Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
389 CXUS53 KDTX 021602 RRB CLMMBS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1202 PM EDT THU MAY 02 2024 ................................... ...THE TRI CITIES MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... 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 88 04/26/1915 LOW 8 04/01/1923 HIGHEST 81 04/27 MM MM LOWEST 26 04/25 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 60.0 55.8 4.2 AVG. MINIMUM 39.7 36.1 3.6 MEAN 49.9 45.9 4.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.5 -0.5 DAYS MIN <= 32 6 10.0 -4.0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.33 2013 MINIMUM 0.42 1940 TOTALS 2.53 3.19 -0.66 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.11 -0.03 DAYS >= .01 15 11.8 3.2 DAYS >= .10 9 7.0 2.0 DAYS >= .50 0 2.0 -2.0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.67 04/11 TO 04/12 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 14.4 1975 TOTALS T 2.4 -2.4 LIQUID EQUIV T 0.20 -0.20 SINCE 7/1 32.2 49.0 -16.8 LIQUID 7/1 3.22 DAYS >= TRACE 2 1.9 0.1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.9 -0.9 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 448 574 -126 SINCE 7/1 5347 6480 -1133 COOLING TOTAL 1 2 -1 SINCE 1/1 1 3 -2 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/12 (1943) LATEST 05/28 (1949) EARLIEST 10/23 (2023) LATEST 04/26 (2024) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/300 DATE 04/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/290 DATE 04/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.48 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ ================================================================ SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2024 APRIL 2024 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- SNOWFALL ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA T" 1.5" -1.5" 8TH LEAST SNOWY FLINT AREA T" 2.4" -2.4" 7TH LEAST SNOWY SAGINAW AREA T" 2.4" -2.4" 7TH LEAST SNOWY SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 23.5" 45.0" -21.5" 18TH LEAST SNOWY FLINT AREA 32.0" 52.1" -20.1" 22ND LEAST SNOWY SAGINAW AREA 32.2" 49.0" -16.8" 33RD LEAST SNOWY *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF APRIL 30, 2024) PRECIPITATION ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 4.15" 3.26" +0.89" 27TH WETTEST FLINT AREA 3.27" 3.13" +0.14" 37TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 2.53" 3.19" -0.66" 56TH WETTEST PRECIPITATION SINCE JANUARY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 11.67" 10.00" +1.67" 30TH WETTEST FLINT AREA 8.97" 8.77" +0.20" 35TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 8.13" 8.90" -0.77" 48TH WETTEST *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF APRIL 30, 2024) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 53.2 48.9 +4.3 5TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 50.8 46.0 +4.8 9TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 49.9 45.9 +4.0 9TH WARMEST AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 62.8 58.7 +4.1 9TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 61.5 56.7 +4.8 10TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 60.0 55.8 +4.2 14TH WARMEST AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 43.6 39.1 +4.5 5TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 40.1 35.3 +4.8 7TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 39.7 36.1 +3.6 8TH 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)