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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
139 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 90 137 PM 93 1962 71 19 68
MINIMUM 66 525 AM 32 1973 51 15 52
AVERAGE 78 61 17 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.31 1.71 2020 0.12 0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.66 2.22 -1.56 3.21
SINCE MAR 1 7.35 7.91 -0.56 7.95
SINCE JAN 1 9.15 12.22 -3.07 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 5
MONTH TO DATE 187 144 43 106
SINCE MAR 1 1252 1493 -241 1211
SINCE JUL 1 5871 5985 -114 5405
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 400 PM
LOWEST 48 200 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 852 PM EDT
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 853 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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