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Detroit, MI

42.231°N, 83.331°W · station DTWthr · 153 years of record
68°F
forecast high · Oct 20

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Detroit.
54°SAT10/1761°SUN10/1864°MON10/1968°TUE10/2067°WED10/2168°THU10/2268°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Detroit — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#29 / 152
warmest Oct 20 in 152 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 20 ever

78°F
set in 1979

Coolest Oct 20 ever

36°F
set in 1895
Forecast high 68°F — 29th warmest Oct 20 of 152 years · record 78°F (1979) · warmest since 2024.
1874: 71°F1875: 64°F1876: 65°F1877: 50°F1878: 60°F1879: 64°F1880: 41°F1881: 55°F1882: 58°F1883: 56°F1884: 68°F1885: 64°F1886: 73°F1887: 63°F1888: 54°F1889: 46°F1890: 53°F1891: 52°F1892: 62°F1893: 54°F1894: 68°F1895: 36°F1896: 46°F1897: 60°F1898: 65°F1899: 50°F1900: 63°F1901: 53°F1902: 61°F1903: 65°F1904: 76°F1905: 55°F1906: 62°F1907: 44°F1908: 59°F1909: 51°F1910: 64°F1911: 60°F1912: 61°F1913: 42°F1914: 72°F1915: 71°F1916: 56°F1917: 42°F1918: 65°F1919: 55°F1920: 76°F1921: 53°F1922: 48°F1923: 50°F1924: 68°F1925: 42°F1926: 44°F1927: 71°F1928: 54°F1929: 65°F1930: 39°F1931: 72°F1932: 60°F1933: 53°F1934: 56°F1935: 65°F1936: 68°F1937: 48°F1938: 48°F1939: 67°F1940: 42°F1941: 66°F1942: 67°F1943: 54°F1944: 53°F1945: 65°F1946: 58°F1947: 76°F1948: 46°F1949: 76°F1950: 58°F1951: 56°F1952: 51°F1953: 77°F1954: 57°F1955: 66°F1956: 62°F1957: 63°F1958: 68°F1959: 60°F1960: 54°F1961: 55°F1962: 62°F1963: 75°F1964: 52°F1965: 63°F1966: 58°F1967: 60°F1968: 67°F1969: 65°F1970: 55°F1971: 75°F1972: 45°F1973: 59°F1974: 43°F1975: 63°F1976: 47°F1977: 60°F1978: 67°F1979: 78°F1980: 47°F1981: 66°F1982: 61°F1983: 53°F1984: 70°F1985: 55°F1986: 65°F1987: 50°F1988: 51°F1989: 38°F1990: 57°F1991: 54°F1992: 44°F1993: 66°F1994: 62°F1995: 65°F1996: 50°F1997: 53°F1998: 56°F1999: 53°F2000: 65°F2001: 67°F2002: 53°F2003: 76°F2004: 49°F2005: 59°F2006: 51°F2007: 68°F2008: 56°F2009: 65°F2010: 66°F2011: 53°F2012: 58°F2013: 59°F2014: 58°F2015: 77°F2016: 73°F2017: 72°F2018: 59°F2019: 69°F2020: 47°F2021: 72°F2022: 44°F2023: 58°F2024: 70°F2025: 62°F68° forecast35404550556065707580188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2068°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record78°F
This-date rank#29 of 152
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Detroit in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan67°FJan 25, 1950-21°FJan 21, 1984
Feb73°FFeb 27, 2024-20°FFeb 9, 1875
Mar86°FMar 22, 2012-4°FMar 2, 1978
Apr89°FApr 12, 19778°FApr 18, 1875
May95°FMay 31, 189525°FMay 10, 1966
Jun104°FJun 28, 193436°FJun 1, 1966
Jul105°FJul 24, 193442°FJul 6, 1972
Aug104°FAug 6, 191838°FAug 29, 1982
Sep100°FSep 15, 193929°FSep 23, 1974
Oct92°FOct 7, 196317°FOct 21, 1974
Nov81°FNov 1, 19500°FNov 22, 1880
Dec69°FDec 6, 1998-11°FDec 29, 1880
All-time105°FJul 24, 1934-21°FJan 21, 1984

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Detroit so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 5, 1921

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 19, 1994
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan55°FJan 25, 1950-4°FJan 19, 1994
Feb49°FFeb 20, 2018-3°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar60°FMar 31, 199810°FMar 14, 1895
Apr66°FApr 17, 189624°FApr 13, 1950
May73°FMay 30, 192938°FMay 8, 1947
Jun79°FJun 25, 195247°FJun 1, 1910
Jul80°FJul 5, 192160°FJul 15, 1945
Aug80°FAug 1, 200657°FAug 30, 1915
Sep77°FSep 6, 188141°FSep 30, 1899
Oct68°FOct 4, 188432°FOct 29, 1925
Nov64°FNov 1, 195012°FNov 21, 1880
Dec57°FDec 8, 1966-3°FDec 29, 1880
All-time80°FJul 5, 1921-4°FJan 19, 1994

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

11 days
record run, ended Sep 4 1953

So far in 2026

12 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Detroit's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 60°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 19°FFeb: 35°FFeb: 21°FMar: 46°FMar: 29°FApr: 59°FApr: 39°FMay: 71°FMay: 50°FJun: 80°FJun: 60°FJul: 84°FJul: 64°FAug: 82°FAug: 63°FSep: 75°FSep: 56°FOct: 62°FOct: 44°FNov: 49°FNov: 34°FDec: 37°FDec: 25°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset4:50 PM
Solar noon11:19 AM
Daylight11h 03m · losing 20 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.23°N, 83.33°W

Nearby Stations

Toledo, OH50 mi SWFlint, MI55 mi NWLansing, MI74 mi NWCleveland, OH95 mi SESaginaw, MI97 mi NWBattle Creek, MI97 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Detroit's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Detroit, MI — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Detroit's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Detroit, MI — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's high at Detroit, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Detroit, MI daily high heat map 1874–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Detroit — counted through Oct 20 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
12 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 60th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 11. Record: 39 in 1988.

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