CDUS43 KDTX 190539 CLIDTW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 139 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026 ................................... ...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 90 137 PM 93 1962 71 19 68 MINIMUM 66 525 AM 32 1973 51 15 52 AVERAGE 78 61 17 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.31 1.71 2020 0.12 0.19 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.66 2.22 -1.56 3.21 SINCE MAR 1 7.35 7.91 -0.56 7.95 SINCE JAN 1 9.15 12.22 -3.07 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 5 MONTH TO DATE 187 144 43 106 SINCE MAR 1 1252 1493 -241 1211 SINCE JUL 1 5871 5985 -114 5405 COOLING YESTERDAY 13 2 11 0 MONTH TO DATE 22 17 5 17 SINCE MAR 1 37 22 15 25 SINCE JAN 1 37 22 15 25 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 400 PM LOWEST 48 200 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 852 PM EDT MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 853 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$