Michigan · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Detroit, MI

42.231°N, 83.331°W · station DTWthr · 153 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Detroit.
72°TUE7/1476°WED7/1573°THU7/1672°FRI7/1771°SAT7/1868°SUN7/19

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.
5164781874: 67°F1875: 53°F1876: 74°F1877: 60°F1878: 67°F1879: 54°F1880: 59°F1881: 60°F1882: 62°F1883: 53°F1884: 59°F1885: 66°F1886: 61°F1887: 64°F1888: 66°F1889: 69°F1890: 59°F1891: 52°F1892: 60°F1893: 62°F1894: 72°F1895: 67°F1896: 60°F1897: 68°F1898: 60°F1899: 63°F1900: 65°F1901: 62°F1902: 64°F1903: 61°F1904: 71°F1905: 72°F1906: 64°F1907: 68°F1908: 64°F1909: 55°F1910: 54°F1911: 66°F1912: 57°F1913: 65°F1914: 53°F1915: 63°F1916: 70°F1917: 61°F1918: 60°F1919: 67°F1920: 61°F1921: 69°F1922: 62°F1923: 69°F1924: 54°F1925: 65°F1926: 69°F1927: 55°F1928: 71°F1929: 51°F1930: 73°F1931: 72°F1932: 65°F1933: 67°F1934: 72°F1935: 63°F1936: 65°F1937: 55°F1938: 58°F1939: 56°F1940: 58°F1941: 56°F1942: 73°F1943: 63°F1944: 64°F1945: 60°F1946: 75°F1947: 55°F1948: 68°F1949: 73°F1950: 60°F1951: 60°F1952: 73°F1953: 68°F1954: 63°F1955: 67°F1956: 54°F1957: 62°F1958: 61°F1959: 64°F1960: 64°F1961: 69°F1962: 61°F1963: 75°F1964: 74°F1965: 57°F1966: 66°F1967: 59°F1968: 75°F1969: 64°F1970: 63°F1971: 52°F1972: 70°F1973: 60°F1974: 67°F1975: 69°F1976: 52°F1977: 68°F1978: 64°F1979: 53°F1980: 60°F1981: 69°F1982: 68°F1983: 68°F1984: 52°F1985: 62°F1986: 78°F1987: 69°F1988: 70°F1989: 65°F1990: 64°F1991: 72°F1992: 63°F1993: 71°F1994: 61°F1995: 61°F1996: 70°F1997: 62°F1998: 68°F1999: 71°F2000: 59°F2001: 71°F2002: 67°F2003: 56°F2004: 61°F2005: 70°F2006: 63°F2007: 62°F2008: 69°F2009: 55°F2010: 71°F2011: 76°F2012: 76°F2013: 73°F2014: 63°F2015: 68°F2016: 71°F2017: 70°F2018: 62°F2019: 72°F2020: 69°F2021: 67°F2022: 66°F2023: 63°F2024: 59°F2025: 61°F68° forecast187420251929

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1968°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#102 of 152
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-21°F (1984)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan67°F1950-21°F1984
Feb73°F2024-20°F1875
Mar86°F2012-4°F1978
Apr89°F19778°F1875
May95°F189525°F1966
Jun104°F193436°F1966
Jul105°F193442°F1972
Aug104°F191838°F1982
Sep100°F193929°F1974
Oct92°F196317°F1974
Nov81°F19500°F1880
Dec69°F1998-11°F1880
All-time105°F1934-21°F1984

2026 Records So Far

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

Cold Streaks

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Detroit's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 19°FFeb: 35°FFeb: 21°FMar: 46°FMar: 29°FApr: 59°FApr: 39°FMay: 71°FMay: 50°FJun: 80°FJun: 60°FJul: 84°FJul: 64°FAug: 82°FAug: 63°FSep: 75°FSep: 56°FOct: 62°FOct: 44°FNov: 49°FNov: 34°FDec: 37°FDec: 25°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:08 AM
Sunset7:09 PM
Solar noon11:39 AM
Daylight15h 01m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.23°N, 83.33°W

Nearby Stations

Toledo, OH50 mi SWFlint, MI55 mi NWLansing, MI74 mi NWCleveland, OH95 mi SESaginaw, MI97 mi NWBattle Creek, MI97 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Detroit, MI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

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.
Detroit, MI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1874

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.
Detroit, MI daily low heat map 1874–2026

Days Below the Mark

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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