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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
149 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013


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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         72    142 PM  91    1925  71      1       74
  MINIMUM         59   1107 PM  34    1917  50      9       46
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.60          1.10 1917   0.14   0.46     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.46                      2.82  -1.36     2.06
  SINCE MAR 1     13.50                      8.54   4.96     8.29
  SINCE JAN 1     20.56                     12.42   8.14    13.49

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2007   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0       T
  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        0                         6     -6        5
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       191   -102      111
  SINCE MAR 1   1726                      1619    107     1068
  SINCE JUL 1   6211                      6396   -185     5205

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        19     35       33
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        27     30       60
  SINCE JAN 1     57                        27     30       60
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  14 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM
 LOWEST     78           600 PM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   907 PM EDT
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   907 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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