CXUS53 KDTX 032154 CLMDTW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 554 PM EDT FRI APR 03 2026 ................................... ...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 03/22/2012 LOW -7 03/05/1872 HIGHEST 76 03/31 MM MM LOWEST 17 03/02 MM MM 03/17 03/18 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.2 45.9 7.3 AVG. MINIMUM 31.0 28.6 2.4 MEAN 42.1 37.2 4.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 3.4 -1.4 DAYS MIN <= 32 15 21.0 -6.0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.63 1913 MINIMUM 0.38 1910 TOTALS 3.31 2.43 0.88 DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.08 0.03 DAYS >= .01 12 11.1 0.9 DAYS >= .10 7 6.1 0.9 DAYS >= .50 3 1.4 1.6 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.4 0.6 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.18 03/10 TO 03/11 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 30.2 1900 TOTALS 0.6 6.2 -5.6 LIQUID EQUIV 0.10 0.60 -0.50 SINCE 7/1 39.4 43.5 -4.1 LIQUID 7/1 3.94 DAYS >= TRACE 9 5.3 3.7 DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.9 -1.9 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 701 861 -160 SINCE 7/1 5320 5353 -33 COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/22 (1974) LATEST 05/29 (1966) EARLIEST 11/02 (2025) LATEST 04/12 (2025) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 55/230 DATE 03/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 72/230 DATE 03/13 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.81 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 23 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 1 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 7 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ --------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY CLIMATE DATA FOR NWS WHITE LAKE - MARCH 2026 ...TEMPERATURE DATA... ...PRECIPITATION DATA... AVERAGE MAXIMUM.........51.6 MONTHLY TOTAL..........4.45 AVERAGE MINIMUM.........26.8 GREATEST DAILY TOTAL...0.87 MONTHLY AVERAGE.........39.2 ON THE 5TH 2026 TOTAL.............7.23 ...HEATING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL............795 ...SNOWFALL DATA... 2025-2026 SEASON TOTAL..5955 MONTHLY TOTAL...........1.1 GREATEST DAILY TOTAL....0.6 ...COOLING DEGREE DAYS... ON THE 13TH MONTHLY TOTAL..............0 2025-2026 SEASON TOTAL.58.0 2026 TOTAL.................0 ================================================================ SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2026 MARCH 2026 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- SNOWFALL ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 0.6" 6.2" -5.6" 12TH LEAST SNOWY FLINT AREA 1.3" 6.6" -5.3" 11TH LEAST SNOWY SAGINAW AREA 3.7" 6.0" -2.3" 39TH LEAST SNOWY SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 39.4" 43.5" -4.1" 73RD SNOWIEST FLINT AREA 46.3" 49.7" -3.4" 38TH SNOWIEST SAGINAW AREA 35.6" 46.6" -11.0" 47TH LEAST SNOWY *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF MARCH 31, 2026) PRECIPITATION ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 3.31" 2.43" +0.88" 33RD WETTEST FLINT AREA 3.41" 1.97" +1.44" 12TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 4.46" 2.02" +2.44" 5TH WETTEST PRECIPITATION SINCE JANUARY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 5.11" 6.74" -1.63" 41ST DRIEST FLINT AREA 6.27" 5.64" +0.63" 27TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 6.77" 5.71" +1.06" 22ND WETTEST *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF MARCH 31, 2026) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 42.1 37.2 +4.9 13TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 39.0 34.2 +4.8 19TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 36.6 34.0 +2.6 24TH WARMEST AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 53.2 45.9 +7.3 8TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 50.1 43.3 +6.8 12TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 45.3 42.3 +3.0 20TH WARMEST AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 31.0 28.6 +2.4 29TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 27.9 25.1 +2.8 30TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 27.9 25.7 +2.2 27TH WARMEST DETROIT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO NOVEMBER 1874 (~152 YEARS) FLINT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1921 (~106 YEARS) SAGINAW AREA HAS CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1912 (~115 YEARS)