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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
716 PM EST SAT DEC 30 2023

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...THE KALAMAZOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2023 TO 5/31/2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1887 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             96   05/28/2018
 LOW             -12   03/03/1943
HIGHEST           91   05/30         MM      MM       92  05/31
LOWEST            16   03/19         MM      MM       13  03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.3               58.5     1.8     59.4
AVG. MINIMUM    38.7               37.9     0.8     39.8
MEAN            49.5               48.2     1.3     49.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                0.5     1.5        1
DAYS MAX <= 32     1                4.6    -3.6        3
DAYS MIN <= 32    27               31.5    -4.5       27
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.3    -0.3        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       15.32   1947
TOTALS         10.13               8.78    1.35     9.31
DAILY AVG.      0.11               0.10    0.01     0.10
DAYS >= .01       36               36.6    -0.6       42
DAYS >= .10       23               20.9     2.1       25
DAYS >= .50        5                6.4    -1.4        5
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.6     0.4        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.63   03/31 TO 03/31

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          18.0
SINCE 7/1       60.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE     15
DAYS >= 1.0        6
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        5

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1452               1595    -143     1502
 SINCE 7/1      5433               6287    -854       MM
COOLING TOTAL     49                 50      -1      115
 SINCE 1/1        49                 49       0       MM

FREEZE DATES
EARLIEST                        10/23
LATEST                          04/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/250
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/210    DATE  04/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/200    DATE  04/20

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.41
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           42
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             28
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         21

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               11     RAIN                      16
LIGHT RAIN               35     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                      41     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                     10

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

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