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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
533 PM EDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE MUSKEGON MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2012

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   10/15/1899
 LOW               19   10/29/1905
HIGHEST            76   10/25        76       0       80  10/07
LOWEST             31   10/27        27       4       28  10/28
                        10/12
AVG. MAXIMUM     58.8              58.8     0.0     61.6
AVG. MINIMUM     42.4              42.5    -0.1     42.6
MEAN             50.6              50.7    -0.1     52.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      3               3.4    -0.4        6
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.33   1991
 MINIMUM         0.20   1924
TOTALS           6.71              3.11    3.60     3.96
DAILY AVG.       0.22              0.10    0.12     0.13
DAYS >= .01        19              11.9     7.1       14
DAYS >= .10        13               6.8     6.2        9
DAYS >= .50         7               1.9     5.1        3
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.5    -0.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.20   10/22 TO 10/23

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            6.0   1910
 24 HR TOTAL      4.7   10/27/1967 TO 10/27/1967
 SNOW DEPTH         3   10/27/1967
TOTALS              T               0.2    -0.2      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV      MM              0.00      MM     0.00
SINCE 7/1           T               0.2    -0.2      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1        MM              0.00      MM     0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       1               0.3     0.7        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL        T   10/10 TO 10/10                    MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     440               450     -10      394
 SINCE 7/1        582               623     -41      547
COOLING TOTAL       0                 5      -5        3
 SINCE 1/1        925               566     359      752

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/22/1976
 LATEST       06/22/1992
EARLIEST      10/12             10/14
LATEST                          05/04
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/250
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/350    DATE  10/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/180    DATE  10/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               10     RAIN                      12
LIGHT RAIN               20     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      1
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      5

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

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