Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS53 KDTX 011429 RRB
CLMMBS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1029 AM EDT SUN SEP 01 2024
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...THE TRI CITIES MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 103 08/06/1918
LOW 37 08/29/1982
HIGHEST 94 08/27 MM MM
LOWEST 47 08/21 MM MM
AVG. MAXIMUM 80.8 80.0 0.8
AVG. MINIMUM 60.7 59.4 1.3
MEAN 70.7 69.7 1.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 2 1.4 0.6
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 9.43 2012
MINIMUM T 2024
TOTALS 2.58 3.85 -1.27
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.12 -0.04
DAYS >= .01 7 10.5 -3.5
DAYS >= .10 5 6.0 -1.0
DAYS >= .50 2 2.6 -0.6
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.1 -0.1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.30 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 11 19 -8
SINCE 7/1 14 25 -11
COOLING TOTAL 197 165 32
SINCE 1/1 673 565 108
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/12 (1943)
LATEST 05/28 (1949)
EARLIEST 10/23 (2023)
LATEST 04/26 (2024)
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/280 DATE 08/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/280 DATE 08/27
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.32
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 2
- 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 AUGUST 2024
AUGUST 2024 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS
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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)