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

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...THE KALAMAZOO MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

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)
RECORD
 HIGH              MM   MM

 LOW                3   02/11/2012

HIGHEST           104   07/06        MM      MM       95  07/20

                                                          06/08

                                                          06/07

LOWEST              3R  02/11        MM      MM       15  12/10

AVG. MAXIMUM     62.9              58.4     4.5     64.8

AVG. MINIMUM     42.4              40.1     2.3     46.0

MEAN             52.7              49.3     3.4     55.4

DAYS MAX >= 90     38               6.9    31.1       15

DAYS MAX <= 32     23              48.8   -25.8        3

DAYS MIN <= 32    120             125.7    -5.7       64

DAYS MIN <= 0       0               3.6    -3.6        0


PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           MM   MM

 MINIMUM           MM   MM

TOTALS          27.27             35.74   -8.47    34.78

DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.10   -0.03     0.12

DAYS >= .01       130                MM      MM      126

DAYS >= .10        69                MM      MM       73

DAYS >= .50        13                MM      MM       23

DAYS >= 1.00        4                MM      MM        5

GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.61   MM                       12/31 TO 12/31

                                                          12/31 TO
12/31
                                                          12/31 TO
12/31
 STORM TOTAL     1.05                                 MM

 (MM/DD(HH))            MM                    12/31(00) TO 12/31(00)

                                                 12/31(00) TO
12/31(00)1
                                                 12/31(00) TO
12/31(00)1

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5481              6414    -933     3424

 SINCE 7/1       2302              2451    -149     2126

COOLING TOTAL    1051               675     376      874

 SINCE 1/1       1051               675     376      874


FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM

 LATEST       MM

EARLIEST                        MM

LATEST                          MM

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/241
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/220    DATE  04/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    81/330    DATE  11/06

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN               32     RAIN                      58
LIGHT RAIN              134     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                      14
LIGHT SNOW               46     SLEET                      0
FOG                     210     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     23
HAZE                     94


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

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