National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

• Home
• Site Map
• News
• Organization
• Search for: NWS All NOAA 

000
CXUS53 KDTX 010927 RRB
CLMMBS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
527 AM EDT WED NOV 01 2023

...................................

...THE TRI CITIES MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1912 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             91   10/07/2007
 LOW              19   10/31/1925
                       10/30/1925
HIGHEST           86   10/03         MM      MM
LOWEST            26   10/31         MM      MM
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.0               60.2     0.8
AVG. MINIMUM    45.3               41.4     3.9
MEAN            53.1               50.8     2.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     3                4.4    -1.4
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.78   1954
 MINIMUM        0.18   1952
TOTALS          3.21               2.91    0.30
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.09    0.01
DAYS >= .01       17               12.0     5.0
DAYS >= .10        9                5.9     3.1
DAYS >= .50        2                1.8     0.2
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.4    -0.4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.88   10/05 TO 10/05
 STORM TOTAL    0.88
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           5.0   1967
TOTALS           0.5                0.2     0.3
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.10               0.00    0.10
SINCE 7/1        0.5                0.2     0.3
 LIQUID 7/1     0.05
DAYS >= TRACE      2                0.2     1.8
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.1    -0.1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM
 STORM TOTAL     0.5
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    389                447     -58
 SINCE 7/1       478                611    -133
COOLING TOTAL     28                  7      21
 SINCE 1/1       587                632     -45

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/12 (1943)
 LATEST       05/28 (1949)
EARLIEST      10/23 (2023)
LATEST        04/27 (2023)
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/040    DATE  10/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/040    DATE  10/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.61
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         15

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               19     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

$$
================================================================
       SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2023

OCTOBER 2023 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS
-----------------------------------------------------------------

SNOWFALL
                ACTUAL    NORMAL     DEPARTURE     RANKING
DETROIT AREA     0.2"       0.0"       +0.2"     10TH SNOWIEST
FLINT AREA       1.1"       0.3"       +0.8"      7TH SNOWIEST
SAGINAW AREA     0.5"       0.2"       +0.3"      8TH SNOWIEST

SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1*
                ACTUAL    NORMAL     DEPARTURE     RANKING
DETROIT AREA     0.2"       0.0"       +0.2"     10TH SNOWIEST
FLINT AREA       1.1"       0.3"       +0.8"      7TH SNOWIEST
SAGINAW AREA     0.5"       0.2"       +0.3"      8TH SNOWIEST

      *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2023)

PRECIPITATION
                ACTUAL    NORMAL     DEPARTURE     RANKING
DETROIT AREA     2.10"     2.53"      -0.43"     74TH WETTEST
FLINT AREA       4.05"     2.77"      +1.28"     11TH WETTEST
SAGINAW AREA     3.21"     2.91"      +0.30"     36TH WETTEST

PRECIPITATION SINCE JANUARY 1*
                ACTUAL    NORMAL     DEPARTURE     RANKING
DETROIT AREA    33.39"    29.50"      +3.89"     18TH WETTEST
FLINT AREA      30.74"    27.81"      +2.93"     26TH WETTEST
SAGINAW AREA    31.29"    27.99"      +3.30"     12TH WETTEST

      *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2023)

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
                ACTUAL    NORMAL     DEPARTURE     RANKING
DETROIT AREA     54.6      53.0       +1.6       42ND WARMEST
FLINT AREA       52.8      50.2       +2.6       25TH WARMEST
SAGINAW AREA     53.1      50.8       +2.3       23RD WARMEST

AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE
                ACTUAL    NORMAL     DEPARTURE     RANKING
DETROIT AREA     61.9      62.0       -0.1       67TH WARMEST
FLINT AREA       60.8      60.1       +0.7       51ST WARMEST
SAGINAW AREA     61.0      60.2       +0.8       43RD WARMEST

AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
                ACTUAL    NORMAL     DEPARTURE     RANKING
DETROIT AREA     47.3      44.0       +3.3       24TH WARMEST
FLINT AREA       44.9      40.3       +4.6        8TH WARMEST
SAGINAW AREA     45.3      41.4       +3.9        9TH WARMEST


DETROIT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO NOVEMBER 1874 (~149 YEARS)
FLINT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1921 (~103 YEARS)
SAGINAW AREA HAS CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1912 (~112 YEARS)