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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
113 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE BATTLE CREEK MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            76   04/30        MM      MM       73  04/15
LOWEST             18   04/02        MM      MM       28  04/12
                                                          04/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     54.7              60.1    -5.4     58.8
AVG. MINIMUM     35.4              36.1    -0.7     36.6
MEAN             45.0              48.1    -3.1     47.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     10              10.4    -0.4        9
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           5.87              2.80    3.07     3.41
DAILY AVG.       0.20              0.09    0.11     0.11
DAYS >= .01        17              11.3     5.7       11
DAYS >= .10        12               6.3     5.7        7
DAYS >= .50         5               1.7     3.3        2
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.5     0.5        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.36   04/11 TO 04/12           04/15 TO 04/16
                                                          04/27 TO 04/27
                                                          04/27 TO 04/27

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     590               514      76      511
 SINCE 7/1       6227              6389    -162     5315
COOLING TOTAL       0                 7      -7        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 7      -7       22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/215
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/210    DATE  04/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/260    DATE  04/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                      13
LIGHT RAIN               17     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

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

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