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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
154 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         78    311 PM  91    1991  69      9       81
  MINIMUM         56   1117 PM  34    1920  47      9       47
  AVERAGE         67                        58      9       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.15 2001   0.13  -0.13     0.24
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.89  -1.31     1.55
  SINCE MAR 1     12.62                      7.61   5.01     7.78
  SINCE JAN 1     19.68                     11.49   8.19    12.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1973   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        0                         8     -8        1
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       145    -60       83
  SINCE MAR 1   1722                      1573    149     1040
  SINCE JUL 1   6207                      6350   -143     5177

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        11     11       17
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        19      6       44
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        19      6       44
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    66           200 AM
 LOWEST     31           700 PM
 AVERAGE    49

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THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1977
                                             1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1997


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   900 PM EDT
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   901 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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