Sault Ste Marie, MI: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 17°F in Sault Ste Marie, MI, the coldest winter since 2015, tied 67th coldest of 138 (with 1926).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 17°F; Coldest since 2015; 67th coldest of 138
Precipitation: 11.27 in; Wettest since 1996; 3rd wettest of 138

A normal winter in Sault Ste Marie, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 18.3°F, between 13.5°F and 24.4°F in eight years of ten and 6.23 in of precipitation, between 4.05 in and 9.37 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Sault Ste Marie, MI since 1889: 17°F in 2026; the lowest is 7.6°F, in 1918.

Normal range, 13.5 to 24.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Sault Ste Marie, MI from 1889 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	17	71	24	81	10.1	53	11.27	3	0
2025	20	28	27	28	13.3	21	9.75	9	4
2024	27.3	1	33	1	21.7	1	5.10	93	0
2023	23.8	8	30.1	8	17.5	9	9.86	8	0
2022	17.9	46	25.7	42	10	54	9.39	13	0
2021	23.1	10	29.6	11	16.6	10	4.99	95	0
2020	23.7	9	29.8	10	17.6	7	7.25	40	0
2019	18	44	25.2	55	10.8	39	10.34	6	0
2018	17.6	53	25.5	50	9.7	57	7.20	41	0
2017	24.7	4	30.6	6	18.8	2	10.21	7	0
2016	24.6	5	31.1	5	18.2	6	9.12	17	0
2015	13.5	114	21.6	117	5.3	114	6.71	52	0
2014	10.4	133	18.2	135	2.6	131	6.16	67	0
2013	20.9	16	27.8	21	14	18	9.28	14	0
2012	24.4	6	31.3	4	17.6	7	5.98	70	0
2011	16.9	73	24.4	76	9.4	70	3.78	127	0
2010	20.3	20	27	28	13.7	20	4.16	121	0
2009	14.9	98	22.7	100	7	97	7.63	32	0
2008	19.7	33	26.5	34	12.7	25	7.95	26	2
2007	19.8	30	26.7	32	13	22	6.29	63	0
2006	21.1	15	27.1	27	15.2	14	5.85	75	0
2005	16.8	75	24.5	75	9	77	4.70	105	0
2004	17.7	51	24.7	69	10.6	46	4.08	123	0
2003	17.3	61	25.2	55	9.4	70	2.97	135	0
2002	25.7	2	32.7	2	18.7	3	4.22	117	0
2001	16.2	85	23.6	88	8.8	82	3.06	134	0
2000	20.3	20	28.1	15	12.5	28	7.17	42	0
1999	20.3	20	28	19	12.6	26	9.21	16	0
1998	24.3	7	30.2	7	18.4	4	4.36	113	0
1997	17.4	58	25.2	55	9.6	61	8.92	18	0
1996	13	121	21.7	116	4.4	120	12.50	1	0
1995	20.9	16	27.8	21	14.1	17	4.20	118	0
1994	10.1	134	19.2	128	1	135	5.72	77	0
1993	17.6	53	26.3	36	8.9	79	5.89	73	0
1992	18.6	37	26.4	35	10.8	39	6.44	58	0
1991	17.9	46	26.3	36	9.5	65	4.62	109	0
1990	16.2	85	24.6	74	7.7	90	6.25	64	0
1989	16.8	75	25.7	42	7.9	87	7.71	30	0
1988	17.3	61	25.5	50	9.2	74	7.11	44	0
1987	22.6	11	29.9	9	15.4	13	4.75	102	0
1986	13.8	111	22.4	105	5.2	116	6.10	68	0
1985	15.2	95	23.2	94	7.2	94	10.49	4	0
1984	13.8	111	22.3	108	5.3	114	6.46	57	0
1983	20.3	20	28.1	15	12.5	28	7.74	29	0
1982	12.6	122	21.8	114	3.4	128	7.56	33	0
1981	13.2	118	22.4	105	4	126	7.37	39	0
1980	17.2	67	25	61	9.4	70	6.34	61	0
1979	10.8	130	19	130	2.7	130	7.05	45	0
1978	14	109	21.6	117	6.3	102	6.47	56	0
1977	10	135	18.6	133	1.4	134	7.54	34	0
1976	16.3	83	25.2	55	7.4	92	6.22	66	0
1975	19.4	35	26.9	30	12	34	7.46	35	0
1974	14.5	105	22.7	100	6.3	102	6.30	62	0
1973	17.6	53	24.7	69	10.4	50	6.96	47	0
1972	15.6	91	23.6	88	7.6	91	11.49	2	0
1971	13.3	116	21.1	123	5.5	112	9.40	12	0
1970	13.2	118	22.1	111	4.3	124	4.62	109	0
1969	17.3	61	24.9	63	9.7	57	6.60	55	0
1968	14.9	98	23.3	93	6.5	101	7.94	27	0
1967	14.9	98	22.9	99	6.8	99	7.40	37	0
1966	18.8	36	25.7	42	11.8	37	6.62	54	0
1965	14.2	107	22.2	110	6.1	106	8.36	22	0
1964	18	44	26.2	39	9.8	55	6.05	69	0
1963	10.6	132	18.8	132	2.4	132	4.95	97	0
1962	13.4	115	21.3	122	5.4	113	8.04	24	0
1961	15.4	93	23.9	84	6.9	98	2.78	136	0
1960	20.2	26	26.3	36	14	18	5.21	91	0
1959	10.8	130	19.8	125	1.7	133	5.35	88	0
1958	17.6	53	24.7	69	10.5	49	5.56	84	0
1957	15	97	24	81	6	108	4.59	111	0
1956	17.2	67	24.7	69	9.8	55	4.73	104	0
1955	18.1	42	25.5	50	10.7	44	3.63	129	0
1954	19.8	30	27.5	25	12.1	32	5.73	76	0
1953	21.9	13	28.1	15	15.8	11	7.64	31	0
1952	18.4	41	26.2	39	10.6	46	4.93	99	0
1951	16.7	80	23.9	84	9.5	65	5.58	82	0
1950	17.3	61	25.6	45	9	77	8.37	21	0
1949	20	28	27.7	23	12.3	31	6.90	49	0
1948	14.6	102	23.1	95	6.1	106	4.24	115	0
1947	17.2	67	24.8	66	9.7	57	6.37	60	0
1946	15.1	96	22.5	104	7.8	89	5.22	90	0
1945	14.3	106	22.3	108	6.3	102	5.61	80	0
1944	19.8	30	27.7	23	11.9	35	4.24	115	0
1943	14.6	102	21.9	112	7.2	94	5.86	74	0
1942	17.8	48	25.2	55	10.4	50	5.17	92	0
1941	17.2	67	24.9	63	9.6	61	5.61	80	0
1940	18.5	39	26.1	41	10.8	39	4.96	96	0
1939	17.3	61	25.6	45	8.9	79	9.26	15	0
1938	15.9	87	23.1	95	8.7	83	6.93	48	0
1937	20.3	20	28.5	12	12.1	32	9.55	10	0
1936	12.1	125	19.8	125	4.5	118	5.42	87	0
1935	14.6	102	23	97	6.2	105	6.43	59	0
1934	12.5	123	21.4	121	3.6	127	7.15	43	0
1933	20.2	26	27.5	25	13	22	7.39	38	0
1932	25.1	3	31.8	3	18.4	4	8.30	23	0
1931	20.4	19	28.1	15	12.8	24	3.45	131	0
1930	14.8	101	22.4	105	7.2	94	4.11	122	0
1929	15.7	89	22.6	103	8.7	83	5.53	85	0
1928	15.8	88	23.5	91	8.1	86	8.40	20	0
1927	14.2	107	22.7	100	5.8	110	5.28	89	0
1926	17	71	24.4	76	9.6	61	4.76	101	0
1925	13.6	113	21.6	117	5.7	111	5.53	85	0
1924	16.9	73	24.3	78	9.5	65	5.96	71	0
1923	13.3	116	21.6	117	4.9	117	4.94	98	0
1922	15.3	94	23.9	84	6.6	100	6.81	51	0
1921	21.7	14	28.5	12	14.9	15	6.63	53	0
1920	9.3	136	18.1	136	0.6	136	3.99	124	0
1919	22	12	28.4	14	15.6	12	4.74	103	0
1918	7.6	138	15.6	138	-0.4	138	4.18	120	0
1917	11	129	18.9	131	3	129	6.24	65	0
1916	16.8	75	24	81	9.5	65	4.64	108	0
1915	17.8	48	24.8	66	10.8	39	4.69	106	0
1914	17.3	61	25.4	53	9.3	73	3.41	132	0
1913	16.5	82	24.8	66	8.2	85	4.34	114	0
1912	11.8	127	19.3	127	4.4	120	4.69	106	0
1911	15.5	92	23.6	88	7.4	92	3.81	126	0
1910	15.7	89	23.5	91	7.9	87	4.59	111	0
1909	17.8	48	24.9	63	10.7	44	5.57	83	0
1908	16.8	75	24.7	69	8.9	79	4.90	100	0
1907	12.5	123	20.6	124	4.4	120	5.03	94	0
1906	20.3	20	28	19	12.5	28	3.75	128	0
1905	11.9	126	19.2	128	4.5	118	2.37	138	0
1904	8.6	137	16.9	137	0.2	137	3.63	129	0
1903	17.7	51	25	61	10.3	52	4.19	119	0
1902	18.1	42	25.4	53	10.8	39	2.48	137	0
1901	16.7	80	24.3	78	9.1	76	3.23	133	0
1900	17.4	58	25.6	45	9.2	74	5.65	79	0
1899	13.2	118	21.9	112	4.4	120	3.97	125	0
1898	17.5	57	25.6	45	9.5	65	5.70	78	0
1897	18.5	39	25.6	45	11.3	38	5.91	72	0
1896	18.6	37	25.2	55	11.9	35	8.64	19	0
1895	16.3	83	23	97	9.6	61	8.00	25	0
1894	13.9	110	21.8	114	5.9	109	9.46	11	0
1893	11.4	128	18.5	134	4.3	124	6.97	46	0
1892	19.6	34	26.6	33	12.6	26	6.89	50	0
1891	16.8	75	23.9	84	9.7	57	7.77	28	0
1890	20.6	18	26.9	30	14.3	16	10.38	5	0
1889	17.4	58	24.1	80	10.6	46	7.44	36	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	27.3
2002	25.7
1932	25.1
2017	24.7
2016	24.6
2012	24.4
1998	24.3
2023	23.8
2020	23.7
2021	23.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	7.6
1904	8.6
1920	9.3
1977	10
1994	10.1
2014	10.4
1963	10.6
1979	10.8
1959	10.8
1917	11

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1996	12.50
1972	11.49
2026	11.27
1985	10.49
1890	10.38
2019	10.34
2017	10.21
2023	9.86
2025	9.75
1937	9.55

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1905	2.37
1902	2.48
1961	2.78
2003	2.97
2001	3.06
1901	3.23
1914	3.41
1931	3.45
1955	3.63
1904	3.63

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 42°F; 27 February 2026
Coldest night: -19°F; 29 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.65 in; 29 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 11.27 in of precipitation in Sault Ste Marie, MI, the wettest winter since 1996, 3rd wettest of 138.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Sault Ste Marie, MI: 42°F on Friday 27 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Sault Ste Marie, MI: a low of -19°F on Thursday 29 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Sault Ste Marie, MI: 0.65 in on Monday 29 December 2025.