507  
CDUS43 KDTX 170537  
CLIDTW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
137 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 83 258 PM 92 1962 70 13 75  
MINIMUM 60 525 AM 32 1967 50 10 50  
1984  
AVERAGE 72 60 12 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.38 1.09 1899 0.12 0.26 0.00  
1945  
MONTH TO DATE 3.21 1.98 1.23 1.06  
SINCE MAR 1 7.95 7.67 0.28 7.24  
SINCE JAN 1 10.47 11.98 -1.51 12.73  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 2.2 7.7 -5.5 0.9  
SINCE JUL 1 28.7 45.0 -16.3 23.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 2  
MONTH TO DATE 99 132 -33 62  
SINCE MAR 1 1204 1481 -277 1121  
SINCE JUL 1 5398 5973 -575 4940  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 17 13 4 7  
SINCE MAR 1 25 18 7 22  
SINCE JAN 1 25 18 7 22    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 200 AM  
LOWEST 29 400 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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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 2025...........SUNRISE 610 AM EDT SUNSET 850 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 609 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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