Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Detroit, Michigan, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Detroit, Michigan, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 100°F on 1988-07-07; its coldest fell to -17°F on 2015-02-23.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
57°F2008-01-07
-2°F1994-01-19
48°F2008-01-08
-15°F1994-01-18
February
66°F2024-02-27
2°F2015-02-15
46°F2024-02-27
-17°F2015-02-23
March
81°F2012-03-22
13°F2014-03-03
59°F1998-03-30
-6°F2014-03-03
April
80°F2023-04-15
26°F1982-04-06
63°F2026-04-14
8°F2003-04-06
May
88°F2018-05-28
42°F2020-05-08
70°F1991-05-30
26°F2020-05-09
June
98°F1988-06-25
54°F1985-06-11
76°F2025-06-22
38°F2003-06-01
July
100°F1988-07-07
62°F1992-07-30
76°F2013-07-19
45°F2001-07-02
August
98°F1988-08-01
61°F1987-08-26
78°F2006-08-01
42°F1986-08-28
September
93°F2002-09-08
49°F2001-09-25
72°F2016-09-07
33°F1991-09-28
October
87°F2007-10-08
37°F1997-10-27
69°F2007-10-08
23°F1988-10-30
November
73°F2024-11-05
20°F1986-11-13
60°F2024-11-05
11°F2019-11-13
December
67°F1982-12-03
4°F1983-12-30
55°F1982-12-03
-6°F1983-12-26

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
67°F1982-12-03
-2°F1994-01-19
55°F1982-12-03
-17°F2015-02-23
Spring (Mar–May)
88°F2018-05-28
13°F2014-03-03
70°F1991-05-30
-6°F2014-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
100°F1988-07-07
54°F1985-06-11
78°F2006-08-01
38°F2003-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
93°F2002-09-08
20°F1986-11-13
72°F2016-09-07
11°F2019-11-13

All-time records

The most extreme value Detroit has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 100°F 1988-07-07
Lowest -2°F 1994-01-19

Low

Highest 78°F 2006-08-01
Lowest -17°F 2015-02-23

Feels-like

Highest 126°F 1988-08-01
Lowest -46°F 1982-01-10

Humidity

Highest 23.6 g/m³ 2010-07-23
Lowest 0.8 g/m³ 1982-01-10

Wind

Highest 45 mph 2017-03-08
Lowest 4 mph 1993-08-07

Precip

Wettest 2.31 in 2008-09-13
Driest 17-day dry spell 2021-03-01

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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