Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
097 CXUS53 KDTX 021602 CLMDTW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1202 PM EDT THU MAY 02 2024 ................................... ...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 89 04/12/1977 LOW 8 04/18/1875 HIGHEST 82 04/29 MM MM LOWEST 28 04/25 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 62.8 58.7 4.1 AVG. MINIMUM 43.6 39.1 4.5 MEAN 53.2 48.9 4.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 DAYS MIN <= 32 3 6.2 -3.2 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.89 1947 MINIMUM 0.53 1899 TOTALS 4.15 3.26 0.89 DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.11 0.03 DAYS >= .01 13 12.5 0.5 DAYS >= .10 9 7.2 1.8 DAYS >= .50 3 2.2 0.8 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.4 0.6 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.17 04/10 TO 04/11 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 25.7 1886 TOTALS T 1.5 -1.5 LIQUID EQUIV T 0.10 -0.10 SINCE 7/1 23.5 45.0 -21.5 LIQUID 7/1 2.35 DAYS >= TRACE 4 1.5 2.5 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.5 -0.5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 362 488 -126 SINCE 7/1 4878 5842 -964 COOLING TOTAL 15 4 11 SINCE 1/1 15 5 10 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/22 (1974) LATEST 05/29 (1966) EARLIEST 10/30 (2023) LATEST 04/25 (2024) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/240 DATE 04/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/240 DATE 04/17 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.71 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 15 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 10 LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 1 FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - 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 - APRIL 2024 ...TEMPERATURE DATA... ...PRECIPITATION DATA... AVERAGE MAXIMUM.........61.2 MONTHLY TOTAL..........4.86 AVERAGE MINIMUM.........38.9 GREATEST DAILY TOTAL...1.69 MONTHLY AVERAGE.........50.0 ON THE 11TH 2024 TOTAL............11.83 ...HEATING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL............446 ...SNOWFALL DATA... 2023-2024 SEASON TOTAL..5561 MONTHLY TOTAL.............T 2023-2024 SEASON TOTAL.40.4 ...COOLING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL..............4 2024 TOTAL.................4 ================================================================ 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)