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

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...THE HOLLAND/TULIP CITY 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               10   02/11/2012

HIGHEST           102   07/06        MM      MM       97  07/20

LOWEST              8R  01/15        MM      MM       18  03/26

AVG. MAXIMUM     63.2              58.5     4.7     64.4

AVG. MINIMUM     44.3              41.5     2.8     46.9

MEAN             53.7              50.0     3.7     55.7

DAYS MAX >= 90     33               6.4    26.6       14

DAYS MAX <= 32     15              40.2   -25.2        2

DAYS MIN <= 32     95             115.1   -20.1       48

DAYS MIN <= 0       0               1.4    -1.4        0


PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           MM   MM

 MINIMUM           MM   MM

TOTALS          33.38             36.46   -3.08    32.96

DAILY AVG.       0.09              0.10   -0.01     0.11

DAYS >= .01       138                MM      MM      116

DAYS >= .10        75                MM      MM       67

DAYS >= .50        19                MM      MM       29

DAYS >= 1.00        6                MM      MM        3

GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.42   MM                       12/31 TO 12/31

                                                          12/31 TO
12/31
                                                          12/31 TO
12/31
 STORM TOTAL     1.67                                 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    5106              6158   -1052     3315

 SINCE 7/1       2104              2268    -164     1996

COOLING TOTAL    1067               693     374      857

 SINCE 1/1       1067               693     374      857


FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM

 LATEST       MM

EARLIEST                        MM

LATEST                          MM

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/228
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/220    DATE  06/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/210    DATE  06/16

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM


AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               20     RAIN                      36
LIGHT RAIN              124     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                      12
LIGHT SNOW               45     SLEET                      0
FOG                     141     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     22
HAZE                     79


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

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