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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
148 AM EDT MON MAY 6 2013


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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         75    507 PM  89    1959  66      9       60
  MINIMUM         52    626 AM  28    1983  44      8       50
  AVERAGE         64                        55      9       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1976   0.12  -0.12     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.61  -0.60     0.42
  SINCE MAR 1     12.05                      6.33   5.72     6.65
  SINCE JAN 1     19.11                     10.21   8.90    11.85

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1954   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      8.4                      10.1   -1.7      2.8
  SINCE JUL 1     66.0                      74.9   -8.9     51.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        1                        10     -9       10
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        55    -54       18
  SINCE MAR 1   1638                      1483    155      975
  SINCE JUL 1   6123                      6260   -137     5112

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         1     16       17
  SINCE MAR 1     20                         9     11       44
  SINCE JAN 1     20                         9     11       44
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    64           700 AM
 LOWEST     22           600 PM
 AVERAGE    43

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THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1959
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1968


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2013...........SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   849 PM EDT
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   850 PM EDT


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




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