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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
432 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 68 258 PM 85 1976 59 9 60
MINIMUM 52 602 AM 10 1875 40 12 33
AVERAGE 60 50 10 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.56 1930 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.46 1.75 0.71 2.79
SINCE MAR 1 5.77 4.18 1.59 4.57
SINCE JAN 1 7.57 8.49 -0.92 7.09
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 4.5 1921 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.2 -1.1 1.8
SINCE MAR 1 0.7 7.4 -6.7 2.2
SINCE JUL 1 39.5 44.7 -5.2 28.7
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 5 16 -11 18
MONTH TO DATE 221 320 -99 361
SINCE MAR 1 922 1181 -259 1029
SINCE JUL 1 5541 5673 -132 5223
COOLING
TODAY 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 100 AM
LOWEST 66 200 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 86 2004
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 8 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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