CXUS53 KDTX 040623 RRB CLMMBS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 123 AM EST MON NOV 04 2024 ................................... ...THE TRI CITIES MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 91 10/07/2007 LOW 19 10/31/1925 10/30/1925 HIGHEST 81 10/21 MM MM LOWEST 30 10/27 MM MM AVG. MAXIMUM 67.5 60.2 7.3 AVG. MINIMUM 43.1 41.4 1.7 MEAN 55.3 50.8 4.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 3 4.4 -1.4 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.78 1954 MINIMUM 0.18 1952 TOTALS 1.50 2.91 -1.41 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.09 -0.04 DAYS >= .01 7 12.0 -5.0 DAYS >= .10 3 5.9 -2.9 DAYS >= .50 1 1.8 -0.8 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.61 10/14 TO 10/14 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 5.0 1967 TOTALS 0.0 0.2 -0.2 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 LIQUID 7/1 0.00 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.2 -0.2 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 305 447 -142 SINCE 7/1 362 611 -249 COOLING TOTAL 12 7 5 SINCE 1/1 779 632 147 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/12 (1943) LATEST 05/28 (1949) EARLIEST 10/17 (2024) LATEST 04/26 (2024) .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/260 DATE 10/31 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/250 DATE 10/31 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.21 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 24 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ ================================================================ SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2024 OCTOBER 2024 MONTHLY STATISTICS AND RANKINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- PRECIPITATION ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 1.44" 2.53" -1.09" 43RD DRIEST FLINT AREA 1.22" 2.77" -1.55" 16TH DRIEST SAGINAW AREA 1.50" 2.91" -1.41" 29TH DRIEST PRECIPITATION SINCE JANUARY 1* ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 27.29" 29.50" -2.21" 74TH DRIEST FLINT AREA 28.28" 27.81" +0.47" 38TH WETTEST SAGINAW AREA 21.09" 27.99" -6.90" 19TH DRIEST *NORMAL TO DATE (AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2024) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 56.5 53.0 +3.5 20TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 54.1 50.2 +3.9 15TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 55.3 50.8 +4.5 9TH WARMEST AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 67.8 62.0 +5.8 9TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 67.0 60.1 +6.9 7TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 67.5 60.2 +7.3 3RD WARMEST AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE ACTUAL NORMAL DEPARTURE RANKING DETROIT AREA 45.2 44.0 +1.2 49TH WARMEST FLINT AREA 41.1 40.3 +0.8 49TH WARMEST SAGINAW AREA 43.1 41.4 +1.7 21ST 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)