890  
CDUS43 KDTX 220535  
CLIDTW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
135 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 63 352 PM 92 1977 72 -9 54  
MINIMUM 41 549 AM 32 1883 52 -11 49  
AVERAGE 52 62 -10 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.69 2004 0.13 -0.13 0.21  
MONTH TO DATE 1.32 2.59 -1.27 3.76  
SINCE MAR 1 8.01 8.28 -0.27 8.50  
SINCE JAN 1 9.81 12.59 -2.78 11.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.3 1883 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 13 5 8 13  
MONTH TO DATE 206 160 46 147  
SINCE MAR 1 1271 1509 -238 1252  
SINCE JUL 1 5890 6001 -111 5446  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 23 11 17  
SINCE MAR 1 49 28 21 25  
SINCE JAN 1 49 28 21 25    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 600 AM  
LOWEST 42 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 90 1964  
1994  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1883  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM EDT SUNSET 855 PM EDT  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM EDT SUNSET 856 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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