Detroit Weather in 1896

Historical record of Detroit, Michigan weather for the year 1896 based on NOAA data.
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1896 Detroit Weather Extremes
note: data for this year is incomplete
Highest temperature 97 °F August 9
Lowest temperature -2 °F December 24
Highest daily low 72 °F August 7
Lowest daily high 12 °F December 24
Most daily precipitation 2.0 inches September 29
Most daily snow 3.0 inches December 15
Total annual precipitation 12.3 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Detroit in 1896
Rank Temperature Date
1 97 °F Aug 9
2 96 °F Aug 5
3 94 °F Aug 8
4 93 °F Aug 6
5 92 °F Aug 11
5 92 °F Aug 4
7 91 °F Aug 10
8 90 °F Aug 15
8 90 °F Aug 7
8 90 °F Aug 2
Lowest Temperatures in Detroit in 1896
Rank Temperature Date
1 -2 °F December 24
2 5 °F December 28
2 5 °F December 25
2 5 °F December 23
5 6 °F December 2
6 7 °F December 17
7 8 °F December 3
8 9 °F December 19
9 10 °F December 1
10 12 °F December 21
August 1896 Detroit Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
75 62 0.45 n/a
90 60 0.00 n/a
88 58 0.00 n/a
92 65 0.00 n/a
96 66 0.00 n/a
93 70 0.38 n/a
90 72 0.00 n/a
94 69 0.19 n/a
97 71 1.25 n/a
91 66 0.37 n/a
92 64 0.27 n/a
82 64 0.00 n/a
80 61 0.00 n/a
81 57 0.00 n/a
90 62 0.60 n/a
82 67 0.00 n/a
76 49 0.00 n/a
73 49 0.00 n/a
70 45 0.00 n/a
71 47 0.00 n/a
70 51 0.07 n/a
81 55 0.00 n/a
75 65 0.00 n/a
78 54 0.00 n/a
82 48 0.00 n/a
73 58 0.16 n/a
73 45 0.00 n/a
72 44 0.00 n/a
78 45 0.00 n/a
83 56 0.00 n/a
70 49 0.00 n/a
September 1896 Detroit Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
69 40 0.00 n/a
81 42 0.13 n/a
69 59 0.00 n/a
66 40 0.00 n/a
69 51 0.90 n/a
65 50 0.00 n/a
70 45 0.00 n/a
73 45 0.00 n/a
77 51 0.02 n/a
88 61 0.00 n/a
88 61 0.15 n/a
73 61 0.03 n/a
70 63 0.00 n/a
74 63 0.00 n/a
70 52 0.00 n/a
70 46 0.23 n/a
69 56 0.00 n/a
72 45 0.06 n/a
58 45 0.51 n/a
64 32 0.00 n/a
68 42 0.00 n/a
52 39 0.00 n/a
60 28 0.00 n/a
67 36 0.00 n/a
67 46 0.00 n/a
68 57 0.80 n/a
60 47 0.00 n/a
60 40 0.00 n/a
63 52 1.95 n/a
53 50 0.05 n/a
October 1896 Detroit Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
53 47 0.00 0.0
58 35 0.00 0.0
61 34 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
60 38 1.12 0.0
52 43 0.00 0.0
43 34 0.00 0.0
49 28 0.00 0.0
49 28 0.00 0.0
49 32 0.00 0.0
53 38 0.00 0.0
53 41 0.00 0.0
47 44 0.00 0.0
61 37 0.00 0.0
69 35 0.00 0.0
51 40 0.00 0.0
47 35 0.04 0.0
45 26 0.00 0.0
48 25 0.12 0.0
46 35 0.00 0.0
42 32 0.00 0.0
53 26 0.00 0.0
54 26 0.00 0.0
52 31 0.00 0.0
38 22 0.00 0.0
48 30 0.00 0.0
54 35 0.00 0.0
61 46 0.01 0.0
60 53 0.00 0.0
69 49 0.00 0.0
55 44 0.00 0.0
November 1896 Detroit Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
59 35 0.00 0.0
58 31 0.00 0.0
61 42 0.00 0.0
64 51 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.35 0.0
48 35 0.00 0.0
44 34 0.17 0.0
35 30 0.00 0.0
31 24 0.00 0.0
45 28 0.19 0.0
40 32 0.00 0.0
31 28 0.00 0.0
29 24 0.00 0.0
40 19 0.00 0.0
52 34 0.00 0.0
60 41 0.00 0.0
55 42 0.20 0.0
56 n/a 0.04 0.0
n/a 24 0.00 0.0
33 21 0.00 0.0
35 31 0.30 0.0
36 22 0.00 0.0
45 27 0.06 0.0
43 37 0.00 0.0
56 35 0.11 0.0
57 54 0.00 0.0
57 n/a 0.02 0.0
n/a 20 0.00 0.0
21 17 0.00 0.0
17 n/a 0.00 0.0
December 1896 Detroit Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
n/a 10 0.00 0.0
20 6 0.00 0.0
28 8 0.00 0.0
33 20 0.00 0.0
43 27 0.00 0.0
34 29 0.00 0.0
37 31 0.00 0.0
36 33 0.00 0.0
41 33 0.15 0.0
41 29 0.00 0.0
40 33 0.00 0.0
42 n/a 0.00 0.0
n/a 29 0.00 0.0
29 27 0.00 0.0
29 n/a 0.57 3.0
n/a 16 0.00 0.0
32 7 0.00 0.0
31 24 0.00 0.0
25 9 0.00 0.0
23 14 0.00 0.0
23 12 0.00 0.0
22 13 0.25 2.0
20 5 0.00 0.0
12 -2 0.00 0.0
28 5 0.00 0.0
30 25 0.00 0.0
29 19 0.00 0.0
36 5 0.00 0.0
40 32 0.00 0.0
42 34 0.00 0.0
37 34 0.00 0.0
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