835  
CDUS43 KDTX 030642  
CLIDTW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
142 AM EST SAT JAN 03 2026  
   
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 23 454 PM 62 1876 33 -10 30  
MINIMUM 16 1159 PM -12 1879 21 -5 27  
AVERAGE 20 27 -7 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.67 1999 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.16 -0.15 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 2.13 2.41 -0.28 3.28  
SINCE JAN 1 0.01 0.16 -0.15 0.01  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.2 10.6 1999 0.4 -0.2 0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 0.7 0.8 -0.1 0.1  
SINCE DEC 1 11.6 9.7 1.9 3.7  
SINCE JUL 1 17.5 11.6 5.9 5.5  
SNOW DEPTH 3  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 45 38 7 36  
MONTH TO DATE 96 76 20 67  
SINCE DEC 1 1245 1122 123 1044  
SINCE JUL 1 2312 2316 -4 1888  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 400 AM  
LOWEST 57 300 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 59 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -15 1879  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 802 AM EST SUNSET 514 PM EST  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 802 AM EST SUNSET 515 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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