42.231°N, 83.331°W · station DTWthr · 153 years of record
93°F
HOTTEST SEP 2 SINCE 2011
forecast high · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Detroit.
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
#7 / 152
warmest Sep 1 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
98°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 1 ever
59°F
set in 1892
Forecast high 92°F — 7th warmest Sep 1 of 152 years · record 98°F (1953) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#7 / 152
warmest Sep 2 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
100°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 2 ever
62°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 93°F — 7th warmest Sep 2 of 152 years · record 100°F (1953) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#12 / 152
warmest Sep 3 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
100°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 3 ever
65°F
set in 1908
Forecast high 89°F — 12th warmest Sep 3 of 152 years · record 100°F (1953) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#38 / 152
warmest Sep 4 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
93°F
set in 2008
Coolest Sep 4 ever
60°F
set in 1885
Forecast high 84°F — 38th warmest Sep 4 of 152 years · record 93°F (2008) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#50 / 152
warmest Sep 5 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
99°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 5 ever
62°F
set in 1891
Forecast high 81°F — 50th warmest Sep 5 of 152 years · record 99°F (1954) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#51 / 152
warmest Sep 6 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
95°F
set in 1978
Coolest Sep 6 ever
62°F
set in 1988
Forecast high 81°F — 51st warmest Sep 6 of 152 years · record 95°F (1978) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#53 / 152
warmest Sep 7 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
97°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 7 ever
60°F
set in 1917
Forecast high 80°F — 53rd warmest Sep 7 of 152 years · record 97°F (1939) · warmest since 2022.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
67°FJan 25, 1950
-21°FJan 21, 1984
Feb
73°FFeb 27, 2024
-20°FFeb 9, 1875
Mar
86°FMar 22, 2012
-4°FMar 2, 1978
Apr
89°FApr 12, 1977
8°FApr 18, 1875
May
95°FMay 31, 1895
25°FMay 10, 1966
Jun
104°FJun 28, 1934
36°FJun 1, 1966
Jul
105°FJul 24, 1934
42°FJul 6, 1972
Aug
104°FAug 6, 1918
38°FAug 29, 1982
Sep
100°FSep 15, 1939
29°FSep 23, 1974
Oct
92°FOct 7, 1963
17°FOct 21, 1974
Nov
81°FNov 1, 1950
0°FNov 22, 1880
Dec
69°FDec 6, 1998
-11°FDec 29, 1880
All-time
105°FJul 24, 1934
-21°FJan 21, 1984
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Detroit so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
3 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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
55°FJan 25, 1950
-4°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
49°FFeb 20, 2018
-3°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
60°FMar 31, 1998
10°FMar 14, 1895
Apr
66°FApr 17, 1896
24°FApr 13, 1950
May
73°FMay 30, 1929
38°FMay 8, 1947
Jun
79°FJun 25, 1952
47°FJun 1, 1910
Jul
80°FJul 5, 1921
60°FJul 15, 1945
Aug
80°FAug 1, 2006
57°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
77°FSep 6, 1881
41°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
68°FOct 4, 1884
32°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
64°FNov 1, 1950
12°FNov 21, 1880
Dec
57°FDec 8, 1966
-3°FDec 29, 1880
All-time
80°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
10 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: 80°F · forecast is +13° vs normal.
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.
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.