Detroit Record Low by Day of the Year

Data for the record low temperature for each day of the year in Detroit, Michigan, as well as the year that the record was set. It is based on NOAA data for the years 1896–2024.
Day Record Low Year Set or Tied
January 1 -7 1968
January 2 -5 1904
January 3 -6 1920
January 4 -12 1981
January 5 -14 1904
January 6 -14 2014
January 7 -14 2014
January 8 -10 1981
January 9 -7 1994
January 10 -8 1982
January 11 -9 1984
January 12 -15 1918
January 13 -18 1912
January 14 -3 2009
January 15 -12 1972
January 16 -15 2009
January 17 -15 1982
January 18 -18 1976
January 19 -20 1994
January 20 -14 1985
January 21 -21 1984
January 22 -10 1970
January 23 -12 1963
January 24 -13 1963
January 25 -15 1897
January 26 -7 1907, 1930
January 27 -8 1915, 1927, 1936
January 28 -14 1912
January 29 -8 1904, 1963
January 30 -23 1915
January 31 -14 2019
February 1 -14 1918
February 2 -12 1976
February 3 -19 1912
February 4 -14 1918
February 5 -23 1918
February 6 -6 1982
February 7 -5 1934, 1982
February 8 -16 1934
February 9 -22 1934
February 10 -24 1912
February 11 -16 1899
February 12 -19 1917
February 13 -18 1912
February 14 -7 1917
February 15 -9 2015
February 16 -12 1904
February 17 -7 1900, 1958, 1979
February 18 -9 1936
February 19 -6 1936
February 20 -13 2015
February 21 -12 1914
February 22 -13 1907
February 23 -11 1907
February 24 -10 1914
February 25 -10 1924
February 26 -6 1963
February 27 -8 1900, 1934
February 28 -2 2015
March 1 2 1962, 1967
March 2 -4 1978
March 3 -4 2003
March 4 0 2014
March 5 -6 1913
March 6 0 2015
March 7 -6 1913
March 8 -2 1943
March 9 1 1978
March 10 7 1933
March 11 5 1960
March 12 -1 1900
March 13 3 2014
March 14 8 1993
March 15 -1 1911
March 16 -2 1911, 1912
March 17 -2 1900
March 18 7 1916
March 19 5 1923
March 20 8 1914
March 21 11 1900
March 22 7 1906, 1922
March 23 -3 1916
March 24 1 1940
March 25 3 1940
March 26 7 1940
March 27 8 1934, 1965
March 28 3 1934
March 29 9 1923
March 30 15 1969
March 31 5 1923
April 1 8 1923
April 2 11 1911
April 3 14 1954
April 4 17 1908
April 5 16 1898
April 6 18 1982
April 7 10 1982
April 8 11 1982
April 9 19 1914, 1920, 1985
April 10 19 1909
April 11 22 1909
April 12 18 1976
April 13 19 1950
April 14 19 1943
April 15 20 1907, 1935, 1943
April 16 15 1911
April 17 19 1911
April 18 21 1921
April 19 24 1897, 1983
April 20 17 1897
April 21 24 1907
April 22 25 1911, 1936, 1978
April 23 23 1911, 1930, 1986
April 24 25 1918
April 25 22 1911
April 26 25 1909, 1911, 1933
April 27 23 1907
April 28 26 1934
April 29 26 1977
April 30 26 1931
May 1 21 1920
May 2 24 1911
May 3 20 1911
May 4 23 1911
May 5 20 1910
May 6 26 1910
May 7 27 1974
May 8 28 1906
May 9 27 2020
May 10 25 1910, 1966
May 11 26 1910
May 12 29 1934
May 13 26 1910
May 14 27 1910
May 15 26 1910
May 16 26 1910
May 17 31 1973
May 18 31 1925
May 19 31 1915
May 20 32 1907, 1929
May 21 30 1924
May 22 29 1924
May 23 31 1963
May 24 34 1925, 1931
May 25 29 1910
May 26 26 1910
May 27 27 1910
May 28 26 1910
May 29 30 1910
May 30 30 1910
May 31 34 1897, 1906
June 1 36 1966
June 2 37 1929
June 3 36 1929
June 4 37 1945
June 5 37 1945
June 6 40 1907
June 7 42 1924, 1944, 1977
June 8 39 1897, 1912, 1913, 1949
June 9 34 1897
June 10 35 1913
June 11 36 1918, 1972
June 12 35 1918
June 13 32 1918
June 14 34 1918
June 15 34 1918
June 16 33 1918
June 17 36 1918
June 18 34 1918
June 19 33 1918
June 20 34 1918
June 21 33 1918
June 22 33 1918
June 23 32 1918
June 24 36 1918
June 25 43 1964, 1979
June 26 44 1918, 1922, 1979
June 27 40 1907
June 28 43 1904
June 29 40 1911
June 30 41 1899
July 1 41 1965
July 2 34 1918
July 3 40 1907
July 4 45 1918, 1930
July 5 45 1909
July 6 42 1972
July 7 44 1918, 1984
July 8 38 1918
July 9 40 1918
July 10 45 1898, 1900
July 11 43 1898, 1918
July 12 43 1978
July 13 43 1918
July 14 41 1918
July 15 44 1918, 1930
July 16 47 1920
July 17 46 1978
July 18 44 1918
July 19 40 1918
July 20 48 1965, 1971
July 21 45 1908
July 22 49 1970
July 23 48 1925
July 24 49 1962
July 25 46 1913
July 26 48 1920
July 27 46 1900
July 28 48 1978
July 29 48 1914
July 30 45 1918
July 31 35 1918
August 1 42 1918
August 2 47 1927
August 3 45 1904, 1965
August 4 45 1904
August 5 45 1904, 1972
August 6 40 1904
August 7 42 1899
August 8 41 1899
August 9 41 1922
August 10 45 1972
August 11 45 1965
August 12 45 1902, 1904
August 13 45 1904, 1964
August 14 40 1964
August 15 43 1899, 1964
August 16 43 1899, 1979
August 17 42 1923
August 18 44 1963
August 19 42 1918
August 20 44 1897
August 21 39 1922
August 22 40 1923
August 23 42 1923
August 24 43 1902, 1971
August 25 43 1913, 1923
August 26 40 1904
August 27 42 1927
August 28 43 1986
August 29 38 1982
August 30 41 1976
August 31 38 1915
September 1 40 1896, 1906
September 2 38 1909
September 3 41 1911
September 4 34 1911
September 5 38 1902
September 6 38 1984
September 7 41 1962
September 8 39 1909, 1986
September 9 40 1914, 1979
September 10 38 1914
September 11 34 1917
September 12 35 1898
September 13 35 1911
September 14 28 1911
September 15 34 1899, 1902
September 16 34 1923
September 17 33 1959
September 18 36 1959
September 19 32 1916
September 20 32 1896
September 21 29 1897
September 22 30 1904, 1974
September 23 28 1896
September 24 32 1943
September 25 35 1967
September 26 33 1907
September 27 30 1899
September 28 30 1897
September 29 30 1942
September 30 28 1899
October 1 24 1899
October 2 29 1974
October 3 24 1974
October 4 27 1901
October 5 26 1965
October 6 25 1901
October 7 26 1901
October 8 27 1901
October 9 21 1917
October 10 23 1964
October 11 20 1964
October 12 23 1964
October 13 26 1977
October 14 25 1909, 1937
October 15 26 1939
October 16 23 1909
October 17 23 1977
October 18 24 1976
October 19 22 1972
October 20 19 1972
October 21 17 1974
October 22 25 1930, 1967
October 23 20 1907
October 24 20 1907
October 25 22 1896
October 26 22 1907
October 27 22 1962, 1976
October 28 21 1976
October 29 18 1965
October 30 20 1980
October 31 21 1988
November 1 22 1923
November 2 22 1906, 1951
November 3 16 1951
November 4 19 1991
November 5 17 1991
November 6 18 1901
November 7 19 1930
November 8 14 1991
November 9 18 1991
November 10 19 2017
November 11 17 1926
November 12 13 2019
November 13 7 2019
November 14 11 1933
November 15 9 1933
November 16 4 1933
November 17 12 1959
November 18 10 1959
November 19 13 2014
November 20 10 1914
November 21 9 1969
November 22 10 1929
November 23 10 1971
November 24 7 1950
November 25 10 1950
November 26 10 1949
November 27 4 1930
November 28 3 1930
November 29 6 1929
November 30 5 1958
December 1 5 1930
December 2 -2 1976
December 3 -3 1976
December 4 -5 1919
December 5 6 1901, 1974
December 6 3 1964
December 7 5 1977
December 8 0 1977
December 9 -3 1917
December 10 -6 1977
December 11 -9 1977
December 12 -5 1917
December 13 1 1898, 1960, 1962
December 14 1 1898, 1963
December 15 -11 1917
December 16 -6 1917
December 17 -17 1922
December 18 -7 1922
December 19 -6 1916
December 20 -3 1963
December 21 -3 1989
December 22 -9 1989
December 23 -9 1960, 1983
December 24 -9 1983
December 25 -12 1914
December 26 -20 1914
December 27 -9 1933
December 28 -13 1924
December 29 -5 1975
December 30 -9 1983
December 31 -8 1963
Years with the Most Daily Records
Which years set the greatest number of daily low temperature records in Detroit history?
Rank Year Records Set
1 1918 35
2 1911 17
3 1910 14
4 1907 14
5 1904 13
6 1923 10
7 1914 10
8 1899 10
9 1976 9
10 1963 9
Daily Records by Decade
This table shows the number of daily low temperature records in Detroit that were set in each decade since 1896.
Decade Records Set
1890s 29
1900s 59
1910s 106
1920s 39
1930s 32
1940s 13
1950s 12
1960s 40
1970s 48
1980s 27
1990s 7
2000s 3
2010s 13
2020s 1
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1959–2024 Detroit Metro Airport location
1948–1958 Detroit City Airport location
1896–1947 Mt Clemens Army National Guard Base location