Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS53 KGRR 011423
CLMLAN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
909 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013
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...THE LANSING MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1864 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 66 01/24/1967
LOW -29 01/04/1981
HIGHEST 58 01/12 49 9 53 01/06
01/31
LOWEST -4 01/22 -8 4 1 01/21
01/20
AVG. MAXIMUM 34.2 30.1 4.1 35.8
AVG. MINIMUM 19.2 16.8 2.4 21.2
MEAN 26.7 23.4 3.3 28.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 13 18.1 -5.1 12
DAYS MIN <= 32 27 27.6 -0.6 29
DAYS MIN <= 0 1 4.0 -3.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.39 2005
MINIMUM 0.24 2003
TOTALS 3.44 1.65 1.79 2.02
DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.05 0.06 0.07
DAYS >= .01 14 13.4 0.6 15
DAYS >= .10 6 4.5 1.5 7
DAYS >= .50 4 0.8 3.2 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.11 01/29 TO 01/30 01/23 TO 01/23
01/13 TO 01/13
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 34.6 1999
24 HR TOTAL 20.4 01/26/1967 TO 01/27/1967
SNOW DEPTH 24 01/28/1978
01/27/1978
TOTALS 5.9 13.8 -7.9 14.7
LIQUID EQUIV MM 1.40 MM MM
SINCE 7/1 10.4 30.6 -20.2 26.6
LIQUID 7/1 0.45 3.10 -2.65 1.19
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 4 -3 1
DAYS >= TRACE 21 12.5 8.5 19
DAYS >= 1.0 2 4.5 -2.5 6
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 01/01 5 01/15
01/14
01/13
24 HR TOTAL 1.4 01/21 TO 01/21 01/13 TO 01/13
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1181 1288 -107 1124
SINCE 7/1 3557 3840 -283 3363
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 08/03/1894
LATEST 07/15/1863
EARLIEST 10/01
LATEST 05/10
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 7/235
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/260 DATE 01/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/220 DATE 01/20
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 17
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 20 SLEET 2
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 14
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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