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

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...THE LANSING MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1864 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              99   09/02/1894
 LOW               19   09/21/1863
HIGHEST            89   09/03        88       1       91  09/02
LOWEST             40   09/24        33       7       36  09/15
AVG. MAXIMUM     73.1              72.7     0.4     70.3
AVG. MINIMUM     50.5              51.2    -0.7     51.2
MEAN             61.8              61.9    -0.1     60.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.3    -0.3        2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.34   1986
 MINIMUM         0.00   1979
TOTALS           2.88              3.50   -0.62     2.09
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.12   -0.02     0.07
DAYS >= .01        10              10.7    -0.7       10
DAYS >= .10         8               5.9     2.1        7
DAYS >= .50         1               2.3    -1.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.9     0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.31   09/04 TO 09/04

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   1994
                        1989
                        1967
 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   09/30 TO 09/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     153               153       0      191
 SINCE 7/1        165               188     -23      194
COOLING TOTAL      65                61       4       69
 SINCE 1/1        935               618     317      764

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              6.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/235
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/240    DATE  09/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    33/230    DATE  09/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             20
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

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

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