Detroit Weather in 1955

Historical record of Detroit, Michigan weather for the year 1955 based on NOAA data.

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1955 Detroit Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	100 °F	August 21
Lowest temperature	1 °F	February 12
Highest daily low	77 °F	July 31
Lowest daily high	15 °F	January 28
Most daily precipitation	1.4 inches	October 5
Most daily snow	3.3 inches	March 26
Total annual precipitation	26.2 inches	-
Total annual snow	29.6 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Detroit in 1955?

The highest temperature recorded in Detroit, Michigan in 1955 was 100 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Detroit in 1955

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	100 °F	Aug 21
1	100 °F	Jul 27
3	97 °F	Aug 4
3	97 °F	Jul 9
5	96 °F	Aug 3
6	95 °F	Aug 5
6	95 °F	Aug 1
6	95 °F	Jul 31
6	95 °F	Jul 22
6	95 °F	Jul 4

What was the coldest temperature in Detroit in 1955?

The lowest temperature recorded in Detroit, Michigan in 1955 was 1 °F which happened on Feb 12.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Detroit in 1955

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	1 °F	February 12
2	4 °F	January 27
3	5 °F	January 29
4	7 °F	February 3
4	7 °F	January 30
4	7 °F	January 28
7	8 °F	November 28
7	8 °F	February 13
7	8 °F	January 26
10	9 °F	November 29

January 1955 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	44	31	0.48	0.0
January 2	44	32	0.00	0.0
January 3	45	31	0.07	0.0
January 4	42	31	0.00	0.0
January 5	42	32	0.91	0.0
January 6	35	27	0.00	0.0
January 7	32	25	0.00	0.0
January 8	42	30	0.00	0.0
January 9	39	33	0.00	0.1
January 10	35	28	0.00	0.0
January 11	36	24	0.00	0.0
January 12	35	28	0.01	0.2
January 13	29	24	0.02	0.2
January 14	29	23	0.01	0.1
January 15	34	25	0.00	0.0
January 16	31	21	0.00	0.0
January 17	27	18	0.00	0.0
January 18	25	19	0.00	0.0
January 19	27	17	0.00	0.1
January 20	30	14	0.00	0.0
January 21	37	23	0.02	0.2
January 22	36	19	0.01	0.1
January 23	25	16	0.00	0.0
January 24	29	16	0.01	0.2
January 25	30	16	0.10	1.2
January 26	22	8	0.04	0.4
January 27	16	4	0.00	0.0
January 28	15	7	0.00	0.0
January 29	17	5	0.00	0.0
January 30	20	7	0.00	0.0
January 31	29	13	0.01	0.1

February 1955 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	31	24	0.00	0.0
February 2	24	10	0.00	0.0
February 3	22	7	0.00	0.0
February 4	26	15	0.00	0.0
February 5	36	20	0.11	1.1
February 6	36	27	0.00	0.0
February 7	30	20	0.00	0.0
February 8	34	23	0.00	0.0
February 9	48	31	0.00	0.0
February 10	45	20	0.14	2.9
February 11	20	10	0.00	0.0
February 12	18	1	0.00	0.0
February 13	22	8	0.00	0.0
February 14	33	20	0.13	2.0
February 15	33	18	0.00	0.0
February 16	37	30	0.31	2.8
February 17	32	20	0.00	0.0
February 18	33	19	0.00	0.0
February 19	38	25	0.00	0.0
February 20	48	37	0.42	0.0
February 21	47	31	0.00	0.0
February 22	36	27	0.19	2.1
February 23	37	20	0.00	0.0
February 24	44	30	0.00	0.0
February 25	33	24	0.00	0.0
February 26	40	30	0.21	0.0
February 27	44	35	0.50	0.0
February 28	42	36	0.48	0.0

March 1955 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	39	34	0.20	0.0
March 2	44	34	0.00	0.0
March 3	42	31	0.44	0.0
March 4	36	29	0.00	0.0
March 5	31	25	0.00	0.0
March 6	30	21	0.00	0.0
March 7	22	10	0.04	0.8
March 8	35	13	0.05	0.7
March 9	58	34	0.00	0.0
March 10	62	35	0.01	0.0
March 11	60	33	0.06	0.0
March 12	60	33	0.00	0.0
March 13	45	30	0.00	0.0
March 14	47	31	0.00	0.0
March 15	60	34	0.51	0.0
March 16	42	21	0.00	0.0
March 17	32	18	0.00	0.0
March 18	41	27	0.00	0.0
March 19	43	23	0.00	0.0
March 20	54	31	0.00	0.0
March 21	55	38	0.47	0.0
March 22	55	24	0.14	0.9
March 23	46	27	0.00	0.0
March 24	44	28	0.00	0.0
March 25	35	26	0.03	0.5
March 26	27	23	0.16	3.3
March 27	27	20	0.00	0.0
March 28	38	19	0.00	0.0
March 29	44	29	0.00	0.0
March 30	53	27	0.00	0.0
March 31	63	35	0.00	0.0

April 1955 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	69	42	0.00
April 2	68	40	0.00
April 3	52	35	0.00
April 4	54	30	0.00
April 5	73	41	0.00
April 6	59	39	0.00
April 7	46	30	0.00
April 8	64	34	0.00
April 9	73	46	0.00
April 10	79	49	0.00
April 11	69	50	0.27
April 12	69	48	0.07
April 13	73	49	0.04
April 14	70	55	0.10
April 15	56	47	0.00
April 16	65	45	0.00
April 17	66	50	0.05
April 18	66	46	0.00
April 19	71	49	0.29
April 20	56	47	0.25
April 21	75	51	0.00
April 22	67	47	0.00
April 23	60	42	0.00
April 24	56	46	0.76
April 25	56	46	0.17
April 26	56	44	0.00
April 27	63	38	0.00
April 28	70	42	0.00
April 29	72	48	0.00
April 30	72	47	0.00

May 1955 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	79	52	0.00
May 2	75	59	0.00
May 3	88	64	0.00
May 4	87	66	0.01
May 5	72	52	0.00
May 6	66	46	0.00
May 7	77	54	0.02
May 8	55	40	0.00
May 9	50	34	0.01
May 10	56	46	0.02
May 11	68	40	0.00
May 12	77	50	0.00
May 13	74	55	0.00
May 14	70	50	0.00
May 15	75	43	0.00
May 16	79	43	0.00
May 17	63	36	0.00
May 18	75	45	0.00
May 19	77	54	0.01
May 20	71	46	0.00
May 21	78	43	0.00
May 22	82	62	0.59
May 23	80	66	0.00
May 24	83	65	0.42
May 25	65	50	0.00
May 26	66	46	0.00
May 27	85	55	0.00
May 28	79	65	0.08
May 29	70	56	0.00
May 30	63	50	0.00
May 31	72	47	0.00

June 1955 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	74	52	0.00
June 2	77	51	0.00
June 3	77	53	0.00
June 4	83	63	0.00
June 5	88	62	0.00
June 6	88	67	0.00
June 7	75	62	0.57
June 8	66	58	0.22
June 9	74	55	0.00
June 10	75	56	0.01
June 11	72	58	0.40
June 12	65	55	0.21
June 13	58	51	0.01
June 14	69	52	0.00
June 15	81	48	0.00
June 16	86	58	0.00
June 17	87	63	0.00
June 18	89	62	0.00
June 19	89	67	0.00
June 20	85	65	0.13
June 21	86	65	0.08
June 22	80	62	0.00
June 23	78	56	0.00
June 24	79	54	0.01
June 25	71	56	0.00
June 26	72	55	0.00
June 27	80	52	0.00
June 28	85	63	0.00
June 29	85	67	0.00
June 30	80	68	0.23

July 1955 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	90	71	0.26
July 2	90	70	0.02
July 3	93	70	0.00
July 4	95	74	0.02
July 5	93	70	0.00
July 6	89	73	0.00
July 7	88	71	0.00
July 8	91	73	0.00
July 9	97	75	0.00
July 10	86	68	0.00
July 11	85	62	0.00
July 12	83	60	0.00
July 13	87	59	0.00
July 14	93	66	0.02
July 15	82	71	0.21
July 16	90	70	0.00
July 17	89	70	0.00
July 18	89	71	0.00
July 19	87	67	0.00
July 20	92	66	0.00
July 21	94	68	0.00
July 22	95	70	0.00
July 23	90	71	0.48
July 24	80	63	0.00
July 25	86	57	0.00
July 26	92	71	0.00
July 27	100	69	0.09
July 28	81	68	0.00
July 29	85	62	0.00
July 30	92	69	0.00
July 31	95	77	0.00

August 1955 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	95	70	0.93
August 2	94	70	0.00
August 3	96	73	0.00
August 4	97	76	0.00
August 5	95	76	0.06
August 6	88	72	0.86
August 7	82	62	0.07
August 8	75	58	0.00
August 9	82	60	0.00
August 10	86	70	0.00
August 11	83	64	0.00
August 12	84	60	0.00
August 13	78	62	0.16
August 14	68	62	0.53
August 15	85	66	0.00
August 16	88	66	0.00
August 17	90	67	0.00
August 18	93	69	0.00
August 19	94	73	0.00
August 20	94	72	0.00
August 21	100	75	0.00
August 22	83	65	0.45
August 23	73	59	0.00
August 24	75	53	0.00
August 25	82	61	0.00
August 26	80	65	0.00
August 27	80	69	0.11
August 28	78	69	0.55
August 29	90	68	0.00
August 30	81	65	0.03
August 31	72	56	0.00

September 1955 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	73	55	0.00
September 2	76	51	0.00
September 3	78	55	0.00
September 4	86	57	0.00
September 5	79	58	0.00
September 6	84	53	0.00
September 7	69	49	0.00
September 8	67	47	0.00
September 9	84	58	0.00
September 10	94	63	0.86
September 11	72	53	0.00
September 12	71	44	0.00
September 13	73	47	0.00
September 14	86	59	0.01
September 15	81	59	0.00
September 16	89	61	0.00
September 17	93	66	0.00
September 18	92	70	0.00
September 19	93	66	0.02
September 20	79	54	0.00
September 21	64	52	0.00
September 22	69	57	0.00
September 23	61	55	0.81
September 24	71	56	0.00
September 25	65	47	0.00
September 26	62	43	0.00
September 27	68	55	0.12
September 28	71	54	0.00
September 29	75	50	0.00
September 30	70	50	0.00

October 1955 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	62	43	0.00
October 2	71	45	0.00
October 3	70	51	0.00
October 4	80	56	0.00
October 5	67	63	1.39
October 6	82	65	0.70
October 7	69	52	0.63
October 8	63	50	0.03
October 9	70	47	0.00
October 10	76	52	0.00
October 11	75	52	0.00
October 12	73	56	0.38
October 13	64	45	0.23
October 14	60	39	0.00
October 15	58	45	0.00
October 16	52	47	0.57
October 17	52	47	0.02
October 18	57	46	0.07
October 19	53	46	0.01
October 20	66	44	0.00
October 21	59	38	0.00
October 22	56	33	0.00
October 23	74	46	0.00
October 24	69	35	0.29
October 25	51	32	0.00
October 26	62	43	0.00
October 27	71	43	0.00
October 28	70	52	0.00
October 29	60	45	0.11
October 30	52	41	0.01
October 31	45	36	0.01

November 1955 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	59	38	0.09	0.0
November 2	55	49	1.02	0.0
November 3	55	32	0.14	0.0
November 4	36	32	0.00	0.0
November 5	47	28	0.00	0.0
November 6	51	36	0.00	0.0
November 7	40	30	0.00	0.0
November 8	39	29	0.02	0.3
November 9	39	34	0.00	0.0
November 10	48	33	0.00	0.0
November 11	58	40	0.07	0.0
November 12	61	47	0.00	0.0
November 13	63	49	0.23	0.0
November 14	60	40	0.00	0.0
November 15	50	39	0.25	0.0
November 16	62	21	0.17	0.0
November 17	30	18	0.00	0.0
November 18	36	28	0.05	0.5
November 19	35	29	0.13	3.2
November 20	37	23	0.00	0.0
November 21	36	33	0.00	0.0
November 22	46	35	0.01	0.0
November 23	59	32	0.16	0.0
November 24	36	25	0.00	0.0
November 25	34	23	0.00	0.0
November 26	38	27	0.01	0.3
November 27	43	24	0.00	0.0
November 28	25	8	0.00	0.0
November 29	33	9	0.03	0.5
November 30	33	26	0.00	0.0

December 1955 Detroit Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	32	25	0.06	0.8
December 2	38	28	0.20	2.3
December 3	38	36	0.74	0.0
December 4	49	31	0.29	0.0
December 5	31	26	0.04	0.5
December 6	30	24	0.00	0.0
December 7	37	27	0.00	0.0
December 8	37	25	0.01	0.2
December 9	28	18	0.01	0.1
December 10	27	14	0.00	0.0
December 11	30	20	0.00	0.0
December 12	29	28	0.00	0.0
December 13	32	24	0.00	0.0
December 14	38	25	0.01	0.1
December 15	25	11	0.00	0.0
December 16	27	17	0.00	0.0
December 17	32	20	0.00	0.0
December 18	28	16	0.02	0.2
December 19	23	10	0.00	0.0
December 20	18	10	0.00	0.0
December 21	22	14	0.03	0.5
December 22	33	20	0.00	0.0
December 23	38	28	0.00	0.0
December 24	52	38	0.00	0.0
December 25	41	25	0.00	0.0
December 26	30	20	0.00	0.0
December 27	26	17	0.00	0.0
December 28	36	20	0.00	0.0
December 29	43	26	0.00	0.0
December 30	26	19	0.00	0.1
December 31	31	21	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