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CDUS43 KDTX 170537  
CLIDTW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
137 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 79 331 PM 92 1962 70 9 77  
MINIMUM 48 747 PM 32 1967 50 -2 55  
1984  
AVERAGE 64 60 4 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 1100 PM  
LOWEST 25 400 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 610 AM EDT SUNSET 850 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 610 AM EDT SUNSET 851 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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