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Paulding, Michigan
Community of Paulding along U.S. Route 45
Community of Paulding along U.S. Route 45
Paulding, Michigan is located in Michigan
Paulding, Michigan
Paulding, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Paulding, Michigan is located in the United States
Paulding, Michigan
Paulding, Michigan
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Michigan
County Ontonagon
Township Haight
Elevation
1,358 ft (414 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
Area code(s) 906
GNIS feature ID 1621164

Paulding is an unincorporated community in Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Paulding is located in Haight Township along U.S. Route 45, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) southeast of the village of Ontonagon. The Paulding Light, part of the area's folklore, is visible in a valley near Paulding.

Climate

Climate data for Paulding, Michigan, 1991–2020 normals: 1367ft (417m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 49
(9)
56
(13)
65
(18)
78
(26)
90
(32)
94
(34)
93
(34)
90
(32)
88
(31)
83
(28)
74
(23)
53
(12)
94
(34)
Average high °F (°C) 21.2
(−6.0)
25.0
(−3.9)
36.6
(2.6)
48.7
(9.3)
63.9
(17.7)
73.7
(23.2)
77.8
(25.4)
76.0
(24.4)
67.7
(19.8)
52.8
(11.6)
37.6
(3.1)
25.9
(−3.4)
50.6
(10.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 11.8
(−11.2)
14.2
(−9.9)
24.1
(−4.4)
37.0
(2.8)
50.8
(10.4)
61.0
(16.1)
65.0
(18.3)
62.9
(17.2)
55.5
(13.1)
42.6
(5.9)
29.8
(−1.2)
17.9
(−7.8)
39.4
(4.1)
Average low °F (°C) 2.3
(−16.5)
3.4
(−15.9)
11.6
(−11.3)
25.3
(−3.7)
37.7
(3.2)
48.2
(9.0)
52.1
(11.2)
49.7
(9.8)
43.2
(6.2)
32.4
(0.2)
22.0
(−5.6)
9.9
(−12.3)
28.1
(−2.1)
Record low °F (°C) −29
(−34)
−33
(−36)
−31
(−35)
−8
(−22)
17
(−8)
27
(−3)
36
(2)
33
(1)
25
(−4)
9
(−13)
−9
(−23)
−24
(−31)
−33
(−36)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.48
(38)
1.19
(30)
1.65
(42)
2.84
(72)
3.36
(85)
3.73
(95)
3.97
(101)
3.31
(84)
3.62
(92)
3.73
(95)
2.29
(58)
1.75
(44)
32.92
(836)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 27.0
(69)
23.7
(60)
10.5
(27)
14.7
(37)
0.6
(1.5)
0.0
(0.0)
trace trace trace 4.6
(12)
21.6
(55)
24.4
(62)
127.1
(323.5)
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: XMACIS (snowfall & records)

History

A post office called Paulding was established in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1971. The community was named for John Paulding, a militiaman in the American Revolution.

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