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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
1109 AM EDT THU JUN 01 2023

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...THE LANSING CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1864 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             96   05/28/1874
 LOW              19   05/10/1966
HIGHEST           90   05/30         85       5       90  05/31
LOWEST            36   05/01         30       6       34  05/08
                       05/04
AVG. MAXIMUM    72.3               69.4     2.9     73.3
AVG. MINIMUM    45.8               47.5    -1.7     53.1
MEAN            59.1               58.4     0.7     63.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                0.2     0.8        1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                1.8    -1.8        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       10.44   2004
 MINIMUM        0.62   1977
TOTALS          0.96               3.66   -2.70     4.76
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.12   -0.09     0.15
DAYS >= .01        7               12.5    -5.5       13
DAYS >= .10        3                7.3    -4.3        9
DAYS >= .50        0                2.3    -2.3        3
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.7    -0.7        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.39   05/01 TO 05/02

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          11.5   1923
 SNOW DEPTH       MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1       58.1               50.2     7.9       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    206                244     -38      156
 SINCE 7/1      5722               6563    -841       MM
COOLING TOTAL     32                 41      -9      108
 SINCE 1/1        51                 46       5       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/03/1894
 LATEST       07/15/1863
EARLIEST                        10/27
LATEST                          04/28
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/020
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/280    DATE  05/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/280    DATE  05/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.26
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     56

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
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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