Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
047 CXUS53 KDTX 010948 CLMDTW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 448 AM EST FRI MAR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 73 02/27/2024 LOW -20 02/09/1875 HIGHEST 73R 02/27 MM MM LOWEST 17 02/17 MM MM 02/18 AVG. MAXIMUM 46.5 35.2 11.3 AVG. MINIMUM 27.7 20.8 6.9 MEAN 37.1 28.0 9.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 11.6 -9.6 DAYS MIN <= 32 22 25.1 -3.1 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.1 -1.1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.41 1881 MINIMUM 0.04 1877 TOTALS 0.24 2.08 -1.84 DAILY AVG. 0.01 NAN NAN DAYS >= .01 4 11.0 -7.0 DAYS >= .10 2 5.3 -3.3 DAYS >= .50 0 1.2 -1.2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.11 02/15 TO 02/15 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 38.4 1908 TOTALS 3.1 12.5 -9.4 LIQUID EQUIV 0.30 1.20 -0.90 SINCE 7/1 22.6 37.3 -14.7 LIQUID 7/1 2.26 DAYS >= TRACE 8 9.2 -1.2 DAYS >= 1.0 1 3.6 -2.6 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 02/18 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 802 1036 -234 SINCE 7/1 3819 4558 -739 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/22 (1974) LATEST 05/29 (1966) EARLIEST 10/30 (2023) LATEST 04/26 (2023) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/280 DATE 02/28 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/300 DATE 02/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 1 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 1 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ --------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY CLIMATE DATA FOR NWS WHITE LAKE - FEBRUARY 2024 ...TEMPERATURE DATA... ...PRECIPITATION DATA... AVERAGE MAXIMUM.........45.0 MONTHLY TOTAL..........0.56 AVERAGE MINIMUM.........24.6 GREATEST DAILY TOTAL...0.36 MONTHLY AVERAGE.........34.8 ON THE 28TH 2024 TOTAL.............4.78 ...HEATING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL............872 ...SNOWFALL DATA... 2023-2024 SEASON TOTAL..4328 MONTHLY TOTAL...........2.2 2023-2024 SEASON TOTAL.31.8 ...COOLING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL..............0 2024 TOTAL.................0 ================================================================ SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2024 FEBRUARY 2024 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- SNOWFALL ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 3.1" 12.5" -9.4" 21ST LEAST SNOWY FLINT AREA 3.3" 13.0" -9.7" 11TH LEAST SNOWY SAGINAW AREA 6.2" 11.4" -5.2" 35TH LEAST SNOWY SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 22.6" 37.6" -14.7" 36TH LEAST SNOWY FLINT AREA 22.7" 43.1" -20.4" 20TH LEAST SNOWY SAGINAW AREA 26.0" 40.6" -14.6" 32ND LEAST SNOWY *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF FEBRUARY 29, 2024) PRECIPITATION ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 0.24" 2.08" -1.84" 4TH DRIEST FLINT AREA 0.53" 1.68" -1.15" 11TH DRIEST SAGINAW AREA 0.73" 1.77" -1.04" 19TH DRIEST PRECIPITATION SINCE JANUARY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 5.49" 4.31" +1.18" 32ND WETTEST FLINT AREA 3.63" 3.67" -0.04" 38TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 2.98" 3.69" -0.71" 55TH DRIEST *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF FEBRUARY 29, 2024) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 37.1 28.0 +9.1 3RD WARMEST FLINT AREA 35.5 24.7 +10.8 1ST WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 35.1 24.5 +10.6 1ST WARMEST AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 46.5 35.2 +11.3 2ND WARMEST FLINT AREA 44.9 32.8 +12.1 1ST WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 43.6 31.8 +11.8 1ST WARMEST AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 27.7 20.8 +6.9 4TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 26.1 16.7 +9.4 2ND WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 26.7 17.3 +9.4 2ND WARMEST DETROIT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO NOVEMBER 1874 (~150 YEARS) FLINT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1921 (~104 YEARS) SAGINAW AREA HAS CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1912 (~113 YEARS)