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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
137 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026

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...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         80    408 PM  97    1965  82     -2       85
  MINIMUM         68    442 AM  46    1979  64      4       66
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.31 1986   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      1.65  -0.73     1.08
  SINCE JUN 1      7.24                      8.42  -1.18    12.15
  SINCE JAN 1     17.93                     22.14  -4.21    23.39

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        9                         8      1       11
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       125     28      157
  SINCE JUN 1    686                       584    102      742
  SINCE JAN 1    746                       639    107      767
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           700 AM
 LOWEST     60          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1922
                                             1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        43      1979


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   833 PM EDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   831 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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