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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
135 AM EDT SAT MAY 02 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 51 242 PM 86 1942 65 -14 71
MINIMUM 38 1159 PM 26 1978 45 -7 46
AVERAGE 45 55 -10 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.03 1.46 1875 0.13 -0.10 0.41
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.13 -0.10 0.41
SINCE MAR 1 6.72 5.82 0.90 5.15
SINCE JAN 1 8.52 10.13 -1.61 7.67
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.3 1909 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.7 7.7 -7.0 2.2
SINCE JUL 1 39.5 45.0 -5.5 28.7
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 20 10 10 6
MONTH TO DATE 20 10 10 6
SINCE MAR 1 1085 1359 -274 1111
SINCE JUL 1 5704 5851 -147 5305
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 15 5 10 8
SINCE JAN 1 15 5 10 8
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 600 AM
LOWEST 41 300 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 85 1901
2012
2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 29 1875
1978
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 627 AM EDT SUNSET 834 PM EDT
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 626 AM EDT SUNSET 835 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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