CXUS53 KDTX 032221 RRB CLMMBS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 621 PM EDT WED APR 03 2024 ................................... ...THE TRI CITIES MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1912 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 87 03/21/2012 LOW -12 03/02/1962 HIGHEST 71 03/12 MM MM LOWEST 19 03/21 MM MM 03/23 AVG. MAXIMUM 48.4 42.3 6.1 AVG. MINIMUM 31.4 25.7 5.7 MEAN 39.9 34.0 5.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 6.0 -5.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 18 24.2 -6.2 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.4 -0.4 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.69 1998 MINIMUM 0.31 1981 TOTALS 2.62 2.02 0.60 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.07 0.01 DAYS >= .01 9 10.1 -1.1 DAYS >= .10 5 5.4 -0.4 DAYS >= .50 2 1.1 0.9 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.80 03/14 TO 03/14 STORM TOTAL 0.80 (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 27.5 1971 TOTALS 6.2 6.0 0.2 LIQUID EQUIV 0.60 0.60 0.00 SINCE 7/1 32.2 46.6 -14.4 LIQUID 7/1 3.22 DAYS >= TRACE 6 5.0 1.0 DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.3 -1.3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 03/23 24 HR TOTAL 6.2 STORM TOTAL 4.5 (MM/DD(HH)) DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 772 962 -190 SINCE 7/1 4899 5904 -1005 COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/12 (1943) LATEST 05/28 (1949) EARLIEST 10/23 (2023) LATEST 04/27 (2023) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/320 DATE 03/10 31/220 03/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/300 DATE 03/10 43/260 03/16 43/170 03/26 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.56 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ ================================================================ 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)