42.231°N, 83.331°W · station DTWthr · 1874–2026 · 153 years of record
The Almanac Ribbon
Every day of the year at Detroit: the record high and record low ever set (outer lines), the everyday normal range (shaded band), and the full record envelope behind it.
Record highRecord lowNormal high–low band (1991–2020)hottest ever 105°F · coldest ever -21°F
Records by Month
Month
Record high
Record low
Jan
67°Jan 25, 1950
-21°Jan 21, 1984
Feb
73°Feb 27, 2024
-20°Feb 9, 1875
Mar
86°Mar 22, 2012
-4°Mar 2, 1978
Apr
89°Apr 12, 1977
8°Apr 18, 1875
May
95°May 31, 1895
25°May 10, 1966
Jun
104°Jun 28, 1934
36°Jun 1, 1966
Jul
105°Jul 24, 1934
42°Jul 6, 1972
Aug
104°Aug 6, 1918
38°Aug 29, 1982
Sep
100°Sep 15, 1939
29°Sep 23, 1974
Oct
92°Oct 7, 1963
17°Oct 21, 1974
Nov
81°Nov 1, 1950
0°Nov 22, 1880
Dec
69°Dec 6, 1998
-11°Dec 29, 1880
All-time
105°Jul 24, 1934
-21°Jan 21, 1984
Longest-Standing Records
The daily records that have held the longest — set in the earliest years and never beaten since. Highs power Detroit on hottestsince.com; lows on coldestsince.com.
Oldest-standing record highs
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Sep 12
97°
1874
152yrs
Dec 30
65°
1875
151yrs
Jan 1
65°
1876
150yrs
Jan 2
62°
1876
150yrs
Dec 18
58°
1877
149yrs
May 11
90°
1881
145yrs
Aug 3
97°
1881
145yrs
Aug 11
99°
1881
145yrs
Nov 23
62°
1884
142yrs
Jul 15
95°
1887
139yrs
Dec 23
61°
1889
137yrs
Dec 28
65°
1889
137yrs
Oldest-standing record lows
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Mar 31
14°
1874
152yrs
Apr 3
9°
1874
152yrs
Apr 10
23°
1874
152yrs
Apr 23
27°
1874
152yrs
Apr 26
28°
1874
152yrs
Apr 28
26°
1874
152yrs
Apr 29
30°
1874
152yrs
Oct 13
27°
1874
152yrs
Nov 29
4°
1874
152yrs
Jan 9
-12°
1875
151yrs
Jan 10
-15°
1875
151yrs
Feb 4
-10°
1875
151yrs
All-Time Extremes
Hottest ever
105°F
1934-07-24
Coldest ever
-21°F
1984-01-21
Longest heat streak
11 days
≥ 90°F · ended 1953-09-04
The Warming Trend
Detroit's annual mean temperature, each year a stripe — blue below the 1991–2020 average, red above.
Days Above / Below the Mark
10 days ≥90°F in 2026 · normal 11 · record 39 in 1988
73 days ≤32°F in 2026 · normal 126 · record 157 in 1874
The Full Record
Every day of the year, record and normal high & low with the year each record was set. Type to filter, click a column to sort.