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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
151 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013


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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         56   1258 PM  89    1922  68    -12       75
                                      1896
  MINIMUM         37   1130 PM  28    1907  46     -9       39
  AVERAGE         47                        57    -10       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.11          2.98 1981   0.13  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      1.38  -0.81     1.17
  SINCE MAR 1     12.61                      7.10   5.51     7.40
  SINCE JAN 1     19.67                     10.98   8.69    12.60

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1966   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       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       18                         9      9        8
  MONTH TO DATE   35                       112    -77       70
  SINCE MAR 1   1672                      1540    132     1027
  SINCE JUL 1   6157                      6317   -160     5164

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         7     13       17
  SINCE MAR 1     23                        15      8       44
  SINCE JAN 1     23                        15      8       44
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           100 AM
 LOWEST     60           600 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        86      1896
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1981


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2013...........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   855 PM EDT
MAY 13 2013...........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   856 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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