Michigan, 2006

Heat in Michigan, July 31, 2006

July 31, 2006 · NWS MQT · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Temperatures rising well into the 90s along with dewpoints in the low to mid 70s sent heat indices soaring into the 100 to 105 degree range over much of west and central Upper Michigan on the afternoon of the 31st.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.

Temperatures rising well into the 90s along with dewpoints in the low to mid 70s sent heat indices soaring into the 100 to 105 degree range over much of west and central Upper Michigan on the afternoon of the 31st.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 30, 4:25 PM EST, 20 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 4:25 PM EST, 20 hours 35 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

11 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Alger

When
July 31, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Alger forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Baraga

When
July 31, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Baraga forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.700, -88.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Dickinson

When
July 31, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Dickinson forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.009, -87.870 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Gogebic

When
July 31, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Gogebic forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Iron

When
July 31, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Iron forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.209, -88.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Keweenaw

When
July 31, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Keweenaw forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.283, -88.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Marquette

When
July 31, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Marquette forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Menominee

When
July 31, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Menominee forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
45.525, -87.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Northern Houghton

When
July 31, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Houghton forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Ontonagon

When
July 31, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Ontonagon forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Southern Houghton

When
July 31, 1:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Houghton forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Michigan in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, July 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5519901, 5519902, 5519903, 5519904, 5519905, 5519906, 5519907, 5519908, 5519909, 5519910, 5519911.