Champion Van Riper Park, Michigan climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Champion Van Riper Park's normal year runs from 2°F January nights to 77°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.9°C, January lows of −17°C, July highs of 25°C.
- NOAA stationChampion Van Riper Park
- Station IDUSC00201439
- Location46.52°N 87.99°W
- Elevation1,599 ft (487 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Champion Van Riper Park is 51°F and the normal low 29°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Champion Van Riper Park.
- Jan 23° 2°
- Feb 26° 0°
- Mar 38° 9°
- Apr 50° 23°
- May 66° 35°
- Jun 75° 45°
- Jul 77° 51°
- Aug 77° 49°
- Sep 69° 43°
- Oct 54° 32°
- Nov 39° 20°
- Dec 26° 10°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Champion Van Riper Park each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 77°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 2°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°F | 2°F | 12.4°F | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 26°F | 0°F | 12.6°F | – | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 38°F | 9°F | 23.7°F | – | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 50°F | 23°F | 36.8°F | – | <1 | 26 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 66°F | 35°F | 50.3°F | – | <1 | 15 | 15 h |
| June | 75°F | 45°F | 59.7°F | – | 1 | 4 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 77°F | 51°F | 63.8°F | – | 1 | 1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 77°F | 49°F | 62.9°F | – | 1 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 69°F | 43°F | 55.9°F | – | <1 | 6 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 54°F | 32°F | 42.7°F | – | <1 | 19 | 11 h |
| November | 39°F | 20°F | 29.5°F | – | <1 | 27 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 26°F | 10°F | 17.9°F | – | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 52°F | 27°F | 39.0°F | – | 2 | 218 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5°C | −17°C | −10.9°C |
| February | −4°C | −18°C | −10.8°C |
| March | 3°C | −13°C | −4.6°C |
| April | 10°C | −5°C | 2.7°C |
| May | 19°C | 2°C | 10.2°C |
| June | 24°C | 7°C | 15.4°C |
| July | 25°C | 10°C | 17.7°C |
| August | 25°C | 10°C | 17.2°C |
| September | 20°C | 6°C | 13.3°C |
| October | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C |
| November | 4°C | −6°C | −1.4°C |
| December | −3°C | −12°C | −7.8°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Clarksburg (7 miles away), gets 118 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00201439; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Champion Van Riper Park?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00201439.
How hot and how cold does it get at Champion Van Riper Park?
In a normal year in Champion Van Riper Park, 2 days a year reach 90°F and 218 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 218a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 86high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1951) is 98°F, on July 28, 1988; the lowest is −44°F, on February 17, 1979.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1960, with 41.19 in; the snowiest season is 1970–71, with 211.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00201439; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00201439. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Champion Van Riper Park?
Over a year 67% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Champion Van Riper Park, 3.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (77%) and December the cloudiest (48%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 49% | 1.1 |
| February | 55% | 1.9 |
| March | 63% | 3.2 |
| April | 66% | 4.4 |
| May | 69% | 5.4 |
| June | 72% | 5.9 |
| July | 77% | 6.0 |
| August | 75% | 5.0 |
| September | 70% | 3.7 |
| October | 60% | 2.2 |
| November | 52% | 1.3 |
| December | 48% | 0.9 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Champion Van Riper Park record?
A normal year at Champion Van Riper Park brings 9,611 heating degree days, 79% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 174 cooling degree days, 81% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,514 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,632 | 0 |
| February | 1,467 | 0 |
| March | 1,280 | 0 |
| April | 845 | 0 |
| May | 465 | 9 |
| June | 194 | 35 |
| July | 102 | 63 |
| August | 117 | 50 |
| September | 291 | 16 |
| October | 693 | 1 |
| November | 1,067 | 0 |
| December | 1,460 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,611 | 174 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00201439. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Champion Van Riper Park's climate compare?
Champion Van Riper Park is warmer than 1 of the 140 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 39.0°F is warmer than 4%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Champion Van Riper Park share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Republic, MI530 people · 8 mi S
- Three Lakes, MI222 people · 9 mi W
- Michigamme, MI196 people · 2 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Champion Van Riper Park's climate
What is the coldest month at Champion Van Riper Park?
January, with a normal high of 23°F and a normal low of 2°F. The warmest is July (77°F by day, 51°F at night).
Does it snow at Champion Van Riper Park?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Clarksburg (7 miles away), records 118 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Champion Van Riper Park in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Champion Van Riper Park in zone 4a in ZIP code 49814, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Clarksburg, MI7 miles from this station, 38.3°F a year
- Ishpeming, MI14 miles from this station, 39.9°F a year
- Herman, MI21 miles from this station, 39.3°F a year
- Big Bay, MI24 miles from this station, 41.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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