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Monthly Climate Summaries

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Monthly Climate Summaries

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NWS puts out a monthly climate summary for Southeast MIchigan with Metro/Flint/Saginaw as the three main places covered for records. Thought it might be interesting to look at which places were tops temperature, precip and snow wise.

January’s is here:
https://www.weather.gov/media/dtx/clima ... 1-2026.pdf

No top 20 wettest/driest or coldest/warmest at any of the three main stations last month.

Highest Temp:
61 at City Airport, Goodrich and Lapeer.

Lowest Temp:
-24 at Flint.

Highest Daily Precip:
0.76” at Burton.

Highest Monthly Precip:
2.57” at Whitmore Lake.

Most Days with Precip Recorded:
25 at Port Hope.

Highest Daily Snowfall:
7.1” at Port Huron.

Highest Monthly Snowfall:
27.4” at Howell.

Most Days With Snow Recorded:
21 at Ann Arbor, Lapeer and White Lake.
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February climate summary is out:

https://www.weather.gov/media/dtx/clima ... 2-2026.pdf

Top 20 records:
5th driest February at Detroit (0.37” of precipitation)
20th most snowless at Saginaw (3.9 inches)

Highest Temp:
67 at Adrian and Manchester

Lowest Temp:
-11 at Cass City and Durand

Highest Daily Precip:
1.07” at Farmington

Highest Monthly Precip:
1.76” at Port Hope

Most Days with Precip Recorded:
14 at Harbor Beach and Port Hope

Highest Daily Snowfall:
4.8” at Port Huron.

Highest Monthly Snowfall:
10.7” at White Lake.

Most Days With Snow Recorded:
10 at Harbor Beach.
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Climate Summary for March:

Top 20 records:
13th warmest at Detroit (Avg. 42.1 F.)
19th warmest at Flint (Avg. 39.0 F.)
12th wettest at Flint (3.41” of precipitation)
5th wettest at Saginaw (4.46” of precipitation)
13th most snowless at Detroit (0.6” of snowfall)
11th most snowless at Flint (1.3” of snowfall)

Highest Temp:
77 at Flint and White Lake

Lowest Temp:
5 at White Lake

Highest Daily Precip:
1.07” at Farmington

Highest Monthly Precip:
2.78” at Caro

Most Days with Precip Recorded:
18 at Lapeer and Saginaw

Highest Daily Snowfall:
3.8” at Clarkston and Ortonville

Highest Monthly Snowfall:
7.1” at Lapeer

Most Days With Snow Recorded:
7 at Lapeer.

https://www.weather.gov/media/dtx/clima ... 3-2026.pdf
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Climate Summary for April:

Top 20 records:
7th warmest at Detroit (Avg. 53.1 F)
9th warmest at Flint (50.8 F)
12th warmest at Saginaw (49.4 F)
**Wettest April ever recorded at Flint** (6.50")
7th wettest at Saginaw (5.59")

Highest Temp:
86 at Detroit City Airport

Lowest Temp:
19 at Bad Axe, Clarkston, Ortonville, White Lake and Whitmore Lake

Highest Daily Precip:
2.36" at White Lake

Highest Monthly Precip:
9.42" 6.6 Miles northeast of Holly

Most Days with Precip Recorded:
26 at Lindon

Highest Daily Snowfall:
1.0" at Lexington

Highest Monthly Snowfall:
1.0" at Lexington

Most Days With Snow Recorded:
2 at Lapeer

https://www.weather.gov/media/dtx/clima ... 4-2026.pdf

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Climate Summary for May:

Top 20 records:
15th Driest at Flint (1.40")
7th Driest at Saginaw (0.86")

Highest Temp:
93 at Grosse Pointe Farms

Lowest Temp:
26 at U of M Ann Arbor

Highest Daily Precip:
1.02" at Grosse Pointe Farms

Highest Monthly Precip:
2.99" at Waterford

Most Days with Precip Recorded:
17 at New Haven

https://www.weather.gov/media/dtx/clima ... 5-2026.pdf
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Climate Summary for June:

Top 20 records:
5th Wettest at Saginaw (5.39")

Highest Temp:
96 at Adrian

Lowest Temp:
38 at Midland

Highest Daily Precip:
2.53" at Midland

Highest Monthly Precip:
7.99" at Livonia

Most Days with Precip Recorded:
15 at Midland

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July 2026:

Climate Summary for July:

Top 20 records:
16th Warmest at Detroit (Average Temp = 76.4)
20th Warmest at Saginaw (Average Temp = 73.5)
10th Driest at Flint (1.11")

Highest Temp:
100 at Burton

Lowest Temp:
45 at U of M Ann Arbor and Flint

Highest Daily Precip:
2.55" at Dundee

Highest Monthly Precip:
4.27" at Saline

Most Days with Precip Recorded:
11 at Durand and Monroe

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Climate Summary for August:

Top 20 records:
None

Highest Temp:
94 at Grosse Pointe Farms

Lowest Temp:
49 at Cass City

Highest Daily Precip:
2.17" at Fowlerville

Highest Monthly Precip:
5.69" at Durand

Most Days with Precip Recorded:
17 at Adrian, Chelsea and Detroit
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Climate Summary for September:

Top 20 records:
18th Driest at Saginaw (1.50")

Highest Temp:
98 at Detroit City Airport

Lowest Temp:
36 at Flint and White Lake

Highest Daily Precip:
3.35" at Durand

Highest Monthly Precip:
6.34" at Livonia

Most Days with Precip Recorded:
17 at Westland
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