National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Top 20 Coldest/Warmest Octobers in Southeast Lower Michigan
 
Rank Detroit Area* Flint Bishop** Saginaw Area***
Coldest Warmest Coldest Warmest Coldest Warmest
Temp Year Temp Year Temp Year Temp Year Temp Year Temp Year
1 44.5 1925 62.7 1963 42.5 1925 59.4 1947 40.6 1925 58.5 1963
2 44.9 1917 60.3 1947 44.3 1980 58.6 2021 42.1 1917 58.2 1947
3 45.3 1895 60.0 1900 44.5 1952 58.2 1963 43.7 1972 58.1 1971
4 45.8 1876 59.5 1920 44.7 1981 57.6 1971 43.9 1988 57.7 2021
5 46.0 1988 59.5 1879 44.8 1988 57.3 2007 44.1 1952 57.5 1920
6 46.3 1980 59.4 2021 45.2 1987 55.9 1924 44.6 1980 56.8 2007
7 46.4 1875 59.1 2007 46.0 2006 55.7 1946 44.7 1981 55.9 2017
8 46.5 1987 58.5 1971 46.1 1964 55.7 1938 45.6 1987 55.7 1931
9 47.0 1889 58.2 1946 46.2 1972 55.6 1949 46.1 2006 55.2 1956
10 47.0 1888 57.6 1882 46.8 1976 55.3 1973 46.1 2002 55.0 1973
11 47.3 1972 57.5 1956 47.3 1993 55.1 1956 46.4 1976 54.6 1914
12 47.3 1909 57.5 1931 47.3 1957 55.1 1931 46.5 1977 54.3 1946
13 47.3 1976 57.4 1949 47.4 2009 54.6 2017 46.9 1926 54.2 1938
14 47.3 1907 57.4 1924 47.6 2002 54.4 1950 47.1 1992 54.1 1927
15 47.5 1981 57.3 2017 47.6 1966 54.0 1984 47.2 1964 54.1 1924
16 47.6 1896 57.0 1881 47.7 2008 53.8 2015 47.5 1945 54.0 2016
17 47.9 1977 56.8 1953 47.9 1945 53.7 1953 47.5 1943 53.8 1949
18 48.0 1887 56.7 1927 48.0 1997 53.6 1975 47.7 2009 53.5 1975
19 48.1 1952 56.6 1914 48.0 1937 53.6 1928 47.8 1993 53.5 1970
20 48.6 1880 56.5 1919 48.1 1992 53.5 2000 47.8 1978 53.5 1928
* Detroit Area temperature records date back to January 1874.

** Flint Bishop temperature records date back to January 1921.

*** Saginaw Area temperature records date back to January 1912.