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Historical Lake Erie Temperatures

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Lake Erie Water Temperatures

Unofficial Normals and Extremes for each day of the year

All data is for the years 1927-2025 

First digit is the highest observed temperature for the date.
Second digit is the normal temperature for the date. Normal is based on the entire period of record.
Third digit is the lowest observed temperature for the date.
 
 
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1
43/35/32
36/33/32
36/32/32
41/33/32
50/40/32
66/56/47
76/68/60
78/73/66
77/72/67
70/64/59
60/54/48
48/43/37
2
43/35/32
37/33/32
37/32/32
41/33/32
51/41/32
66/56/45
76/68/60
79/73/66
77/72/67
70/64/59
60/54/47
48/43/37
3
43/35/32
37/33/32
37/32/32
41/33/32
51/41/32
66/56/47
76/68/60
78/73/66
77/71/65
70/64/58
60/54/47
47/43/36
4
43/35/32
36/33/32
37/32/32
41/34/32
51/42/32
66/57/51
76/68/61
80/73/68
77/71/64
71/63/56
58/53/47
48/43/36
5
42/35/32
36/33/32
38/32/32
41/34/32
52/42/32
66/57/51
76/69/61
78/73/68
77/71/64
71/63/56
58/53/47
47/42/34
6
42/34/32
37/33/32
38/32/32
42/34/32
52/43/32
66/58/50
76/69/62
78/73/68
77/71/65
71/63/56
58/52/46
48/42/34
7
42/34/32
37/33/32
38/32/32
42/34/32
52/43/32
67/58/48
75/69/62
78/73/68
76/71/65
70/62/57
57/52/46
48/42/35
8
42/34/32
36/32/32
38/33/32
42/34/32
52/43/32
67/59/47
75/70/61
78/73/68
76/71/64
68/62/55
57/52/45
49/41/34
9
42/34/32
37/32/32
38/33/32
43/34/32
53/44/32
67/59/50
75/70/63
79/73/68
77/70/64
68/62/55
56/51/45
49/41/34
10
42/34/32
37/32/32
38/32/32
44/34/32
53/44/32
66/59/51
76/70/63
78/73/68
77/70/64
68/61/55
56/51/44
48/41/33
11
40/34/32
37/32/32
39/32/32
44/35/32
54/45/32
67/60/51
76/70/62
78/73/68
75/70/64
68/61/55
56/51/42
48/41/33
12
41/34/32
37/32/32
39/33/32
43/35/32
55/45/32
67/60/52
77/71/62
78/73/68
75/70/66
66/61/55
56/50/43
47/40/32
13
41/34/32
36/32/32
39/33/32
43/35/32
53/46/32
66/61/52
76/71/62
79/73/68
75/69/65
65/61/54
54/50/43
46/40/33
14
42/34/32
36/32/32
40/33/32
43/35/32
53/46/32
67/61/53
76/71/64
80/73/68
74/69/65
65/60/54
54/49/43
4640/32
15
42/34/32
36/32/32
40/33/32
44/35/32
55/47/32
68/62/53
77/71/64
80/73/66
74/69/65
65/60/54
54/49/43
46/39/32
16
41/33/32
36/32/32
39/33/32
44/36/32
55/47/32
69/62/53
77/71/64
80/73/66
73/69/64
65/60/55
53/49/42
46/39/33
17
41/33/32
36/32/32
39/33/32
46/36/32
55/48/32
69/62/54
78/72/65
79/73/66
72/68/64
64/59/54
53/48/41
46/39/32
18
40/33/32
36/32/32
39/33/32
46/36/32
57/48/32
69/63/54
78/72/65
79/73/67
72/68/64
64/59/54
53/48/41
46/38/32
19
40/33/32
36/32/32
39/33/32
46/36/32
58/48/32
70/63/55
78/72/65
79/73/68
72/68/64
64/58/53
53/48/39
45/38/32
20
40/33/32
36/32/32
40/33/32
46/37/32
59/49/32
70/63/55
78/72/67
78/73/67
72/68/62
64/58/53
53/47/39
45/38/32
21
40/33/32
36/32/32
40/33/32
47/37/32
61/50/32
71/64/55
77/72/66
78/73/67
72/68/62
63/58/53
53/47/40
45/38/32
22
41/33/32
36/32/32
40/33/32
46/37/32
62/50/32
72/64/58
78/72/66
78/73/67
72/67/62
63/57/52
54/47/40
45/38/32
23
41/33/32
36/32/32
40/33/32
46/37/32
62/51/32
72/65/57
78/73/67
77/72/67
72/67/62
62/57/50
54/46/39
44/37/32
24
41/33/32
36/32/32
41/33/32
46/38/32
62/51/34
73/65/56
79/73/66
77/72/67
72/67/62
62/57/50
54/46/39
44/37/32
25
40/33/32
37/32/32
40/33/32
46/38/32
63/52/42
73/65/55
80/73/67
77/72/68
72/66/62
62/56/51
55/46/39
45/37/32
26
39/33/32
35/32/32
41/33/32
47/38/32
63/52/44
73/66/56
79/73/67
77/72/67
71/66/62
61/56/51
53/45/39
44/37/32
27
39/33/32
35/32/32
39/33/32
46/38/32
64/53/44
73/66/57
79/73/67
77/72/67
70/66/61
61/56/50
52/45/38
44/36/32
28
38/33/32
36/32/32
40/33/32
47/39/32
64/53/46
73/67/58
78/73/68
77/72/65
69/65/59
61/55/50
52/45/38
44/36/32
29
39/33/32
36/33/32
41/33/32
49/39/32
65/54/47
75/67/58
78/73/67
77/72/65
69/65/59
61/55/49
50/44/38
44/36/32
30
39/33/32
 
41/33/32
50/40/32
66/54/47
73/67/59
79/73/67
77/72/65
70/65/59
61/55/48
49/44/37
44/36/32
31
39/33/32
 
41/33/32
 
66/55/45
 
79/73/67
77/72/66
 
60/54/48
 
43/36/32
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