Issued by NWS
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CXUS53 KGRR 011257
CLMMKG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
848 AM EDT WED OCT 1 2008
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...THE MUSKEGON MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 95 09/06/1954
09/01/1953
LOW 27 09/28/1991
09/27/1989
HIGHEST 89 09/02 MM MM 91 09/05
LOWEST 43 09/16 MM MM 39 09/16
09/10
AVG. MAXIMUM 72.6 70.3 2.3 75.2
AVG. MINIMUM 53.9 50.7 3.2 53.2
MEAN 63.3 60.5 2.8 64.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 MM MM 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 MM MM 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 MM MM 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 MM MM 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 6.71 3.52 3.19 2.25
DAILY AVG. 0.22 0.12 0.10 0.08
DAYS >= .01 8 MM MM 8
DAYS >= .10 7 MM MM 4
DAYS >= .50 3 MM MM 1
DAYS >= 1.00 2 MM MM 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.50 09/04 TO 09/05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 T
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 09/30 TO 09/30
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 87 168 -81 109
SINCE 7/1 95 210 -115 136
COOLING TOTAL 41 44 -3 90
SINCE 1/1 404 484 -80 631
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/210 DATE 09/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/210 DATE 09/13
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 21 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
RECORD DATA
9/4 - DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 3.25 INCHES. OLD RECORD IS 1.49 IN 1939.
6.71 INCHES RAINFALL - 8TH WETTEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD.
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MJK
