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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
1209 PM EDT MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   09/02/1913
                        09/16/1899
 LOW               27   09/28/1991
HIGHEST            89   09/03        87       2       91  09/02
LOWEST             39   09/24        35       4       39  09/16
                        09/19
AVG. MAXIMUM     74.2              73.0     1.2     71.7
AVG. MINIMUM     51.7              52.7    -1.0     52.1
MEAN             63.0              62.8     0.2     61.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.3    -0.3        2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.85   1986
 MINIMUM         0.00   1979
TOTALS           1.97              4.28   -2.31     2.23
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.14   -0.07     0.07
DAYS >= .01         9              10.7    -1.7       10
DAYS >= .10         6               6.9    -0.9        6
DAYS >= .50         1               2.7    -1.7        1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.11   09/04 TO 09/04

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   2003
 24 HR TOTAL        T   MM
 SNOW DEPTH         T   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV    0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   09/29 TO 09/29

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     125               132      -7      157
 SINCE 7/1        134               152     -18      157
COOLING TOTAL      73                67       6       73
 SINCE 1/1       1035               692     343      887

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/03/1946
 LATEST       06/04/1945
EARLIEST                        10/13
LATEST                          05/02
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/225
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/270    DATE  09/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/250    DATE  09/21

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   74
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             19
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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