CDUS43 KDTX 200535 CLIDTW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 135 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026 ................................... ...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 88 301 PM 91 1934 71 17 62 MINIMUM 66 539 AM 32 2002 51 15 43 AVERAGE 77 61 16 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.66 1.68 1949 0.12 0.54 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.32 2.34 -1.02 3.21 SINCE MAR 1 8.01 8.03 -0.02 7.95 SINCE JAN 1 9.81 12.34 -2.53 10.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.7 7.7 -7.0 2.2 SINCE JUL 1 39.5 45.0 -5.5 28.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 12 MONTH TO DATE 187 150 37 118 SINCE MAR 1 1252 1499 -247 1223 SINCE JUL 1 5871 5991 -120 5417 COOLING YESTERDAY 12 2 10 0 MONTH TO DATE 34 19 15 17 SINCE MAR 1 49 24 25 25 SINCE JAN 1 49 24 25 25 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 800 AM LOWEST 51 200 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAYNORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1981 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 853 PM EDT MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 854 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$