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CLIMATE REPORT...ADDED THE DATE OF MAX 24 HR RAINFALL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
854 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

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...THE LANSING MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1864 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             102   07/24/1934

                        08/06/1918

                        07/29/1916

 LOW              -37   02/02/1868

HIGHEST            92   06/06        MM      MM       96  07/08

LOWEST             -6   02/10        MM      MM       -8  02/05

AVG. MAXIMUM     56.6              56.9    -0.3     57.9

AVG. MINIMUM     38.0              36.7     1.3     39.5

MEAN             47.3              46.8     0.5     48.7

DAYS MAX >= 90      3                MM      MM       12

DAYS MAX <= 32     69                MM      MM       61

DAYS MIN <= 32    147                MM      MM      137

DAYS MIN <= 0       4                MM      MM        5


PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          35.93             31.53    4.40    31.35

DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.09    0.01     0.09

GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.99   09/13-14


SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           86.3R             54.5    31.8     44.9

SINCE 7/1        36.5

SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1                MM      MM        1

DAYS >= 1.0        26              17.2     8.8       13

GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        11   12/24                          6  12/21

                                                          12/19

                                                          12/20

 24 HR TOTAL      8.2R  02/06


DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6917              7098    -181     6561

 SINCE 7/1       2658              2696     -38     2433

COOLING TOTAL     542               558     -16      773

 SINCE 1/1        542               558     -16      773

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/260    DATE  06/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    99/099    DATE  08/27

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM


NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           65
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            150
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        151

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             35     MIXED PRECIP               5
HEAVY RAIN               23     RAIN                      50
LIGHT RAIN              139     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN         14     HAIL                       4
HEAVY SNOW               10     SNOW                      37
LIGHT SNOW              103     SLEET                     13
FOG                     217     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     26
HAZE                    100


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

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