Ludington 4 SE Weather Records (USC00204954)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ludington 4 SE (USC00204954), Michigan, United States, with 117 years of record.

Key Facts for Ludington 4 SE

Ludington 4 SE (USC00204954) is a weather station in Michigan, United States at 43.91 latitude and -86.39 longitude, 210 m (690 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 2012, 117 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ludington 4 SE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ludington 4 SE set a daily record high minimum temperature of 7.2 C (45.0 F) on 22 November 2012.

About the Station

Location: Michigan, United States, 43.91 latitude, -86.39 longitude.
Elevation: 210 m (690 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 2012, 117 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Ludington 4 SE. 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 Ludington 4 SE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ludington 4 SE still stand. 1899 holds the most, with 48.

Standing records at Ludington 4 SE by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1896	7
1897	24
1898	8
1899	48
1900	17
1901	18
1902	11
1903	18
1904	6
1905	9
1906	17
1907	17
1908	19
1909	12
1910	7
1911	11
1912	13
1933	7
1934	20
1935	13
1936	27
1937	12
1938	9
1939	12
1940	13
1941	10
1942	13
1943	14
1944	15
1945	26
1946	11
1947	27
1948	13
1949	12
1950	20
1951	15
1952	8
1953	15
1954	9
1955	13
1956	10
1957	6
1958	20
1959	22
1960	5
1961	4
1962	14
1963	14
1964	19
1965	14
1966	17
1967	16
1968	15
1969	7
1970	4
1971	18
1972	17
1973	21
1974	16
1975	14
1976	19
1977	21
1978	13
1979	20
1980	8
1981	7
1982	27
1983	17
1984	15
1985	13
1986	8
1987	10
1988	40
1989	17
1990	13
1991	27
1992	9
1993	6
1994	13
1995	14
1996	16
1997	11
1998	13
1999	22
2000	23
2001	16
2002	24
2003	14
2004	16
2005	32
2006	14
2007	8
2008	9
2009	12
2010	8
2011	16
2012	24

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Ludington 4 SE between 21 January 1960 and 9 June 2004. Each dot is a new record.

When Ludington 4 SE set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1960-01-21	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 35.8 cm (14.1 in)
1962-01-07	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 36.3 cm (14.3 in)
1962-12-09	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 68.8 cm (27.1 in)
1988-08-02	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
2004-06-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 143.5 mm (5.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 143.5 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ludington 4 SE. The most was 143.5 mm (5.6 in) on 9 June 2004.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ludington 4 SE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 January 1938
Feb	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	7 February 1966
Mar	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 March 2007
Apr	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	5 April 1990
May	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 May 1912
Jun	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	9 June 2004
Jul	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 July 1912
Aug	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	8 August 1965
Sep	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	10 September 1986
Oct	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	25 October 1991
Nov	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	9 November 1998
Dec	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	12 December 1909

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 2012

97 years of record at Ludington 4 SE, 1896 to 2012. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1933 and others.

Days with data per year at Ludington 4 SE
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1896	88	24%	No
1897	360	99%	Yes
1898	362	99%	Yes
1899	355	97%	Yes
1900	359	98%	Yes
1901	356	98%	Yes
1902	358	98%	Yes
1903	347	95%	Yes
1904	301	82%	No
1905	358	98%	Yes
1906	336	92%	Yes
1907	313	86%	No
1908	312	85%	No
1909	310	85%	No
1910	313	86%	No
1911	356	98%	Yes
1912	260	71%	No
1933	156	43%	No
1934	313	86%	No
1935	312	85%	No
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	363	99%	Yes
1939	360	99%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	334	92%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	365	100%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	360	99%	Yes
1954	356	98%	Yes
1955	362	99%	Yes
1956	360	98%	Yes
1957	361	99%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	358	98%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	334	92%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	361	99%	Yes
1966	363	99%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	362	99%	Yes
1969	336	92%	Yes
1970	321	88%	No
1971	317	87%	No
1972	353	96%	Yes
1973	347	95%	Yes
1974	330	90%	Yes
1975	358	98%	Yes
1976	336	92%	Yes
1977	342	94%	Yes
1978	341	93%	Yes
1979	346	95%	Yes
1980	352	96%	Yes
1981	346	95%	Yes
1982	331	91%	Yes
1983	336	92%	Yes
1984	326	89%	No
1985	341	93%	Yes
1986	358	98%	Yes
1987	343	94%	Yes
1988	333	91%	Yes
1989	331	91%	Yes
1990	342	94%	Yes
1991	362	99%	Yes
1992	348	95%	Yes
1993	361	99%	Yes
1994	361	99%	Yes
1995	292	80%	No
1996	361	99%	Yes
1997	353	97%	Yes
1998	341	93%	Yes
1999	357	98%	Yes
2000	351	96%	Yes
2001	356	98%	Yes
2002	342	94%	Yes
2003	352	96%	Yes
2004	355	97%	Yes
2005	360	99%	Yes
2006	355	97%	Yes
2007	335	92%	Yes
2008	351	96%	Yes
2009	351	96%	Yes
2010	353	97%	Yes
2011	326	89%	No
2012	224	61%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Ludington 4 SE
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high max (Tie)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	tie	13 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high max (Tie)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	tie	46 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high max (Tie)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	tie	63 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily low min (Tie)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	tie	3 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	monthly high max (Tie)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	tie	30 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2012	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

65 complete years, 1897 to 2010

One stripe for each of 65 complete years at Ludington 4 SE, 1897 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.1 C (46.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1899, at 6.4 C (43.5 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 10.2 C (50.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ludington 4 SE as warming stripes, 1897 to 2010
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1897	7.8 C	-0.24 C
1898	7.6 C	-0.47 C
1899	6.4 C	-1.69 C
1900	8.1 C	+0.05 C
1903	7.3 C	-0.83 C
1905	7.6 C	-0.53 C
1906	8.5 C	+0.46 C
1907	7.1 C	-0.97 C
1908	8.8 C	+0.67 C
1910	8.0 C	-0.09 C
1911	8.2 C	+0.14 C
1934	7.7 C	-0.36 C
1935	7.6 C	-0.52 C
1936	7.1 C	-1.00 C
1937	7.7 C	-0.41 C
1938	8.8 C	+0.67 C
1939	8.1 C	+0.05 C
1940	7.6 C	-0.53 C
1942	8.4 C	+0.36 C
1943	7.4 C	-0.64 C
1944	8.8 C	+0.69 C
1945	7.8 C	-0.32 C
1946	9.0 C	+0.94 C
1947	8.1 C	+0.04 C
1948	8.3 C	+0.20 C
1949	9.0 C	+0.89 C
1950	7.2 C	-0.93 C
1951	7.5 C	-0.56 C
1952	8.8 C	+0.70 C
1953	9.4 C	+1.33 C
1954	8.5 C	+0.39 C
1955	8.5 C	+0.45 C
1956	7.9 C	-0.18 C
1957	7.7 C	-0.35 C
1958	6.8 C	-1.28 C
1959	7.0 C	-1.07 C
1960	7.7 C	-0.38 C
1962	7.6 C	-0.47 C
1963	7.2 C	-0.85 C
1964	8.6 C	+0.52 C
1965	7.7 C	-0.41 C
1966	7.7 C	-0.35 C
1967	7.2 C	-0.85 C
1968	7.6 C	-0.44 C
1972	7.3 C	-0.81 C
1975	8.3 C	+0.23 C
1986	8.6 C	+0.50 C
1987	10.2 C	+2.10 C
1990	9.0 C	+0.91 C
1992	7.7 C	-0.41 C
1993	7.6 C	-0.46 C
1994	8.2 C	+0.12 C
1996	6.8 C	-1.32 C
1997	7.3 C	-0.82 C
1999	8.8 C	+0.76 C
2000	9.2 C	+1.15 C
2001	10.0 C	+1.90 C
2003	8.4 C	+0.30 C
2004	8.7 C	+0.60 C
2005	10.0 C	+1.88 C
2006	9.3 C	+1.25 C
2007	9.1 C	+1.05 C
2008	7.7 C	-0.41 C
2009	6.9 C	-1.16 C
2010	8.7 C	+0.59 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.08 C (0.02 to 0.14) per decade over 1897 to 2010. In Fahrenheit: 0.14 F (0.03 to 0.24) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 65 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ludington 4 SE
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.08 C (0.02 to 0.14) per decade	0.14 F (0.03 to 0.24) per decade	1897 to 2010	65	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1897 to 2010	65	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.10) per decade	0.04 F (-0.10 to 0.17) per decade	1897 to 2010	65	Not 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

1896 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Ludington 4 SE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1988	32.2 C (90.0 F)	97
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	1899	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	97
Wettest day (Rx1day)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	2004	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	97
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	1912	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	97
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	1904	18 days	97

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ludington 4 SE, 1896 to 2012. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ludington 4 SE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1896	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1897	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1898	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1899	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1900	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1901	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1902	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1903	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1904	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1906	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1907	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1908	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1909	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1910	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1911	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1912	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1933	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1934	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1935	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1936	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1937	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1938	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1939	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1940	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1941	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1942	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1943	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1944	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1947	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1949	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1952	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1954	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1959	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1960	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1961	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1972	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1975	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1977	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1980	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1981	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1983	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1984	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1985	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1986	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1987	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1990	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1991	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1992	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1993	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1994	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1998	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1999	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2001	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2003	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2005	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2007	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2008	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2009	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2010	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2011	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2012	34.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ludington 4 SE, 1896 to 2012. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ludington 4 SE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1896	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1897	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1898	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1899	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1900	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1901	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1902	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1903	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1904	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1905	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1906	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1907	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1908	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1909	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1910	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1911	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1912	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1933	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1934	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1935	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1936	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1937	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1939	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1940	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1941	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1942	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1943	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1944	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1946	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1948	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1949	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1950	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1951	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1952	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1953	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1954	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1957	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1958	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1963	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1966	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1968	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1969	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1970	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1971	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1972	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1974	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1975	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1976	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1977	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1978	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1979	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1980	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1981	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1982	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1983	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1984	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1985	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1986	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1987	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1989	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1990	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1991	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1992	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1993	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1995	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1996	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1997	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1998	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1999	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2000	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2001	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2004	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2005	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2006	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2007	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2008	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2009	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2010	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2011	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2012	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ludington 4 SE, 1896 to 2012. The record is 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ludington 4 SE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1897	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1898	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1899	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1900	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1901	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1902	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1903	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1904	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1905	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1906	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1907	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1908	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1909	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1910	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1911	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1912	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1933	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1934	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1935	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1936	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1937	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1938	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1941	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1943	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1945	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1946	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1949	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1950	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1951	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1953	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1954	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1955	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1956	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1960	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1962	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1963	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1964	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1966	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1971	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1972	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1973	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1975	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1976	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1977	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1978	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1981	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1982	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1983	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1984	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1985	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1986	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1989	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1990	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1991	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1992	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1993	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1994	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1995	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1996	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1997	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1998	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1999	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2000	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2001	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2002	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2003	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2004	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2005	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2006	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2007	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2008	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2009	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2010	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2011	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2012	65.5 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ludington 4 SE, 1896 to 2012. The record is 185.9 mm (7.3 in) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.7 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ludington 4 SE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1897	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1898	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1899	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1900	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1901	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1902	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1903	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1904	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1905	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1906	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1907	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1908	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1909	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1910	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1911	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1912	185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1933	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1934	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1935	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1936	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1937	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1939	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1940	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1944	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1945	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1946	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1947	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1951	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1952	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1953	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1954	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1955	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1956	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1957	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1958	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1959	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1960	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1962	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1963	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1965	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1966	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1967	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1969	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1970	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1971	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1973	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1975	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1976	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1977	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1978	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1979	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1980	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1981	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1982	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1983	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1984	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1985	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1987	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1988	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1989	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1990	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1991	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1992	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1993	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1994	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1995	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1996	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1997	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1998	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1999	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2000	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2001	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
2002	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
2003	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2004	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
2005	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
2006	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
2007	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2008	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2009	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
2010	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2011	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2012	97.0 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ludington 4 SE, 1896 to 2012. The record is 40 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ludington 4 SE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896	15 days
1897	19 days
1898	23 days
1899	18 days
1900	24 days
1901	20 days
1902	18 days
1903	27 days
1904	40 days
1905	23 days
1906	28 days
1907	24 days
1908	25 days
1909	20 days
1910	37 days
1911	27 days
1912	17 days
1933	21 days
1934	23 days
1935	13 days
1936	22 days
1937	14 days
1938	30 days
1939	20 days
1940	25 days
1941	27 days
1942	12 days
1943	20 days
1944	23 days
1945	16 days
1946	20 days
1947	27 days
1948	16 days
1949	18 days
1950	13 days
1951	17 days
1952	15 days
1953	18 days
1954	25 days
1955	16 days
1956	19 days
1957	25 days
1958	36 days
1959	30 days
1960	20 days
1961	15 days
1962	22 days
1963	22 days
1964	19 days
1965	15 days
1966	17 days
1967	22 days
1968	18 days
1969	17 days
1970	15 days
1971	24 days
1972	15 days
1973	17 days
1974	13 days
1975	15 days
1976	19 days
1977	18 days
1978	21 days
1979	20 days
1980	14 days
1981	15 days
1982	14 days
1983	13 days
1984	15 days
1985	14 days
1986	16 days
1987	13 days
1988	23 days
1989	20 days
1990	12 days
1991	16 days
1992	13 days
1993	14 days
1994	14 days
1995	18 days
1996	19 days
1997	21 days
1998	21 days
1999	15 days
2000	11 days
2001	15 days
2002	16 days
2003	20 days
2004	22 days
2005	19 days
2006	12 days
2007	13 days
2008	17 days
2009	22 days
2010	18 days
2011	4 days
2012	18 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

65 years with a frost

Across 65 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ludington 4 SE falls on 13 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 145 days between them.

In 1959 to 2010 the median growing season was 139 days. That is 13 days fewer than in 1897 to 1953.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Ludington 4 SE
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1897 to 1953)	Recent period (1959 to 2010)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	13 May	10 May	17 May	7 days later	+0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost	7 October	15 October	4 October	11 days earlier	-0.7 days per decade
Growing days	145 days	152 days	139 days	13 days fewer	-1.2 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

74 years, 1897 to 2010

A day with at least 51.5 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.7 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ludington 4 SE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
100 years	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1897 to 2010.

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: 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 2004; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1909; 116.3 mm (4.6 in) in 1965.

Station Changes

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

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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 2026-10-17 (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).