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May - Detroit Records 1874 - Present

May Normals
(1991-2020)
Maximum Minimum Average Daily
Temperature
Precipitation
Date Max Min Avg Record
High
Lowest
Max
Highest
Min
Record
Low
Highest Lowest Greatest Date
1 65 45 54.9 86/1942 40/1909 70/1942 26/1978 78/1942 35/1909 1.46/1875 1
2 65 45 55.3 85/2018 39/1940 64/1942 29/1978 73/2021 34/1875 1.66/1892 2
3 66 46 55.7 89/2012 40/1929 64/1955 28/1978 76/1955 38/1957 1.31/1997 3
4 66 46 56.0 89/1949 45/1954 66/1955 28/1966 77/1955 39/1954 1.05/1990 4
5 67 46 56.4 90/1895 42/1917 70/1949 29/1891 80/1949 38/1917 0.85/1991 5
6 67 47 56.8 90/1949 46/1935 66/1941 31/1974 74/2000 40/1974 1.75/1976 6
7 67 47 57.1 86/2000 40/1947 68/1964 27/1974 77/2000 36/1947 0.97/1948 7
8 68 47 57.5 87/2015 38/1947 68/2000 30/1976 77/2000 34/1947 0.85/1974 8
9 68 48 57.8 90/1896 39/1923 68/1965 27/2020 79/1896 35/1923 2.12/1875 9
10 68 48 58.2 90/1936 42/1902 67/1896 25/1966 78/1896 38/1966 2.33/1948 10
11 69 49 58.6 87/1993 43/1960 67/1881 30/1907 76/1896 39/1907 1.91/1914 11
12 69 49 58.9 90/1881 44/1966 65/1881 32/1934 78/1881 39/1895 1.48/2002 12
13 69 49 59.3 89/1977 45/1888 66/1956 30/2013 77/1991 41/1910 1.48/1991 13
14 70 50 59.6 91/1962 40/1895 66/1962 34/1984 79/1962 39/1895 1.39/1916 14
15 70 50 59.9 92/1962 48/1945 71/1962 33/1973 82/1962 42/1895 1.46/1923 15
16 70 50 60.3 92/1962 47/1945 70/1962 32/1984 81/1962 44/1957 1.09/1945 16
17 71 51 60.6 93/1962 48/1916 68/2017 31/1973 80/1962 43/1973 1.22/1980 17
18 71 51 61.0 93/1962 48/1915 70/1962 32/1973 82/1962 43/2002 1.71/2020 18
19 71 51 61.3 91/1934 40/1894 69/1996 32/2002 80/1996 37/1894 1.68/1949 19
20 72 52 61.7 91/1977 48/2002 68/1934 33/1981 79/1934 42/1895 1.56/1959 20
21 72 52 62.0 92/1977 46/1917 71/2013 32/1883 80/1934 39/1883 1.69/2004 21
22 72 52 62.4 90/1994 41/1883 67/1941 32/1883 78/1941 36/1883 1.14/1949 22
23 73 53 62.7 89/1964 46/1917 71/1964 34/1935 80/1964 40/1917 1.69/2004 23
24 73 53 63.0 87/2020 44/1925 67/1991 33/1925 77/1933 39/1925 1.26/1950 24
25 73 53 63.4 90/2012 47/1979 70/2012 35/1992 80/2012 45/1979 1.67/2011 25
26 74 54 63.7 92/1944 47/1961 70/1991 36/1983 79/1914 43/1961 2.56/1968 26
27 74 54 64.0 91/2018 51/1906 71/1941 35/1915 81/1941 46/1915 1.68/2014 27
28 74 54 64.4 95/2012 50/2021 72/1941 35/1907 82/2018 46/1894 2.02/1935 28
29 75 55 64.7 92/2006 48/1889 70/2018 32/1966 81/2018 42/1889 1.65/1876 29
30 75 55 65.1 93/1942 44/1889 73/1929 36/1966 81/1929 40/1889 2.27/1889 30
31 75 56 65.4 95/1895 46/1910 75/2018 34/1910 83/2018 40/1910 1.98/1946 31

Normal High: 70.3

Normal HDD: Month: 198

Normal Monthly Precip: 3.72
Normal Low : 50.2 Normal HDD Season: 6092 Normal Yearly Precip: 12.54
Normal Mean: 60.3 Normal CDD: Month: 50 Ave Snow this Month : 0.0
Normal CDD Season: 48 Ave Snow for the Season: 42.7

Precip: Greatest Monthly Total: 8.46/2004

Snow: Greatest Monthly Total: 6.0/1923
Precip: Least Monthly Total: 0.43/1920 Snow: Least Monthly Total: 0.0/na


May Daily Snowfall Records

Date Snowfall (Inches) Year Date
1 0.3 1909 1
2 0.1 1909 2
3 0.1 2005 3
4 0.2 1907 4
5 0.0 2022 5
6 0.0 2022 6
7 0.0 2022 7
8 0.0 2022 8
9 6.0 1923 9
10 0.5 2020 10
11 0.0 2022 11
12 0.0 2022 12
13 1.5 1912 13
14 0.0 2022 14
15 0.0 2022 15
16 0.0 2022 16
17 0.0 2022 17
18 0.0 2022 18
19 0.0 2022 19
20 0.0 2022 20
21 2.3 1883 21
22 2.7 1883 22
23 0.0 2022 23
24 0.0 2022 24
25 0.0 2022 25
26 0.0 2022 26
27 0.0 2022 27
28 0.0 2021 28
29 0.0 2021 29
30 0.0 2021 30
31 0.0 2021 31