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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
1027 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2012

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           104   07/06        93      11       97  07/20

LOWEST              3   02/11        -6       9       -9  01/23

                        01/19

AVG. MAXIMUM     62.7              58.0     4.7     58.5

AVG. MINIMUM     43.2              40.3     2.9     41.3

MEAN             52.9              49.1     3.8     49.9

DAYS MAX >= 90     32               8.4    23.6       14

DAYS MAX <= 32     23              47.3   -24.3       47

DAYS MIN <= 32    110             126.5   -16.5      123

DAYS MIN <= 0       0               3.9    -3.9        2


PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          33.85             38.27   -4.42    45.09

DAILY AVG.       0.09              0.10   -0.01     0.12

GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.87   MM


SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           53.5              74.9   -21.4     67.7

SINCE 7/1         7.5

SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        1

DAYS >= 1.0        16              23.0    -7.0       24

GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         7   01/15                         19  02/03

 24 HR TOTAL      6.2   MM


DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5386              6485   -1099     6274

 SINCE 7/1         MM              2449      MM       MM

COOLING TOTAL    1039               698     341      894

 SINCE 1/1       1039               699     340      894

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/250    DATE  04/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/250    DATE  04/16

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   55
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           85
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            169
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        112

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               2
HEAVY RAIN               29     RAIN                      50
LIGHT RAIN              132     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          5     HAIL                       2
HEAVY SNOW                7     SNOW                      18
LIGHT SNOW               62     SLEET                      2
FOG                     168     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     23
HAZE                     95


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

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