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CDUS43 KGRR 310613
CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
210 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 77 425 PM 92 1919 74 3 89
MINIMUM 55 936 AM 34 1996 51 4 64
1965
AVERAGE 66 63 3 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.46 1.91 1989 0.11 0.35 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.10 3.24 -1.14 1.68
SINCE MAR 1 8.13 9.31 -1.18 9.45
SINCE JAN 1 16.05 12.88 3.17 13.62
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2007 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 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 298 251 47 137
SINCE MAR 1 1719 1778 -59 1513
SINCE JUL 1 6366 6834 -468 6297
COOLING
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 12
MONTH TO DATE 7 36 -29 63
SINCE MAR 1 10 44 -34 69
SINCE JAN 1 10 44 -34 69
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 23 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86
LOWEST 49
AVERAGE 68
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 95 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 36 1966
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 31 2008...........SUNRISE 606 AM EDT SUNSET 914 PM EDT
JUNE 1 2008..........SUNRISE 606 AM EDT SUNSET 914 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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