Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Saranac (USC00207358), Michigan, United States, with 45 years of record.
Key Facts for Saranac
Saranac (USC00207358) is a weather station in Michigan, United States at 42.90 latitude and -85.20 longitude, 195 m (639 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 1939, 45 years of record.
1,464 records set at Saranac still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Saranac set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 28 June 1939.
About the Station
Location: Michigan, United States, 42.90 latitude, -85.20 longitude.
Elevation: 195 m (639 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 1939, 45 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Saranac. 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 Saranac, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Saranac still stand. 1913 holds the most, with 63.
Standing records at Saranac by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
29
1896
51
1897
7
1906
4
1907
32
1908
40
1909
45
1910
53
1911
47
1912
62
1913
63
1914
43
1915
43
1916
42
1917
52
1918
50
1919
29
1920
51
1921
47
1922
16
1923
40
1924
41
1925
46
1926
36
1927
41
1928
35
1929
35
1930
60
1931
41
1932
27
1933
39
1934
42
1935
35
1936
58
1937
36
1938
31
1939
15
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Saranac between 13 July 1936 and 13 July 1936. Each dot is a new record.
When Saranac set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1936-07-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 81.3 mm (3.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saranac. The most was 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 22 September 1926.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Saranac
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2 January 1897
Feb
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
13 February 1938
Mar
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
27 March 1916
Apr
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
29 April 1909
May
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
27 May 1937
Jun
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
16 June 1920
Jul
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
15 July 1931
Aug
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
20 August 1907
Sep
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
22 September 1926
Oct
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1 October 1911
Nov
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
17 November 1928
Dec
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
20 December 1895
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 1939
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Saranac, 1895 to 1939. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1897, 1906, 1910, 1939.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Saranac, 1907 to 1938. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.5 C (47.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 7.0 C (44.5 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 10.4 C (50.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Saranac as warming stripes, 1907 to 1938
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1907
7.5 C
-0.96 C
1908
9.0 C
+0.51 C
1909
8.4 C
-0.03 C
1911
9.3 C
+0.80 C
1912
7.1 C
-1.33 C
1913
9.4 C
+0.96 C
1914
8.5 C
+0.07 C
1915
8.3 C
-0.16 C
1918
8.6 C
+0.13 C
1919
9.4 C
+0.93 C
1921
10.4 C
+1.96 C
1923
8.4 C
-0.08 C
1924
7.0 C
-1.48 C
1925
7.9 C
-0.55 C
1926
7.3 C
-1.11 C
1927
8.9 C
+0.46 C
1928
8.2 C
-0.25 C
1929
7.6 C
-0.83 C
1930
9.0 C
+0.50 C
1931
10.1 C
+1.62 C
1932
8.4 C
-0.05 C
1933
8.5 C
+0.08 C
1934
8.2 C
-0.26 C
1935
7.6 C
-0.88 C
1936
8.2 C
-0.27 C
1937
8.3 C
-0.13 C
1938
8.9 C
+0.40 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
1895 to 1939
Yearly extremes at Saranac: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1936
36.1 C (97.0 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1912
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1926
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
36 days
1924
22 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Saranac, 1895 to 1939. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Saranac by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1895
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1896
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1897
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1906
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1907
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1910
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1911
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1912
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1914
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1915
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1923
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1926
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1927
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1933
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1934
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1935
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1936
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1937
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Saranac, 1895 to 1939. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Saranac by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1895
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1896
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1897
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1906
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1907
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1908
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1909
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1910
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1911
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1912
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1913
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1914
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1915
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1916
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1917
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1918
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1919
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1920
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1921
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1922
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1923
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1924
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1925
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1926
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1927
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1928
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1929
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1930
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1931
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1932
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1933
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1934
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1935
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1936
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1937
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1938
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1939
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Saranac, 1895 to 1939. The record is 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saranac by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1897
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1906
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1907
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1908
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1909
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1910
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1911
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1912
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1913
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1915
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1916
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1917
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1918
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1919
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1921
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1923
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1924
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1925
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1927
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1931
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1932
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1934
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1935
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1936
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1939
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Saranac, 1895 to 1939. The record is 135.7 mm (5.3 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.7 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saranac by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1896
60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1897
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1906
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1907
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1908
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1909
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1910
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1911
114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1912
118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1913
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1915
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1916
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1917
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1918
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1919
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1920
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1922
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1923
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1924
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1925
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1926
135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1927
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1928
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1930
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1932
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1933
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1934
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1935
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1936
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1937
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1938
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1939
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Saranac, 1895 to 1939. The record is 36 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saranac by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895
26 days
1896
19 days
1897
10 days
1906
18 days
1907
20 days
1908
23 days
1909
21 days
1910
29 days
1911
35 days
1912
21 days
1913
20 days
1914
25 days
1915
32 days
1916
17 days
1917
22 days
1918
33 days
1919
31 days
1920
18 days
1921
32 days
1922
15 days
1923
21 days
1924
36 days
1925
23 days
1926
19 days
1927
24 days
1928
17 days
1929
23 days
1930
15 days
1931
24 days
1932
19 days
1933
21 days
1934
22 days
1935
27 days
1936
31 days
1937
21 days
1938
18 days
1939
23 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 Saranac falls on 20 May and the median first autumn frost on 29 September, which leaves a median of 134 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Saranac
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1907 to 1938)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
20 May
n/a
20 May
n/a
+2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 September
n/a
29 September
n/a
-0.2 days per decade
Growing days
134 days
n/a
134 days
n/a
-2.5 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.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.