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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
426 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 90 137 PM 93 1962 71 19 68
MINIMUM 66 525 AM 32 1973 51 15 52
AVERAGE 78 61 17 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 1.71 2020 0.12 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.36 2.22 -1.86 3.21
SINCE MAR 1 7.05 7.91 -0.86 7.95
SINCE JAN 1 8.85 12.22 -3.37 10.47
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 0 6 -6 5
MONTH TO DATE 187 144 43 106
SINCE MAR 1 1252 1493 -241 1211
SINCE JUL 1 5871 5985 -114 5405
COOLING
TODAY 13 2 11 0
MONTH TO DATE 22 17 5 17
SINCE MAR 1 37 22 15 25
SINCE JAN 1 37 22 15 25
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 400 AM
LOWEST 48 200 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 2002
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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