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MICHIGAN · KALKASKA COUNTY

Boardman

1,533 people, 1,060 ft above sea level in Kalkaska County.

1,060 ftElevation, city center
1,533People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 41°
Sunny now Dew point 32° · NW 14 mph · high 39°
City of Boardman River Interstate 2 miles
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The Boardman plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Boardman

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Roscommon County Airport (KHTL) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
41° Sunny Feels like 33° · high of 39° near 3 PM
WindNW 14 mphgusts 22
Humidity70%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.12 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 32° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 120.26 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Kalkaska County
NWS Gaylord and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:36 AM5:14 PM ↓
9 h 38 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 35° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 38° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 44° / 28°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
39° 30°
0% rain — NNW 12 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
46° 26°
0% rain — N 6 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50° 32°
0% rain — WSW 7 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
54° 35°
0% rain — SW 8 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54° 39°
0% rain — SSW 10 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 41°
20% rain — WSW 9 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54° 41°
20% rain — S 5 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Boardman about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Canadian Prairies a day ago, about 2,600 miles back along its path. It came down from about 10,500 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the Gulf of Alaska. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, FOUR YEARS AGO Nov. 11, 2022

The hottest this week has been

74° on Nov. 11, 2022, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1938. Next is 68° in 2020.

68°
74°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Kalkaska record since 1938.
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THE GROUND

What Boardman stands on

Boardman’s center stands about 1,060 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 970 ft to 1,160 ft, a difference of 190 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Twentyone Hill, about 1,270 ft, 7 miles southeast.

The section below crosses 5 rock units mapped at the surface.

Boardman, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
800 ft1,000 ft1,200 ft BOARDMAN1,060 ftLow point730 ftHigh point of the line1,330 ftTwentyone Hill1,270 ftManistee Riverabout 1,020 ft ← NW · AcmeSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 32×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Coldwater Shale

Shale. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 12 mi of the line.

Michigan Formation

Shale. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Marshall Sandstone

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Antrim Shale

Black-shale. Age: Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

Ellsworth Shale

Shale. Age: Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old. About 0.7 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE WATER

Where Boardman’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Boardman reaches Lake Michigan by way of the South Branch Boardman and the Boardman: about 30 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Boardman≈ 30 mi · Lake Michigan
FROM THE CENTER OF BOARDMAN ≈ 30 mi to Lake Michigan and the St. Lawrence South Branch Boardman → Boardman

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Boardman; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Boardman’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1938 · Kalkaska, 7 mi northeast

Boardman has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 79° in July; winter nights fall to about 10° in February. A normal year brings about 132 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 34 inches of water.

26°11°28°10°38°16°51°29°65°41°75°51°79°55°77°54°70°46°56°36°42°27°31°18° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY BOARDMAN 33.7 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average79° / 55°high / low, the warmest month
February, average28° / 10°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow33.7 inwettest months: October and September
Snow a year132.1 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record97°FJuly 1, 2018
Coldest on record−34°FFebruary 5, 1996
Wettest day on record3.62 inMay 29, 1942
Snowiest day on record24.0 inJanuary 26, 1990
90° days a year4on average, 1991–2020
Nights at or below 32°180and 79 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 29, to the last in spring, about May 26 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingDec. 10 to March 1; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 29 to April 23; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchAugust through October: 10.8 of the year’s 33.7 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Boardman normally reaches 43° and falls to 28°. The record high is 64°, in 1999; the record low 13°, in 1995. The most rain on this date, 0.58 in, fell in 1957.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high26°28°38°51°65°75°79°77°70°56°42°31°
Normal low11°10°16°29°41°51°55°54°46°36°27°18°
Rain and melt, in2.001.501.712.913.283.283.092.983.684.152.932.16
Snow, inches38.324.813.76.80.70.00.00.00.01.017.129.7
Record high58° (2013)68° (2024)85° (2012)86° (2002)90° (2022)94° (2025)97° (2018)96° (2006)92° (2017)88° (2025)75° (2020)63° (2001)
Record low−32° (1994)−34° (1996)−29° (2014)−4° (2003)19° (2020)29° (2003)33° (1992)32° (2009)23° (2000)19° (2013)−2° (1996)−18° (2004)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1938 at Kalkaska, 7 miles northeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Boardman on the Forecast Network

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Boardman

1,533 people, 1,060 ft above sea level in Kalkaska County.

1,060 ftElevation
1,533People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 41°
SunnyDew point 32°
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Today in Boardman

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 39° 1%
6p mostly cloudy night 36° 1%
9p mostly cloudy night 36° 1%
12a mostly cloudy night 34° 1%
3a mostly cloudy night 33° 1%
6a mostly cloudy night 32° 1%
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NEXT RAINNone this week
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THIS WEEK, FOUR YEARS AGO · NOV. 11, 2022

74°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1938.

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What Boardman stands on

Boardman’s center stands about 1,060 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 970 ft to 1,160 ft, a difference of 190 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Twentyone Hill, about 1,270 ft, 7 miles southeast.

Boardman, northwest to southeast Boardman1,060 ftTwentyone Hill1,270 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 61×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,060 ft
Within 3 miles970 to 1,160 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (190 ft of relief)
High point nearbyTwentyone Hill, 1,270 ft, 7 mi southeast
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Boardman’s year

Boardman has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 79° in July; winter nights fall to about 10° in February. A normal year brings about 132 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 34 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 33.7 in
July, average79° / 55° · high / low, the warmest month
February, average28° / 10° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow33.7 in · wettest months: October and September
Snow a year132.1 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record97°F · July 1, 2018
Coldest on record−34°F · February 5, 1996
Wettest day on record3.62 in · May 29, 1942
Snowiest day on record24.0 in · January 26, 1990
90° days a year4 · on average, 1991–2020
Nights at or below 32°180 · and 79 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 29, to the last in spring, about May 26 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Dec. 10 to March 1; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 29 to April 23; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · August through October: 10.8 of the year’s 33.7 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Boardman normally reaches 43° and falls to 28°. The record high is 64°, in 1999; the record low 13°, in 1995. The most rain on this date, 0.58 in, fell in 1957.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1938 at Kalkaska, 7 miles northeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 30 mito Lake MichiganSouth Branch Boardman → Boardman

A raindrop that lands in Boardman reaches Lake Michigan by way of the South Branch Boardman and the Boardman: about 30 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.