Number of Days Below 32 °F in Detroit by Year

This page contains a list of the number of days in each year that the low temperature fell below 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Detroit, Michigan, between 1896 and 2024.

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Which year had the most days below freezing?

Based on NOAA records, the year 1907 holds the Detroit record. There were 171 days with a low temperature below 32 degrees that year.

How many days below freezing so far?

As of April 29, there have been 57 days this year where the low temperature has fallen below 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Detroit, Michigan.

The last time it fell below 32° F was April 25, 2024.

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Days < 32 °F
2024	123	57
2023	116	94
2022	95	109
2021	106	105
2020	99	108
2019	80	116
2018	52	125
2017	116	94
2016	111	101
2015	109	104
2014	55	124
2013	39	130
2012	113	98
2011	99	108
2010	84	114
2009	90	111
2008	52	125
2007	72	119
2006	119	91
2005	95	109
2004	102	107
2003	68	120
2002	77	117
2001	114	97
2000	102	107
1999	90	111
1998	121	85
1997	68	120
1996	35	132
1995	60	122
1994	93	110
1993	99	108
1992	109	104
1991	68	120
1990	87	113
1989	44	128
1988	48	127
1987	90	111
1986	72	119
1985	83	115
1984	60	122
1983	58	123
1982	55	124
1981	44	128
1980	27	134
1979	31	133
1978	19	137
1977	72	119
1976	6	146
1975	35	132
1974	39	130
1973	106	105
1972	23	136
1971	39	130
1970	58	123
1969	27	134
1968	68	120
1967	64	121
1966	27	134
1965	27	134
1964	19	137
1963	35	132
1962	7	145
1961	43	129
1960	16	138
1959	26	135
1958	80	116
1957	49	126
1956	72	119
1955	64	121
1954	84	114
1953	114	97
1952	77	117
1951	95	109
1950	35	132
1949	88	112
1948	106	105
1947	12	140
1946	105	106
1945	64	121
1944	49	126
1943	16	138
1942	76	118
1941	88	112
1940	13	139
1939	10	141
1938	84	114
1937	13	139
1936	23	136
1935	80	116
1934	31	133
1933	49	126
1932	52	125
1931	77	117
1930	31	133
1929	125	47
1928	128	17
1927	124	54
1926	95	109
1925	8	143
1924	31	133
1923	10	141
1922	39	130
1921	122	58
1920	93	110
1919	64	121
1918	102	107
1917	4	148
1916	44	128
1915	16	138
1914	44	128
1913	60	122
1912	19	137
1911	2	157
1910	118	93
1909	19	137
1908	3	155
1907	1	171
1906	5	147
1905	127	31
1904	120	89
1903	129	14
1902	112	99
1901	55	124
1900	60	122
1899	13	139
1898	8	143
1897	23	136
1896	125	47

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