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CDUS43 KGRR 270606
CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
205 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2008
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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 79 553 PM 89 1978 73 6 66
1911
MINIMUM 63 300 AM 34 1974 50 13 54
1897
AVERAGE 71 62 9 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.16 1.19 1940 0.11 0.05 0.38
MONTH TO DATE 1.64 2.80 -1.16 1.62
SINCE MAR 1 7.67 8.87 -1.20 9.39
SINCE JAN 1 15.59 12.44 3.15 13.56
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1961 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 0 5 -5 5
MONTH TO DATE 265 232 33 133
SINCE MAR 1 1686 1759 -73 1509
SINCE JUL 1 6333 6815 -482 6293
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 2 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 6 28 -22 44
SINCE MAR 1 9 36 -27 50
SINCE JAN 1 9 36 -27 50
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 77 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93
LOWEST 51
AVERAGE 72
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 92 1911
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 1961
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 27 2008...........SUNRISE 609 AM EDT SUNSET 910 PM EDT
MAY 28 2008...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 911 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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