Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
621 CXUS53 KDTX 041946 RRB CLMMBS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 246 PM EST THU JAN 04 2024 ................................... ...THE TRI CITIES MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1912 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 67 12/05/2001 LOW -12 12/26/1914 HIGHEST 60 12/09 MM MM LOWEST 22 12/13 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 43.0 34.7 8.3 AVG. MINIMUM 33.1 23.1 10.0 MEAN 38.0 28.9 9.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 12.1 -11.1 DAYS MIN <= 32 16 27.0 -11.0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.6 -0.6 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.33 1972 MINIMUM 0.33 1939 TOTALS 1.73 1.85 -0.12 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.06 0.00 DAYS >= .01 15 12.2 2.8 DAYS >= .10 10 5.2 4.8 DAYS >= .50 0 0.8 -0.8 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.39 12/01 TO 12/02 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 40.2 2000 TOTALS 2.1 11.8 -9.7 LIQUID EQUIV 0.20 1.10 -0.90 SINCE 7/1 3.6 15.3 -11.7 LIQUID 7/1 0.36 DAYS >= TRACE 8 8.8 -0.8 DAYS >= 1.0 0 4.1 -4.1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM 24 HR TOTAL 2.1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 832 1119 -287 SINCE 7/1 2080 2510 -430 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 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 8.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/250 DATE 12/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/240 DATE 12/09 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.74 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 18 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 79 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0 FOG 21 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 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 DECEMBER 2023 DECEMBER 2023 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- SNOWFALL ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 0.1" 8.9" -8.8" 2ND LEAST SNOWY FLINT AREA 1.8" 11.4" -9.6" 5TH LEAST SNOWY SAGINAW AREA 2.1" 11.8" -9.7" 7TH LEAST SNOWY SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 2.5" 10.8" -8.3" 8TH LEAST SNOWY FLINT AREA 4.5" 15.0" -10.5" 8TH LEAST SNOWY SAGINAW AREA 3.6" 15.3" -11.7" 8TH LEAST SNOWY *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023) PRECIPITATION ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 2.27" 2.25" +0.02" 74TH DRIEST FLINT AREA 2.01" 1.89" +0.12" 43RD WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 1.73" 1.85" -0.12" 50TH DRIEST PRECIPITATION SINCE JANUARY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 36.65" 34.32" +2.33" 33RD WETTEST FLINT AREA 34.66" 31.97" +2.69" 27TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 34.75" 32.12" +2.63" 20TH WETTEST *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 40.1 31.3 +8.8 3RD WARMEST FLINT AREA 39.2 28.7 +10.5 2ND WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 38.0 28.9 +9.1 2ND WARMEST AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 45.1 37.2 +7.9 4TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 44.4 34.9 +9.5 2ND WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 43.0 34.7 +8.3 2ND WARMEST AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 35.1 25.3 +9.8 2ND WARMEST FLINT AREA 33.9 22.5 +11.4 2ND WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 33.1 23.1 +10.0 1ST WARMEST DETROIT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO NOVEMBER 1874 (~150 YEARS) FLINT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1921 (~103 YEARS) SAGINAW AREA HAS CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1912 (~112 YEARS)