615  
CDUS43 KDTX 010541  
CLIDTW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
141 AM EDT MON MAY 01 2023  
   
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 56 400 PM 87 1942 65 -9 61  
MINIMUM 42 1133 PM 28 1876 45 -3 44  
AVERAGE 49 55 -6 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.24 2.10 2019 0.12 0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.88 3.26 -0.38 2.75  
SINCE MAR 1 6.99 5.69 1.30 4.93  
SINCE JAN 1 13.03 10.00 3.03 8.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1963 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.5 -1.4 4.1  
SINCE MAR 1 15.9 7.7 8.2 7.5  
SINCE JUL 1 37.1 45.0 -7.9 47.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 11 5 12  
MONTH TO DATE 449 489 -40 544  
SINCE MAR 1 1287 1350 -63 1334  
SINCE JUL 1 5189 5842 -653 5664  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 13 4 9 7  
SINCE MAR 1 13 5 8 7  
SINCE JAN 1 13 5 8 7    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 44 300 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 86 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 26 1978  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 629 AM EDT SUNSET 832 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 834 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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