Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI

Home | Current Version | Previous Version | Text Only | Print | Product List | Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
000
CXUS53 KGRR 011610
CLMGRR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
1208 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2009

...................................
...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2009

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   09/02/1913
                        09/16/1899
 LOW               27   09/28/1991
HIGHEST            84   09/14        87      -3       92  09/02
LOWEST             41   09/30        35       6       44  09/16
AVG. MAXIMUM     74.2              71.7     2.5     74.5
AVG. MINIMUM     53.0              51.0     2.0     54.9
MEAN             63.6              61.3     2.3     64.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.4    -0.4        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.4    -0.4        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.85   1986
 MINIMUM         0.00   1979
TOTALS           1.56              4.28   -2.72     9.54
DAILY AVG.       0.05              0.14   -0.09     0.32
DAYS >= .01         7              10.5    -3.5       11
DAYS >= .10         4               6.9    -2.9        8
DAYS >= .50         1               2.8    -1.8        5
DAYS >= 1.00        0               1.1    -1.1        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.83   09/27 TO 09/28

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   2003
 24 HR TOTAL        T   MM
 SNOW DEPTH         T   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0        0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL        MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      80               159     -79       62
 SINCE 7/1        133               193     -60       66
COOLING TOTAL      47                56      -9       61
 SINCE 1/1        455               608    -153      630

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/03/1946
 LATEST       06/04/1945
EARLIEST                        10/13
LATEST                          05/02

.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/062
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/280    DATE  09/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/260    DATE  09/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   64

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      22     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     17

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

$$

IOD





  • National Weather Service
  • Detroit/Pontiac, MI Weather Forecast Office
  • 9200 White Lake Road
  • White Lake, MI 48386
  • 248-620-9804
  • Page Author: DTX Webmaster
  • Web Master's E-mail: w-dtx.webmaster@noaa.gov
  • Page last modified: Nov 10th, 2009 17:45 UTC
USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services.