CXUS53 KDTX 032221 CLMDTW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 621 PM EDT WED APR 03 2024 ................................... ...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 03/22/2012 LOW -7 03/05/1872 HIGHEST 74 03/04 MM MM LOWEST 19 03/21 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 51.2 45.9 5.3 AVG. MINIMUM 33.4 28.6 4.8 MEAN 42.3 37.2 5.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 3.4 -3.4 DAYS MIN <= 32 14 21.0 -7.0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.63 1913 MINIMUM 0.38 1910 TOTALS 2.03 2.43 -0.40 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.08 -0.01 DAYS >= .01 8 11.1 -3.1 DAYS >= .10 7 6.1 0.9 DAYS >= .50 1 1.4 -0.4 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.86 03/08 TO 03/09 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 30.2 1900 TOTALS 0.9 6.2 -5.3 LIQUID EQUIV 0.10 0.60 -0.50 SINCE 7/1 23.5 43.5 -20.0 LIQUID 7/1 2.35 DAYS >= TRACE 7 5.3 1.7 DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.9 -1.9 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 697 861 -164 SINCE 7/1 4516 5353 -837 COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/22 (1974) LATEST 05/29 (1966) EARLIEST 10/30 (2023) LATEST 04/26 (2023) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/220 DATE 03/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/220 DATE 03/16 43/230 03/19 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.75 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 18 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ --------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY CLIMATE DATA FOR NWS WHITE LAKE - MARCH 2024 ...TEMPERATURE DATA... ...PRECIPITATION DATA... AVERAGE MAXIMUM.........49.1 MONTHLY TOTAL..........2.19 AVERAGE MINIMUM.........29.6 GREATEST DAILY TOTAL...0.60 MONTHLY AVERAGE.........39.4 ON THE 26TH 2024 TOTAL.............6.97 ...HEATING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL............787 ...SNOWFALL DATA... 2023-2024 SEASON TOTAL..5115 MONTHLY TOTAL...........8.6 2023-2024 SEASON TOTAL.40.4 ...COOLING DEGREE DAYS... MONTHLY TOTAL..............0 2024 TOTAL.................0 ================================================================ SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2024 MARCH 2024 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- SNOWFALL ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 0.9" 6.2" -5.3" 12TH LEAST SNOWY FLINT AREA 9.3" 6.6" +2.7" 30TH SNOWIEST SAGINAW AREA 6.2" 6.0" +0.2" 55TH SNOWIEST SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 23.5" 43.5" -20.0" 19TH LEAST SNOWY FLINT AREA 32.0" 49.7" -17.7" 27TH LEAST SNOWY SAGINAW AREA 32.2" 46.6" -14.4" 36TH LEAST SNOWY *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF MARCH 31, 2024) PRECIPITATION ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 2.03" 2.43" -0.40" 52ND DRIEST FLINT AREA 2.07" 1.97" +0.10" 50TH DRIEST SAGINAW AREA 2.62" 2.02" +0.60" 25TH WETTEST PRECIPITATION SINCE JANUARY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 7.52" 6.74" +0.78" 44TH WETTEST FLINT AREA 5.70" 5.64" +0.06" 39TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 5.60" 5.71" -0.11" 40TH WETTEST *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF MARCH 31, 2024) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 42.3 37.2 +5.1 11TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 40.3 34.2 +6.1 12TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 39.9 34.0 +5.9 9TH WARMEST AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 51.2 45.9 +5.3 10TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 49.7 43.3 +6.4 13TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 48.4 42.3 +6.1 11TH WARMEST AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 33.4 28.6 +4.8 10TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 30.9 25.1 +5.8 9TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 31.4 25.7 +5.7 8TH 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)