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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
135 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 71 133 PM 85 1976 59 12 51
2003
MINIMUM 60 358 AM 21 1935 39 21 39
AVERAGE 66 49 17 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.92 1.48 1919 0.10 0.82 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.23 1.52 0.71 2.79
SINCE MAR 1 5.54 3.95 1.59 4.57
SINCE JAN 1 7.34 8.26 -0.92 7.09
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.6 2014 0.1 -0.1 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.1 -1.0 1.8
SINCE MAR 1 0.7 7.3 -6.6 2.2
SINCE JUL 1 39.5 44.6 -5.1 28.7
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 16 -16 20
MONTH TO DATE 213 288 -75 324
SINCE MAR 1 914 1149 -235 992
SINCE JUL 1 5533 5641 -108 5186
COOLING
YESTERDAY 1 0 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 15 0 15 0
SINCE MAR 1 15 1 14 0
SINCE JAN 1 15 1 14 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 44 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 69 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 300 AM
LOWEST 63 1200 AM
AVERAGE 80
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 17 1875
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 651 AM EDT SUNSET 816 PM EDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM EDT SUNSET 817 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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