455  
CDUS43 KGRR 082107  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI  
507 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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 80 MM 101 1936 82 -2  
MINIMUM 71 MM 46 1984 60 11  
AVERAGE 76 71 5  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.26 3.38 1992 0.12 0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 3.88 0.96 2.92  
SINCE JUN 1 9.54 4.63 4.91  
SINCE JAN 1 25.62 17.62 8.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2006 0.0 0.0  
2005  
2004  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 -1  
MONTH TO DATE 1 -7  
SINCE JUN 1 21 -45  
SINCE JUL 1 1 -7  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 4  
MONTH TO DATE 36 -18  
SINCE JUN 1 179 1  
SINCE JAN 1 190 -34    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
 
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 67  
AVERAGE 80  
 
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 101 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 48 1961  
1942  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 8 2008..........SUNRISE 612 AM EDT SUNSET 922 PM EDT  
JULY 9 2008..........SUNRISE 613 AM EDT SUNSET 922 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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