Michigan · THREADEX · 1874–2026
Detroit, MI
42.231°N, 83.331°W · station DTWthr · 153 years of record
68°F
COLDEST JUL 19 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Jul 19
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Detroit.
This Day in History · Jul 19
Today ranks
#102 / 152
coldest Jul 19 in 152 yrs of record
Coldest Jul 19 ever
51°F
set in 1929
Mildest Jul 19 ever
78°F
set in 1986
Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year
Every year's low on Jul 19 at Detroit. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
| Forecast low · Jul 19 | 68°F |
| Coldest this date since | 2025 |
| This-date record | 51°F |
| This-date rank | #102 of 152 |
| Coldest at any time since | 2026 |
| All-time record | -21°F (1984) |
| Odds to tie/break | 0.0% (daily) |
| Period of record | 1874–2026 |
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Detroit in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
| Month | Record High | Record Low |
|---|
| Jan | 67°F1950 | -21°F1984 |
| Feb | 73°F2024 | -20°F1875 |
| Mar | 86°F2012 | -4°F1978 |
| Apr | 89°F1977 | 8°F1875 |
| May | 95°F1895 | 25°F1966 |
| Jun | 104°F1934 | 36°F1966 |
| Jul | 105°F1934 | 42°F1972 |
| Aug | 104°F1918 | 38°F1982 |
| Sep | 100°F1939 | 29°F1974 |
| Oct | 92°F1963 | 17°F1974 |
| Nov | 81°F1950 | 0°F1880 |
| Dec | 69°F1998 | -11°F1880 |
| All-time | 105°F1934 | -21°F1984 |
Records set or tied at Detroit so far this year — through Jul 11.
Record Highs in 2026
3 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
101 days
record run, ended Mar 9 1920
So far in 2026
73 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Normal low & low by month, from Detroit's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Sun & Daylight Today
| Sunrise | 4:08 AM |
| Sunset | 7:09 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:39 AM |
| Daylight | 15h 01m · losing 8 min/wk |
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.
Location
Detroit's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Every day this year against Detroit's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's low at Detroit, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
How many days a year hit a given low at Detroit — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
73 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 135th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 84. Record: 103 in 1874.
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