Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
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CXUS53 KDTX 040623 RRB
CLMMBS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
123 AM EST MON NOV 04 2024
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...THE TRI CITIES MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1912 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 91 10/07/2007
LOW 19 10/31/1925
10/30/1925
HIGHEST 81 10/21 MM MM
LOWEST 30 10/27 MM MM
AVG. MAXIMUM 67.5 60.2 7.3
AVG. MINIMUM 43.1 41.4 1.7
MEAN 55.3 50.8 4.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 3 4.4 -1.4
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.78 1954
MINIMUM 0.18 1952
TOTALS 1.50 2.91 -1.41
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.09 -0.04
DAYS >= .01 7 12.0 -5.0
DAYS >= .10 3 5.9 -2.9
DAYS >= .50 1 1.8 -0.8
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.61 10/14 TO 10/14
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 5.0 1967
TOTALS 0.0 0.2 -0.2
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.2 -0.2
LIQUID 7/1 0.00
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.2 -0.2
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 305 447 -142
SINCE 7/1 362 611 -249
COOLING TOTAL 12 7 5
SINCE 1/1 779 632 147
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/12 (1943)
LATEST 05/28 (1949)
EARLIEST 10/17 (2024)
LATEST 04/26 (2024)
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/260 DATE 10/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/250 DATE 10/31
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.21
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2024
OCTOBER 2024 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS
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PRECIPITATION
ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING
DETROIT AREA 1.44" 2.53" -1.09" 43RD DRIEST
FLINT AREA 1.22" 2.77" -1.55" 16TH DRIEST
SAGINAW AREA 1.50" 2.91" -1.41" 29TH DRIEST
PRECIPITATION SINCE JANUARY 1*
ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING
DETROIT AREA 27.29" 29.50" -2.21" 74TH DRIEST
FLINT AREA 28.28" 27.81" +0.47" 38TH WETTEST
SAGINAW AREA 21.09" 27.99" -6.90" 19TH DRIEST
*NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2024)
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING
DETROIT AREA 56.5 53.0 +3.5 20TH WARMEST
FLINT AREA 54.1 50.2 +3.9 15TH WARMEST
SAGINAW AREA 55.3 50.8 +4.5 9TH WARMEST
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE
ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING
DETROIT AREA 67.8 62.0 +5.8 9TH WARMEST
FLINT AREA 67.0 60.1 +6.9 7TH WARMEST
SAGINAW AREA 67.5 60.2 +7.3 3RD WARMEST
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING
DETROIT AREA 45.2 44.0 +1.2 49TH WARMEST
FLINT AREA 41.1 40.3 +0.8 49TH WARMEST
SAGINAW AREA 43.1 41.4 +1.7 21ST 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)