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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
135 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026

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...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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    133 PM  85    1976  59     12       51
                                      2003
  MINIMUM         60    358 AM  21    1935  39     21       39
  AVERAGE         66                        49     17       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.92          1.48 1919   0.10   0.82      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      1.52   0.71     2.79
  SINCE MAR 1      5.54                      3.95   1.59     4.57
  SINCE JAN 1      7.34                      8.26  -0.92     7.09

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  2014   0.1   -0.1       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.1   -1.0      1.8
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       7.3   -6.6      2.2
  SINCE JUL 1     39.5                      44.6   -5.1     28.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        16    -16       20
  MONTH TO DATE  213                       288    -75      324
  SINCE MAR 1    914                      1149   -235      992
  SINCE JUL 1   5533                      5641   -108     5186

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         0     15        0
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         1     14        0
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         1     14        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    69   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM
 LOWEST     63          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        86      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1875


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE   651 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 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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