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CDUS43 KDTX 300734  
CLIDTW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
136 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012  
 
   
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2012
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 60 335 PM 83 1899 64 -4 62  
MINIMUM 30 601 AM 26 1977 44 -14 39  
1874  
AVERAGE 45 54 -9 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.99 1909 0.10 -0.10 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 1.45 2.80 -1.35 5.61  
SINCE MAR 1 4.40 5.08 -0.68 9.22  
SINCE JAN 1 9.31 9.06 0.25 14.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1909 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.7 -1.7 1.6  
SINCE MAR 1 0.2 8.6 -8.4 10.2  
SINCE JUL 1 26.0 42.7 -16.7 69.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 20 11 9 14  
MONTH TO DATE 450 469 -19 504  
SINCE MAR 1 904 1331 -427 1425  
SINCE JUL 1 4772 5884 -1112 6172  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 20 0 20 0  
SINCE JAN 1 20 0 20 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 500 AM  
LOWEST 16 200 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 87 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1876  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2012.........SUNRISE 630 AM EDT SUNSET 832 PM EDT  
MAY 1 2012...........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 833 PM EDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  

 
 
TEMPERATURE DATA...  
MONTHLY AVERAGE......... 49.3  
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 1.4  
 
DETROIT CITY AIRPORT HIGH AND LOW FOR YESTERDAY.... 59/29   
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CLIMATE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST  
OFFICE IN WHITE LAKE MICHIGAN FOR YESTERDAY...  
 
TEMPERATURE:  
 
HIGH... 61 LOW.... 22  
 
PRECIPITATION:  
 
DAY.... 0.00 MONTH.... 1.56 YEAR.... 6.34  
 
SNOWFALL:  
 
DAY.... 0.0 MONTH.... 0.2 SEASON.... 33.3  
 
DETROIT SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 7 AM.  
 

 
 
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