Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Luther (USC00204969), Michigan, United States, with 45 years of record.
Key Facts for Luther
Luther (USC00204969) is a weather station in Michigan, United States at 44.03 latitude and -85.68 longitude, 314 m (1,030 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1953, 45 years of record.
1,464 records set at Luther still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Luther set a daily record high minimum temperature of 20.6 C (69.1 F) on 29 August 1953.
About the Station
Location: Michigan, United States, 44.03 latitude, -85.68 longitude.
Elevation: 314 m (1,030 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1953, 45 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Luther. 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 Luther, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Luther still stand. 1912 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at Luther by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1909
32
1910
57
1911
60
1912
78
1913
66
1914
47
1915
38
1916
42
1917
47
1918
58
1919
42
1920
52
1921
62
1922
38
1923
43
1924
47
1925
55
1926
45
1927
47
1928
43
1929
27
1930
75
1931
45
1932
40
1933
55
1934
45
1935
33
1936
58
1937
4
1950
28
1951
18
1952
18
1953
19
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 95.3 mm (3.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Luther. The most was 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 21 August 1936.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Luther
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
3 January 1951
Feb
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
14 February 1911
Mar
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
13 March 1927
Apr
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2 April 1932
May
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
20 May 1923
Jun
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
11 June 1922
Jul
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
10 July 1922
Aug
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
21 August 1936
Sep
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
29 September 1919
Oct
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
24 October 1918
Nov
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
18 November 1931
Dec
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
26 December 1936
Period of Record Coverage
1909 to 1953
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
33 years of record at Luther, 1909 to 1953. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1909, 1916, 1929, 1937, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Luther, 1910 to 1936. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.0 C (44.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 5.2 C (41.3 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 9.3 C (48.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Luther as warming stripes, 1910 to 1936
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1910
7.1 C
+0.12 C
1911
7.6 C
+0.60 C
1912
5.5 C
-1.49 C
1913
7.5 C
+0.49 C
1915
6.8 C
-0.23 C
1917
5.2 C
-1.79 C
1918
7.0 C
+0.05 C
1919
7.7 C
+0.69 C
1920
6.7 C
-0.25 C
1921
9.3 C
+2.32 C
1922
7.8 C
+0.83 C
1923
6.7 C
-0.32 C
1924
5.6 C
-1.37 C
1925
6.7 C
-0.31 C
1926
5.8 C
-1.23 C
1927
7.3 C
+0.32 C
1928
6.1 C
-0.88 C
1930
6.3 C
-0.68 C
1931
8.8 C
+1.83 C
1932
7.6 C
+0.59 C
1933
7.8 C
+0.85 C
1934
7.4 C
+0.41 C
1935
6.8 C
-0.14 C
1936
6.6 C
-0.37 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
1909 to 1953
Yearly extremes at Luther: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1936
35.0 C (95.0 F)
33
Coldest night (TNn)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1951
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
33
Wettest day (Rx1day)
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1936
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
144.4 mm (5.7 in)
1936
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
1910
16 days
33
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Luther, 1909 to 1953. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Luther by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1909
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1910
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1911
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1914
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1915
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1916
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1919
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1921
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1922
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1923
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1924
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1925
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1926
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1930
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1931
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1932
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1933
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1934
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1935
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1936
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1937
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1953
36.1 C (97.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Luther, 1909 to 1953. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.3 C (-18.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Luther by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1909
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1910
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1911
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1912
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1913
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1914
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1915
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1916
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1917
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1918
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1919
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1920
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1921
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1922
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1923
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1924
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1925
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1926
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1927
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1928
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1929
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1930
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1931
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1932
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1933
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1934
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1935
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1936
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1937
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1950
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1951
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1952
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1953
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Luther, 1909 to 1953. The record is 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Luther by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1910
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1911
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1912
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1914
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1915
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1916
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1917
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1918
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1919
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1920
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1921
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1922
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1923
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1924
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1926
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1930
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1931
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1935
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1937
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1953
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Luther, 1909 to 1953. The record is 144.4 mm (5.7 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.5 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Luther by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1910
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1911
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1912
121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1913
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1914
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1915
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1916
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1918
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1919
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1920
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1921
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1922
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1923
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1924
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1925
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1926
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1927
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1928
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1929
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1931
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1932
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1933
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1934
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1935
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1936
144.4 mm (5.7 in)
1937
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1951
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1952
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1953
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Luther, 1909 to 1953. The record is 35 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Luther by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909
11 days
1910
35 days
1911
22 days
1912
18 days
1913
15 days
1914
15 days
1915
20 days
1916
13 days
1917
20 days
1918
16 days
1919
11 days
1920
14 days
1921
16 days
1922
15 days
1923
15 days
1924
19 days
1925
17 days
1926
13 days
1927
15 days
1928
12 days
1929
20 days
1930
22 days
1931
22 days
1932
26 days
1933
22 days
1934
22 days
1935
15 days
1936
25 days
1937
12 days
1950
17 days
1951
15 days
1952
13 days
1953
13 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
24 years with a frost
Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Luther falls on 6 June and the median first autumn frost on 20 September, which leaves a median of 100 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Luther
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1910 to 1936)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
6 June
n/a
6 June
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
20 September
n/a
20 September
n/a
n/a
Growing days
100 days
n/a
100 days
n/a
n/a
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.
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Data for Luther 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.