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Summer Weather in Vandercook Lake Michigan, United States

Daily high temperatures are around 78°F, rarely falling below 65°F or exceeding 90°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 82°F on July 18.

Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 54°F to 58°F, rarely falling below 43°F or exceeding 72°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 63°F on July 20.

For reference, on July 18, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Vandercook Lake typically range from 63°F to 82°F, while on January 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 17°F to 31°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Average High and Low Temperature in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°FSpringFallJul 1882°FJul 1882°F63°F63°FJun 175°FJun 175°F54°F54°FAug 3177°FAug 3177°F58°F58°FJul 181°FJul 181°F61°F61°FAug 181°FAug 181°F62°F62°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average summer temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Average Hourly Temperature in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFallcoldcoldcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmcoldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine (5,154 miles away) and Aleksandrovskoye, Russia (5,617 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Vandercook Lake (view comparison).

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The summer in Vandercook Lake experiences rapidly decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 49% to 34%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 33% on August 25.

The clearest day of the summer is August 25, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 67% of the time.

For reference, on January 10, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 67%, while on August 25, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 67%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Cloud Cover Categories in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SpringFallJan 1033%Jan 1033%Jun 151%Jun 151%Aug 3166%Aug 3166%Jul 162%Jul 162%Aug 165%Aug 165%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Vandercook Lake, the chance of a wet day over the course of the summer is gradually decreasing, starting the season at 34% and ending it at 31%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 36% on June 6, and its lowest chance is 16% on February 3.

Probability of Precipitation in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Probability of Precipitation in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug0%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%SpringFallJun 636%Jun 636%Aug 3131%Aug 3131%Jul 132%Jul 132%Aug 135%Aug 135%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the summer in Vandercook Lake is gradually decreasing, starting the season at 3.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.4 inches or falls below 1.2 inches, and ending the season at 2.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.0 inches or falls below 1.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inSpringFallJun 13.2 inJun 13.2 inAug 312.9 inAug 312.9 inJul 12.8 inJul 12.8 inAug 13.1 inAug 13.1 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of the summer in Vandercook Lake, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 55 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 16 seconds, and weekly decrease of 8 minutes, 49 seconds.

The shortest day of the summer is August 31, with 13 hours, 10 minutes of daylight and the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrSpringFallJun 2015 hr, 16 minJun 2015 hr, 16 minnightnightdaydayAug 3113 hr, 10 minAug 3113 hr, 10 minAug 114 hr, 25 minAug 114 hr, 25 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the summer in Vandercook Lake is 6:00 AM on June 14 and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 2 minutes later at 7:02 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 9:17 PM on June 26 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 6 minutes earlier at 8:12 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Vandercook Lake during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during the summer, so the entire season is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:01 AM and sets 15 hours, 16 minutes later, at 9:17 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:03 AM and sets 9 hours, 6 minutes later, at 5:08 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSpringFall6:00 AM6:00 AMJun 149:15 PMJun 149:15 PM7:02 AM7:02 AMAug 318:12 PMAug 318:12 PM6:05 AM6:05 AMJul 19:17 PMJul 19:17 PM6:31 AM6:31 AMAug 18:55 PMAug 18:55 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the summer. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFall001020203030405050606000101020303040405060
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the summer of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the summer of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSpringFallMay 711:23 PMMay 711:23 PMMay 239:54 AMMay 239:54 AMJun 68:38 AMJun 68:38 AMJun 219:09 PMJun 219:09 PMJul 56:58 PMJul 56:58 PMJul 216:18 AMJul 216:18 AMAug 47:14 AMAug 47:14 AMAug 192:26 PMAug 192:26 PMSep 29:56 PMSep 29:56 PMSep 1710:35 PMSep 1710:35 PM5:52 AM5:52 AM8:38 PM8:38 PM8:31 PM8:31 PM5:47 AM5:47 AM5:37 AM5:37 AM10:01 PM10:01 PM9:38 PM9:38 PM6:04 AM6:04 AM9:43 PM9:43 PM9:12 PM9:12 PM6:07 AM6:07 AM6:24 AM6:24 AM9:25 PM9:25 PM8:51 PM8:51 PM7:42 AM7:42 AM8:14 PM8:14 PM7:40 PM7:40 PM7:53 AM7:53 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Vandercook Lake is rapidly increasing during the summer, rising from 10% to 23% over the course of the season.

The highest chance of a muggy day during the summer is 37% on July 19.

For reference, on July 19, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 37% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SpringFallJul 1937%Jul 1937%Jun 110%Jun 110%Aug 3123%Aug 3123%Jul 129%Jul 129%Aug 136%Aug 136%oppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Vandercook Lake is decreasing during the summer, decreasing from 9.7 miles per hour to 8.4 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on January 15, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.0 miles per hour, while on August 3, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.9 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during the summer is 7.9 miles per hour on August 3.

Average Wind Speed in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Average Wind Speed in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mphSpringFallAug 37.9 mphAug 37.9 mphJun 19.7 mphJun 19.7 mphAug 318.4 mphAug 318.4 mphJul 18.7 mphJul 18.7 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Vandercook Lake throughout the summer is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 41% on July 19.

Wind Direction in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Wind Direction in the Summer in Vandercook LakeWSWJunJulAug0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SpringFallwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Vandercook Lake typically lasts for 5.5 months (168 days), from around April 28 to around October 12, rarely starting before April 11 or after May 16, and rarely ending before September 24 or after October 30.

The summer in Vandercook Lake is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Summer in Vandercook Lakegrowing seasonJunJulAug0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SpringFall100%Jul 17100%Jul 1790%May 1690%May 1690%Sep 2490%Sep 24very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Vandercook Lake are very rapidly increasing during the summer, increasing by 1,809°F, from 502°F to 2,311°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Growing Degree Days in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°FSpringFallJun 1502°FJun 1502°FAug 312,311°FAug 312,311°FJul 11,051°FJul 11,051°FAug 11,724°FAug 11,724°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the summer, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Vandercook Lake is decreasing during the summer, falling by 1.1 kWh, from 6.6 kWh to 5.5 kWh, over the course of the season.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the summer is 7.0 kWh on June 30.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Summer in Vandercook Lake

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Summer in Vandercook LakeJunJulAug0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhSpringFallJun 307.0 kWhJun 307.0 kWhJun 16.6 kWhJun 16.6 kWhAug 315.5 kWhAug 315.5 kWhAug 16.4 kWhAug 16.4 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Vandercook Lake are 42.193 deg latitude, -84.391 deg longitude, and 971 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Vandercook Lake is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 89 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 957 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (285 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (702 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Vandercook Lake is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (30%), and cropland (22%), within 10 miles by cropland (48%) and trees (31%), and within 50 miles by cropland (73%) and trees (16%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Vandercook Lake, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Vandercook Lake.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Vandercook Lake according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Vandercook Lake is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Vandercook Lake and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Vandercook Lake and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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