First freeze 2026 · Detroit, MI
When is Detroit's first freeze?
None yet through Nov 7, 16 days past the normal date (Oct 22). Only 14 of 152 falls since 1874 went past Nov 7 without a freeze.
- This fall
- None yet
- Normal date
- Oct 22 (1991-2020 median)
- Earliest on record
- Sep 22, 1974
- Latest on record
- Nov 21, 2024
- Record since
- 1874 (152 falls)
- Station
- Detroit Metro Airport
- Coldest so far
- 35°F on Oct 18
- Hard freeze (28°F)
- None yet through Nov 7, 1 day past the normal date (Nov 6). 60 of 152 falls since 1874 went past Nov 7 without a hard freeze.
Common questions
When is Detroit's first freeze?
Around Oct 22. That is the median date of the first freeze (a low of 32°F or colder) at Detroit Metro Airport over the 1991-2020 falls, our calculation from NOAA's record.
Has Detroit had its first freeze this fall?
None yet through Nov 7, 16 days past the normal date (Oct 22). Only 14 of 152 falls since 1874 went past Nov 7 without a freeze.
What is the earliest first freeze on record in Detroit?
Sep 22, 1974, in a record that goes back to 1874.
What is the latest first freeze on record in Detroit?
Nov 21, 2024.
Every fall on record
| Season | Date | Low |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nov 2 | 31°F |
| 2024 | Nov 21 | 32°F |
| 2023 | Oct 30 | 30°F |
| 2022 | Nov 13 | 32°F |
| 2021 | Nov 3 | 29°F |
| 2020 | Oct 31 | 29°F |
| 2019 | Nov 5 | 31°F |
| 2018 | Oct 16 | 31°F |
| 2017 | Nov 8 | 28°F |
| 2016 | Nov 12 | 29°F |
| 2015 | Oct 17 | 31°F |
| 2014 | Oct 19 | 32°F |
| 2013 | Oct 22 | 31°F |
| 2012 | Oct 11 | 31°F |
| 2011 | Oct 30 | 31°F |
| 2010 | Nov 1 | 29°F |
| 2009 | Oct 18 | 29°F |
| 2008 | Oct 22 | 32°F |
| 2007 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 2006 | Oct 13 | 32°F |
| 2005 | Oct 27 | 32°F |
| 2004 | Nov 8 | 31°F |
| 2003 | Nov 7 | 28°F |
| 2002 | Oct 14 | 30°F |
| 2001 | Oct 8 | 32°F |
| 2000 | Oct 29 | 32°F |
| 1999 | Oct 21 | 31°F |
| 1998 | Nov 4 | 29°F |
| 1997 | Oct 22 | 28°F |
| 1996 | Oct 11 | 32°F |
| 1995 | Oct 17 | 32°F |
| 1994 | Nov 2 | 30°F |
| 1993 | Oct 10 | 30°F |
| 1992 | Oct 18 | 32°F |
| 1991 | Oct 16 | 28°F |
| 1990 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 1989 | Oct 4 | 32°F |
| 1988 | Oct 12 | 30°F |
| 1987 | Oct 13 | 32°F |
| 1986 | Oct 16 | 32°F |
| 1985 | Nov 8 | 29°F |
| 1984 | Oct 2 | 31°F |
| 1983 | Oct 15 | 30°F |
| 1982 | Oct 17 | 29°F |
| 1981 | Oct 23 | 28°F |
| 1980 | Oct 13 | 30°F |
| 1979 | Oct 10 | 30°F |
| 1978 | Oct 9 | 32°F |
| 1977 | Oct 13 | 26°F |
| 1976 | Oct 17 | 28°F |
| 1975 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 1974 | Sep 22 | 30°F |
| 1973 | Oct 19 | 29°F |
| 1972 | Oct 9 | 32°F |
| 1971 | Nov 1 | 28°F |
| 1970 | Oct 16 | 30°F |
| 1969 | Oct 15 | 30°F |
| 1968 | Oct 21 | 32°F |
| 1967 | Oct 20 | 29°F |
| 1966 | Oct 24 | 28°F |
| 1965 | Oct 5 | 31°F |
| 1964 | Oct 7 | 32°F |
| 1963 | Nov 3 | 29°F |
| 1962 | Oct 24 | 31°F |
| 1961 | Nov 4 | 31°F |
| 1960 | Oct 24 | 31°F |
| 1959 | Oct 19 | 30°F |
| 1958 | Oct 6 | 32°F |
| 1957 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1956 | Nov 10 | 26°F |
| 1955 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1954 | Oct 31 | 30°F |
| 1953 | Nov 4 | 31°F |
| 1952 | Oct 7 | 31°F |
| 1951 | Oct 29 | 29°F |
| 1950 | Nov 4 | 30°F |
| 1949 | Oct 27 | 32°F |
| 1948 | Oct 18 | 28°F |
| 1947 | Oct 1 | 31°F |
| 1946 | Nov 15 | 31°F |
| 1945 | Oct 15 | 32°F |
| 1944 | Oct 15 | 32°F |
| 1943 | Oct 17 | 32°F |
| 1942 | Sep 29 | 32°F |
| 1941 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 1940 | Oct 16 | 32°F |
| 1939 | Oct 15 | 29°F |
| 1938 | Nov 1 | 29°F |
| 1937 | Oct 13 | 28°F |
| 1936 | Oct 26 | 28°F |
| 1935 | Oct 6 | 30°F |
| 1934 | Oct 13 | 31°F |
| 1933 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1932 | Nov 11 | 27°F |
| 1931 | Nov 6 | 32°F |
| 1930 | Oct 18 | 32°F |
| 1929 | Oct 24 | 32°F |
| 1928 | Oct 29 | 28°F |
| 1927 | Nov 5 | 31°F |
| 1926 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1925 | Oct 10 | 31°F |
| 1924 | Nov 3 | 32°F |
| 1923 | Oct 30 | 29°F |
| 1922 | Oct 19 | 32°F |
| 1921 | Nov 5 | 31°F |
| 1920 | Oct 29 | 32°F |
| 1919 | Nov 4 | 32°F |
| 1918 | Nov 14 | 32°F |
| 1917 | Oct 20 | 32°F |
| 1916 | Nov 13 | 31°F |
| 1915 | Nov 15 | 30°F |
| 1914 | Oct 26 | 28°F |
| 1913 | Oct 30 | 31°F |
| 1912 | Nov 1 | 29°F |
| 1911 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 1910 | Oct 28 | 28°F |
| 1909 | Oct 12 | 31°F |
| 1908 | Oct 30 | 31°F |
| 1907 | Oct 26 | 29°F |
| 1906 | Oct 10 | 29°F |
| 1905 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1904 | Oct 27 | 29°F |
| 1903 | Oct 24 | 30°F |
| 1902 | Oct 29 | 31°F |
| 1901 | Oct 4 | 32°F |
| 1900 | Nov 8 | 27°F |
| 1899 | Sep 30 | 30°F |
| 1898 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 1897 | Nov 11 | 32°F |
| 1896 | Oct 8 | 31°F |
| 1895 | Oct 9 | 32°F |
| 1894 | Oct 14 | 31°F |
| 1893 | Oct 16 | 32°F |
| 1892 | Oct 24 | 32°F |
| 1891 | Oct 23 | 29°F |
| 1890 | Oct 30 | 29°F |
| 1889 | Oct 8 | 25°F |
| 1888 | Oct 3 | 30°F |
| 1887 | Oct 22 | 31°F |
| 1886 | Nov 6 | 32°F |
| 1885 | Oct 30 | 32°F |
| 1884 | Oct 23 | 30°F |
| 1883 | Sep 26 | 30°F |
| 1882 | Nov 3 | 32°F |
| 1881 | Nov 4 | 32°F |
| 1880 | Oct 18 | 32°F |
| 1879 | Oct 24 | 27°F |
| 1878 | Oct 27 | 32°F |
| 1877 | Nov 1 | 31°F |
| 1876 | Oct 9 | 29°F |
| 1875 | Oct 12 | 26°F |
| 1874 | Oct 13 | 31°F |
Sources
- Daily low temperature and snowfall, threaded station records (ThreadEx), NOAA Regional Climate Centers, Applied Climate Information System (ACIS)