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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
1258 PM EDT MON JUN 1 2020

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...THE LANSING MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2020 TO 5/31/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1864 TO 2020

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              -25   03/02/1868
HIGHEST            88   05/26        85       3       81  05/25
LOWEST             18   03/22         3      15        4  03/06
                        03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     56.1              56.9    -0.8     54.7
AVG. MINIMUM     37.0              36.6     0.4     35.5
MEAN             46.5              46.7    -0.2     45.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               4.9    -4.9        6
DAYS MIN <= 32     38              32.5     5.5       31
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.5    -0.5        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        14.96   2011
 MINIMUM         3.53   1958
TOTALS          11.51              8.45    3.06     8.07
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.09    0.03     0.09
DAYS >= .01        45              34.9    10.1       47
DAYS >= .10        22              19.5     2.5       22
DAYS >= .50         6               5.0     1.0        4
DAYS >= 1.00        4               1.2     2.8        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.50   05/18 TO 05/18

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           34.8   1877
 24 HR TOTAL     13.9   03/17/1973 TO 03/17/1973
                        03/09/1919 TO 03/09/1919
 SNOW DEPTH        20   03/05/1875
                        03/03/1875
TOTALS            3.2               8.9    -5.7      2.2
SINCE 7/1        45.9              51.1    -5.2     34.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE      16               7.6     8.4       13
DAYS >= 1.0         1               2.9    -1.9        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         2   03/23                          3  03/01
                        03/01
 24 HR TOTAL      1.8   03/23 TO 03/23

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1725              1722       3     1811
 SINCE 7/1         MM              6657      MM       MM
COOLING TOTAL      51                40      11        4
 SINCE 1/1         51                41      10        4

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/03/1894
 LATEST       07/15/1863
EARLIEST                        10/01
LATEST                          05/10
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/255
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/260    DATE  04/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/280    DATE  04/20

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             33
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         30

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH

THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP                0
HEAVY RAIN               12     RAIN                       20
LIGHT RAIN               34     FREEZING RAIN               0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                        0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                        6
LIGHT SNOW               18     SLEET                       0
FOG                      53     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE       2
HAZE                     23     BLOWING SNOW                0
TORNADO                   0

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

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