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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
137 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 71 1204 AM 91 1977 72 -1 56
MINIMUM 47 1159 PM 33 1981 52 -5 41
AVERAGE 59 62 -3 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.56 1923 0.12 -0.12 0.34
1959
MONTH TO DATE 1.32 2.46 -1.14 3.55
SINCE MAR 1 8.01 8.15 -0.14 8.29
SINCE JAN 1 9.81 12.46 -2.65 10.81
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2002 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 6 5 1 16
MONTH TO DATE 193 155 38 134
SINCE MAR 1 1258 1504 -246 1239
SINCE JUL 1 5877 5996 -119 5433
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 34 21 13 17
SINCE MAR 1 49 26 23 25
SINCE JAN 1 49 26 23 25
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 500 AM
LOWEST 60 200 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1883
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 854 PM EDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM EDT SUNSET 855 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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