Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
563 CXUS53 KDTX 011429 CLMDTW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1029 AM EDT SUN SEP 01 2024 ................................... ...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 104 08/06/1918 LOW 38 08/29/1982 HIGHEST 95 08/27 MM MM LOWEST 51 08/21 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 82.8 81.4 1.4 AVG. MINIMUM 63.4 63.2 0.2 MEAN 73.1 72.3 0.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 7 2.7 4.3 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.33 1926 MINIMUM 0.16 1894 TOTALS 4.50 3.26 1.24 DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.11 0.04 DAYS >= .01 10 9.7 0.3 DAYS >= .10 8 6.1 1.9 DAYS >= .50 3 2.0 1.0 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.7 1.3 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.66 08/27 TO 08/28 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 0.0 0 TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 LIQUID 7/1 0.00 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2 7 -5 SINCE 7/1 3 3 0 COOLING TOTAL 260 233 27 SINCE 1/1 858 747 111 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/22 (1974) LATEST 05/29 (1966) EARLIEST 10/30 (2023) LATEST 04/25 (2024) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 51/320 DATE 08/27 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 76/340 DATE 08/27 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 19 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 9 - 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 - AUGUST 2024 ...TEMPERATURE DATA... ...PRECIPITATION DATA... AVERAGE MAXIMUM.........79.6 MONTHLY TOTAL..........4.70 AVERAGE MINIMUM.........57.3 GREATEST DAILY TOTAL...1.44 MONTHLY AVERAGE.........68.4 ON THE 6TH 2024 TOTAL............32.60 ...HEATING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL.............33 ...SNOWFALL DATA... 2024-2025 SEASON TOTAL....43 MONTHLY TOTAL.............0 2024-2025 SEASON TOTAL....0 ...COOLING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL............148 2024 TOTAL...............521 ================================================================ SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2024 AUGUST 2024 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- PRECIPITATION ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 4.50" 3.26" +1.24" 28TH WETTEST FLINT AREA 3.99" 3.16" +0.83" 27TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 2.58" 3.85" -1.27" 49TH DRIEST PRECIPITATION SINCE JANUARY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 24.63" 23.75" +0.88" 41ST WETTEST FLINT AREA 26.05" 22.14" +3.91" 16TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 18.84" 22.27" -3.43" 45TH DRIEST *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF AUGUST 31, 2024) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 73.1 72.3 +0.8 50TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 70.2 69.1 +1.1 40TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 70.7 69.7 +1.0 35TH WARMEST AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 82.8 81.4 +1.4 71ST WARMEST FLINT AREA 80.7 79.9 +0.8 47TH COOLEST SAGINAW AREA 80.8 80.0 +0.8 50TH WARMEST AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 63.4 63.2 +0.2 32ND WARMEST FLINT AREA 59.6 58.3 +1.3 33RD WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 60.7 59.4 +1.3 20TH WARMEST DETROIT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO NOVEMBER 1874 (~150 YEARS) FLINT AREA HAS A CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1921 (~104 YEARS) SAGINAW AREA HAS CLIMATE RECORD DATING TO JANUARY 1912 (~113 YEARS)