Lansing, MI: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 24.2°F in Lansing, MI, the coldest winter since 2015, tied 76th coldest of 158 (with 1980, 1969 and 1914).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 24.2°F; Coldest since 2015; 76th coldest of 158
Precipitation: 5.68 in; Wettest since 2024; 75th wettest of 160

A normal winter in Lansing, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 26°F, between 21.5°F and 30.7°F in eight years of ten and 5.73 in of precipitation, between 3.44 in and 7.94 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Lansing, MI since 1864: 24.2°F in 2026; the lowest is 13.7°F, in 1875.

Normal range, 21.5 to 30.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Lansing, MI from 1864 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	24.2	80	32.1	75	16.2	83	5.68	75	0
2025	25.9	50	32.2	72	19.2	43	4.65	114	4
2024	33.2	1	39.3	3	27.1	1	6.56	47	0
2023	31.8	4	37.7	9	25.9	3	6.32	55	0
2022	27.6	30	35.3	27	19.9	35	6.48	50	0
2021	26.4	39	33	61	19.8	37	4.94	100	0
2020	30	12	36.3	16	23.8	11	9.18	6	0
2019	25.9	50	32.9	62	19	45	6.78	42	0
2018	25.6	56	33.1	60	18.2	57	7.93	16	0
2017	30.7	8	36.9	13	24.4	8	8.04	15	0
2016	31.2	6	38	8	24.5	7	5.88	66	0
2015	21.4	122	28.8	135	14.1	114	3.81	134	0
2014	18.9	141	26.1	148	11.7	128	5.80	70	0
2013	28.4	21	35.5	22	21.3	19	7.20	31	0
2012	30.7	8	37.3	11	24	9	5.83	69	0
2011	22.6	108	29	133	16.1	85	4.89	101	0
2010	25.1	64	30.7	107	19.5	40	3.73	136	0
2009	22.6	108	30.2	116	14.9	104	7.17	32	0
2008	25	67	31.5	93	18.6	51	7.91	17	0
2007	26.4	39	32.6	66	20.2	33	5.67	76	0
2006	28.2	23	33.3	54	23	14	7.77	19	0
2005	26	48	32.6	66	19.4	41	8.25	11	0
2004	23.5	95	31.9	79	15	101	2.89	153	0
2003	21.5	120	29.7	122	13.4	121	1.35	160	0
2002	31.6	5	38.6	6	24.6	5	3.48	141	0
2001	22.1	111	29.7	122	14.5	110	4.50	115	0
2000	26.4	39	35.5	22	17.4	65	3.91	130	0
1999	27.3	33	36	18	18.5	54	5.22	89	0
1998	31	7	36.9	13	25.2	4	6.38	53	0
1997	25.4	57	32.8	64	18	61	7.65	22	0
1996	23	103	31.5	93	14.4	112	3.09	147	0
1995	26.3	43	33.7	46	18.8	48	5.07	96	0
1994	19.9	136	28.4	140	11.4	130	3.67	139	0
1993	25.9	50	33.2	59	18.6	51	6.55	48	0
1992	28	25	35.1	30	20.9	25	4.87	105	0
1991	26.4	39	33.9	42	18.9	47	4.86	106	0
1990	24.7	72	32.6	66	16.9	71	5.06	97	0
1989	26.2	45	33.8	43	18.5	54	3.08	148	0
1988	24.1	84	31.9	79	16.4	80	6.03	63	0
1987	27.8	26	34.6	34	21	23	2.48	157	0
1986	21.4	122	28.7	137	14.1	114	4.80	110	0
1985	23.2	99	30.8	106	15.6	94	8.86	8	0
1984	21.5	120	29.4	126	13.7	119	3.21	145	0
1983	30.7	8	37.4	10	24	9	5.35	87	0
1982	20.7	129	28.1	141	13.3	122	3.20	146	0
1981	23	103	31.1	97	14.8	105	4.84	107	0
1980	24.2	80	31.7	84	16.7	75	3.99	128	0
1979	18.8	143	26.1	148	11.5	129	5.54	82	0
1978	18.3	149	26.5	147	10	139	5.36	86	0
1977	17.2	153	25.4	152	9	148	2.57	156	0
1976	24.9	69	33.8	43	16	88	7.45	25	0
1975	27.5	31	33.8	43	21.2	21	7.24	29	0
1974	23.8	89	31.6	88	15.9	90	8.67	9	0
1973	25.2	61	32.2	72	18.3	56	6.77	43	0
1972	25.1	64	33.3	54	16.9	71	6.94	38	0
1971	23.7	90	31	99	16.5	76	5.56	81	0
1970	21.9	117	29.9	118	13.8	117	2.10	159	0
1969	24.2	80	31.8	81	16.5	76	4.75	112	0
1968	23.5	95	31.6	88	15.3	98	6.47	51	0
1967	23.7	90	32	77	15.3	98	6.05	61	0
1966	24.3	77	32.4	70	16.1	85	5.93	65	0
1965	23.9	88	31.6	88	16.2	83	7.07	35	0
1964	24.8	71	33.3	54	16.4	80	2.71	155	0
1963	17.3	152	25.6	151	9.1	147	2.73	154	0
1962	21.6	119	28.9	134	14.2	113	5.87	67	0
1961	23.3	98	32.1	75	14.5	110	2.42	158	0
1960	27.3	33	34.3	35	20.3	30	7.75	20	0
1959	20.9	128	28.8	135	13	124	5.45	85	0
1958									10
1957	27.4	32	34.2	37	20.6	26	3.73	136	8
1956	25.2	61	31.7	84	18.7	50	4.42	117	0
1955									10
1954	28.6	19	35.5	22	21.7	16	7.30	26	0
1953	29.2	17	35.2	28	23.3	12	4.89	101	0
1952	26.5	38	33.5	51	19.6	39	6.59	45	0
1951	24	86	30.6	111	17.4	65	6.34	54	0
1950	28.4	21	36.2	17	20.6	26	11.65	1	0
1949	28.1	24	35.1	30	21.1	22	8.19	12	0
1948	21.9	117	29.2	130	14.7	107	4.77	111	0
1947	26	48	33.4	52	18.6	51	7.29	27	0
1946	24.1	84	31.3	95	16.9	71	5.15	92	0
1945	21.4	122	28.1	141	14.6	108	3.50	140	0
1944	26.3	43	33.3	54	19.4	41	3.92	129	0
1943	22.7	107	29.5	125	16	88	7.47	24	0
1942	26.2	45	32.2	72	20.3	30	4.82	108	0
1941	26.2	45	32	77	20.5	29	5.10	94	0
1940	24.9	69	30.9	103	18.8	48	3.06	150	0
1939	26.6	37	33.4	52	19.8	37	7.56	23	0
1938	25.4	57	31.6	88	19.1	44	10.31	3	0
1937	27.7	27	35.2	28	20.3	30	5.06	97	0
1936	18.6	146	25.2	156	11.9	127	4.89	101	0
1935	22.9	105	29.9	118	15.8	92	5.66	77	0
1934	23.2	99	30.9	103	15.4	96	2.92	152	0
1933	27.7	27	35.4	25	19.9	35	5.63	79	0
1932	32.6	3	38.8	5	26.3	2	8.38	10	0
1931	27.7	27	34.2	37	21.3	19	3.24	144	0
1930	24.5	75	31	99	18	61	7.16	33	0
1929	22	114	29.2	130	14.8	105	6.18	57	0
1928	25.3	59	32.5	69	18.2	57	6.21	56	0
1927	24.6	74	31.6	88	17.5	63	4.13	124	0
1926	23.7	90	31	99	16.5	76	6.49	49	0
1925	22.1	111	30.6	111	13.7	119	4.71	113	0
1924	25.3	59	33.3	54	17.3	67	6.92	39	0
1923	22.6	108	30.3	114	15	101	3.69	138	0
1922	25.1	64	32.9	62	17.3	67	5.74	72	0
1921	29.4	15	35.8	20	22.9	15	5.60	80	0
1920	17.4	151	25.4	152	9.4	144	3.01	151	0
1919	29.6	14	35.9	19	23.3	12	5.47	84	0
1918	16.9	154	25.4	152	8.3	154	5.85	68	0
1917	19.9	136	28.6	138	11.1	134	4.28	122	0
1916	24	86	31.2	96	16.8	74	4.81	109	0
1915	23.6	94	30.7	107	16.5	76	5.19	90	0
1914	24.2	80	32.3	71	16.1	85	4.32	121	0
1913	25.9	50	33.6	48	18.2	57	5.94	64	0
1912	18.8	143	26.1	148	11.4	130	4.41	118	0
1911	24.7	72	31.8	81	17.5	63	4.48	116	0
1910	22.8	106	30.3	114	15.4	96	7.68	21	0
1909	27.2	35	34.3	35	20	34	6.59	45	0
1908	24.4	76	31.7	84	17	69	9.26	5	0
1907	23.2	99	30.7	107	15.6	94	6.05	61	0
1906	28.6	19	36.6	15	20.6	26	5.66	77	0
1905	18.6	146	26.6	146	10.6	137	3.74	135	0
1904	15.3	156	23.9	158	6.8	155	8.08	14	0
1903	22	114	31	99	13	124	6.09	60	0
1902	20.4	132	29.9	118	11	135	3.87	132	0
1901	20.6	131	29.9	118	11.3	132	3.86	133	0
1900	23.1	102	31.7	84	14.6	108	6.12	59	0
1899	21.3	125	29.4	126	13.3	122	5.09	95	0
1898	24.3	77	33.6	48	15	101	6.91	40	0
1897	24.3	77	32.7	65	15.9	90	5.74	72	0
1896	23.7	90	33.6	48	13.8	117	9.36	4	0
1895	19	139	29.4	126	8.7	149	3.42	142	0
1894	23.4	97	34	41	12.7	126	4.36	120	0
1893	19	139	28.5	139	9.4	144	5.13	93	0
1892	25.7	55	35.7	21	15.7	93	4.37	119	0
1891	26.8	36	35.4	25	18.2	57	4.13	124	0
1890	33.2	1	41.7	1	24.6	5	6.70	44	0
1889	25.2	61	34.1	39	16.4	80	4.00	127	0
1888	21.1	126	30.9	103	11.2	133	7.25	28	0
1887	18.9	141	29.3	129	8.4	153	10.72	2	0
1886	22	114	30	117	14	116	6.15	58	0
1885	14.9	157	25.4	152	4.4	156	7.16	33	0
1884	20.3	133	29.6	124	11	135	6.43	52	0
1883	17.8	150	27.1	144	8.5	151	6.96	36	0
1882	29.9	13	38.9	4	21	23	5.49	83	0
1881	18.7	145	27.5	143	9.9	141	6.96	36	0
1880	30.7	8	40	2	21.5	17	7.82	18	0
1879	18.5	148	27.1	144	10	139	4.19	123	0
1878	29.3	16	37.2	12	21.5	17	4.89	101	0
1877	20.2	134	31.1	97	9.4	144			0
1876	28.8	18	38.5	7	19	45	7.21	30	0
1875	13.7	158	25.1	157	2.3	157	3.88	131	0
1874	25.9	50	34.8	32	17	69	8.10	13	0
1873							5.01	99	90
1872							3.33	143	91
1871							9.15	7	31
1870	21.1	126	33.7	46	8.6	150	5.30	88	0
1869	22.1	111	34.1	39	10.1	138	5.17	91	0
1868	15.7	155	29.2	130	2.2	158	4.09	126	0
1867	20.7	129	31.8	81	9.6	143	6.81	41	0
1866	20.1	135	30.4	113	9.7	142	5.79	71	0
1865	19.6	138	30.7	107	8.5	151	5.70	74	0
1864	25	67	34.7	33	15.3	98	3.07	149	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	33.2
1890	33.2
1932	32.6
2023	31.8
2002	31.6
2016	31.2
1998	31
2017	30.7
2012	30.7
1983	30.7
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	13.7
1885	14.9
1904	15.3
1868	15.7
1918	16.9
1977	17.2
1963	17.3
1920	17.4
1883	17.8
1978	18.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1950	11.65
1887	10.72
1938	10.31
1896	9.36
1908	9.26
2020	9.18
1871	9.15
1985	8.86
1974	8.67
1932	8.38

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2003	1.35
1970	2.10
1961	2.42
1987	2.48
1977	2.57
1964	2.71
1963	2.73
2004	2.89
1934	2.92
1920	3.01

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 63°F; 18 February 2026
Coldest night: -16°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.52 in; 28 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 5.68 in of precipitation in Lansing, MI (1 day missing), the wettest winter since 2024, 75th wettest of 160.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Lansing, MI: 63°F on Wednesday 18 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Lansing, MI: a low of -16°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Lansing, MI: 1.52 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.