Michigan Summer Has Been Hot But Better Than Most!

It has been a hot and muggy summer in Grand Rapids and Michigan. We have had more 90 degree days with high dew points than I remember to make for a really uncomfortable last few months.

But, guess what? We sort of mild. We never reached 100 degrees!

Surprised? Yes, I'm sure everyone is. The "feels like" temperature may have been reported to be 100 plus degrees, but actual air temp highest was mid to upper 90s.

The rest of the country, except Alaska and Hawaii, wasn't as lucky. California recorded the highest this summer at 124 degrees. Think of Death Valley. Arizona was next at 120 degrees, followed by Nevada at 118, with the rest of the country averaging from 100 to 107.

If you follow the map, it's the Great Lakes states, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio that didn't reach 100. There was one other outlier, Vermont. They, too, stayed below 100.

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

Even though we sweltered through, our beautiful Great Lakes helped us out by keeping us out of the 100s. Isn't that why we live here?

 👇 BELOW: THESE MICHIGAN WEATHER RECORDS MAY NEVER BE BROKEN 👇

There were so many great comments from the Reddit.com/Michigan thread. A few were:

CynicalCannibal
The humidity has been absolutely killer, but I think it's based on the actual temperature. I'm 100% percent okay with not hitting 100+ base temperature, I'd rather not die.

theolentangy
I’ll add this to the list of reasons I live here. Been hot enough this summer.

dreamerkid001
This is why Michigan is projected to be one of the most-desirable places to live if civilization exists in like 90 years.

As for myself, I have lived here for over 50 years and have no plans to leave. Michigan, and especially West Michigan, is the perfect place to be. Not going anywhere!