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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
142 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 70 318 PM 86 2002 59 11 55
MINIMUM 54 1147 PM 17 1875 39 15 36
AVERAGE 62 49 13 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.23 1.19 1930 0.11 0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.46 1.63 0.83 2.79
SINCE MAR 1 5.77 4.06 1.71 4.57
SINCE JAN 1 7.57 8.37 -0.80 7.09
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1943 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 3 16 -13 19
MONTH TO DATE 216 304 -88 343
SINCE MAR 1 917 1165 -248 1011
SINCE JUL 1 5536 5657 -121 5205
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 900 AM
LOWEST 65 500 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 85 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 10 1875
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM EDT SUNSET 817 PM EDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 818 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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