What is the hottest day ever recorded in Grand Rapids?

Grand Rapids's hottest day on record reached 99°F, set on July 30, 1913. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 41°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 58°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.

What is the record high temperature in Grand Rapids?

The all-time record high in Grand Rapids is 99°F, recorded on July 30, 1913. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.

What is the coldest day ever recorded in Grand Rapids?

Grand Rapids's coldest day on record bottomed out at -30°F, set on February 11, 1899. Like the record high, it comes from the station's complete daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.

What is the record low temperature in Grand Rapids?

The all-time record low in Grand Rapids is -30°F, recorded on February 11, 1899. The gap between that and the 99°F record high — a span of 129°F — is the full range of temperatures Grand Rapids has experienced across its long-term daily record.

Is it normal to be this hot in Grand Rapids?

It depends on how far above Grand Rapids's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 58°F; the all-time record of 99°F (set 1913) sits about 41°F above that. The anomaly readout at the top of this page compares the current temperature against this month's normal high, so you can see exactly how unusual today is rather than guessing.

When did Grand Rapids set its temperature records?

Grand Rapids's record high of 99°F was set in 1913 (July 30, 1913), and its record low of -30°F in 1899 (February 11, 1899). Both are pulled from the station's complete daily record going back to 1896, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.

Has Grand Rapids been getting hotter?

Yes — Grand Rapids's annual mean temperature has trended about 1.8°F warmer since 1896, in line with the long-term warming seen across nearly every US city. That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.

Grand Rapids, Michigan Weather Records

The hottest and coldest days Grand Rapids has ever recorded — and how today compares to normal

Grand Rapids, MI · Today vs. normal

12°F below the June normal

Right now it’s 66°F in Grand Rapids — about 12° below the June normal high of 78°F.

Grand Rapids’s all-time temperature records

Hottest day on record: 99°Fset July 30, 1913
Coldest day on record: -30°Fset February 11, 1899

That is a 129°F span between the hottest and coldest days Grand Rapids has ever recorded — the full range of what its weather has done across the station’s record back to 1896.

How extreme Grand Rapids’s weather gets

Grand Rapids’s weather is usually mild by its own standards — a typical year averages a daily high near 58°F, and the normal high for June runs about 78°F. The records sit well outside that everyday range. The hottest day on record reached 99°F in 1913 — roughly 41°F above a typical year’s average high, the kind of gap that turns an ordinary summer into a genuine heat event.

At the other end, Grand Rapids has bottomed out at -30°F (1899). Together the two extremes span 129°F — the full width of what this place’s weather has done across the station’s daily record back to 1896. Those edges are exactly why the anomaly readout at the top of this page is worth a glance: it shows where today falls between the normal and the record, so a hot afternoon can be judged against the real history rather than a hunch. A reading a few degrees over the June normal is ordinary; one pushing toward the 99°F record is the rare event the record marks.

Frequently asked

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Grand Rapids?: Grand Rapids's hottest day on record reached 99°F, set on July 30, 1913. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 41°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 58°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.
What is the record high temperature in Grand Rapids?: The all-time record high in Grand Rapids is 99°F, recorded on July 30, 1913. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.
What is the coldest day ever recorded in Grand Rapids?: Grand Rapids's coldest day on record bottomed out at -30°F, set on February 11, 1899. Like the record high, it comes from the station's complete daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.
What is the record low temperature in Grand Rapids?: The all-time record low in Grand Rapids is -30°F, recorded on February 11, 1899. The gap between that and the 99°F record high — a span of 129°F — is the full range of temperatures Grand Rapids has experienced across its long-term daily record.
Is it normal to be this hot in Grand Rapids?: It depends on how far above Grand Rapids's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 58°F; the all-time record of 99°F (set 1913) sits about 41°F above that. The anomaly readout at the top of this page compares the current temperature against this month's normal high, so you can see exactly how unusual today is rather than guessing.
When did Grand Rapids set its temperature records?: Grand Rapids's record high of 99°F was set in 1913 (July 30, 1913), and its record low of -30°F in 1899 (February 11, 1899). Both are pulled from the station's complete daily record going back to 1896, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.
Has Grand Rapids been getting hotter?: Yes — Grand Rapids's annual mean temperature has trended about 1.8°F warmer since 1896, in line with the long-term warming seen across nearly every US city. That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.

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