CDUS43 KDTX 180536 CLIDTW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 136 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 84 MM 93 1962 71 13 69 MINIMUM 62 MM 31 1973 51 11 57 AVERAGE 73 61 12 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 1980 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 0.35 2.10 -1.75 3.21 SINCE MAR 1 7.04 7.79 -0.75 7.95 SINCE JAN 1 8.84 12.10 -3.26 10.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1991 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 2 MONTH TO DATE 187 138 49 101 SINCE MAR 1 1252 1487 -235 1206 SINCE JUL 1 5871 5979 -108 5400 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 2 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 9 15 -6 17 SINCE MAR 1 24 20 4 25 SINCE JAN 1 24 20 4 25 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 300 AM LOWEST 39 800 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1973 SUNRISEAND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 609 AM EDT SUNSET 851 PM EDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 852 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$