Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
564 CXUS53 KDTX 011429 RRA CLMFNT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1029 AM EDT SUN SEP 01 2024 ................................... ...THE FLINT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1921 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 101 08/24/1947 LOW 37 08/29/1982 HIGHEST 93 08/27 MM MM LOWEST 48 08/21 MM MM 08/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 80.7 79.9 0.8 AVG. MINIMUM 59.6 58.3 1.3 MEAN 70.2 69.1 1.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 2 2.0 0.0 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 11.04 1975 MINIMUM 0.32 2010 TOTALS 3.99 3.16 0.83 DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.10 0.03 DAYS >= .01 10 10.0 0.0 DAYS >= .10 8 5.9 2.1 DAYS >= .50 3 1.9 1.1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.8 0.2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.23 08/06 TO 08/06 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 15 25 -10 SINCE 7/1 20 38 -18 COOLING TOTAL 183 152 31 SINCE 1/1 635 504 131 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/17 (2013) LATEST 05/28 (2008) EARLIEST 10/23 (2023) LATEST 04/26 (2024) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/300 DATE 08/27 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/300 DATE 08/27 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.35 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 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 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ ================================================================ 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)