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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
156 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013


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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         82    314 PM  89    1977  70     12       66
                                      1962
  MINIMUM         48    535 AM  29    1997  48      0       46
  AVERAGE         65                        59      6       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1974   0.12  -0.12     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      2.01  -1.43     1.56
  SINCE MAR 1     12.62                      7.73   4.89     7.79
  SINCE JAN 1     19.68                     11.61   8.07    12.99

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1997   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                         7     -7        9
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       152    -67       92
  SINCE MAR 1   1722                      1580    142     1049
  SINCE JUL 1   6207                      6357   -150     5186

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        12     10       17
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        20      5       44
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        20      5       44
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           500 AM
 LOWEST     26           200 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   901 PM EDT
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   616 AM EDT   SUNSET   902 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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