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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
303 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2023

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...THE LANSING CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2023 TO 11/30/2023...

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             99   09/02/1894
 LOW              -5   11/26/1949
HIGHEST           91   09/05         88       3       87  09/03
LOWEST            17   11/28         14       3       15  11/20
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.8               60.4     0.4     62.4
AVG. MINIMUM    43.2               41.5     1.7     42.9
MEAN            52.0               50.9     1.1     52.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                0.6     1.4        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     2                2.6    -0.6        3
DAYS MIN <= 32    22               24.5    -2.5       15
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       14.98   1990
 MINIMUM        2.05   1956
TOTALS          8.73               8.43    0.30     5.08
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.09   -0.00     0.06
DAYS >= .01       32               34.0    -2.0       32
DAYS >= .10       19               17.2     1.8       15
DAYS >= .50        6                5.2     0.8        2
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.7    -0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.75   10/05 TO 10/05

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          24.0   1869
 SNOW DEPTH       14   11/23/1869
                       11/22/1869
TOTALS           2.3                4.1    -1.8     10.1
SINCE 7/1        2.3                4.1    -1.8       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      5                4.1     0.9       10
DAYS >= 1.0        1                1.1    -0.1        4
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        2   11/27                           5  11/18
                       11/28
                                                          11/19
                                                          11/20

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1257               1352     -95     1195
 SINCE 7/1      1271               1383    -112       MM
COOLING TOTAL     96                 74      22       95
 SINCE 1/1       701                657      44       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/03/1894
 LATEST       07/15/1863
EARLIEST                        10/23
LATEST                          04/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/230
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/190    DATE  11/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/200    DATE  11/06

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.49
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           36
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             26
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         29

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               10     RAIN                      15
LIGHT RAIN               31     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                      53     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
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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