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

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...THE LANSING MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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             103   07/06/2012

 LOW              -37   02/02/1868

HIGHEST           103R  07/06        MM      MM       96  07/21

LOWEST              1   01/21        MM      MM      -11  01/23

                        01/20

AVG. MAXIMUM     61.7              57.5     4.2     57.4

AVG. MINIMUM     41.7              39.1     2.6     39.8

MEAN             51.7              48.3     3.4     48.6

DAYS MAX >= 90     27               7.0    20.0       16

DAYS MAX <= 32     29              51.0   -22.0       57

DAYS MIN <= 32    126             131.0    -5.0      134

DAYS MIN <= 0       0               7.6    -7.6        3


PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          28.41             31.77   -3.36    38.89

DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.09   -0.01     0.11

GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.48   MM


SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           31.9              51.1   -19.2     56.7

SINCE 7/1         4.5

SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        1

DAYS >= 1.0         9              16.3    -7.3       15

GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         5   02/25                         18  02/03

                        01/15

                        01/13

 24 HR TOTAL      6.5   MM


DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5712              6711    -999     6623

 SINCE 7/1         MM              2552      MM       MM

COOLING TOTAL     940               623     317      767

 SINCE 1/1        940               625     315      767

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/350    DATE  07/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    58/350    DATE  07/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM

AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           78
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            162
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        126

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               2
HEAVY RAIN               30     RAIN                      46
LIGHT RAIN              131     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       3
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                      16
LIGHT SNOW               58     SLEET                      4
FOG                     178     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     12
HAZE                     84


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

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