Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
377 CXUS53 KDTX 032016 CLMDTW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 416 PM EDT MON JUN 03 2024 ................................... ...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 95 05/28/2012 05/31/1895 07/08/1936 LOW 12 05/18/2022 HIGHEST 89 05/20 MM MM LOWEST 44 05/12 MM MM 05/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 75.1 70.3 4.8 AVG. MINIMUM 54.4 50.2 4.2 MEAN 64.7 60.3 4.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.46 2004 MINIMUM 0.43 1920 TOTALS 2.55 3.72 -1.17 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.12 -0.04 DAYS >= .01 11 12.9 -1.9 DAYS >= .10 7 7.7 -0.7 DAYS >= .50 1 2.4 -1.4 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.10 05/26 TO 05/27 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 6.0 1923 TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 SINCE 7/1 23.5 45.0 -21.5 LIQUID 7/1 2.35 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.1 -0.1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 76 198 -122 SINCE 7/1 4954 6040 -1086 COOLING TOTAL 76 50 26 SINCE 1/1 91 55 36 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/22 (1974) LATEST 05/29 (1966) EARLIEST 10/30 (2023) LATEST 04/25 (2024) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/230 DATE 05/22 30/250 05/27 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/070 DATE 05/26 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.67 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 11 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 6 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 1 HAZE 4 - 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 - MAY 2024 ...TEMPERATURE DATA... ...PRECIPITATION DATA... AVERAGE MAXIMUM.........74.1 MONTHLY TOTAL..........4.16 AVERAGE MINIMUM.........48.9 GREATEST DAILY TOTAL...1.70 MONTHLY AVERAGE.........61.5 ON THE 7TH 2024 TOTAL............15.99 ...HEATING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL............144 ...SNOWFALL DATA... 2023-2024 SEASON TOTAL..5705 MONTHLY TOTAL.............0 2023-2024 SEASON TOTAL.40.4 ...COOLING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL.............45 2024 TOTAL................49 ================================================================ 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)