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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
431 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 84 249 PM 93 1962 71 13 69
MINIMUM 62 615 AM 31 1973 51 11 57
AVERAGE 73 61 12 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.22 1980 0.12 -0.12 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.35 2.10 -1.75 3.21
SINCE MAR 1 7.04 7.79 -0.75 7.95
SINCE JAN 1 8.84 12.10 -3.26 10.47
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1991 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 0 6 -6 2
MONTH TO DATE 187 138 49 101
SINCE MAR 1 1252 1487 -235 1206
SINCE JUL 1 5871 5979 -108 5400
COOLING
TODAY 8 2 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 9 15 -6 17
SINCE MAR 1 24 20 4 25
SINCE JAN 1 24 20 4 25
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 300 AM
LOWEST 56 300 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 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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