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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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