Is this weather normal in Alger County?

Michigan · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Only 1.18 inches fell in September, the 3rd-driest September on record in Alger County. Alger County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 47°, lows near 31°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Alger County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.5°OctNov: +1.0°NovDec: -3.8°DecJan 2026: -3.3°JanFeb: +2.6°FebMar: +0.3°MarApr: -0.1°AprMay: -2.9°MayJun: +0.7°JunJul: +3.6°JulAug: +0.3°AugSep: +2.1°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.5 inOctNov: +0.1 inNovDec: +1.1 inDecJan 2026: +2.4 inJanFeb: +1.4 inFebMar: +1.8 inMarApr: +0.7 inAprMay: -2.0 inMayJun: +0.5 inJunJul: -0.4 inJulAug: -0.4 inAugSep: -2.7 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Alger County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January24° / 9°2.5 in26.0° 2006-0.2° 1912
February27° / 9°1.7 in30.1° 19982.2° 1904
March36° / 17°1.8 in38.6° 201214.9° 1923
April48° / 28°2.6 in45.8° 194227.9° 1907
May62° / 39°3.1 in58.4° 197739.2° 1907
June72° / 49°3.3 in66.0° 193352.5° 1917
July77° / 54°3.6 in72.7° 192158.9° 1992
August75° / 54°3.0 in70.0° 194756.5° 1950
September67° / 48°3.9 in62.1° 201547.9° 1918
October54° / 37°4.0 in54.0° 196336.1° 1925
November40° / 26°3.0 in40.4° 201624.5° 1959
December29° / 16°2.5 in31.4° 201511.0° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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