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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
136 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 87 525 PM 95 1922 82 5 90
1936
MINIMUM 71 529 AM 43 1979 64 7 70
AVERAGE 79 72 7 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.81 1974 0.10 -0.10 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.92 1.75 -0.83 1.09
SINCE JUN 1 7.24 8.52 -1.28 12.16
SINCE JAN 1 17.93 22.24 -4.31 23.40
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 4 30 -26 14
SINCE JUL 1 0 2 -2 0
COOLING
YESTERDAY 14 8 6 15
MONTH TO DATE 167 133 34 172
SINCE JUN 1 700 592 108 757
SINCE JAN 1 760 647 113 782
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 400 AM
LOWEST 61 400 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 100 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 46 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 643 AM EDT SUNSET 831 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 644 AM EDT SUNSET 830 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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