DRIESTSINCE
Michigan · precipitation record 1913–2026

Houghton Lake, MI

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR ON RECORD
23.22in
1st wettest of 112 years · normal 15.83"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 109 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.11in
55th driest of 111 yrs
99% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.11in
52nd driest of 111 yrs
97% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
23.22in
1st wettest of 112 yrs
147% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.18in
on Jul 8, 1957 · in 114 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 27 days (to Aug 30, 1930)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

147%
23.22" of a normal 15.83" · wettest 23.22" (2026) · driest 6.68" (1914)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 110-year record (1913–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 28.43" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195141.34in
2201938.05in
3199137.66in
4195937.25in
5192837.09in

Driest Years on Record

1195818.13in
2200220.02in
3193020.06in
4198920.23in
5192520.56in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~2.8") and driest in Feb (~1.26"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1986, 9.49".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Houghton Lake — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.69in
set in 2002

Rain on Jul 28

29%
of 109 years had measurable rain
1913: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.30″1920: 0.11″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.35″1925: 0.03″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.07″1932: 0.21″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.28″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.17″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.15″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.05″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.07″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.57″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.08″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.07″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.30″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.17″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.61″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.03″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.02″1981: 0.32″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.34″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.45″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.20″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.05″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.08″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.40″1996: 0.14″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.69″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.38″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.06″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.04″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Houghton Lake's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Houghton Lake, MI — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Houghton Lake's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Houghton Lake, MI — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Houghton Lake's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Houghton Lake, MI — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:21 AM
Sunset7:09 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight14h 47m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.36°N, 84.67°W

Nearby Stations

Saginaw, MI64 mi SEAlpena, MI73 mi NEFlint, MI106 mi SELansing, MI109 mi SGrand Rapids, MI110 mi SWMuskegon, MI113 mi SW

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