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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
146 AM EDT MON MAY 04 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 65 312 PM 89 2012 66 -1 55
MINIMUM 33 355 AM 28 1978 46 -13 45
AVERAGE 49 56 -7 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.31 1997 0.13 -0.13 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 0.39 -0.31 0.41
SINCE MAR 1 6.77 6.08 0.69 5.15
SINCE JAN 1 8.57 10.39 -1.82 7.67
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 2005 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 16 10 6 15
MONTH TO DATE 58 30 28 23
SINCE MAR 1 1123 1379 -256 1128
SINCE JUL 1 5742 5871 -129 5322
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 400 AM
LOWEST 30 200 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 89 1949
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 1966
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 836 PM EDT
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 837 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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