Detroit Weather in 1947

Historical record of Detroit, Michigan weather for the year 1947 based on NOAA data.

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1947 Detroit Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	94 °F	August 14
Lowest temperature	1 °F	February 8
Highest daily low	75 °F	August 18
Lowest daily high	11 °F	February 5
Most daily precipitation	2.6 inches	August 20
Most daily snow	5.6 inches	March 25
Total annual precipitation	37.6 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Detroit in 1947?

The highest temperature recorded in Detroit, Michigan in 1947 was 94 °F which happened on August 14.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Detroit in 1947

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	94 °F	Aug 14
2	93 °F	Aug 13
2	93 °F	Jul 29
4	92 °F	Aug 24
4	92 °F	Aug 19
4	92 °F	Aug 18
4	92 °F	Aug 12
4	92 °F	Jul 30
9	90 °F	Aug 20
9	90 °F	Aug 6
9	90 °F	Aug 5

What was the coldest temperature in Detroit in 1947?

The lowest temperature recorded in Detroit, Michigan in 1947 was 1 °F which happened on Feb 8.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Detroit in 1947

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	1 °F	February 8
2	2 °F	February 5
2	2 °F	January 4
4	3 °F	February 4
5	4 °F	January 22
5	4 °F	January 21
7	6 °F	February 7
8	7 °F	December 20
8	7 °F	February 19
10	8 °F	February 6
10	8 °F	January 1

January 1947 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	25	8	0.10	1.0
January 2	37	16	0.75	5.3
January 3	37	10	0.24	1.6
January 4	22	2	0.00	0.0
January 5	21	12	0.00	0.0
January 6	26	16	0.00	1.1
January 7	34	22	0.00	0.0
January 8	28	14	0.00	0.0
January 9	26	12	0.00	0.0
January 10	36	17	0.00	0.0
January 11	n/a	26	0.00	0.0
January 12	34	17	0.00	0.0
January 13	n/a	14	0.00	0.0
January 14	49	27	0.00	0.0
January 15	42	22	0.00	0.0
January 16	36	20	0.00	0.0
January 17	39	20	0.00	0.0
January 18	36	23	0.00	0.0
January 19	43	22	0.00	0.0
January 20	36	26	0.34	0.0
January 21	36	4	0.00	0.0
January 22	19	4	0.00	0.0
January 23	38	12	0.00	0.0
January 24	43	28	0.00	0.0
January 25	40	33	0.00	0.0
January 26	51	36	n/a	0.0
January 27	47	34	0.00	0.0
January 28	42	29	0.00	0.0
January 29	n/a	24	1.06	0.1
January 30	38	25	0.29	3.3
January 31	34	18	0.36	0.2

February 1947 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	31	13	0.06	0.6
February 2	29	13	0.01	0.4
February 3	40	15	0.02	0.0
February 4	n/a	3	0.00	0.0
February 5	11	2	0.00	0.0
February 6	16	8	0.01	0.1
February 7	18	6	0.03	0.3
February 8	19	1	0.04	0.3
February 9	25	12	0.02	0.4
February 10	26	20	0.00	0.1
February 11	31	18	0.00	0.0
February 12	36	14	0.00	0.0
February 13	39	21	0.00	0.0
February 14	41	30	0.00	0.0
February 15	36	32	0.00	0.0
February 16	32	23	0.07	0.7
February 17	32	22	0.00	0.0
February 18	31	13	0.00	0.0
February 19	20	7	0.00	0.0
February 20	24	12	0.00	0.0
February 21	23	10	0.00	0.0
February 22	22	12	0.00	0.0
February 23	21	11	0.00	0.0
February 24	34	16	0.02	0.2
February 25	32	27	0.00	0.0
February 26	29	22	0.00	0.0
February 27	27	16	0.00	0.0
February 28	33	14	0.00	0.0

March 1947 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	30	n/a	0.18	1.8
March 2	30	23	0.13	1.3
March 3	29	20	0.01	0.1
March 4	32	22	0.00	0.0
March 5	34	19	0.00	0.0
March 6	38	26	0.00	0.0
March 7	31	23	0.00	0.0
March 8	31	21	0.00	0.0
March 9	32	23	0.00	0.0
March 10	37	25	0.00	0.0
March 11	40	21	0.00	0.0
March 12	48	24	0.00	0.0
March 13	40	31	0.14	0.0
March 14	40	29	0.06	0.0
March 15	30	20	0.02	0.2
March 16	31	21	0.00	0.0
March 17	27	18	0.01	0.1
March 18	38	18	0.00	0.0
March 19	38	20	0.00	0.0
March 20	44	25	0.00	0.0
March 21	34	28	0.06	0.6
March 22	45	28	0.02	0.2
March 23	62	35	0.02	0.0
March 24	52	n/a	0.80	0.0
March 25	35	18	0.87	5.6
March 26	27	18	0.03	0.3
March 27	33	16	0.00	0.0
March 28	40	21	0.00	0.0
March 29	38	23	0.08	2.0
March 30	39	21	0.00	0.0
March 31	38	25	0.00	0.0

April 1947 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	44	n/a	0.00	0.0
April 2	41	31	0.91	0.0
April 3	43	28	0.00	0.0
April 4	43	32	0.20	0.0
April 5	64	41	1.89	0.0
April 6	59	39	0.00	0.0
April 7	46	32	0.00	0.0
April 8	46	31	0.00	0.0
April 9	48	35	0.00	0.0
April 10	60	35	0.07	0.0
April 11	62	46	0.14	0.0
April 12	48	31	0.01	0.0
April 13	39	29	0.00	0.0
April 14	61	28	0.00	0.0
April 15	46	31	0.03	0.3
April 16	41	30	0.09	1.0
April 17	53	30	0.10	0.0
April 18	53	35	0.50	0.2
April 19	43	30	0.12	0.3
April 20	39	32	0.46	0.2
April 21	48	34	0.00	0.0
April 22	50	35	0.00	0.0
April 23	75	40	0.00	0.0
April 24	69	45	0.15	0.0
April 25	50	33	0.00	0.0
April 26	67	32	0.00	0.0
April 27	60	35	0.00	0.0
April 28	59	n/a	0.00	0.0
April 29	68	44	0.00	0.0
April 30	68	51	0.56	0.0

May 1947 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	69	44	0.06
May 2	62	50	0.06
May 3	64	45	0.00
May 4	57	49	0.36
May 5	57	44	0.10
May 6	52	40	0.00
May 7	51	33	0.08
May 8	39	30	0.00
May 9	49	29	0.00
May 10	56	30	0.00
May 11	70	41	0.00
May 12	82	47	0.00
May 13	72	51	0.14
May 14	53	45	0.17
May 15	64	48	0.00
May 16	69	48	0.13
May 17	55	47	0.06
May 18	65	52	0.04
May 19	76	52	0.31
May 20	61	45	1.36
May 21	60	45	0.72
May 22	70	40	0.00
May 23	77	52	0.00
May 24	65	45	0.93
May 25	58	51	0.48
May 26	74	46	0.00
May 27	62	42	0.04
May 28	56	42	0.30
May 29	67	40	0.20
May 30	60	36	0.00
May 31	72	43	0.00

June 1947 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	n/a	37	0.16	n/a
June 2	62	48	0.46	n/a
June 3	n/a	41	0.00	n/a
June 4	66	42	0.00	n/a
June 5	81	54	0.01	n/a
June 6	82	61	0.27	n/a
June 7	70	60	0.45	n/a
June 8	76	59	0.07	n/a
June 9	80	58	0.00	n/a
June 10	87	64	0.00	n/a
June 11	84	54	0.00	n/a
June 12	62	46	0.00	n/a
June 13	73	51	0.80	n/a
June 14	67	54	0.19	n/a
June 15	57	52	0.00	n/a
June 16	72	47	0.00	n/a
June 17	69	52	0.00	n/a
June 18	72	49	0.00	n/a
June 19	71	48	0.00	n/a
June 20	76	48	0.00	n/a
June 21	76	57	0.00	n/a
June 22	77	59	0.00	n/a
June 23	83	59	0.00	n/a
June 24	79	58	0.00	n/a
June 25	82	61	0.00	n/a
June 26	83	62	0.16	n/a
June 27	87	66	0.00	n/a
June 28	89	69	0.00	n/a
June 29	88	65	0.00	n/a
June 30	82	62	0.00	n/a

July 1947 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	78	63	0.00	n/a
July 2	75	61	0.00	n/a
July 3	81	56	0.00	n/a
July 4	86	59	0.00	n/a
July 5	87	64	0.00	n/a
July 6	75	64	0.12	n/a
July 7	75	60	0.00	n/a
July 8	78	57	0.00	n/a
July 9	70	62	0.00	n/a
July 10	75	64	0.00	n/a
July 11	78	63	0.01	n/a
July 12	86	60	0.00	n/a
July 13	85	67	0.00	n/a
July 14	78	67	0.90	n/a
July 15	79	68	0.40	n/a
July 16	80	68	0.05	n/a
July 17	83	66	0.35	n/a
July 18	77	63	2.59	n/a
July 19	64	52	0.07	n/a
July 20	75	52	0.00	n/a
July 21	71	54	0.21	n/a
July 22	69	52	0.00	n/a
July 23	75	51	0.00	n/a
July 24	85	62	0.00	n/a
July 25	84	61	0.00	n/a
July 26	85	66	0.00	n/a
July 27	80	69	0.04	n/a
July 28	81	64	0.00	n/a
July 29	93	63	0.00	n/a
July 30	92	72	0.00	n/a
July 31	84	52	0.00	n/a

August 1947 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
August 1	74	46	0.00	n/a
August 2	76	56	0.00	n/a
August 3	87	62	0.00	n/a
August 4	88	69	0.00	n/a
August 5	90	69	0.00	n/a
August 6	90	73	0.00	n/a
August 7	88	69	0.76	n/a
August 8	80	65	0.00	n/a
August 9	80	62	0.00	n/a
August 10	85	61	0.00	n/a
August 11	88	66	0.00	n/a
August 12	92	72	0.00	n/a
August 13	93	75	0.00	n/a
August 14	94	71	0.30	n/a
August 15	77	62	0.04	n/a
August 16	81	61	0.00	n/a
August 17	84	68	0.00	n/a
August 18	92	75	0.00	n/a
August 19	92	73	0.76	n/a
August 20	90	71	2.60	n/a
August 21	87	71	0.00	n/a
August 22	85	69	0.00	n/a
August 23	86	72	0.00	n/a
August 24	92	73	0.00	n/a
August 25	86	72	0.04	n/a
August 26	80	65	0.20	n/a
August 27	82	61	0.00	n/a
August 28	84	65	0.00	n/a
August 29	74	60	0.87	n/a
August 30	76	66	0.46	n/a
August 31	74	59	0.00	n/a

September 1947 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	74	53	1.15
September 2	81	62	0.20
September 3	86	61	0.00
September 4	82	62	0.03
September 5	77	70	0.00
September 6	85	66	0.00
September 7	86	70	0.00
September 8	84	66	0.00
September 9	86	71	0.00
September 10	88	74	0.03
September 11	89	69	1.23
September 12	82	69	0.19
September 13	83	65	0.00
September 14	83	59	0.00
September 15	76	51	0.02
September 16	70	48	0.00
September 17	77	54	0.00
September 18	79	65	0.00
September 19	87	65	0.00
September 20	75	62	0.00
September 21	80	53	1.18
September 22	54	39	0.05
September 23	61	36	0.00
September 24	69	46	0.00
September 25	54	36	0.00
September 26	56	34	0.00
September 27	61	38	0.00
September 28	64	46	0.00
September 29	60	40	0.31
September 30	50	35	0.00

October 1947 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	58	32	0.00
October 2	62	37	0.00
October 3	70	51	0.00
October 4	76	58	0.03
October 5	73	58	0.00
October 6	78	55	0.00
October 7	82	58	0.00
October 8	67	48	0.00
October 9	60	44	0.00
October 10	67	39	0.00
October 11	70	44	0.00
October 12	77	49	0.00
October 13	71	50	0.00
October 14	70	45	0.00
October 15	78	51	0.00
October 16	79	52	0.00
October 17	77	58	0.00
October 18	70	63	0.14
October 19	73	55	0.02
October 20	77	50	0.00
October 21	81	57	0.00
October 22	81	54	0.00
October 23	66	46	0.00
October 24	60	43	0.00
October 25	65	46	0.00
October 26	71	49	0.00
October 27	74	58	0.04
October 28	65	52	0.20
October 29	57	50	0.15
October 30	55	47	0.00
October 31	53	48	0.00

November 1947 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	58	45	0.00	0.0
November 2	59	46	0.00	0.0
November 3	60	47	0.00	0.0
November 4	56	50	0.00	0.0
November 5	57	50	0.04	0.0
November 6	54	49	0.00	0.0
November 7	57	40	0.01	0.0
November 8	45	32	0.00	0.0
November 9	37	28	0.00	0.0
November 10	48	26	0.15	0.0
November 11	48	31	0.29	0.0
November 12	42	24	0.00	0.0
November 13	37	25	0.00	0.0
November 14	37	19	0.00	0.0
November 15	38	32	0.15	0.0
November 16	40	30	0.02	0.0
November 17	39	27	0.00	0.0
November 18	40	25	0.00	0.0
November 19	46	32	0.00	0.0
November 20	46	32	0.00	0.0
November 21	50	32	0.00	0.0
November 22	50	37	0.00	0.0
November 23	42	32	0.00	0.0
November 24	37	32	0.43	1.7
November 25	34	28	0.01	0.3
November 26	30	18	0.00	0.2
November 27	29	17	0.06	0.6
November 28	33	18	0.05	0.7
November 29	29	15	0.00	0.3
November 30	27	10	0.00	0.1

December 1947 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	38	19	0.00	0.0
December 2	39	32	0.20	0.0
December 3	46	33	0.01	1.5
December 4	34	25	0.04	2.8
December 5	37	30	0.32	1.8
December 6	36	31	0.00	0.0
December 7	44	31	0.23	0.0
December 8	52	20	0.00	0.0
December 9	31	22	0.00	0.0
December 10	26	22	0.05	3.0
December 11	31	17	0.00	0.0
December 12	27	13	0.00	0.0
December 13	32	21	0.01	0.0
December 14	37	25	0.00	0.0
December 15	36	29	0.33	2.9
December 16	33	23	0.13	1.7
December 17	36	15	0.00	0.0
December 18	34	14	0.00	0.0
December 19	24	16	0.00	0.0
December 20	37	7	0.00	0.0
December 21	35	12	0.00	0.0
December 22	32	12	0.00	0.0
December 23	32	21	0.00	0.0
December 24	30	16	0.00	0.0
December 25	25	21	0.00	0.0
December 26	29	20	0.10	n/a
December 27	34	24	0.00	0.0
December 28	30	19	0.00	0.0
December 29	27	13	0.00	0.0
December 30	34	22	0.00	0.0
December 31	31	25	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