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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1905 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             95   05/28/2018
 LOW              20   05/10/1966
HIGHEST           93   05/31         MM      MM       90  05/11
LOWEST            36   05/01         MM      MM       40  05/05
                                                          05/08
                                                          05/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    70.6               68.6     2.0     70.7
AVG. MINIMUM    46.9               47.9    -1.0     51.9
MEAN            58.8               58.3     0.5     61.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                0.6     0.4        1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.8    -0.8        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.22   2000
 MINIMUM        0.58   1988
TOTALS          1.03               3.76   -2.73     3.44
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.12   -0.09     0.11
DAYS >= .01        6               12.8    -6.8       10
DAYS >= .10        3                7.7    -4.7        6
DAYS >= .50        1                2.5    -1.5        3
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.9    -0.9        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.56   05/01 TO 05/02


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    213                246     -33      195
 SINCE 7/1      5335               6285    -950       MM
COOLING TOTAL     28                 37      -9       87
 SINCE 1/1        38                 41      -3       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/020
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/310    DATE  05/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/300    DATE  05/01

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.26
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     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      1
HAZE                      3

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

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