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Climate change: Detroit seeing increase in hotter than normal summer days

DETROIT – Scientists at at Climate Central counted the hot summer days in Detroit from 1970 to today.

This revealed a trend in the increase of hotter than normal, or above average, summer days in Detroit.

With climate change, a Detroit summer will eventually feel like a Missouri summer of today.

The following map from Climate Central shows average summer temperature change since 1970 across America.

Summer warming in America -- Climate Central (Climate Central)