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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
624 PM EDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE LANSING CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1864 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             90   10/03/1898
 LOW              10   10/21/1895
                       10/22/1868
HIGHEST           85   10/03         79       6       78  10/24
LOWEST            29   10/23         23       6       29  10/29
                       10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.1               60.5    -0.4     63.0
AVG. MINIMUM    44.6               41.2     3.4     40.6
MEAN            52.4               50.8     1.6     51.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     3                6.3    -3.3        2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.73   2017
 MINIMUM        0.28   1956
TOTALS          4.77               3.16    1.61     1.84
DAILY AVG.      0.15               0.10    0.05     0.06
DAYS >= .01       17               11.6     5.4       13
DAYS >= .10       11                6.5     4.5        5
DAYS >= .50        2                2.1    -0.1        0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.6     0.4        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.75   10/05 TO 10/05

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           7.5   1967
 SNOW DEPTH        4   MM
TOTALS           0.2                0.2     0.0        T
SINCE 7/1        0.2                0.2     0.0       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      1                0.2     0.8        1
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    405                446     -41      406
 SINCE 7/1       499                617    -118       MM
COOLING TOTAL     22                  8      14        3
 SINCE 1/1       701                657      44       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/03/1894
 LATEST       07/15/1863
EARLIEST      10/23             MM
LATEST                          04/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/240
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/250    DATE  10/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    33/020    DATE  10/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.62
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         16

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               18     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      23     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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

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