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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
154 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013


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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         81    350 PM  87    1955  65     16       86
                                      1938
  MINIMUM         57    447 AM  26    1971  44     13       65
  AVERAGE         69                        54     15       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.03 1919   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.36  -0.35     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1     12.05                      6.08   5.97     6.24
  SINCE JAN 1     19.11                      9.96   9.15    11.44

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.3  1954   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  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                        11    -11        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        34    -34        8
  SINCE MAR 1   1637                      1462    175      965
  SINCE JUL 1   6122                      6239   -117     5102

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4       11
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         0     17       13
  SINCE MAR 1     20                         8     12       40
  SINCE JAN 1     20                         8     12       40
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (120)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  54 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM
 LOWEST     30           400 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      2005
                                             1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   846 PM EDT
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   848 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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