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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
532 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013


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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         86    359 PM  91    1977  71     15       87
  MINIMUM         56    537 AM  30    2002  49      7       52
  AVERAGE         71                        60     11

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.88 1938   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      2.40  -1.82     1.56
  SINCE MAR 1     12.62                      8.12   4.50     7.79
  SINCE JAN 1     19.68                     12.00   7.68    12.99

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    2002   0.0    0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      8.4                      10.1   -1.7
  SINCE JUL 1     66.0                      74.9   -8.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         7     -7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       173    -84      102
  SINCE MAR 1   1726                      1601    125     1059
  SINCE JUL 1   6211                      6378   -167     5196

 COOLING
  TODAY            6                         1      5        5
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        15     17       22
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        23     12       49
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        23     12       49
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (130)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    67           600 AM
 LOWEST     40           400 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   903 PM EDT
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   904 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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JMAPLES