Heat records fall across Michigan. Where it got really hot on June 23
Numerous Michigan cities on June 23 reported tying or surpassing high temperature records as an expansive heat wave hovered over the Midwest.
"At 3:48 p.m. Monday, June 23, the high temperature at the Alpena County Regional Airport reached 97 degrees. This breaks the old record of 94 degrees set in 1923," the National Weather Service said in a post on X.
From Detroit to Grand Rapids — and to Alpena — weather officials recorded new temperature records on June 23.
The Gaylord NWS office said Oscoda, at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, hit 99 degrees. The agency did not specify whether that was a record. Other highs in northern Michigan included 98 degrees at Silver Creek, Atlanta and Greenbush. Rogers City hit 96 degrees and Standish recorded 95.
Several locations also tied their highest minimum temperatures. The heat wave is expected to cool after Tuesday, June 24, though extreme heat warnings and advisories will remain in place until Tuesday night.
Here's a list of Michigan cities that broke or tied old temperature records, according to the NWS record event report:
The National Weather Service listed several record temperatures for June 23, including:
Grand Rapids: Record high minimum temperature of 76 degrees, broke record of 73 degrees set in 1923.
Lansing: Record high minimum temperature of 77 degrees, broke record of 73 degrees set in 1975.
Holland: Record high minimum temperature of 73 degrees, broke record of 72 set in 2009.
Alpena: Record high temperature of 97 degrees, broke record of 94 degrees set in 1923. Also, record warmest low temperature of 79 degrees, broke record of 77 degrees from 1919, 1927 and 1948.
Pellston: Record high temperature of 91 degrees, broke record of 90 degrees set in 1950, 1966, 2009.
Gaylord: Record high temperature of 93 degrees, broke record of 90 degrees set in 1975, 1983.
The National Weather Service listed several record-tying temperatures for June 23, including:
Muskegon: Record high temperature of 91 degrees, tied record of 91 degrees set in 1923.
Holland: Record high temperature of 94 degrees, tied record of 94 degrees set in 1923.
Detroit: Record high temperature of 95 degrees, tied record of 95 degrees set in 1923.
Saginaw: Record high temperature of 96 degrees, tied record of 96 degrees set in 1923.
Contact Sarah Moore @ smoore@lsj.com
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Michigan high temperature records set during heat wave
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