Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
000 CXUS53 KDTX 052335 CCA CLMDTW CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 943 AM EDT SAT SEP 02 2023 ................................... ...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 104 08/06/1918 LOW 38 08/29/1982 HIGHEST 86 08/03 MM MM 08/20 08/24 LOWEST 50 08/31 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 79.2 81.4 -2.2 AVG. MINIMUM 61.5 63.2 -1.7 MEAN 70.3 72.3 -2.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 2.7 -2.7 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.33 1926 MINIMUM 0.16 1894 TOTALS 6.50 3.26 3.24 DAILY AVG. 0.21 0.11 0.10 DAYS >= .01 12 9.7 2.3 DAYS >= .10 8 6.1 1.9 DAYS >= .50 3 2.0 1.0 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.7 0.3 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.51 08/23 TO 08/24 STORM TOTAL 3.50 (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 0.0 0 TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 LIQUID 7/1 0.00 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 STORM TOTAL 0.0 (MM/DD(HH)) DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 7 7 0 SINCE 7/1 7 3 4 COOLING TOTAL 180 233 -53 SINCE 1/1 638 747 -109 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/22 (1974) LATEST 05/29 (1966) EARLIEST 11/13 (2022) LATEST 04/26 (2023) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/300 DATE 08/24 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/300 DATE 08/24 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.63 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 10 - 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 - AUGUST 2023 ...TEMPERATURE DATA... ...PRECIPITATION DATA... AVERAGE MAXIMUM.........77.6 MONTHLY TOTAL..........8.90 AVERAGE MINIMUM.........54.4 GREATEST DAILY TOTAL...3.85 MONTHLY AVERAGE.........66.0 ON THE 24TH 2023 TOTAL............30.33 ...HEATING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL.............41 ...SNOWFALL DATA... 2023-2024 SEASON TOTAL....43 MONTHLY TOTAL...........0.0 2023-2024 SEASON TOTAL..0.0 ...COOLING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL.............81 2023 TOTAL...............339 ================================================================ SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2023 AUGUST 2023 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- PRECIPITATION ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 6.50" 3.26" +3.24" 9TH WETTEST FLINT AREA 5.70" 3.16" +2.54" 7TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 6.18" 3.85" +2.33" 9TH WETTEST PRECIPITATION SINCE JANUARY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 29.01" 23.75" +5.26" 7TH WETTEST FLINT AREA 25.58" 22.14" +3.44" 19TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 26.98" 22.27" +4.71" 6TH WETTEST *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF AUGUST 31, 2023) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 70.3 72.3 -2.0 52ND COOLEST FLINT AREA 67.4 69.1 -1.7 21ST COOLEST SAGINAW AREA 67.6 69.7 -2.1 32ND COOLEST AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 79.2 81.4 -2.2 44TH COOLEST FLINT AREA 77.8 79.9 -2.1 14TH COOLEST SAGINAW AREA 76.8 80.0 -3.2 18TH COOLEST AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 61.5 63.2 -1.7 64TH COOLEST FLINT AREA 57.0 58.3 -1.3 35TH COOLEST SAGINAW AREA 58.4 59.4 -1.0 53RD WARMEST DETROIT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO NOVEMBER 1874 (~149 YEARS) FLINT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1921 (~103 YEARS) SAGINAW AREA HAS CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1912 (~112 YEARS)