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Weather extremes

How extreme does Farmington Hills's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Farmington Hills has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Pontiac Wwtp station 20 km away. Updated through June 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Farmington Hills has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
104°F Jul 6, 1988

That is about 22°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Farmington Hills (typical high near 82°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 104°F Jul 6, 1988
2 104°F Jul 16, 1988
3 102°F Jun 25, 1988
❄️ Coldest night
-21°F Jan 19, 1994

About 38°F colder than a normal January night in Farmington Hills (typical low near 17°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -21°F Jan 19, 1994
2 -16°F Feb 20, 2015
3 -15°F Jan 17, 1982
🌧️ Most rain in one day
4.75 in Oct 1, 1981

More rain in a single day than Farmington Hills usually gets in the whole month of October (typical October total about 2.9 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.75 in Oct 1, 1981
2 3.74 in Jul 28, 2011
3 3.70 in Jun 22, 1987
Most snow in one day
18.0 in Dec 2, 1974

Close to a whole typical December's snow in one day (Farmington Hills averages about 8 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 18.0 in Dec 2, 1974
2 10.0 in Jan 22, 1982
3 10.0 in Jan 17, 1992

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 104°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Farmington Hills's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 104°F is about 22°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Farmington Hills's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 104°F and as low as −21°F. A single day has delivered over 5 inches of rain or close to 18 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Detroit City AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014822), about 31 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →