In summer, most storms pass to the north allowing for intervals of warm, humid conditions with occasional thunderstorms followed by days of mild, dry, and fair weather. Temperatures of 90 degrees or higher are infrequent but are reached several times during each summer. The most pronounced lake effect occurs in the winter when arctic air moving across the lakes is warmed and moistened by the water. While most lake effect snow falls west and north of the area, there is an excess of cloudiness and a slight moderation of cold wave temperatures over southeast Michigan. The mean annual temperature is 48 degrees, ranging from a typical January day of 30 and 15 for high and low temperatures to 84 and 61 for an average July day.
Rainfall is fairly uniform throughout the year.
Average seasonal snowfall at Detroit Metropolitan Airport equals 41 inches. However, average annual snowfall near the office location is estimated to be 60 - 70 inches. In downtown Detroit, Comerica Park hosts the major league baseball Detroit Tigers and Joe Louis Arena is home of the 1997 and 1998 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings. Golf, boating, and skiing are popular recreational activities in southeast Michigan. Metropark Golf Course sits to the immediate west of the office.