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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
1122 PM EST WED MAR 01 2023

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...THE LANSING CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2022 TO 2/28/2023...

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             70   12/31/1875
 LOW             -37   02/02/1868
HIGHEST           58   02/14         54       4       63  12/15
                                                          12/16
LOWEST             0   01/31         -8       8       -3  02/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    37.7               33.3     4.4     35.3
AVG. MINIMUM    25.8               19.6     6.2     19.8
MEAN            31.8               26.4     5.4     27.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    19               44.5   -25.5       40
DAYS MIN <= 32    73               80.7    -7.7       84
DAYS MIN <= 0      1                7.7    -6.7        2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.65   1950
 MINIMUM        1.35   2003
TOTALS          6.32               5.67    0.65     6.48
DAILY AVG.      0.07               0.06    0.01     0.07
DAYS >= .01       41               38.1     2.9       39
DAYS >= .10       15               15.1    -0.1       17
DAYS >= .50        3                2.8     0.2        4
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.3     0.7        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.09   02/09 TO 02/09

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          64.2   1908
 SNOW DEPTH       24   01/28/1978
                       01/27/1978
TOTALS          31.8               38.5    -6.7     45.1
SINCE 7/1       41.9               42.6    -0.7       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   3
DAYS >= TRACE     43               31.3    11.7       MM
DAYS >= 1.0        7               11.8    -4.8       MM
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        9   12/25                          12  02/03

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   2969               3469    -500     3346
 SINCE 7/1      4168               4851    -683       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/03/1894
 LATEST       07/15/1863
EARLIEST                        10/27
LATEST                          04/28
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   4/230
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/260    DATE  12/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/280    DATE  12/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.73
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             22
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         55

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               19     FREEZING RAIN              4
LT FREEZING RAIN          5     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               37     SLEET                      0
FOG                      55     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                     52

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

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