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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
135 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         73    241 PM  93    1962  70      3       69
  MINIMUM         50    542 AM  31    1973  50      0       43
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1980   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      1.76  -1.51     0.91
  SINCE MAR 1      6.28                      6.94  -0.66     6.01
  SINCE JAN 1     12.56                     10.92   1.64    10.92

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      3.2                       8.6   -5.4      0.2
  SINCE JUL 1     47.7                      42.5    5.2     26.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3        9
  MONTH TO DATE   79                       143    -64       65
  SINCE MAR 1   1563                      1484     79      982
  SINCE JUL 1   5848                      6037   -189     4850

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        12      8       21
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        18      2       41
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        18      2       41
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    68           600 AM
 LOWEST     31           400 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   851 PM EDT
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   852 PM EDT


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




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