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Clam Union

904 people, 1,150 ft above sea level in Missaukee County.

1,150 ftElevation, city center
904People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Clear 37°
Clear now Dew point 36° · NNW 9 mph · high 37°
City of Clam Union River Interstate 2 miles
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The Clam Union 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 Clam Union

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Wexford County Airport (KCAD) · 6:55 PM
Clear
37° Clear Feels like 31° · high of 37° near 7 PM
WindNNW 9 mphno gusts
Humidity93%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.19 in →steady
Visibility8 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 36° · 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. 80.03 in · 6 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Missaukee County
NWS Gaylord and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 7:19 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:34 AM5:14 PM ↓
9 h 40 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
28
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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 38° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 37° 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° / 29°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
37° 29°
0% rain — NW 6 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
47° 24°
0% rain — NNW 4 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
52° 32°
0% rain — WSW 9 A
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
55° 35°
0% rain — SSW 9 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 40°
0% rain — SSW 12 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 39°
20% rain — WSW 9 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 41°
20% rain — SSE 3 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 Clam Union about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Canada three days ago, and over the Canadian Prairies a day ago, about 2,030 miles back along its path. 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

73° on Nov. 11, 2022, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1892. Next is 67° in 1953.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Lake City Experiment Farm record since 1892.
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THE GROUND

What Clam Union stands on

Clam Union’s center stands about 1,150 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,130 ft to 1,290 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Saginaw Formation (sandstone, shale), from the Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old.

Redding to West Branch, cut in half

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
1,100 ft1,200 ft1,300 ft1,400 ft CLAM UNION1,150 ftMuskegon Riverabout 1,080 ftWinterfield1,100 ftAetna1,300 ftWest Branch1,210 ft ← S · ReddingWest Branch · N →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 52×. 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

Saginaw Formation

Sandstone, shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 24 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 Clam Union’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Clam Union reaches Lake Michigan by way of the Clam and the Muskegon: about 160 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
Clam Union≈ 160 mi · Lake Michigan
FROM THE CENTER OF CLAM UNION ≈ 160 mi to Lake Michigan and the St. Lawrence Clam → Muskegon

Lake on the way: Muskegon Lake.

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

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THE ALMANAC

Clam Union’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1892 · Lake City Experiment Farm, 11 mi northwest

Clam Union has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 80° in July; winter nights fall to about 10° in January. A normal year brings about 74 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 33 inches of water.

27°10°30°10°41°17°53°29°66°41°76°51°80°55°79°53°71°45°57°35°43°26°33°18° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY CLAM UNION 33.4 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average80° / 55°high / low, the warmest month
January, average27° / 10°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow33.4 inwettest months: October and April
Snow a year74.0 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record106°FJuly 12, 1936
Coldest on record−41°FFebruary 11, 1899
Wettest day on record6.77 inJuly 8, 1957
Snowiest day on record18.0 inFebruary 1, 1908
90° days a year5none reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°177and 67 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 25, to the last in spring, about May 21 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingDec. 16 to Feb. 22; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 25 to April 23; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchApril through June: 10.5 of the year’s 33.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Clam Union normally reaches 44° and falls to 27°. The record high is 65°, in 1953; the record low 1°, in 1940. The most rain on this date, 0.77 in, fell in 1980.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high27°30°41°53°66°76°80°79°71°57°43°33°
Normal low10°10°17°29°41°51°55°53°45°35°26°18°
Rain and melt, in1.881.451.883.533.473.483.113.423.043.672.521.94
Snow, inches18.713.99.45.20.30.00.00.00.01.49.016.1
Record high61° (1944)69° (2024)86° (2012)87° (1980)93° (1934)103° (1934)106° (1936)100° (1947)97° (1899)89° (2025)76° (2020)64° (2001)
Record low−37° (1951)−41° (1899)−37° (1943)−11° (1954)17° (1966)24° (1949)32° (1965)27° (1982)20° (1957)11° (1933)−13° (1950)−25° (1976)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1892 at Lake City Experiment Farm, 11 miles northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Clam Union

904 people, 1,150 ft above sea level in Missaukee County.

1,150 ftElevation
904People
36 sq miLand
Clear 37°
ClearDew point 36°
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Today in Clam Union

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 37° 1%
10p mostly cloudy night 34° 2%
1a mostly cloudy night 33° 1%
4a mostly cloudy night 33° 1%
7a overcast 33° 1%
10a mostly cloudy day 39° 1%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, FOUR YEARS AGO · NOV. 11, 2022

73°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1892.

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What Clam Union stands on

Clam Union’s center stands about 1,150 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,130 ft to 1,290 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country.

Clam Union, south to north Clam Union1,150 ftMuskegon Riverabout 1,080 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 99×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,150 ft
Within 3 miles1,130 to 1,290 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (160 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceSaginaw Formation
Its ageCarboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old
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Clam Union’s year

Clam Union has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 80° in July; winter nights fall to about 10° in January. A normal year brings about 74 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 33 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 33.4 in
July, average80° / 55° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average27° / 10° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow33.4 in · wettest months: October and April
Snow a year74.0 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record106°F · July 12, 1936
Coldest on record−41°F · February 11, 1899
Wettest day on record6.77 in · July 8, 1957
Snowiest day on record18.0 in · February 1, 1908
90° days a year5 · none reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°177 · and 67 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 25, to the last in spring, about May 21 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Dec. 16 to Feb. 22; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 25 to April 23; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · April through June: 10.5 of the year’s 33.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Clam Union normally reaches 44° and falls to 27°. The record high is 65°, in 1953; the record low 1°, in 1940. The most rain on this date, 0.77 in, fell in 1980.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1892 at Lake City Experiment Farm, 11 miles northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 160 mito Lake MichiganClam → Muskegon

A raindrop that lands in Clam Union reaches Lake Michigan by way of the Clam and the Muskegon: about 160 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.

Lake on the way: Muskegon Lake.