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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
1017 AM EDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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             102   08/06/1918
 LOW               39   08/30/1976
HIGHEST            93   08/03        90       3       90  08/01
LOWEST             48   08/18        45       3       53  08/22
AVG. MAXIMUM     82.0              80.6     1.4     81.3
AVG. MINIMUM     59.7              61.0    -1.3     62.3
MEAN             70.8              70.8     0.0     71.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      4               2.3     1.7        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.46   1987
 MINIMUM         0.13   1899
TOTALS           3.34              3.59   -0.25     4.42
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.12   -0.01     0.14
DAYS >= .01         8               9.6    -1.6       11
DAYS >= .10         6               6.1    -0.1        6
DAYS >= .50         2               2.6    -0.6        4
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.9     0.1        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.87   08/09 TO 08/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   1993
 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   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       9                14      -5        0
 SINCE 7/1          9                20     -11        0
COOLING TOTAL     197               194       3      218
 SINCE 1/1        962               625     337      814

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              6.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/261
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/270    DATE  08/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    32/280    DATE  08/31

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   72
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      5

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

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