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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
113 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE JACKSON MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

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)
HIGHEST            75   04/18        MM      MM       75  04/15
LOWEST             19   04/02        MM      MM       26  04/29
AVG. MAXIMUM     54.8              58.7    -3.9     59.1
AVG. MINIMUM     34.5              36.9    -2.4     35.8
MEAN             44.7              47.8    -3.1     47.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     12               9.7     2.3        9
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           6.16              2.61    3.55     2.83
DAILY AVG.       0.21              0.09    0.12     0.09
DAYS >= .01        20              11.8     8.2       12
DAYS >= .10        11               6.6     4.4        5
DAYS >= .50         6               1.5     4.5        2
DAYS >= 1.00        2               0.3     1.7        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.43   04/17 TO 04/18           04/15 TO 04/16
                                                          04/27 TO 04/27
                                                          04/27 TO 04/27

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     602               522      80      520
 SINCE 7/1       6335              6346     -11     5363
COOLING TOTAL       0                 6      -6        1
 SINCE 1/1          0                 6      -6       16
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/195
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/280    DATE  04/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/220    DATE  04/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      7

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

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