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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
639 AM EDT SAT NOV 1 2008

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...THE MUSKEGON MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2008

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              86   10/15/1899
 LOW               19   10/29/1905
HIGHEST            80   10/12        MM      MM       83  10/05
LOWEST             28   10/30        MM      MM       29  10/28
                        10/29
                        10/22
AVG. MAXIMUM     58.7              58.7     0.0     65.3
AVG. MINIMUM     40.0              40.6    -0.6     48.7
MEAN             49.3              49.7    -0.4     57.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      4                MM      MM        1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                MM      MM        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           3.40              2.80    0.60     2.42
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.09    0.02     0.08
DAYS >= .01        13                MM      MM       14
DAYS >= .10         9                MM      MM        9
DAYS >= .50         3                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0                MM      MM        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.16   10/07 TO 10/08

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS              T               0.6    -0.6      0.0
SINCE 7/1           T
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL        T   10/27 TO 10/27

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     481               476       5      281
 SINCE 7/1        576               686    -110      417
COOLING TOTAL       2                 3      -1       42
 SINCE 1/1        406               487     -81      673
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/210    DATE  10/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/290    DATE  10/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       9
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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