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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
427 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 62 923 AM 90 1895 67 -5 69
MINIMUM 52 1225 PM 29 1891 46 6 49
AVERAGE 57 56 1 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.02 0.85 1991 0.12 -0.10 0.22
MONTH TO DATE 0.24 0.64 -0.40 1.92
SINCE MAR 1 6.93 6.33 0.60 6.66
SINCE JAN 1 8.73 10.64 -1.91 9.18
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1954 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
TODAY 8 9 -1 6
MONTH TO DATE 69 49 20 46
SINCE MAR 1 1134 1398 -264 1151
SINCE JUL 1 5753 5890 -137 5345
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0
SINCE MAR 1 15 6 9 8
SINCE JAN 1 15 6 9 8
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 200 AM
LOWEST 44 1000 AM
AVERAGE 66
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 90 1949
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 31 1974
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 837 PM EDT
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 622 AM EDT SUNSET 838 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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