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CXUS53 KGRR 110322 CCB
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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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