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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1864 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              90   10/03/1898
 LOW               10   10/21/1895
                        10/22/1868
HIGHEST            78   10/24        79      -1       81  10/08
LOWEST             30   10/27        23       7       28  10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM     58.8              59.9    -1.1     61.7
AVG. MINIMUM     41.7              40.7     1.0     41.5
MEAN             50.2              50.3    -0.1     51.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      3               5.2    -2.2        4
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.32   1941
 MINIMUM         0.28   1956
TOTALS           4.46              2.53    1.93     3.08
DAILY AVG.       0.14              0.08    0.06     0.10
DAYS >= .01        17              10.9     6.1       12
DAYS >= .10        10               6.2     3.8        5
DAYS >= .50         3               1.6     1.4        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.2    -0.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.07   10/13 TO 10/14                    MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            7.5   1967
 24 HR TOTAL      7.5   MM
 SNOW DEPTH         4   MM
TOTALS            0.1               0.4    -0.3      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV      MM              0.00      MM     0.00
SINCE 7/1         0.1               0.4    -0.3      0.0
 LIQUID 7/1      0.00              0.00    0.00     0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       2               0.3     1.7        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.1   10/30 TO 10/30                    MM


DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     457               462      -5      413
 SINCE 7/1        622               650     -28      607
COOLING TOTAL       5                 7      -2        3
 SINCE 1/1        940               625     315      767

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/03/1894
 LATEST       07/15/1863
EARLIEST      10/08             10/01
LATEST                          05/10
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   4/230
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/270    DATE  10/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/190    DATE  10/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            3
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         16

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               21     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      1
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      4

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

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