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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
139 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 81 534 PM 92 1962 70 11 83
MINIMUM 51 259 AM 32 1967 50 1 60
1984
AVERAGE 66 60 6 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.06 1.09 1899 0.12 -0.06 0.38
1945
MONTH TO DATE 0.35 1.98 -1.63 3.21
SINCE MAR 1 7.04 7.67 -0.63 7.95
SINCE JAN 1 8.84 11.98 -3.14 10.47
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 0 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 187 132 55 99
SINCE MAR 1 1252 1481 -229 1204
SINCE JUL 1 5871 5973 -102 5398
COOLING
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 7
MONTH TO DATE 1 13 -12 17
SINCE MAR 1 16 18 -2 25
SINCE JAN 1 16 18 -2 25
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 1000 AM
LOWEST 48 900 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1973
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 610 AM EDT SUNSET 850 PM EDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 609 AM EDT SUNSET 851 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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