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CDUS43 KGRR 220609
CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
209 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2008
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2008
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 58 605 PM 91 1977 72 -14 71
MINIMUM 42 523 AM 31 1969 48 -6 49
AVERAGE 50 60 -10 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.46 2004 0.11 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.48 2.25 -0.77 1.11
SINCE MAR 1 7.51 8.32 -0.81 8.88
SINCE JAN 1 15.43 11.89 3.54 13.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2004 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 9.2 11.8 -2.6 20.3
SINCE JUL 1 107.0 72.2 34.8 83.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 15 7 8 5
MONTH TO DATE 231 203 28 128
SINCE MAR 1 1652 1730 -78 1504
SINCE JUL 1 6299 6786 -487 6288
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 18 -18 19
SINCE MAR 1 3 26 -23 25
SINCE JAN 1 3 26 -23 25
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 67 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 71
LOWEST 43
AVERAGE 57
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 34 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE 612 AM EDT SUNSET 906 PM EDT
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE 612 AM EDT SUNSET 907 PM EDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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