085  
CDUS43 KDTX 170638  
CLIDTW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
138 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 32 1159 PM 55 1949 32 0 32  
1953  
MINIMUM 14 1239 AM -15 2009 19 -5 17  
AVERAGE 23 25 -2 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 0.47 1924 0.07 -0.05 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 1.22 -0.54 0.34  
SINCE DEC 1 2.80 3.47 -0.67 3.61  
SINCE JAN 1 0.68 1.22 -0.54 0.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.6 4.2 1959 0.4 0.2 1.4  
MONTH TO DATE 7.7 6.9 0.8 7.1  
SINCE DEC 1 18.6 15.8 2.8 10.7  
SINCE JUL 1 24.5 17.7 6.8 12.5  
SNOW DEPTH 5  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 42 40 2 40  
MONTH TO DATE 569 619 -50 661  
SINCE DEC 1 1718 1665 53 1638  
SINCE JUL 1 2785 2859 -74 2482  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 300 PM  
LOWEST 65 900 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 63 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -15 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 758 AM EST SUNSET 529 PM EST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 758 AM EST SUNSET 530 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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