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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
136 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
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..THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 83 514 PM 100 1988 81 2 84
MINIMUM 68 1159 PM 46 1981 63 5 63
AVERAGE 76 72 4 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.51 1926 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.92 1.85 -0.93 1.09
SINCE JUN 1 7.24 8.62 -1.38 12.16
SINCE JAN 1 17.93 22.34 -4.41 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 11 8 3 9
MONTH TO DATE 178 141 37 181
SINCE JUN 1 711 600 111 766
SINCE JAN 1 771 655 116 791
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7
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 87 200 AM
LOWEST 42 500 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 95 1947
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 46 1977
1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 644 AM EDT SUNSET 830 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 645 AM EDT SUNSET 828 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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