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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
138 AM EDT SUN MAY 03 2026  
   
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 49 355 PM 85 1901 65 -16 74  
2012  
2018  
MINIMUM 36 1159 PM 29 1875 45 -9 52  
1978  
AVERAGE 43 55 -12 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 1.66 1892 0.13 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 0.26 -0.18 0.41  
SINCE MAR 1 6.77 5.95 0.82 5.15  
SINCE JAN 1 8.57 10.26 -1.69 7.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.1 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 22 10 12 2  
MONTH TO DATE 42 20 22 8  
SINCE MAR 1 1107 1369 -262 1113  
SINCE JUL 1 5726 5861 -135 5307  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
SLEET  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 100 AM  
LOWEST 35 300 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 89 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 1978  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 626 AM EDT SUNSET 835 PM EDT  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 836 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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