Record Hottest and Coldest Weather Temperatures Ever Recorded in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan since 1881. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Ann Arbor since 1881.

Located along the Huron River in southeastern Michigan, the city of Ann Arbor has a much milder climate than the extremes found in the Wolverine State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Ann Arbor, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in Michigan.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Ann Arbor is 128 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Michigan is 163 degrees; a difference of 35 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Ann Arbor, Michigan

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Ann Arbor is 105 Degrees

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Ann Arbor is 105 degrees, which occurred on July 24, 1934.

Days when the temperature soars to 100 degrees or above are pretty rare in Ann Arbor, as the temperature has only risen to the century mark about 30 times in the city since 1881. Ann Arbor averages around 12 days a year when the temperature rises to 90 degrees or above.

Ann Arbor is the famous home of the University of Michigan. Most of the city is dominated by the University of Michigan, especially on college football Saturdays when the Michigan Wolverines play at home at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, and the stadium fills up with well over 100,000 fans for a game.

The University of Michigan, a world-class university, is easily the largest employer in Ann Arbor. There are a number of great visitor attractions on the University of Michigan campus, including three observatories and a number of first-class museums.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Ann Arbor of 105 degrees is five degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Ann Arbor is over 1,300 miles north of Miami.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Michigan is 112 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Michigan is 112 degrees, which occurred on July 13, 1936, in Mio, which is located about 170 miles north of Ann Arbor.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Ann Arbor (105) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Michigan (112) is seven degrees. A decent sized statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Ann Arbor is -23 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in Ann Arbor is -23 degrees, which occurred on February 11, 1885.

Days when the temperature drops below zero are not at all rare in Ann Arbor, as the city averages about five below zero days a year. Ann Arbor averages about 137 days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Michigan is -51 Degrees 

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Michigan is -51 degrees, which occurred on February 9, 1934, in Vanderbilt, which is located about 230 miles north of Ann Arbor.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Ann Arbor (-23) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Michigan (-51) is 28 degrees. A huge statistical difference.

Overall, the city of Ann Arbor has a much milder climate than the extremes found in the Wolverine State of Michigan.