Detroit Weather in 1898

Historical record of Detroit, Michigan weather for the year 1898 based on NOAA data.

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1898 Detroit Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	100 °F	August 22
Lowest temperature	-8 °F	February 3
Highest daily low	71 °F	September 3
Lowest daily high	10 °F	February 1
Most daily precipitation	2.7 inches	September 6
Most daily snow	7.0 inches	February 20
Total annual precipitation	33.5 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Detroit in 1898?

The highest temperature recorded in Detroit, Michigan in 1898 was 100 °F which happened on August 22.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Detroit in 1898

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	100 °F	Aug 22
2	98 °F	Sep 3
2	98 °F	Sep 2
2	98 °F	Aug 31
2	98 °F	Aug 30
2	98 °F	Jul 18
2	98 °F	Jul 17
2	98 °F	Jul 2
9	97 °F	Jul 24
9	97 °F	Jul 1

What was the coldest temperature in Detroit in 1898?

The lowest temperature recorded in Detroit, Michigan in 1898 was -8 °F which happened on Feb 3.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Detroit in 1898

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-8 °F	February 3
2	-6 °F	February 2
3	-5 °F	February 1
4	0 °F	February 27
5	1 °F	December 14
5	1 °F	December 13
5	1 °F	February 16
8	2 °F	January 31
9	3 °F	February 17
9	3 °F	February 6

January 1898 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	20	9	0.00	0.0
January 2	26	5	0.00	0.0
January 3	28	6	0.00	0.0
January 4	33	20	0.00	0.0
January 5	39	19	0.00	0.0
January 6	37	22	0.00	0.0
January 7	40	21	0.00	0.0
January 8	37	28	0.00	0.0
January 9	32	18	0.00	0.0
January 10	35	18	0.00	0.0
January 11	35	24	0.00	0.0
January 12	55	33	0.74	0.0
January 13	36	28	0.00	0.0
January 14	33	28	0.00	0.0
January 15	33	n/a	0.30	1.3
January 16	n/a	11	0.00	0.0
January 17	30	11	0.00	0.0
January 18	34	12	0.00	0.0
January 19	36	16	0.00	0.0
January 20	43	29	0.40	0.0
January 21	39	21	0.00	0.0
January 22	40	30	0.45	1.0
January 23	32	19	0.75	0.0
January 24	31	18	0.00	0.0
January 25	30	20	0.30	3.0
January 26	30	22	0.00	0.0
January 27	26	13	0.00	0.0
January 28	35	5	0.00	0.0
January 29	22	9	0.00	0.0
January 30	25	4	0.05	0.5
January 31	28	2	0.00	0.0

February 1898 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	10	-5	0.00	0.0
February 2	15	-6	0.10	1.0
February 3	14	-8	0.00	0.0
February 4	37	7	0.00	0.0
February 5	38	27	0.00	0.0
February 6	37	3	0.00	0.0
February 7	38	13	0.00	0.0
February 8	42	30	0.27	0.0
February 9	45	30	0.00	0.0
February 10	44	35	0.00	0.0
February 11	58	30	0.05	0.0
February 12	58	29	0.00	0.0
February 13	36	26	0.00	0.0
February 14	33	25	0.00	0.0
February 15	30	5	0.50	5.0
February 16	21	1	0.00	0.0
February 17	38	3	0.00	0.0
February 18	38	28	0.00	0.0
February 19	34	24	0.00	0.0
February 20	35	n/a	0.80	7.0
February 21	n/a	20	0.00	0.0
February 22	33	23	0.00	0.0
February 23	32	17	0.00	0.0
February 24	26	16	0.00	0.0
February 25	30	15	0.00	0.0
February 26	30	14	0.00	0.0
February 27	30	0	0.00	0.0
February 28	30	5	0.00	0.0

March 1898 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	30	5	0.00	n/a
March 2	32	20	0.00	n/a
March 3	35	8	0.00	n/a
March 4	34	17	0.00	n/a
March 5	37	9	0.00	n/a
March 6	42	18	0.00	n/a
March 7	45	18	0.00	n/a
March 8	55	22	0.00	n/a
March 9	54	30	0.00	n/a
March 10	47	37	0.00	n/a
March 11	51	39	0.00	n/a
March 12	55	35	2.01	n/a
March 13	45	33	0.00	n/a
March 14	40	28	0.00	n/a
March 15	42	28	0.00	n/a
March 16	67	28	0.00	n/a
March 17	52	36	0.00	n/a
March 18	51	29	0.00	n/a
March 19	70	28	0.45	n/a
March 20	47	33	0.00	n/a
March 21	59	32	0.00	n/a
March 22	66	n/a	0.68	n/a
March 23	n/a	28	0.00	n/a
March 24	45	24	0.00	n/a
March 25	53	27	0.00	n/a
March 26	58	32	0.00	n/a
March 27	60	n/a	0.10	n/a
March 28	n/a	34	0.00	n/a
March 29	47	22	0.00	n/a
March 30	38	24	0.00	n/a
March 31	41	24	0.00	n/a

April 1898 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	40	21	0.00	0.0
April 2	38	22	0.10	1.0
April 3	40	22	0.00	0.0
April 4	32	18	0.00	0.0
April 5	35	16	0.00	0.0
April 6	50	22	0.00	0.0
April 7	55	25	0.00	0.0
April 8	50	28	0.00	0.0
April 9	52	33	0.00	0.0
April 10	60	31	0.00	0.0
April 11	76	30	0.00	0.0
April 12	67	30	0.00	0.0
April 13	68	34	0.00	0.0
April 14	67	40	0.00	0.0
April 15	70	40	0.00	0.0
April 16	64	42	0.00	0.0
April 17	60	40	0.00	0.0
April 18	52	38	0.00	0.0
April 19	57	40	0.75	0.0
April 20	47	35	0.10	0.0
April 21	62	37	0.00	0.0
April 22	57	44	0.55	0.0
April 23	53	41	0.00	0.0
April 24	60	42	0.00	0.0
April 25	57	40	0.00	0.0
April 26	62	35	0.00	0.0
April 27	63	28	0.00	0.0
April 28	62	38	0.00	0.0
April 29	62	42	0.00	0.0
April 30	65	33	0.00	0.0

May 1898 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	65	50	0.00	n/a
May 2	69	49	0.00	n/a
May 3	57	47	0.00	n/a
May 4	47	40	0.00	n/a
May 5	50	36	0.00	n/a
May 6	60	29	0.00	n/a
May 7	70	36	0.00	n/a
May 8	70	41	0.00	n/a
May 9	79	36	0.00	n/a
May 10	61	50	0.35	n/a
May 11	70	43	0.00	n/a
May 12	66	39	0.00	n/a
May 13	73	39	0.00	n/a
May 14	74	37	0.00	n/a
May 15	76	39	0.00	n/a
May 16	68	48	0.00	n/a
May 17	68	34	0.00	n/a
May 18	71	43	0.00	n/a
May 19	78	56	0.20	n/a
May 20	76	57	0.00	n/a
May 21	75	56	0.00	n/a
May 22	80	54	0.00	n/a
May 23	77	59	0.00	n/a
May 24	77	57	0.00	n/a
May 25	75	52	0.00	n/a
May 26	77	44	0.00	n/a
May 27	77	47	0.00	n/a
May 28	76	57	0.65	n/a
May 29	70	52	0.00	n/a
May 30	69	45	0.00	n/a
May 31	73	40	0.00	n/a

June 1898 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	83	47	0.00	n/a
June 2	82	46	0.00	n/a
June 3	82	43	0.00	n/a
June 4	88	50	0.00	n/a
June 5	85	55	0.00	n/a
June 6	85	54	0.00	n/a
June 7	93	58	0.00	n/a
June 8	80	67	0.10	n/a
June 9	84	58	0.00	n/a
June 10	80	57	1.15	n/a
June 11	86	55	0.60	n/a
June 12	90	54	0.00	n/a
June 13	80	50	0.48	n/a
June 14	83	52	0.00	n/a
June 15	68	42	0.00	n/a
June 16	73	44	0.00	n/a
June 17	83	45	0.00	n/a
June 18	89	45	0.45	n/a
June 19	90	46	0.00	n/a
June 20	80	46	0.05	n/a
June 21	71	43	0.00	n/a
June 22	83	43	0.00	n/a
June 23	90	47	0.00	n/a
June 24	95	59	0.00	n/a
June 25	87	68	1.02	n/a
June 26	87	63	0.00	n/a
June 27	83	63	0.01	n/a
June 28	72	55	0.00	n/a
June 29	86	52	0.00	n/a
June 30	95	66	0.00	n/a

July 1898 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	97	69	0.00	n/a
July 2	98	65	0.00	n/a
July 3	93	64	0.10	n/a
July 4	77	46	0.00	n/a
July 5	78	46	0.00	n/a
July 6	83	50	0.00	n/a
July 7	89	53	0.00	n/a
July 8	90	61	0.38	n/a
July 9	78	55	0.00	n/a
July 10	76	45	0.00	n/a
July 11	76	43	0.00	n/a
July 12	80	46	0.00	n/a
July 13	82	48	0.00	n/a
July 14	90	48	0.00	n/a
July 15	95	62	0.00	n/a
July 16	86	61	0.00	n/a
July 17	98	67	0.00	n/a
July 18	98	66	0.10	n/a
July 19	90	68	0.88	n/a
July 20	90	67	0.00	n/a
July 21	85	58	0.00	n/a
July 22	89	55	0.00	n/a
July 23	90	58	0.00	n/a
July 24	97	59	0.00	n/a
July 25	85	69	0.00	n/a
July 26	85	55	0.00	n/a
July 27	87	56	0.00	n/a
July 28	80	66	0.65	n/a
July 29	91	66	0.00	n/a
July 30	76	62	0.10	n/a
July 31	82	52	0.00	n/a

August 1898 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
August 1	82	51	0.25	n/a
August 2	84	60	0.00	n/a
August 3	84	61	0.00	n/a
August 4	81	61	0.00	n/a
August 5	87	53	0.00	n/a
August 6	80	63	0.00	n/a
August 7	85	68	0.20	n/a
August 8	78	60	0.00	n/a
August 9	79	58	0.00	n/a
August 10	80	52	0.00	n/a
August 11	85	56	0.25	n/a
August 12	78	60	0.00	n/a
August 13	78	51	0.00	n/a
August 14	85	50	0.00	n/a
August 15	88	50	0.00	n/a
August 16	84	65	0.00	n/a
August 17	78	68	0.00	n/a
August 18	77	60	0.00	n/a
August 19	82	60	0.00	n/a
August 20	86	55	0.00	n/a
August 21	90	58	0.00	n/a
August 22	100	56	0.00	n/a
August 23	78	67	0.00	n/a
August 24	80	63	0.00	n/a
August 25	75	53	0.00	n/a
August 26	73	45	0.00	n/a
August 27	81	45	0.00	n/a
August 28	92	46	0.05	n/a
August 29	92	54	0.00	n/a
August 30	98	58	0.00	n/a
August 31	98	68	0.00	n/a

September 1898 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	95	56	0.00	n/a
September 2	98	69	0.00	n/a
September 3	98	71	0.00	n/a
September 4	88	67	1.00	n/a
September 5	82	62	0.00	n/a
September 6	82	65	2.70	n/a
September 7	70	50	0.00	n/a
September 8	80	48	0.00	n/a
September 9	78	46	0.00	n/a
September 10	70	47	0.00	n/a
September 11	62	36	0.00	n/a
September 12	72	35	0.00	n/a
September 13	75	56	0.00	n/a
September 14	75	55	0.00	n/a
September 15	79	59	0.77	n/a
September 16	75	58	0.00	n/a
September 17	77	52	0.00	n/a
September 18	80	64	0.00	n/a
September 19	72	50	0.00	n/a
September 20	70	40	0.00	n/a
September 21	70	41	0.00	n/a
September 22	67	61	0.33	n/a
September 23	69	55	0.75	n/a
September 24	65	53	0.40	n/a
September 25	72	50	0.00	n/a
September 26	79	49	0.00	n/a
September 27	70	44	0.00	n/a
September 28	80	42	0.00	n/a
September 29	82	61	0.00	n/a
September 30	84	60	0.15	n/a

October 1898 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	75	61	0.00	n/a
October 2	78	65	0.00	n/a
October 3	77	64	0.00	n/a
October 4	70	60	0.10	n/a
October 5	70	60	0.00	n/a
October 6	60	40	0.00	n/a
October 7	65	42	0.03	n/a
October 8	68	42	0.00	n/a
October 9	70	41	0.00	n/a
October 10	70	40	0.00	n/a
October 11	65	56	1.35	n/a
October 12	57	44	0.00	n/a
October 13	58	47	0.35	n/a
October 14	50	41	0.00	n/a
October 15	60	33	0.00	n/a
October 16	64	31	0.00	n/a
October 17	64	30	0.00	n/a
October 18	55	45	0.00	n/a
October 19	50	39	0.00	n/a
October 20	62	33	0.00	n/a
October 21	55	50	0.85	n/a
October 22	50	44	0.42	n/a
October 23	50	42	0.00	n/a
October 24	67	44	0.00	n/a
October 25	62	n/a	0.00	n/a
October 26	n/a	31	0.50	n/a
October 27	42	28	0.00	n/a
October 28	49	31	0.00	n/a
October 29	54	26	0.00	n/a
October 30	47	42	0.00	n/a
October 31	43	33	0.00	n/a

November 1898 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	54	31	0.00	0.0
November 2	54	36	0.00	0.0
November 3	58	29	0.00	0.0
November 4	63	39	0.00	0.0
November 5	60	n/a	0.03	0.0
November 6	n/a	35	0.00	0.0
November 7	48	28	0.00	0.0
November 8	54	41	0.00	0.0
November 9	40	35	2.30	0.0
November 10	36	32	1.08	0.0
November 11	32	26	0.00	0.0
November 12	41	20	0.00	0.0
November 13	40	25	0.00	0.0
November 14	40	25	0.00	0.0
November 15	43	23	0.00	0.0
November 16	42	24	0.00	0.0
November 17	45	25	0.00	0.0
November 18	53	39	0.00	0.0
November 19	49	39	0.00	0.0
November 20	44	30	0.00	0.0
November 21	58	31	0.00	0.0
November 22	50	20	0.00	0.0
November 23	26	12	0.00	0.0
November 24	27	12	0.00	0.0
November 25	30	15	n/a	2.5
November 26	31	20	0.35	0.0
November 27	33	12	0.00	0.0
November 28	35	9	0.00	0.0
November 29	33	29	0.15	1.0
November 30	32	25	0.00	0.0

December 1898 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	34	25	0.00	0.0
December 2	38	30	0.00	0.0
December 3	39	28	0.00	0.0
December 4	39	27	0.00	0.0
December 5	35	23	0.80	5.0
December 6	32	21	0.20	2.0
December 7	25	17	0.00	0.0
December 8	24	8	0.00	0.0
December 9	25	13	0.00	0.0
December 10	29	14	0.00	0.0
December 11	30	12	0.00	0.0
December 12	26	12	0.12	1.0
December 13	15	1	0.00	0.0
December 14	16	1	0.00	0.0
December 15	24	8	0.00	0.0
December 16	35	12	0.00	0.0
December 17	36	29	0.00	0.0
December 18	38	28	0.00	0.0
December 19	40	14	1.00	0.0
December 20	40	32	0.00	0.0
December 21	38	32	0.00	0.0
December 22	40	33	0.00	0.0
December 23	37	21	0.00	0.0
December 24	28	20	0.00	0.0
December 25	30	19	0.00	0.0
December 26	34	15	0.00	0.0
December 27	30	14	0.00	0.0
December 28	36	5	0.00	0.0
December 29	48	25	0.00	0.0
December 30	35	13	0.30	0.0
December 31	21	6	0.00	0.0

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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