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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1238 AM EST FRI DEC 5 2008


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...THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2008


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         38   1209 AM  64    1941  40     -2       29
  MINIMUM         21   1159 PM   3    2002  27     -6       25
  AVERAGE         30                        33     -3       27

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.90 1920   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.36  -0.35     1.03
  SINCE DEC 1      0.01                      0.36  -0.35     1.03
  SINCE JAN 1     29.92                     30.74  -0.82    30.22

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             7.0  1898   0.3   -0.3       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       1.0   -0.7      1.2
  SINCE DEC 1      0.3                       1.0   -0.7      1.2
  SINCE JUL 1      2.5                       4.0   -1.5      1.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       35                        32      3       38
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       125      7      134
  SINCE DEC 1    132                       125      7      134
  SINCE JUL 1   1381                      1426    -45     1183

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1    787                       736     51      985
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM
 LOWEST     53           100 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE DETROIT MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        67      2001
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         6      1974


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  5 2008......SUNRISE   747 AM EST   SUNSET   501 PM EST
DECEMBER  6 2008......SUNRISE   748 AM EST   SUNSET   501 PM EST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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TEMPERATURE DATA...
MONTHLY AVERAGE......... 33.4
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... -0.6



DETROIT CITY AIRPORT HIGH AND LOW FOR YESTERDAY.... 39/21
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CLIMATE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN WHITE LAKE MICHIGAN FOR YESTERDAY...

TEMPERATURE:

HIGH... 37 LOW.... 14

PRECIPITATION:

DAY.... T MONTH.... 0.23 YEAR.... 38.12

SNOWFALL:

DAY.... 0.4 MONTH.... 2.3 SEASON.... 13.0

DETROIT SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 7 AM.

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