years40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026Kalkaska, USdaily low max-10.0 C (14.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2026Kalkaska, USdaily snowfall29.5 cm (11.6 in)4.1 cm (1.6 in)67 years36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2026Kalkaska, USdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2026Kalkaska, USdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2026Kalkaska, USdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)75 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2026Kalkaska, USdaily high max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie15 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2026Kalkaska, USdaily high min0.6 C (33.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

35 complete years, 1991 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Kalkaska as warming stripes, 1991 to 2025 One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Kalkaska, 1991 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.2 C (43.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 4.3 C (39.8 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 8.1 C (46.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F). 1991: 6.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1992: 5.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1993: 5.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1994: 5.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1995: 5.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1996: 4.7 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1997: 5.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1998: 7.8 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1999: 6.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2000: 6.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2001: 7.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2002: 6.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 5.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2004: 5.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2005: 6.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2006: 7.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2007: 6.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2008: 5.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2009: 5.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2010: 7.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2011: 6.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2012: 7.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2013: 5.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2014: 4.3 C, -1.9 C from the station mean2015: 5.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2016: 7.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2017: 6.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2018: 6.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2019: 5.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2020: 6.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2021: 7.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2022: 6.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2023: 7.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2024: 8.1 C, +1.9 C from the station mean2025: 6.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean19911995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Kalkaska, 1991 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.2 C (43.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 4.3 C (39.8 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 8.1 C (46.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kalkaska as warming stripes, 1991 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19916.7 C+0.45 C
19925.0 C-1.27 C
19935.1 C-1.16 C
19945.3 C-0.92 C
19955.7 C-0.57 C
19964.7 C-1.59 C
19975.3 C-0.95 C
19987.8 C+1.57 C
19996.9 C+0.70 C
20006.5 C+0.22 C
20017.1 C+0.88 C
20026.3 C+0.09 C
20035.4 C-0.82 C
20045.6 C-0.63 C
20056.6 C+0.32 C
20067.1 C+0.86 C
20076.5 C+0.24 C
20085.5 C-0.73 C
20095.0 C-1.26 C
20107.1 C+0.83 C
20116.2 C-0.02 C
20127.8 C+1.51 C
20135.5 C-0.73 C
20144.3 C-1.93 C
20155.9 C-0.32 C
20167.6 C+1.32 C
20176.8 C+0.52 C
20186.2 C-0.08 C
20195.0 C-1.27 C
20206.8 C+0.52 C
20217.3 C+1.04 C
20226.1 C-0.19 C
20237.6 C+1.38 C
20248.1 C+1.88 C
20256.3 C+0.03 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1991 to 2025 is 0.31 C (-0.01 to 0.64) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.56 F (-0.03 to 1.14) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 35 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kalkaska
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.31 C (-0.01 to 0.64) per decade0.56 F (-0.03 to 1.14) per decade1991 to 202535Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.35 C (0.00 to 0.70) per decade0.63 F (0.01 to 1.25) per decade1991 to 202535Rise
Mean daily minimum0.27 C (-0.04 to 0.59) per decade0.5 F (-0.1 to 1.1) per decade1991 to 202535Not clearly different from zero

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

1938 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Kalkaska: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)36.1 C (97.0 F)201833.3 C (91.9 F)39
Coldest night (TNn)-36.7 C (-34.1 F)1996-26.1 C (-15.0 F)39
Wettest day (Rx1day)91.9 mm (3.6 in)194249.8 mm (2.0 in)89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)162.5 mm (6.4 in)198777.9 mm (3.1 in)89
Longest dry spell (CDD)32 days197916 days89

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Kalkaska by year The hottest day of the year at Kalkaska, 1938 to 2026. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F). 28303234363819401960198020002020Record: 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 2018
The hottest day of the year at Kalkaska, 1938 to 2026. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kalkaska by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
1971n/a
1972n/a
1973n/a
197429.4 C (84.9 F)
1975n/a
1976n/a
1977n/a
1978n/a
1979n/a
198028.9 C (84.0 F)
1981n/a
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
1986n/a
1987n/a
1988n/a
1989n/a
199030.0 C (86.0 F)
199133.3 C (91.9 F)
199230.6 C (87.1 F)
199332.2 C (90.0 F)
199434.4 C (93.9 F)
199535.6 C (96.1 F)
199631.7 C (89.1 F)
199732.2 C (90.0 F)
199832.2 C (90.0 F)
199932.8 C (91.0 F)
200031.1 C (88.0 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200233.3 C (91.9 F)
200333.3 C (91.9 F)
200430.6 C (87.1 F)
200533.9 C (93.0 F)
200635.6 C (96.1 F)
200733.9 C (93.0 F)
200832.2 C (90.0 F)
200934.4 C (93.9 F)
201031.7 C (89.1 F)
201134.4 C (93.9 F)
201235.0 C (95.0 F)
201333.9 C (93.0 F)
201431.1 C (88.0 F)
201533.3 C (91.9 F)
201633.3 C (91.9 F)
201733.3 C (91.9 F)
201836.1 C (97.0 F)
201932.8 C (91.0 F)
202033.9 C (93.0 F)
202132.8 C (91.0 F)
202233.9 C (93.0 F)
202333.3 C (91.9 F)
202433.3 C (91.9 F)
202534.4 C (93.9 F)
202634.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Kalkaska by year The coldest night of the year at Kalkaska, 1938 to 2026. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.1 C (-15.0 F). -40-2002019401960198020002020Record: -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1996
The coldest night of the year at Kalkaska, 1938 to 2026. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.1 C (-15.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kalkaska by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
1971n/a
1972n/a
1973n/a
19744.4 C (39.9 F)
1975n/a
1976n/a
1977n/a
1978n/a
1979n/a
19800.0 C (32.0 F)
1981n/a
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
1986n/a
1987n/a
1988n/a
1989n/a
1990-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1991-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1992-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1993-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1994-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1995-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1996-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1997-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1998-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1999-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2000-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2001-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2002-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2003-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2004-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2005-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2006-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2007-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2008-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2009-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2010-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2011-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2012-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2013-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2014-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2015-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2016-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2017-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2018-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2019-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2020-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2021-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2022-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2023-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2024-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2025-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2026-27.2 C (-17.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kalkaska by year The wettest day of the year at Kalkaska, 1938 to 2026. The record is 91.9 mm (3.6 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in). 2040608010019401960198020002020Record: 91.9 mm (3.6 in) in 1942
The wettest day of the year at Kalkaska, 1938 to 2026. The record is 91.9 mm (3.6 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kalkaska by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
193820.6 mm (0.8 in)
193948.3 mm (1.9 in)
194036.1 mm (1.4 in)
194159.7 mm (2.4 in)
194291.9 mm (3.6 in)
194336.1 mm (1.4 in)
194441.9 mm (1.6 in)
194556.1 mm (2.2 in)
194660.5 mm (2.4 in)
194747.0 mm (1.9 in)
194882.6 mm (3.3 in)
194950.8 mm (2.0 in)
195038.9 mm (1.5 in)
195134.8 mm (1.4 in)
195234.8 mm (1.4 in)
195364.3 mm (2.5 in)
195467.6 mm (2.7 in)
195546.5 mm (1.8 in)
195659.9 mm (2.4 in)
195747.5 mm (1.9 in)
195839.1 mm (1.5 in)
195948.5 mm (1.9 in)
196063.0 mm (2.5 in)
196182.8 mm (3.3 in)
196259.9 mm (2.4 in)
196337.6 mm (1.5 in)
196426.9 mm (1.1 in)
196566.3 mm (2.6 in)
196652.8 mm (2.1 in)
196731.2 mm (1.2 in)
196856.6 mm (2.2 in)
196964.3 mm (2.5 in)
197060.5 mm (2.4 in)
197129.2 mm (1.1 in)
197245.7 mm (1.8 in)
197345.7 mm (1.8 in)
197450.8 mm (2.0 in)
197549.8 mm (2.0 in)
197622.9 mm (0.9 in)
197743.2 mm (1.7 in)
197852.1 mm (2.1 in)
197950.8 mm (2.0 in)
198030.5 mm (1.2 in)
198151.1 mm (2.0 in)
198242.9 mm (1.7 in)
198363.5 mm (2.5 in)
198463.8 mm (2.5 in)
198569.9 mm (2.8 in)
198673.7 mm (2.9 in)
198770.6 mm (2.8 in)
198855.4 mm (2.2 in)
198949.5 mm (1.9 in)
199048.5 mm (1.9 in)
199169.9 mm (2.8 in)
199240.6 mm (1.6 in)
199346.0 mm (1.8 in)
199451.3 mm (2.0 in)
199544.7 mm (1.8 in)
199641.7 mm (1.6 in)
199755.1 mm (2.2 in)
199852.8 mm (2.1 in)
199949.8 mm (2.0 in)
200044.5 mm (1.8 in)
200149.0 mm (1.9 in)
200261.5 mm (2.4 in)
200341.7 mm (1.6 in)
200439.1 mm (1.5 in)
200541.9 mm (1.6 in)
200658.4 mm (2.3 in)
200760.5 mm (2.4 in)
200845.0 mm (1.8 in)
200948.3 mm (1.9 in)
201063.8 mm (2.5 in)
201147.0 mm (1.9 in)
201261.0 mm (2.4 in)
201357.7 mm (2.3 in)
201444.2 mm (1.7 in)
201538.9 mm (1.5 in)
201628.4 mm (1.1 in)
201766.3 mm (2.6 in)
201835.3 mm (1.4 in)
201935.6 mm (1.4 in)
202066.5 mm (2.6 in)
202169.6 mm (2.7 in)
202234.5 mm (1.4 in)
202367.1 mm (2.6 in)
202439.9 mm (1.6 in)
202552.1 mm (2.1 in)
202689.9 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kalkaska by year The wettest five days of the year at Kalkaska, 1938 to 2026. The record is 162.5 mm (6.4 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.9 mm (3.1 in). 05010015020019401960198020002020Record: 162.5 mm (6.4 in) in 1987
The wettest five days of the year at Kalkaska, 1938 to 2026. The record is 162.5 mm (6.4 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.9 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kalkaska by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
193834.6 mm (1.4 in)
193991.0 mm (3.6 in)
194063.1 mm (2.5 in)
194172.9 mm (2.9 in)
194299.8 mm (3.9 in)
194378.7 mm (3.1 in)
194477.9 mm (3.1 in)
194571.4 mm (2.8 in)
194679.8 mm (3.1 in)
194782.1 mm (3.2 in)
1948102.4 mm (4.0 in)
194986.1 mm (3.4 in)
195071.6 mm (2.8 in)
195150.6 mm (2.0 in)
195272.3 mm (2.8 in)
195384.9 mm (3.3 in)
1954102.9 mm (4.1 in)
195558.9 mm (2.3 in)
195690.4 mm (3.6 in)
195780.3 mm (3.2 in)
195878.0 mm (3.1 in)
195986.6 mm (3.4 in)
196077.7 mm (3.1 in)
1961138.9 mm (5.5 in)
196267.3 mm (2.6 in)
196368.6 mm (2.7 in)
196442.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965136.6 mm (5.4 in)
196692.4 mm (3.6 in)
196772.9 mm (2.9 in)
196891.4 mm (3.6 in)
196988.4 mm (3.5 in)
197089.7 mm (3.5 in)
197150.5 mm (2.0 in)
197281.5 mm (3.2 in)
197371.1 mm (2.8 in)
1974117.1 mm (4.6 in)
197557.9 mm (2.3 in)
197649.1 mm (1.9 in)
197758.9 mm (2.3 in)
197878.5 mm (3.1 in)
197959.5 mm (2.3 in)
198053.8 mm (2.1 in)
198164.1 mm (2.5 in)
198269.6 mm (2.7 in)
198380.3 mm (3.2 in)
198477.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1986121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1987162.5 mm (6.4 in)
198875.7 mm (3.0 in)
198963.7 mm (2.5 in)
199056.1 mm (2.2 in)
199184.1 mm (3.3 in)
199271.4 mm (2.8 in)
199395.1 mm (3.7 in)
1994132.8 mm (5.2 in)
199579.5 mm (3.1 in)
199647.5 mm (1.9 in)
199767.1 mm (2.6 in)
199883.3 mm (3.3 in)
199989.7 mm (3.5 in)
200052.8 mm (2.1 in)
200185.4 mm (3.4 in)
200267.6 mm (2.7 in)
200360.1 mm (2.4 in)
200454.1 mm (2.1 in)
200557.9 mm (2.3 in)
200675.4 mm (3.0 in)
200770.9 mm (2.8 in)
200882.5 mm (3.2 in)
200959.8 mm (2.4 in)
201083.6 mm (3.3 in)
201181.0 mm (3.2 in)
201281.6 mm (3.2 in)
201366.9 mm (2.6 in)
201466.7 mm (2.6 in)
201551.3 mm (2.0 in)
201668.1 mm (2.7 in)
2017141.8 mm (5.6 in)
201884.9 mm (3.3 in)
201967.6 mm (2.7 in)
2020106.9 mm (4.2 in)
202183.1 mm (3.3 in)
202278.7 mm (3.1 in)
202375.9 mm (3.0 in)
202469.1 mm (2.7 in)
202582.4 mm (3.2 in)
2026143.3 mm (5.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kalkaska by year The longest dry spell of the year at Kalkaska, 1938 to 2026. The record is 32 days in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days. 01020304019401960198020002020Record: 32 days in 1979
The longest dry spell of the year at Kalkaska, 1938 to 2026. The record is 32 days in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kalkaska by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
19384 days
193917 days
194010 days
194113 days
194212 days
194314 days
194423 days
194515 days
194615 days
194722 days
194817 days
194918 days
195014 days
195114 days
195212 days
195323 days
195416 days
195515 days
195618 days
195727 days
195819 days
195915 days
196014 days
196112 days
196212 days
196321 days
196411 days
196513 days
196616 days
196716 days
196816 days
196921 days
197028 days
197113 days
197217 days
197312 days
197416 days
197520 days
197614 days
197716 days
197819 days
197932 days
198012 days
198117 days
198210 days
198317 days
198414 days
19859 days
198615 days
198725 days
198816 days
198924 days
199017 days
199119 days
199213 days
199314 days
199414 days
199519 days
199615 days
199717 days
199819 days
199924 days
200017 days
200113 days
200214 days
200320 days
20049 days
200518 days
200620 days
200720 days
200814 days
200921 days
201023 days
201112 days
201213 days
201312 days
201414 days
201516 days
201620 days
201710 days
201814 days
201912 days
202016 days
202121 days
202215 days
202318 days
202418 days
202514 days
202616 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

35 years with a frost

Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kalkaska falls on 26 May and the median first autumn frost on 29 September, which leaves a median of 126 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Kalkaska
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost26 Mayn/a26 Mayn/a-2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost29 Septembern/a30 Septembern/a+3.0 days per decade
Growing days126 daysn/a127 daysn/a+5.3 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

87 years, 1939 to 2025

A day with at least 50.2 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 85.7 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kalkaska: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years50.2 mm (2.0 in)
5 years62.4 mm (2.5 in)
10 years69.2 mm (2.7 in)
25 years76.7 mm (3.0 in)
50 years81.5 mm (3.2 in)
100 years85.7 mm (3.4 in)Longer than the 87 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, 87 years of values from 1939 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: 91.9 mm (3.6 in) in 1942; 82.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1961; 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1948.

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-13).