Saranac Weather Records (USC00207358)

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

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

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.

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

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.

Days with data per year at Saranac
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1895	152	42%	No
1896	305	83%	No
1897	82	22%	No
1906	89	24%	No
1907	361	99%	Yes
1908	362	99%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	328	90%	No
1911	361	99%	Yes
1912	364	99%	Yes
1913	362	99%	Yes
1914	362	99%	Yes
1915	362	99%	Yes
1916	341	93%	Yes
1917	333	91%	Yes
1918	341	93%	Yes
1919	354	97%	Yes
1920	341	93%	Yes
1921	354	97%	Yes
1922	348	95%	Yes
1923	359	98%	Yes
1924	359	98%	Yes
1925	363	99%	Yes
1926	361	99%	Yes
1927	361	99%	Yes
1928	360	98%	Yes
1929	363	99%	Yes
1930	362	99%	Yes
1931	362	99%	Yes
1932	362	99%	Yes
1933	360	99%	Yes
1934	358	98%	Yes
1935	363	99%	Yes
1936	365	100%	Yes
1937	363	99%	Yes
1938	364	100%	Yes
1939	181	50%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Saranac
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1939	Saranac, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1939	Saranac, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1939	Saranac, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1939	Saranac, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	5 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1939	Saranac, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1939	Saranac, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1939	Saranac, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1939	Saranac, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1939	Saranac, US	daily low min (Tie)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	tie	0 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1939	Saranac, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1939	Saranac, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1939	Saranac, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1939	Saranac, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1939	Saranac, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	12 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1939	Saranac, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1939	Saranac, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	2 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1939	Saranac, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1939	Saranac, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	4 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1939	Saranac, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1939	Saranac, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1907 to 1938

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.

Download the Data

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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).