Redford climate — normals and trends
Redford (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 869 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Redford averages 121 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Redford has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 135 to 107 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 25 June 1988) and the coldest -28.5 °C (on 21 January 1984).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
RedfordMichigan
- coords
- 42.38°, -83.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
13.8°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
869mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
121 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
81.1 cm
Average feels-like high
11.6 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.2 °C
25 June 1988
Coldest day
-28.5 °C
21 January 1984
Wettest day
119 mm
25 June 1968
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
15 March 1959
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
15 March 1959
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-34.0 °C
21 January 1984
Snowiest day
23.6 cm
25 March 1947
Sunniest day
15.0 h
4 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 43 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | -0.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 50 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +5.0 °C | 77 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 15.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 86 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 90 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 121 mm | +32 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 125 mm | +42 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 40 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 53 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 17.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 67 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 7.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 41 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 0.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 81 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Redford?
Redford has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 869 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Redford?
The hottest day measured in Redford between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1988, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Redford?
The coldest day measured in Redford between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1984, at -28.5 °C.
Does it snow in Redford?
Yes. Redford gets on average 81.1 cm of snow per year and has around 121 frost days.
Has the climate of Redford warmed?
Yes: Redford warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Redford?
The wettest day measured in Redford between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1968, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Redford?
The windiest day measured in Redford between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1959, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Redford?
The warmest month in Redford is July (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Redford?
Redford receives on average 869 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Redford?
Redford gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Redford?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Redford between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1947, with 23.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Redford?
Yes: Redford has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Redford?
In Redford, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -34.0 °C on 21 January 1984.
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