Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
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CXUS53 KGRR 110205
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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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