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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
905 AM EDT FRI SEP 01 2023

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...THE MUSKEGON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1896 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   08/03/1964
 LOW              36   08/16/1979
HIGHEST           91   08/24         88       3       91  08/05
LOWEST            47   08/31         46       1       52  08/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    80.5               80.2     0.3     81.7
AVG. MINIMUM    61.5               61.3     0.2     63.7
MEAN            71.0               70.8     0.2     72.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                0.4     0.6        2
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.51   2021
 MINIMUM        0.18   2020
TOTALS          3.00               3.10   -0.10     3.74
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.10    0.00     0.12
DAYS >= .01        7                9.1    -2.1       10
DAYS >= .10        4                5.7    -1.7        6
DAYS >= .50        2                2.1    -0.1        2
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.7     0.3        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.01   08/14 TO 08/15

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           0.0   MM
 SNOW DEPTH        0   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       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      5                 13      -8        5
 SINCE 7/1         5                 16     -11       MM
COOLING TOTAL    200                191       9      250
 SINCE 1/1       654                573      81       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/22/1976
 LATEST       06/22/1992
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          04/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/270
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/320    DATE  08/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/240    DATE  08/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                     20

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

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