Detroit Weather in 1946

Historical record of Detroit, Michigan weather for the year 1946 based on NOAA data.

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1946 Detroit Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	100 °F	July 19
Lowest temperature	-1 °F	January 22
Highest daily low	74 °F	July 19
Lowest daily high	16 °F	February 15
Most daily precipitation	2.2 inches	December 12
Most daily snow	5.0 inches	December 21
Total annual precipitation	30.0 inches	-
Total annual snow	26.5 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Detroit in 1946?

The highest temperature recorded in Detroit, Michigan in 1946 was 100 °F which happened on July 19.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Detroit in 1946

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	100 °F	Jul 19
2	92 °F	Jul 11
3	91 °F	Aug 16
4	90 °F	Jul 14
4	90 °F	Jul 7
4	90 °F	Jun 30
7	89 °F	Jul 29
7	89 °F	Jun 24
9	88 °F	Sep 6
9	88 °F	Jun 25

What was the coldest temperature in Detroit in 1946?

The lowest temperature recorded in Detroit, Michigan in 1946 was -1 °F which happened on Jan 22.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Detroit in 1946

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-1 °F	January 22
2	0 °F	January 27
2	0 °F	January 26
4	2 °F	February 15
5	3 °F	February 21
6	4 °F	January 21
7	5 °F	December 30
7	5 °F	January 16
9	7 °F	February 3
10	8 °F	December 31
10	8 °F	February 2
10	8 °F	January 23
10	8 °F	January 19
10	8 °F	January 1

January 1946 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	21	8	0.00	0.0
January 2	27	19	0.00	0.0
January 3	35	21	0.00	0.0
January 4	40	32	0.15	0.0
January 5	47	36	0.02	0.0
January 6	59	42	0.00	0.0
January 7	45	33	0.00	0.0
January 8	38	31	0.00	0.0
January 9	49	29	0.57	0.0
January 10	36	24	0.00	0.0
January 11	32	22	0.12	1.6
January 12	35	23	0.01	0.2
January 13	25	10	0.00	0.0
January 14	38	12	0.00	0.0
January 15	26	10	0.00	0.0
January 16	25	5	0.00	0.0
January 17	33	19	0.00	0.0
January 18	40	20	0.00	0.0
January 19	20	8	0.00	0.0
January 20	26	9	0.13	1.5
January 21	26	4	0.04	0.7
January 22	18	-1	0.00	0.0
January 23	32	8	0.00	0.0
January 24	35	27	0.07	1.4
January 25	34	22	0.10	1.0
January 26	26	0	0.00	0.0
January 27	21	0	0.00	0.0
January 28	34	19	0.00	0.0
January 29	36	13	0.00	0.0
January 30	39	29	0.06	0.5
January 31	44	19	0.00	0.0

February 1946 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	36	17	0.00	0.0
February 2	31	8	0.00	0.0
February 3	24	7	0.00	0.0
February 4	27	11	0.00	0.0
February 5	41	26	0.00	0.0
February 6	42	22	0.02	0.0
February 7	28	17	0.01	0.0
February 8	39	16	0.00	0.0
February 9	40	22	0.00	0.0
February 10	26	13	0.00	0.0
February 11	33	16	0.00	0.0
February 12	42	27	0.00	0.0
February 13	40	34	1.09	0.0
February 14	36	13	0.61	2.4
February 15	16	2	0.00	0.4
February 16	48	16	0.00	0.0
February 17	37	22	0.00	0.0
February 18	26	12	0.00	0.0
February 19	30	20	0.17	3.1
February 20	32	19	0.00	0.0
February 21	27	3	0.00	0.0
February 22	40	24	0.00	0.0
February 23	35	29	0.00	0.0
February 24	33	25	0.04	0.4
February 25	26	13	0.04	0.4
February 26	32	22	0.33	4.7
February 27	25	9	0.15	0.5
February 28	35	10	0.00	0.0

March 1946 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	46	26	0.00
March 2	52	35	0.00
March 3	44	27	0.00
March 4	51	33	0.11
March 5	38	31	0.62
March 6	60	35	0.22
March 7	51	33	0.00
March 8	46	31	0.43
March 9	46	29	0.02
March 10	39	19	0.00
March 11	35	20	0.00
March 12	65	32	0.00
March 13	68	40	0.00
March 14	57	45	0.03
March 15	55	40	0.12
March 16	61	37	0.00
March 17	54	44	0.43
March 18	48	41	0.53
March 19	57	37	0.00
March 20	62	34	0.00
March 21	60	33	0.00
March 22	57	35	0.00
March 23	49	31	0.00
March 24	48	36	0.19
March 25	55	40	0.00
March 26	64	37	0.00
March 27	70	37	0.00
March 28	71	44	0.00
March 29	76	41	0.00
March 30	48	31	0.00
March 31	43	31	0.00

April 1946 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	70	34	0.06
April 2	74	43	0.00
April 3	44	34	0.04
April 4	48	37	0.00
April 5	56	34	0.00
April 6	50	31	0.00
April 7	50	28	0.00
April 8	50	38	0.08
April 9	45	35	0.00
April 10	41	26	0.00
April 11	44	25	0.00
April 12	53	30	0.00
April 13	53	37	0.00
April 14	70	41	0.02
April 15	62	34	0.09
April 16	49	29	0.00
April 17	58	35	0.00
April 18	62	44	0.06
April 19	58	35	0.02
April 20	54	36	0.00
April 21	62	36	0.00
April 22	82	42	0.00
April 23	67	47	0.03
April 24	65	40	0.00
April 25	62	43	0.00
April 26	50	34	0.00
April 27	52	32	0.00
April 28	56	29	0.00
April 29	63	41	0.00
April 30	71	45	0.00

May 1946 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	69	43	0.00
May 2	66	42	0.00
May 3	56	39	0.00
May 4	50	43	0.07
May 5	60	43	0.00
May 6	65	44	0.00
May 7	56	38	0.00
May 8	62	34	0.00
May 9	64	42	0.00
May 10	57	39	0.12
May 11	58	44	0.10
May 12	61	39	0.00
May 13	56	34	0.00
May 14	64	47	0.04
May 15	75	52	0.00
May 16	58	44	0.59
May 17	63	43	0.00
May 18	66	50	0.27
May 19	66	50	0.84
May 20	70	53	0.49
May 21	58	48	0.00
May 22	72	45	0.00
May 23	75	52	0.00
May 24	74	60	0.26
May 25	67	50	0.48
May 26	64	50	0.00
May 27	64	52	0.00
May 28	67	48	0.00
May 29	78	45	0.00
May 30	83	56	0.00
May 31	77	n/a	0.93

June 1946 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	52	45	0.33
June 2	64	48	0.00
June 3	68	50	0.02
June 4	67	46	0.02
June 5	70	47	0.00
June 6	78	58	0.13
June 7	81	61	0.00
June 8	83	62	0.00
June 9	n/a	52	0.00
June 10	63	47	0.05
June 11	84	n/a	1.02
June 12	78	60	0.40
June 13	66	50	0.00
June 14	72	44	0.00
June 15	73	49	0.00
June 16	80	58	2.14
June 17	80	66	1.10
June 18	71	52	0.07
June 19	68	52	0.00
June 20	76	58	0.02
June 21	68	55	0.00
June 22	79	54	0.00
June 23	83	64	0.00
June 24	89	71	0.00
June 25	88	67	0.00
June 26	85	70	0.00
June 27	85	65	0.00
June 28	85	70	0.00
June 29	86	67	0.00
June 30	90	70	0.00

July 1946 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	n/a	61	0.00
July 2	74	53	0.00
July 3	77	54	0.00
July 4	79	55	0.00
July 5	83	58	0.00
July 6	87	63	0.00
July 7	90	68	0.24
July 8	85	71	0.06
July 9	85	65	0.00
July 10	84	65	0.00
July 11	92	70	0.00
July 12	82	51	0.00
July 13	83	63	0.00
July 14	90	65	0.00
July 15	78	57	0.00
July 16	77	56	0.00
July 17	84	53	0.00
July 18	87	62	0.00
July 19	100	74	0.07
July 20	n/a	68	0.00
July 21	80	67	0.08
July 22	82	61	0.00
July 23	87	61	0.00
July 24	85	52	0.00
July 25	n/a	59	0.00
July 26	76	55	0.00
July 27	78	52	0.00
July 28	83	56	0.00
July 29	89	62	0.00
July 30	76	69	0.05
July 31	81	60	0.00

August 1946 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	80	61	0.00
August 2	77	60	0.00
August 3	82	64	0.00
August 4	84	67	1.48
August 5	82	62	0.00
August 6	81	64	0.00
August 7	84	60	0.00
August 8	83	64	0.00
August 9	87	68	0.02
August 10	78	61	0.00
August 11	70	54	0.00
August 12	72	57	0.00
August 13	76	55	0.00
August 14	76	53	0.00
August 15	79	64	0.00
August 16	91	71	0.03
August 17	81	64	0.09
August 18	79	60	1.48
August 19	75	60	0.00
August 20	70	53	0.00
August 21	74	53	0.00
August 22	69	51	0.00
August 23	70	48	0.00
August 24	73	51	0.00
August 25	73	47	0.00
August 26	78	51	0.00
August 27	79	53	0.00
August 28	79	57	0.49
August 29	68	51	0.01
August 30	70	44	0.00
August 31	80	53	0.00

September 1946 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	73	53	0.27	n/a
September 2	65	44	0.00	n/a
September 3	66	43	0.00	n/a
September 4	71	47	0.00	n/a
September 5	77	47	0.00	n/a
September 6	88	59	0.05	n/a
September 7	78	61	0.00	n/a
September 8	70	61	0.00	n/a
September 9	78	65	0.00	n/a
September 10	79	61	0.40	n/a
September 11	70	51	0.09	n/a
September 12	60	49	0.00	n/a
September 13	69	51	0.00	n/a
September 14	74	52	0.00	n/a
September 15	75	52	0.00	n/a
September 16	82	52	0.00	n/a
September 17	85	56	0.00	n/a
September 18	85	58	0.00	n/a
September 19	82	60	0.00	n/a
September 20	84	56	0.02	n/a
September 21	76	60	0.00	n/a
September 22	82	57	0.14	n/a
September 23	72	55	0.26	n/a
September 24	72	50	0.00	n/a
September 25	64	47	0.00	n/a
September 26	82	49	0.00	n/a
September 27	85	57	0.00	n/a
September 28	84	57	0.00	n/a
September 29	70	44	0.00	n/a
September 30	56	40	0.01	n/a

October 1946 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	56	38	0.00
October 2	71	38	0.00
October 3	75	45	0.00
October 4	78	52	0.00
October 5	78	46	0.00
October 6	84	48	0.00
October 7	81	50	0.00
October 8	66	50	0.00
October 9	73	47	0.00
October 10	69	46	0.00
October 11	75	50	0.33
October 12	68	36	0.00
October 13	59	35	0.00
October 14	61	47	0.01
October 15	70	40	0.00
October 16	72	49	0.00
October 17	60	44	0.64
October 18	51	39	1.25
October 19	59	35	0.00
October 20	57	44	0.00
October 21	63	40	0.00
October 22	64	40	0.00
October 23	68	52	0.00
October 24	71	51	0.00
October 25	64	46	0.31
October 26	67	45	0.00
October 27	69	46	0.00
October 28	69	42	0.00
October 29	73	56	0.00
October 30	74	61	0.18
October 31	68	43	0.21

November 1946 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	56	42	0.33	0.0
November 2	59	n/a	0.03	0.0
November 3	64	53	0.00	0.0
November 4	58	40	0.05	0.0
November 5	51	n/a	0.00	0.0
November 6	60	36	0.00	0.0
November 7	54	46	0.16	0.0
November 8	54	40	0.07	0.0
November 9	48	44	0.00	0.0
November 10	53	43	0.16	0.0
November 11	53	41	0.34	0.0
November 12	47	32	0.00	0.0
November 13	50	31	0.00	0.0
November 14	49	33	0.00	0.0
November 15	50	32	0.00	0.0
November 16	52	41	0.06	0.0
November 17	51	27	0.03	0.0
November 18	44	22	0.00	0.0
November 19	52	31	0.00	0.0
November 20	46	35	0.00	0.0
November 21	58	40	0.04	0.0
November 22	53	25	0.01	0.0
November 23	39	22	0.00	0.0
November 24	57	29	0.00	0.0
November 25	58	31	0.00	0.0
November 26	44	31	0.33	1.5
November 27	41	27	0.00	0.0
November 28	38	22	0.00	0.0
November 29	40	30	0.00	0.0
November 30	44	35	0.00	0.0

December 1946 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	n/a	13	0.00	0.0
December 2	26	11	0.00	0.0
December 3	32	n/a	0.00	0.0
December 4	41	25	0.00	0.0
December 5	47	n/a	0.00	0.0
December 6	45	34	0.00	0.0
December 7	53	36	0.00	0.0
December 8	53	44	0.00	0.0
December 9	58	47	0.00	0.0
December 10	57	34	0.36	0.0
December 11	46	29	0.00	0.0
December 12	58	34	2.17	0.0
December 13	46	19	0.00	0.0
December 14	27	17	0.00	0.0
December 15	30	20	0.00	0.0
December 16	37	16	0.01	0.7
December 17	40	22	0.00	0.0
December 18	n/a	14	0.00	0.0
December 19	28	16	0.00	0.0
December 20	33	22	0.00	0.0
December 21	32	28	1.09	5.0
December 22	36	25	0.00	0.0
December 23	40	26	0.00	0.0
December 24	33	22	0.00	0.0
December 25	35	14	0.00	0.3
December 26	33	18	0.00	0.0
December 27	50	16	0.00	0.0
December 28	56	25	0.04	0.0
December 29	40	12	0.11	0.0
December 30	25	5	0.00	0.0
December 31	23	8	0.00	0.2

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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