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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
136 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 84 MM 93 1962 71 13 69
MINIMUM 62 MM 31 1973 51 11 57
AVERAGE 73 61 12 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 300 AM
LOWEST 39 800 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1973
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 609 AM EDT SUNSET 851 PM EDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 852 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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