Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Redford, MI. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Redford typically lands right in that uncertain stretch of early spring, with average highs around 53° and lows still dipping to 33°. The date has seen some wild swings over 71 years of data — a balmy 73° back in 1955, and a brutal 16° low as recently as 2016. There's about a 1-in-3 chance of rain today, but snow is nearly off the table at just 2%.
Redford has seen the full extremes of a classic Michigan climate, from a punishing 104° in June 1988 to a bone-chilling -20° in January 1994 — a 124-degree spread. Summer storms can turn serious fast: a single day in June 2021 dropped 6.7 inches of rain, and a December 1974 snowstorm buried the area under 18 inches in one shot.
Summer is the sweet spot, with highs peaking around 85° the second week of July before a gradual slide into fall. January is the gauntlet — average highs barely crack 31° during the coldest stretch of the year. If rain is your concern, late June into early July is the wettest window, averaging nearly an inch of precipitation per week.