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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
147 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013


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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         75    454 PM  88    1949  66      9       80
  MINIMUM         55    631 AM  26    2005  44     11       58
                                      1971
  AVERAGE         65                        55     10       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.06 1902   0.13  -0.13     0.39
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.49  -0.48     0.40
  SINCE MAR 1     12.05                      6.21   5.84     6.63
  SINCE JAN 1     19.11                     10.09   9.02    11.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  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                        45    -45        8
  SINCE MAR 1   1637                      1473    164      965
  SINCE JUL 1   6122                      6250   -128     5102

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        4
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         0     17       17
  SINCE MAR 1     20                         8     12       44
  SINCE JAN 1     20                         8     12       44
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (100)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    62           700 AM
 LOWEST     27           500 PM
 AVERAGE    45

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THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1959
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   848 PM EDT
MAY  6 2013...........SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   849 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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