Glennie (2 mi SE), Michigan climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Glennie (2 mi SE)'s normal year runs from 9°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 31.7 inches of precipitation and 41 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.1°C, January lows of −13°C, July highs of 26°C, 806 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationGlennie (2 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00203188
- Location44.54°N 83.70°W
- Elevation894 ft (273 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Glennie (2 mi SE) is 54°F and the normal low 33°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 37%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Glennie (2 mi SE).
- Jan 27° 9°
- Feb 30° 8°
- Mar 39° 17°
- Apr 53° 28°
- May 66° 41°
- Jun 75° 50°
- Jul 79° 54°
- Aug 77° 53°
- Sep 70° 46°
- Oct 57° 35°
- Nov 43° 25°
- Dec 33° 17°
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 Glennie (2 mi SE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 9°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.71 in), the least in February (1.28 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F | 9°F | 17.9°F | 1.72 | 10.5 | 7 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 30°F | 8°F | 18.8°F | 1.28 | 12.7 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 39°F | 17°F | 28.0°F | 1.87 | 5.0 | 7 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 53°F | 28°F | 40.3°F | 2.89 | 3.3 | 9 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 66°F | 41°F | 53.2°F | 3.14 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 6 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 75°F | 50°F | 62.2°F | 3.33 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 79°F | 54°F | 66.5°F | 3.71 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 77°F | 53°F | 65.0°F | 3.10 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 70°F | 46°F | 57.6°F | 2.75 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 57°F | 35°F | 45.9°F | 3.56 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 14 | 11 h |
| November | 43°F | 25°F | 34.3°F | 2.10 | 1.6 | 9 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 33°F | 17°F | 25.1°F | 2.28 | 8.2 | 8 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 32°F | 42.9°F | 31.73 | 41.3 | 107 | 4 | 184 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −13°C | −7.8°C | 44 mm | 27 cm |
| February | −1°C | −13°C | −7.3°C | 33 mm | 32 cm |
| March | 4°C | −9°C | −2.2°C | 47 mm | 13 cm |
| April | 11°C | −2°C | 4.6°C | 73 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 19°C | 5°C | 11.8°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 12°C | 19.2°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 12°C | 18.3°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 8°C | 14.2°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14°C | 2°C | 7.7°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 6°C | −4°C | 1.3°C | 53 mm | 4 cm |
| December | 0°C | −8°C | −3.8°C | 58 mm | 21 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00203188; 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 Glennie (2 mi SE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (9).
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 USC00203188.
When is the last frost at Glennie (2 mi SE)?
In Glennie (2 mi SE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 19 in half of years and after June 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 29 in half of years and before September 16 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 191 year in 10 after June 2; 9 in 10 after May 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 291 year in 10 before September 16; 9 in 10 before October 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 133 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 157 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 4 in half of springs and before October 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Glennie (2 mi SE) in zone 5a in ZIP code 48737, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Michigan · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00203188; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Glennie (2 mi SE)?
In a normal year in Glennie (2 mi SE), 4 days a year reach 90°F, 184 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 107 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 184a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 71high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 107a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 15a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00203188.
How sunny is it at Glennie (2 mi SE)?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Glennie (2 mi SE), 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (79%) and December the cloudiest (51%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 54% | 1.3 |
| February | 57% | 2.1 |
| March | 68% | 3.6 |
| April | 69% | 4.7 |
| May | 71% | 5.5 |
| June | 75% | 6.1 |
| July | 79% | 6.1 |
| August | 77% | 5.2 |
| September | 76% | 4.1 |
| October | 64% | 2.5 |
| November | 57% | 1.5 |
| December | 51% | 1.1 |
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 Glennie (2 mi SE) record?
A normal year at Glennie (2 mi SE) brings 8,250 heating degree days, 54% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 236 cooling degree days, 74% 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 1,840 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,458 | 0 |
| February | 1,293 | 0 |
| March | 1,149 | 0 |
| April | 740 | 0 |
| May | 372 | 8 |
| June | 128 | 44 |
| July | 49 | 96 |
| August | 66 | 66 |
| September | 243 | 21 |
| October | 592 | 2 |
| November | 921 | 0 |
| December | 1,238 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,250 | 236 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00203188. 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.
Have recent years at Glennie (2 mi SE) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 43.2°F, 0.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 42.9°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.4°F | +2.5°F | 27.85 | 37.8 |
| 2023 | 45.3°F | +2.4°F | 30.34 | 33.4 |
| 2024 | 46.6°F | +3.7°F | 31.51 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 43.2°F | +0.3°F | 33.80 | 42.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00203188. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Glennie (2 mi SE)'s climate compare?
Glennie (2 mi SE) is warmer than 24 of the 140 places with their own NOAA record in Michigan, and wetter than 20. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.9°F is warmer than 12%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Glennie (2 mi SE) is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Glennie (2 mi SE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Glennie (2 mi SE)?
January, with a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 9°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow at Glennie (2 mi SE)?
Yes: 41 inches in a normal year, falling on 22 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (12.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Glennie (2 mi SE)?
July, with 3.71 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.28 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Glennie (2 mi SE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Glennie (2 mi SE) in zone 5a in ZIP code 48737, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Glennie (2 mi SE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 19; in one year in ten it comes after June 2. Waiting until June 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Michigan climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Hale Loud Dam, MI5 miles from this station, 44.5°F a year
- Hale (5 mi SSW) #2, MI17 miles from this station, 43.4°F a year
- Lupton, MI18 miles from this station, 43.7°F a year
- East Tawas, MI20 miles from this station, 45.6°F a year
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