Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
507 CXUS53 KDTX 032016 RRA CLMFNT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 416 PM EDT MON JUN 03 2024 ................................... ...THE FLINT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1921 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 93 05/28/2012 05/31/1988 05/31/1934 LOW 22 05/10/1966 HIGHEST 88 05/19 MM MM LOWEST 38 05/10 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 74.5 68.9 5.6 AVG. MINIMUM 49.9 46.0 3.9 MEAN 62.2 57.4 4.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.3 -0.3 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 1.4 -1.4 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.19 2004 MINIMUM 0.34 1988 TOTALS 3.56 3.68 -0.12 DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.12 -0.01 DAYS >= .01 12 12.1 -0.1 DAYS >= .10 9 7.5 1.5 DAYS >= .50 2 2.2 -0.2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.80 05/26 TO 05/27 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 12.0 1923 TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 SINCE 7/1 32.0 52.1 -20.1 LIQUID 7/1 3.20 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 128 268 -140 SINCE 7/1 5376 6792 -1416 COOLING TOTAL 48 34 14 SINCE 1/1 52 37 15 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/17 (2013) LATEST 05/28 (2008) EARLIEST 10/23 (2023) LATEST 04/26 (2024) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/290 DATE 05/01 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/280 DATE 05/01 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.36 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 11 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 5 - 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)