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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
1027 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE BATTLE CREEK MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S

                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)

                                          NORMAL

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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              MM   MM

 LOW                4   02/11/2012

HIGHEST           103   07/06        MM      MM       97  07/21

LOWEST              2R  01/20        MM      MM       12  12/10

AVG. MAXIMUM     61.9              58.8     3.1     63.6

AVG. MINIMUM     42.3              37.7     4.6     45.6

MEAN             52.1              48.2     3.9     54.6

DAYS MAX >= 90     31               6.7    24.3       11

DAYS MAX <= 32     27              42.5   -15.5        5

DAYS MIN <= 32    123             144.5   -21.5       67

DAYS MIN <= 0       0               7.0    -7.0        0


PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           MM   MM

 MINIMUM           MM   MM

TOTALS          24.31             33.15   -8.84    34.86

DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.09   -0.02     0.12

DAYS >= .01       121             132.0   -11.0      121

DAYS >= .10        60              70.8   -10.8       71

DAYS >= .50        13              21.1    -8.1       25

DAYS >= 1.00        4               6.7    -2.7        4

GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.77   MM                       12/31 TO 12/31

                                                          12/31 TO
12/31
                                                          12/31 TO
12/31
 STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM

 (MM/DD(HH))            MM                    12/31(00) TO 12/31(00)

                                                 12/31(00) TO
12/31(00)1
                                                 12/31(00) TO
12/31(00)1

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5631              6689   -1058     3566

 SINCE 7/1       2361              2600    -239     2211

COOLING TOTAL    1008               578     430      812

 SINCE 1/1       1008               578     430      812


FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM

 LATEST       MM

EARLIEST                        MM

LATEST                          MM

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/238
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/250    DATE  04/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    72/280    DATE  07/29

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               32     RAIN                      56
LIGHT RAIN              131     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                      12
LIGHT SNOW               49     SLEET                      0
FOG                     160     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     17
HAZE                     63


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

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