Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
135 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         75    409 PM  93    1962  71      4       60
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  31    1973  51     11       42
  AVERAGE         69                        61      8       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.22 1980   0.12  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      2.10  -1.02     0.33
  SINCE MAR 1      7.26                      7.79  -0.53     7.32
  SINCE JAN 1     12.75                     12.10   0.65    13.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T
  SINCE MAR 1      0.9                       7.7   -6.8     15.9
  SINCE JUL 1     23.5                      45.0  -21.5     37.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       14
  MONTH TO DATE   62                       138    -76      134
  SINCE MAR 1   1121                      1487   -366     1421
  SINCE JUL 1   4940                      5979  -1039     5323

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        15     -4       10
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        20      6       23
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        20      6       23
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM
 LOWEST     66           700 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   851 PM EDT
MAY 19 2024...........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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