Yes, January really was that cold in Michigan. Here’s how it compares to history

You might feel like this past January was very cold. You might feel like it was one of the coldest Januarys. It just depends on how we slice up the weather this past month. The short summary was January 2026 averaged significantly colder than normal, but nowhere near a record cold January for all Michigan cities. We did have a very notable cold stretch in the last half of January. We forget ...