Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS53 KGRR 011723
CLMMKG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
113 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2013
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...THE MUSKEGON MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 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 86 04/29/1970
LOW 1 04/07/1982
HIGHEST 81 04/30 76 5 72 04/15
LOWEST 21 04/03 20 1 27 04/29
04/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 51.9 55.9 -4.0 57.7
AVG. MINIMUM 35.5 37.3 -1.8 37.3
MEAN 43.7 46.6 -2.9 47.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 9 8.6 0.4 7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.05 1909
MINIMUM 0.10 1936
TOTALS 7.43 2.91 4.52 2.28
DAILY AVG. 0.25 0.10 0.15 0.08
DAYS >= .01 18 12.1 5.9 12
DAYS >= .10 11 6.7 4.3 4
DAYS >= .50 7 1.7 5.3 2
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.4 1.6 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.68 04/17 TO 04/18 04/15 TO 04/16
04/10 TO 04/10
04/10 TO 04/10
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 20.4 1982
24 HR TOTAL 12.2 04/05/1982 TO 04/05/1982
SNOW DEPTH 13 04/06/1982
TOTALS T 2.3 -2.3 T
SINCE 7/1 98.6 93.7 4.9 55.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= TRACE 7 1.7 5.3 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.5 -0.5 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL T 04/24 TO 04/24 04/10 TO 04/10
04/10 TO 04/10
04/10 TO 04/10
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 634 556 78 518
SINCE 7/1 6090 6218 -128 5025
COOLING TOTAL 4 4 0 0
SINCE 1/1 4 4 0 27
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/22/1976
LATEST 06/22/1992
EARLIEST 10/14
LATEST 05/04
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/209
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/070 DATE 04/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/170 DATE 04/18
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 9
LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
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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