Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
136 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026

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...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         83    514 PM 100    1988  81      2       84
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  46    1981  63      5       63
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.51 1926   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      1.85  -0.93     1.09
  SINCE JUN 1      7.24                      8.62  -1.38    12.16
  SINCE JAN 1     17.93                     22.34  -4.41    23.40

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       11                         8      3        9
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       141     37      181
  SINCE JUN 1    711                       600    111      766
  SINCE JAN 1    771                       655    116      791
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM
 LOWEST     42           500 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1977
                                             1981


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   830 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   828 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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