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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
854 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2008...

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

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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             108   07/13/1936

 LOW              -24   02/14/1899

                        02/13/1899

HIGHEST            92   09/02        93      -1       97  07/31

LOWEST             -5   02/21        -6       1      -12  02/05

AVG. MAXIMUM     57.3              56.9     0.4     59.3

AVG. MINIMUM     39.2              38.4     0.8     41.0

MEAN             48.3              47.6     0.7     50.2

DAYS MAX >= 90      3               9.5    -6.5       21

DAYS MAX <= 32     62              55.1     6.9       56

DAYS MIN <= 32    138             142.4    -4.4      133

DAYS MIN <= 0       5               7.9    -2.9        4


PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          48.80R            37.13   11.67    32.78

DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.10    0.03     0.09

GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.84   09/04 TO 09/05


SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          143.7R             72.2    71.5     97.2

SINCE 7/1        64.6

SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                MM      MM        2

DAYS >= 1.0        44              20.3    23.7       27

GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        17R  12/24                         15  03/03

                                                          02/04

 24 HR TOTAL     10.2   12/19 TO 12/19


DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6659              6896    -237     6218

 SINCE 7/1       2504              2604    -100     2231

COOLING TOTAL     635               613      22      971

 SINCE 1/1        635               613      22      971

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/250    DATE  12/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/230    DATE  12/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   46

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           73
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            151
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        142

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             36     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN               34     RAIN                      62
LIGHT RAIN              119     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN         10     HAIL                       3
HEAVY SNOW               14     SNOW                      35
LIGHT SNOW               94     SLEET                      7
FOG                     217     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     31
HAZE                    157


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

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