National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Top 20 Coldest/Warmest Mays 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 51.1 1907 66.5 1991 48.7 1997 65.0 1982 49.8 1924 64.6 1977
2 51.3 1917 66.2 2018 50.0 1966 65.0 1936 49.9 1945 64.0 1998
3 51.8 1967 65.5 1998 50.6 1967 64.7 1934 50.0 1917 63.7 2018
4 51.9 1966 65.3 2012 50.6 1945 64.4 1922 50.2 1997 63.4 1975
5 52.0 1997 65.3 1896 51.5 1984 64.2 1991 51.3 1947 63.2 1991
6 52.1 1924 65.2 1962 51.9 1947 63.4 2018 51.6 1967 62.8 1936
7 52.5 1945 64.7 1911 52.5 1961 62.9 2015 51.6 1915 62.7 1934
8 52.6 1935 64.5 2015 52.6 1973 62.9 2012 51.8 1925 62.5 1982
9 52.7 1882 64.4 1977 52.7 1954 62.9 1998 51.9 2002 62.5 1922
10 53.1 1915 64.3 1881 52.9 1968 62.7 1987 51.9 1983 62.2 2012
11 53.8 1947 64.2 1982 52.9 1924 62.6 1977 51.9 1954 61.6 2015
12 53.9 1910 63.7 1964 53.1 2002 61.9 2013 52.1 1966 61.5 2013
13 54.2 1883 63.7 1880 53.4 2005 61.9 1939 52.5 1946 61.5 1962
14 54.3 1888 63.6 2013 53.5 1983 61.8 1975 52.7 1935 61.3 2010
15 54.4 1983 63.3 1987 53.8 1974 61.6 1965 52.8 1948 61.1 1964
16 54.5 1984 63.3 1944 53.8 1948 61.5 1962 53.0 1974 61.1 1959
17 54.5 2002 63.1 1965 54.0 1957 61.4 1944 53.1 1956 61.0 1985
18 54.5 1890 63.0 1887 54.1 1963 61.1 1933 53.4 1957 60.7 1965
19 54.7 1954 62.8 1975 54.1 1935 61.1 1921 53.4 1923 60.5 1988
20 54.7 1925 62.8 1936 54.1 1925 60.9 1959 53.6 2003 60.4 1987
* 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.