334  
CDUS43 KGRR 222108  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI  
507 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 63 300 PM 91 1925 72 -9  
MINIMUM 43 MM 34 1917 49 -6  
AVERAGE 53 60 -7  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.10 1917 0.11 -0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 1.48 2.36 -0.88  
SINCE MAR 1 7.51 8.43 -0.92  
SINCE JAN 1 15.43 12.00 3.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2007 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 9.2 11.8 -2.6  
SINCE JUL 1 107.0 72.2 34.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 6  
MONTH TO DATE 243 34  
SINCE MAR 1 1664 -72  
SINCE JUL 1 6311 -481  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 -2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 -20  
SINCE MAR 1 3 -25  
SINCE JAN 1 3 -25    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
 
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80  
LOWEST 46  
AVERAGE 63  
 
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 90 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1963  
 
 
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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