Detroit Weather in 1951

Historical record of Detroit, Michigan weather for the year 1951 based on NOAA data.

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1951 Detroit Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	95 °F	August 31
Lowest temperature	-4 °F	January 30
Highest daily low	72 °F	July 31
Lowest daily high	7 °F	January 30
Most daily precipitation	2.1 inches	October 23
Most daily snow	6.2 inches	December 25
Total annual precipitation	37.8 inches	-
Total annual snow	58.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Detroit in 1951?

The highest temperature recorded in Detroit, Michigan in 1951 was 95 °F which happened on August 31.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Detroit in 1951

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	95 °F	Aug 31
2	92 °F	Jul 26
3	91 °F	Aug 30
4	90 °F	Aug 29
4	90 °F	Jul 30
4	90 °F	Jul 25
4	90 °F	Jul 16
8	89 °F	Oct 4
8	89 °F	Jul 27
8	89 °F	Jun 1

What was the coldest temperature in Detroit in 1951?

The lowest temperature recorded in Detroit, Michigan in 1951 was -4 °F which happened on Jan 30.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Detroit in 1951

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-4 °F	January 30
2	-3 °F	December 16
3	-2 °F	December 17
3	-2 °F	February 3
5	-1 °F	February 9
6	0 °F	December 19
6	0 °F	February 2
8	2 °F	February 8
9	4 °F	December 22
9	4 °F	December 15
9	4 °F	February 10

January 1951 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	40	22	0.00	0.0
January 2	43	37	0.39	0.0
January 3	51	37	0.48	0.0
January 4	43	30	0.00	0.0
January 5	34	30	0.00	0.0
January 6	33	19	0.00	0.0
January 7	23	18	0.02	0.3
January 8	22	15	0.01	0.1
January 9	36	17	0.00	0.0
January 10	42	31	0.00	0.0
January 11	38	26	0.01	0.0
January 12	32	26	0.00	0.0
January 13	31	22	0.00	0.0
January 14	34	29	0.20	3.0
January 15	34	28	0.07	0.8
January 16	34	26	0.00	0.0
January 17	43	33	0.00	0.0
January 18	48	34	0.00	0.0
January 19	48	36	0.00	0.0
January 20	57	29	0.07	0.0
January 21	30	12	0.03	0.3
January 22	28	11	0.00	0.0
January 23	37	28	0.16	2.7
January 24	35	16	0.00	0.0
January 25	29	18	0.02	0.2
January 26	26	20	0.01	0.1
January 27	25	13	0.24	4.3
January 28	20	12	0.01	0.2
January 29	19	6	0.02	0.4
January 30	7	-4	0.00	0.0
January 31	17	5	0.17	3.0

February 1951 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	16	11	0.11	2.0
February 2	11	0	0.00	0.0
February 3	17	-2	0.00	0.0
February 4	30	13	0.01	0.2
February 5	30	25	0.02	0.4
February 6	36	27	0.34	1.0
February 7	34	7	0.06	0.1
February 8	11	2	0.00	0.0
February 9	13	-1	0.00	0.0
February 10	32	4	0.00	0.0
February 11	41	32	0.00	0.0
February 12	44	32	0.54	0.0
February 13	33	18	0.12	0.5
February 14	23	14	0.01	0.2
February 15	30	12	0.00	0.0
February 16	41	19	0.38	0.0
February 17	40	34	0.04	0.0
February 18	43	34	0.00	0.0
February 19	55	37	0.28	0.0
February 20	39	33	0.01	0.0
February 21	39	33	0.61	0.0
February 22	35	29	0.00	0.0
February 23	36	27	0.00	0.0
February 24	46	25	0.00	0.0
February 25	48	34	0.00	0.0
February 26	58	42	0.26	0.0
February 27	45	26	0.00	0.0
February 28	34	22	0.34	0.0

March 1951 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	44	32	0.11	0.0
March 2	36	26	0.00	0.0
March 3	62	31	0.35	0.0
March 4	45	29	0.00	0.0
March 5	49	28	0.00	0.0
March 6	67	35	0.00	0.0
March 7	58	39	0.02	0.0
March 8	41	27	0.00	0.0
March 9	31	20	0.00	0.0
March 10	32	21	0.00	0.0
March 11	37	24	0.00	0.0
March 12	48	28	0.00	0.0
March 13	44	33	0.31	0.8
March 14	36	33	0.46	0.2
March 15	37	32	0.05	0.0
March 16	36	28	0.01	0.0
March 17	41	29	0.00	0.0
March 18	40	29	0.00	0.0
March 19	38	22	0.49	5.5
March 20	31	19	0.00	0.0
March 21	27	19	0.00	0.0
March 22	40	17	0.00	0.0
March 23	51	37	0.01	0.0
March 24	41	25	0.00	0.0
March 25	36	22	0.00	0.0
March 26	40	21	0.00	0.0
March 27	58	30	0.00	0.0
March 28	53	45	0.24	0.0
March 29	65	49	0.39	0.0
March 30	56	37	0.12	0.0
March 31	40	33	0.04	0.0

April 1951 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	38	33	0.27	0.2
April 2	43	33	0.00	0.0
April 3	39	34	0.00	0.0
April 4	46	35	0.00	0.0
April 5	60	33	0.00	0.0
April 6	63	37	0.00	0.0
April 7	65	45	0.00	0.0
April 8	52	41	0.65	0.0
April 9	51	37	0.00	0.0
April 10	51	34	0.00	0.0
April 11	58	40	0.05	0.0
April 12	51	39	0.09	0.0
April 13	44	35	0.38	0.0
April 14	48	35	0.05	0.0
April 15	46	35	0.14	0.0
April 16	41	31	0.03	0.0
April 17	42	32	0.00	0.0
April 18	57	33	0.00	0.0
April 19	49	35	0.00	0.0
April 20	52	30	0.00	0.0
April 21	52	38	0.00	0.0
April 22	59	35	0.18	0.0
April 23	57	34	0.00	0.0
April 24	53	44	0.35	0.0
April 25	71	44	0.07	0.0
April 26	58	42	0.00	0.0
April 27	63	36	0.00	0.0
April 28	81	49	0.00	0.0
April 29	77	52	0.45	0.0
April 30	65	48	0.00	0.0

May 1951 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	74	51	0.00
May 2	80	52	0.00
May 3	69	46	0.02
May 4	63	45	0.00
May 5	59	40	0.00
May 6	59	42	0.00
May 7	65	42	0.00
May 8	77	49	0.00
May 9	74	45	0.00
May 10	49	41	0.60
May 11	48	42	0.42
May 12	64	41	0.00
May 13	59	37	0.00
May 14	76	40	0.00
May 15	85	53	0.00
May 16	88	56	0.00
May 17	63	49	0.29
May 18	74	50	0.00
May 19	77	56	0.00
May 20	82	61	1.16
May 21	81	60	0.00
May 22	67	49	0.52
May 23	65	47	0.00
May 24	76	49	0.05
May 25	82	55	0.00
May 26	78	55	0.01
May 27	60	53	0.18
May 28	63	52	0.02
May 29	72	49	0.00
May 30	81	56	0.00
May 31	82	60	0.03

June 1951 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	89	65	0.18
June 2	78	61	0.00
June 3	86	62	0.12
June 4	67	51	0.02
June 5	65	46	0.00
June 6	71	47	0.00
June 7	72	49	0.00
June 8	68	57	0.01
June 9	69	61	0.22
June 10	77	56	0.00
June 11	75	50	0.00
June 12	75	53	0.00
June 13	69	60	0.55
June 14	73	54	0.00
June 15	80	50	0.00
June 16	80	57	0.00
June 17	85	59	0.00
June 18	86	62	0.00
June 19	85	69	0.02
June 20	86	66	0.00
June 21	75	57	0.00
June 22	72	56	1.02
June 23	80	60	0.00
June 24	87	64	0.00
June 25	75	60	0.00
June 26	82	58	0.00
June 27	81	64	0.53
June 28	86	64	0.13
June 29	80	58	0.00
June 30	76	61	0.33

July 1951 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	78	62	0.01
July 2	81	56	0.00
July 3	82	58	0.00
July 4	85	59	0.97
July 5	77	57	0.00
July 6	86	57	0.00
July 7	86	62	0.00
July 8	88	68	0.15
July 9	81	65	0.62
July 10	87	65	0.00
July 11	67	61	0.02
July 12	72	60	0.02
July 13	81	55	0.00
July 14	83	59	0.00
July 15	88	63	0.00
July 16	90	67	0.00
July 17	78	62	0.00
July 18	85	62	0.00
July 19	78	60	0.00
July 20	80	54	0.00
July 21	82	66	0.63
July 22	85	70	1.39
July 23	78	63	0.00
July 24	83	59	0.00
July 25	90	67	0.00
July 26	92	69	0.00
July 27	89	68	0.27
July 28	77	65	0.00
July 29	84	59	0.00
July 30	90	66	0.00
July 31	84	72	0.02

August 1951 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	78	58	0.00
August 2	85	54	0.00
August 3	79	57	0.09
August 4	69	53	0.00
August 5	72	51	0.00
August 6	68	60	0.03
August 7	73	64	0.01
August 8	83	61	0.00
August 9	83	65	0.00
August 10	77	60	0.00
August 11	81	57	0.00
August 12	85	64	0.00
August 13	85	60	0.00
August 14	84	61	0.00
August 15	83	63	0.40
August 16	73	59	0.00
August 17	74	55	0.00
August 18	77	58	0.71
August 19	82	62	0.00
August 20	81	59	0.00
August 21	77	63	0.73
August 22	74	57	0.00
August 23	73	51	0.00
August 24	76	48	0.00
August 25	78	52	0.00
August 26	77	60	0.00
August 27	81	63	0.00
August 28	84	66	0.00
August 29	90	66	0.00
August 30	91	67	0.00
August 31	95	63	1.02

September 1951 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	63	58	0.01
September 2	76	59	0.00
September 3	75	58	0.00
September 4	77	51	0.00
September 5	75	53	0.00
September 6	76	60	0.33
September 7	62	48	0.00
September 8	73	45	0.00
September 9	76	49	0.00
September 10	77	61	0.41
September 11	84	64	0.00
September 12	86	66	0.00
September 13	76	56	0.34
September 14	77	53	0.00
September 15	71	52	0.00
September 16	67	48	0.00
September 17	73	45	0.00
September 18	73	48	0.00
September 19	80	51	0.00
September 20	80	58	0.00
September 21	86	64	0.00
September 22	73	50	0.62
September 23	70	47	0.00
September 24	69	57	0.00
September 25	65	54	0.06
September 26	69	53	0.00
September 27	70	47	0.03
September 28	55	42	0.00
September 29	56	35	0.00
September 30	60	48	0.17

October 1951 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	76	53	0.12
October 2	83	61	0.28
October 3	86	61	0.00
October 4	89	65	0.00
October 5	88	59	0.00
October 6	59	50	0.03
October 7	56	40	1.50
October 8	49	38	0.00
October 9	56	34	0.00
October 10	54	35	0.00
October 11	60	35	0.00
October 12	63	42	0.00
October 13	61	38	0.00
October 14	70	41	0.00
October 15	74	54	0.00
October 16	76	53	0.00
October 17	78	53	0.00
October 18	78	50	0.00
October 19	64	42	0.02
October 20	56	38	0.00
October 21	72	40	0.00
October 22	74	62	0.00
October 23	63	50	2.05
October 24	61	41	0.93
October 25	61	39	0.00
October 26	61	46	0.00
October 27	57	35	0.03
October 28	45	33	0.00
October 29	50	29	0.00
October 30	59	44	0.00
October 31	56	36	0.00

November 1951 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	45	34	0.00	0.0
November 2	37	22	0.00	0.1
November 3	28	16	0.09	0.8
November 4	33	20	0.00	0.0
November 5	30	18	0.00	0.0
November 6	37	20	1.19	5.6
November 7	41	29	1.00	0.1
November 8	33	25	0.02	0.2
November 9	43	26	0.00	0.0
November 10	51	34	0.00	0.0
November 11	50	32	0.00	0.0
November 12	52	38	0.21	0.0
November 13	59	50	0.49	0.0
November 14	57	48	0.00	0.0
November 15	49	36	0.00	0.0
November 16	40	30	0.02	0.6
November 17	33	28	0.01	0.1
November 18	30	22	0.02	0.3
November 19	30	19	0.00	0.0
November 20	33	17	0.00	0.0
November 21	43	26	0.00	0.0
November 22	52	43	0.19	0.0
November 23	52	32	0.05	0.0
November 24	33	23	0.00	0.0
November 25	34	18	0.18	0.4
November 26	35	26	0.01	0.1
November 27	32	23	0.00	0.0
November 28	39	28	0.00	0.0
November 29	45	30	0.00	0.0
November 30	52	37	0.00	0.0

December 1951 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	56	37	0.00	0.0
December 2	57	40	0.00	0.0
December 3	60	42	0.11	0.0
December 4	54	39	0.71	0.0
December 5	47	32	0.01	0.0
December 6	58	40	0.00	0.0
December 7	62	45	0.00	0.0
December 8	45	38	0.04	0.0
December 9	39	34	0.03	0.0
December 10	36	30	0.00	0.0
December 11	35	27	0.04	0.4
December 12	28	15	0.01	0.2
December 13	22	12	0.00	0.0
December 14	22	14	0.24	5.3
December 15	22	4	0.01	0.1
December 16	9	-3	0.00	0.0
December 17	19	-2	0.15	1.6
December 18	29	7	0.56	5.2
December 19	20	0	0.00	0.0
December 20	33	20	0.54	4.4
December 21	37	9	0.42	0.0
December 22	13	4	0.00	0.0
December 23	33	9	0.03	0.4
December 24	24	14	0.00	0.0
December 25	26	18	0.54	6.2
December 26	27	14	0.00	0.0
December 27	23	12	0.00	0.0
December 28	34	16	0.01	0.2
December 29	40	31	0.00	0.0
December 30	39	32	0.00	0.0
December 31	53	31	0.05	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