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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
854 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

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...THE MUSKEGON MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2009

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   08/03/1964

                        07/30/1913

 LOW              -30   02/11/1899

HIGHEST            89   09/02        MM      MM       91  09/05

LOWEST             -5   02/21        MM      MM        1  02/05

                                                          02/04

AVG. MAXIMUM     55.5              55.8    -0.3     57.5

AVG. MINIMUM     38.6              38.3     0.3     40.8

MEAN             47.1              47.1     0.0     49.2

DAYS MAX >= 90      0                MM      MM        3

DAYS MAX <= 32     64                MM      MM       55

DAYS MIN <= 32    137                MM      MM      129

DAYS MIN <= 0       5                MM      MM        0


PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          45.98             32.88   13.10    28.67

DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.09    0.04     0.08

GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.50   09/04 - 09/05


SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          171.9             105.5    66.4     93.4

SINCE 7/1        83.4

SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                MM      MM        2

DAYS >= 1.0        49              28.8    20.2       29

GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        22   12/24                         20  02/07

                                                          02/06

 24 HR TOTAL     11.2   12/21


DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6856              6943     -87     6297

 SINCE 7/1       2506              2587     -81     2290

COOLING TOTAL     406               487     -81      673

 SINCE 1/1        406               487     -81      673

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/230    DATE  07/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/200    DATE  12/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM


NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          172
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             79
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        115

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             36     MIXED PRECIP               4
HEAVY RAIN               34     RAIN                      54
LIGHT RAIN              128     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          6     HAIL                       3
HEAVY SNOW               16     SNOW                      43
LIGHT SNOW               94     SLEET                      4
FOG                     212     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     34
HAZE                     94


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

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