621  
CDUS43 KDTX 162029  
CLIDTW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
429 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2023  
   
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 79 253 PM 92 1962 70 9 77  
MINIMUM 49 552 AM 32 1967 50 -1 55  
1984  
AVERAGE 64 60 4 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.09 1899 0.12 -0.12 0.71  
1945  
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 1.98 -1.65 2.77  
SINCE MAR 1 7.32 7.67 -0.35 7.70  
SINCE JAN 1 13.36 11.98 1.38 10.83  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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  
TODAY 1 6 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 120 132 -12 84  
SINCE MAR 1 1407 1481 -74 1418  
SINCE JUL 1 5309 5973 -664 5748  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 10 13 -3 41  
SINCE MAR 1 23 18 5 48  
SINCE JAN 1 23 18 5 48    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 400 AM  
LOWEST 25 300 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 611 AM EDT SUNSET 849 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 610 AM EDT SUNSET 850 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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