Number of Days Below 0 °F in Detroit by Year

This page contains a list of the number of days in each year that the low temperature fell below 0 degrees Fahrenheit in Detroit, Michigan, between 1896 and 2024.

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Which year had the most days below 0°?

Based on NOAA records, the year 1904 holds the Detroit record. There were 25 days with a low temperature below 0 degrees that year.

How many days below 0° so far?

As of May 1, there have been 2 days this year where the low temperature has fallen below 0 degrees Fahrenheit in Detroit, Michigan.

The last time it fell below 0° F was January 15, 2024.

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Days < 0 °F
2024	74	2
2023	100	0
2022	91	1
2021	91	1
2020	100	0
2019	32	6
2018	43	4
2017	74	2
2016	91	1
2015	14	12
2014	10	13
2013	91	1
2012	100	0
2011	74	2
2010	100	0
2009	32	6
2008	100	0
2007	55	3
2006	100	0
2005	55	3
2004	43	4
2003	74	2
2002	100	0
2001	100	0
2000	55	3
1999	55	3
1998	100	0
1997	43	4
1996	55	3
1995	74	2
1994	14	12
1993	91	1
1992	74	2
1991	100	0
1990	100	0
1989	32	6
1988	40	5
1987	55	3
1986	55	3
1985	14	12
1984	25	8
1983	28	7
1982	14	12
1981	21	10
1980	74	2
1979	10	13
1978	55	3
1977	6	17
1976	7	16
1975	55	3
1974	55	3
1973	74	2
1972	32	6
1971	43	4
1970	14	12
1969	74	2
1968	43	4
1967	55	3
1966	32	6
1965	43	4
1964	74	2
1963	4	18
1962	28	7
1961	43	4
1960	55	3
1959	43	4
1958	74	2
1957	74	2
1956	100	0
1955	100	0
1954	100	0
1953	100	0
1952	100	0
1951	40	5
1950	100	0
1949	100	0
1948	74	2
1947	100	0
1946	91	1
1945	74	2
1944	55	3
1943	32	6
1942	43	4
1941	100	0
1940	74	2
1939	100	0
1938	91	1
1937	100	0
1936	4	18
1935	55	3
1934	14	12
1933	28	7
1932	100	0
1931	100	0
1930	32	6
1929	100	0
1928	100	0
1927	43	4
1926	74	2
1925	28	7
1924	10	13
1923	100	0
1922	55	3
1921	100	0
1920	21	10
1919	91	1
1918	9	14
1917	2	22
1916	25	8
1915	24	9
1914	10	13
1913	55	3
1912	2	22
1911	74	2
1910	40	5
1909	43	4
1908	25	8
1907	21	10
1906	55	3
1905	100	0
1904	1	25
1903	100	0
1902	55	3
1901	43	4
1900	20	11
1899	7	16
1898	55	3
1897	32	6
1896	91	1

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