Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI
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CXUS53 KGRR 011420 CCA
CLMGRR
CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED...ADDED NARRATIVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
920 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008
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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2008...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 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 66 01/25/1950
01/01/1895
LOW -22 01/19/1994
01/30/1951
HIGHEST 63 01/07 MM MM 51 01/05
LOWEST 3 01/20 MM MM 3 01/17
AVG. MAXIMUM 32.6 29.3 3.3 33.3
AVG. MINIMUM 20.6 15.6 5.0 21.3
MEAN 26.6 22.4 4.2 27.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 MM MM 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 17 MM MM 17
DAYS MIN <= 32 24 MM MM 28
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 MM MM 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 3.76R 2.03 1.73 2.19
DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.07 0.05 0.07
DAYS >= .01 24 MM MM 16
DAYS >= .10 13 MM MM 6
DAYS >= .50 1 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.67 01/29 TO 01/29
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 28.3R 21.1 7.2 15.4
SINCE 7/1 56.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3 MM MM 2
DAYS >= 1.0 14 5.9 8.1 7
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 7 01/27 5 01/30
01/23 01/20
01/03
24 HR TOTAL 4.2R MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1185 1317 -132 1159
SINCE 7/1 3416 3921 -505 3494
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/260 DATE 01/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/260 DATE 01/29
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 17
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 25
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 2
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 9
LIGHT SNOW 22 SLEET 2
FOG 28 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 25
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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&&
...THE LANSING CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2008...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1864 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 66 01/24/1967
LOW -29 01/04/1981
HIGHEST 62 01/07 MM MM 50 01/04
LOWEST 1 01/24 MM MM -1 01/25
AVG. MAXIMUM 32.6 29.4 3.2 32.6
AVG. MINIMUM 19.9 13.9 6.0 20.1
MEAN 26.3 21.6 4.7 26.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 MM MM 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 18 MM MM 18
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 MM MM 27
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 MM MM 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 2.81R 1.61 1.20 2.13
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.05 0.04 0.07
DAYS >= .01 19 MM MM 13
DAYS >= .10 6 MM MM 4
DAYS >= .50 2 MM MM 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.95 01/07 TO 01/08
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 15.2R 14.0 1.2 8.8
SINCE 7/1 34.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3 MM MM 2
DAYS >= 1.0 6 4.0 2.0 3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 8 01/03 5 01/31
01/02
24 HR TOTAL 5.1R MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1193 1341 -148 1191
SINCE 7/1 3626 4037 -411 3598
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/260 DATE 01/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/270 DATE 01/30
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 23
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 6
LIGHT SNOW 23 SLEET 2
FOG 28 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 13
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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&&
...THE MUSKEGON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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 63 01/25/1950
LOW -21 01/12/1912
HIGHEST 58 01/07 MM MM 50 01/05
LOWEST 3 01/30 MM MM 3 01/17
AVG. MAXIMUM 32.6 29.8 2.8 34.2
AVG. MINIMUM 21.8 17.1 4.7 23.7
MEAN 27.2 23.5 3.7 29.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 MM MM 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 17 MM MM 15
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 MM MM 26
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 MM MM 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 4.56R 2.22 2.34 1.94
DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.07 0.08 0.06
DAYS >= .01 25 MM MM 16
DAYS >= .10 15 MM MM 8
DAYS >= .50 3 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.69 01/22 TO 01/22
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 38.3R 34.4 3.9 19.8
SINCE 7/1 60.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 5 MM MM 3
DAYS >= 1.0 12 9.7 2.3 5
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 16 01/27 11 01/31
24 HR TOTAL 6.6R MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1161 1288 -127 1110
SINCE 7/1 3451 3875 -424 3431
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/050 DATE 01/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/060 DATE 01/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 24
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 5 SNOW 12
LIGHT SNOW 23 SLEET 1
FOG 25 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 16
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
&&
GRAND RAPIDS RECORDS...
1/6/2008 - NEW RECORD HIGH FOR DATE OF 57.
OLD RECORD 56 IN 1946.
1/7/2008 - NEW RECORD HIGH FOR DATE OF 63.
OLD RECORD 52 IN 1989.
NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 51.
OLD RECORD 40 IN 1935.
1/8/2008 - NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 40.
OLD RECORD 35 IN 1935.
LANSING RECORDS...
1/7/2008 - NEW RECORD HIGH FOR DATE OF 62.
OLD RECORD 53 IN 1989.
NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 53.
OLD RECORD 37 IN 1935.
1/8/2008 - NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 44.
OLD RECORD 37 IN 1975.
MUSKEGON RECORDS...
1/6/2008 - NEW RECORD HIGH FOR DATE OF 56.
OLD RECORD 55 IN 1930.
NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 40.
OLD RECORD 39 IN 1998.
1/7/2008 - NEW RECORD HIGH FOR DATE OF 58.
OLD RECORD 55 IN 1965.
NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 43.
OLD RECORD 39 IN 1965.
NEW DAILY RECORD PCPN OF 0.60.
OLD RECORD 0.57 IN 1962.
JANUARY 2008 IS THE 2ND WETTEST JANUARY ON RECORD.
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JANUARY 2008...
TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE MONTH AVERAGED WARMER THAN
NORMAL...WITH WETTER AND SNOWIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS BEING NOTED
AS WELL FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.
FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN...PRECIPITATION WAS OBSERVED
ALMOST EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH. MUSKEGON AND GRAND RAPIDS HAD 2 DRY
DAYS...AND AT LEAST 25 DAYS OF A TRACE OR MORE FOR MUSKEGON. GRAND
RAPIDS HAD 24 DAYS WITH AT LEAST 0.01 OR MORE.
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH...THE COMMON STORM TRACK WAS TO REMAIN JUST
SOUTH OF MICHIGAN. THIS RESULTED IN MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION
FALLING AS SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE WARMER THAN
NORMAL TEMPERATURES WERE HEAVILY WEIGHTED TOWARDS THE 5TH THROUGH
THE 7TH. OVER THE COURSE OF THESE THREE DAYS...TEMPERATURES AVERAGED
25 TO ALMOST 35 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. DESPITE THE WARMER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...SNOWFALL WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR NUMEROUS LOCATIONS IN
JANUARY.
TEMPERATURES ON THE 6TH AND 7TH...SOARED INTO THE 50S AND 60S FOR
SOME LOCATIONS. BEYOND THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH TEMPERATURES TRIED TO
BECOME MORE SEASONAL WITH COOLER AIR PREVAILING. THIS RESULTED IN
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING FROM THE 18TH THROUGH THE 27TH.
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BILL/BEACHLER
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MJK
