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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
109 PM EDT SUN JUN 2 2013

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...THE LANSING MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2013 TO 5/31/2013...

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              96   05/28/1874
 LOW              -25   03/02/1868
HIGHEST            88   05/20        85       3       92  05/28
LOWEST             11   03/04         3       8       16  03/05
AVG. MAXIMUM     55.0              56.9    -1.9     64.2
AVG. MINIMUM     36.0              36.6    -0.6     41.7
MEAN             45.5              46.7    -1.2     52.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        1
DAYS MAX <= 32     11               4.9     6.1        2
DAYS MIN <= 32     43              32.5    10.5       22
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.5    -0.5        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        14.96   2011
 MINIMUM         3.53   1958
TOTALS          12.78              8.45    4.33     7.61
DAILY AVG.       0.14              0.09    0.05     0.08
DAYS >= .01        39              34.9     4.1       30
DAYS >= .10        22              19.5     2.5       15
DAYS >= .50         8               5.0     3.0        6
DAYS >= 1.00        3               1.2     1.8        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.69   MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           34.8   1877
TOTALS            5.7               8.9    -3.2      0.6
SINCE 7/1        30.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         2               2.9    -0.9
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         2   03/17                         -1  03/09
                        03/04
                        03/16
 24 HR TOTAL      1.8   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1836              1722     114     1176
 SINCE 7/1         MM              6657      MM       MM
COOLING TOTAL      73                40      33       96
 SINCE 1/1         73                41      32       96

FREEZE DATES
EARLIEST                        10/01
LATEST                          05/10
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/250    DATE  04/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/250    DATE  04/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           35
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             31
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         26

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               11     RAIN                      20
LIGHT RAIN               36     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               21     SLEET                      1
FOG                      42     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                     22

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

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