A look back at Southeast Michigan weather extremes on Leap Day
(CBS DETROIT) - While a Leap Day occurs every four years, we still keep track of the weather conditions on Leap Day. There, however, is a reason why we cycle between having a leap year and not. CBS News Detroit NEXT Weather Meteorologist Ahmad Bajjey explains why.
Let's talk about some weather Leap Day extremes in Detroit.
According to climate records, the hottest day recorded in Detroit on Feb. 29 was back in 1976, with a high-temperature reading of 63 degrees. The coldest low temperature ever recorded on Leap Day was -6 degrees, which was set in 1884.
Typically, our average high temperature is 40 degrees, and even though we are close to that today, it is still a tad below that normal. See the latest forecast here:
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