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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
624 PM EDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE MUSKEGON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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             86   10/15/1899
 LOW              19   10/29/1905
HIGHEST           85   10/03         76       9       80  10/23
LOWEST            26   10/31         27      -1       31  10/27
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.9               60.6     1.3     63.0
AVG. MINIMUM    46.6               43.2     3.4     41.3
MEAN            54.3               51.9     2.4     52.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     1                3.8    -2.8        2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.25   2017
 MINIMUM        0.20   1924
TOTALS          5.96               3.80    2.16     4.53
DAILY AVG.      0.19               0.12    0.07     0.15
DAYS >= .01       21               12.6     8.4       13
DAYS >= .10       11                7.8     3.2        9
DAYS >= .50        4                2.4     1.6        3
DAYS >= 1.00       3                0.7     2.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.53   10/06 TO 10/07

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           6.0   1910
 SNOW DEPTH        3   10/27/1967
TOTALS           8.8R               0.0     8.8      0.0
SINCE 7/1        8.8                0.0     8.8       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      1                0.2     0.8        0
DAYS >= 1.0        1                0.0     1.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    362                413     -51      403
 SINCE 7/1       412                551    -139       MM
COOLING TOTAL     34                  7      27       11
 SINCE 1/1       795                650     145       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/22/1976
 LATEST       06/22/1992
EARLIEST      10/31             MM
LATEST                          04/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/250
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/200    DATE  10/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/200    DATE  10/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.73
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            3
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               21     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                     16

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

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