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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
135 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 88 301 PM 91 1934 71 17 62
MINIMUM 66 539 AM 32 2002 51 15 43
AVERAGE 77 61 16 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.66 1.68 1949 0.12 0.54 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.32 2.34 -1.02 3.21
SINCE MAR 1 8.01 8.03 -0.02 7.95
SINCE JAN 1 9.81 12.34 -2.53 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 12
MONTH TO DATE 187 150 37 118
SINCE MAR 1 1252 1499 -247 1223
SINCE JUL 1 5871 5991 -120 5417
COOLING
YESTERDAY 12 2 10 0
MONTH TO DATE 34 19 15 17
SINCE MAR 1 49 24 25 25
SINCE JAN 1 49 24 25 25
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 800 AM
LOWEST 51 200 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 853 PM EDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 854 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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