Climatological Report (Annual) Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
1120 AM EST THU JAN 04 2024
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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 108 07/13/1936
LOW -24 02/14/1899
02/13/1899
HIGHEST 91 08/23 93 -2 95 06/21
08/24
09/05
LOWEST 2 01/31 -6 8 -2 01/26
AVG. MAXIMUM 59.7 58.2 1.5 57.7
AVG. MINIMUM 42.2 40.5 1.7 39.8
MEAN 51.0 49.3 1.7 48.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 14 9.9 4.1 7
DAYS MAX <= 32 21 50.5 -29.5 56
DAYS MIN <= 32 112 133.1 -21.1 141
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 4.4 -4.4 2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 51.37 2019
MINIMUM 20.92 1930
TOTALS 36.74 39.40 -2.66 37.73
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.11 -0.01 0.10
DAYS >= .01 145 148.7 -3.7 152
DAYS >= .10 77 81.1 -4.1 82
DAYS >= .50 24 23.5 0.5 26
DAYS >= 1.00 9 8.3 0.7 5
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.02 03/31 TO 03/31
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 143.7 2008
SNOW DEPTH 27 01/27/1978
TOTALS 46.3 77.6 -31.3 118.8
SINCE 7/1 3.2 28.2 -25.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1
DAYS >= TRACE 72 50.9 21.1 92
DAYS >= 1.0 15 23.5 -8.5 24
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 9 03/10 17 12/25
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 5661 6408 -747 6592
SINCE 7/1 2064 2387 -323 MM
COOLING TOTAL 668 732 -64 800
SINCE 1/1 668 733 -65 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/03/1946
LATEST 06/04/1945
EARLIEST 10/23
LATEST 04/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/240
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/230 DATE 12/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/230 DATE 12/09
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 42%
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.64
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 62
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 160
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 143
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 30 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 37 RAIN 51
LIGHT RAIN 141 FREEZING RAIN 2
LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 14
LIGHT SNOW 63 SLEET 4
FOG 200 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 15
HAZE 49
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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