Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
506 CXUS53 KDTX 032016 RRB CLMMBS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 416 PM EDT MON JUN 03 2024 ................................... ...THE TRI CITIES MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 95 05/31/1919 LOW 24 05/10/1923 HIGHEST 87 05/19 MM MM LOWEST 39 05/10 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 72.8 68.6 4.2 AVG. MINIMUM 51.1 47.7 3.4 MEAN 62.0 58.2 3.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.4 -0.4 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.7 -0.7 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.95 1912 MINIMUM 0.53 1939 TOTALS 2.54 3.41 -0.87 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.11 -0.03 DAYS >= .01 11 12.0 -1.0 DAYS >= .10 8 6.8 1.2 DAYS >= .50 1 2.3 -1.3 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.75 05/27 TO 05/28 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 9.0 1923 TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 SINCE 7/1 32.2 49.0 -16.8 LIQUID 7/1 3.22 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.1 -0.1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 129 253 -124 SINCE 7/1 5476 6733 -1257 COOLING TOTAL 43 41 2 SINCE 1/1 44 44 0 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/12 (1943) LATEST 05/28 (1949) EARLIEST 10/23 (2023) LATEST 04/26 (2024) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/250 DATE 05/01 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/250 DATE 05/22 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.34 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ ================================================================ SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2024 MAY 2024 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- PRECIPITATION ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 2.55" 3.72" -1.17" 53RD DRIEST FLINT AREA 3.56" 3.68" -0.12" 34TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 2.54" 3.41" -0.87" 48TH DRIEST PRECIPITATION SINCE JANUARY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 14.22" 13.72" +0.50" 41ST WETTEST FLINT AREA 12.53" 12.45" +0.08" 36TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 10.67" 12.31" -1.64" 53RD DRIEST *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF MAY 31, 2024) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 64.7 60.3 +4.4 7TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 62.2 57.4 +4.8 12TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 62.0 58.2 +3.8 11TH WARMEST AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 75.1 70.3 +4.8 10TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 74.5 68.9 +5.6 13TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 72.8 68.6 +4.2 11TH WARMEST AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 54.4 50.2 +4.2 8TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 49.9 46.0 +3.9 16TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 51.1 47.7 +3.4 9TH 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)