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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
148 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 69 402 PM 85 1976 59 10 60
MINIMUM 52 602 AM 10 1875 40 12 33
AVERAGE 61 50 11 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 4 16 -12 18
MONTH TO DATE 220 320 -100 361
SINCE MAR 1 921 1181 -260 1029
SINCE JUL 1 5540 5673 -133 5223
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 100 AM
LOWEST 65 500 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 86 2004
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 8 1875
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 818 PM EDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 646 AM EDT SUNSET 819 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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