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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
1151 AM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2008 TO 8/31/2008...

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             108   07/13/1936

 LOW               32   06/04/1945

HIGHEST            90   08/23        MM      MM       97  07/31

                        06/06

LOWEST             49   08/26        MM      MM       42  06/06

AVG. MAXIMUM     81.1              80.1     1.0     82.9

AVG. MINIMUM     60.1              58.4     1.7     61.2

MEAN             70.6              69.3     1.3     72.0

DAYS MAX >= 90      2                MM      MM       19

DAYS MAX <= 32      0                MM      MM        0

DAYS MIN <= 32      0                MM      MM        0

DAYS MIN <= 0       0                MM      MM        0


PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        12.13   2008

 MINIMUM        10.29   2006

TOTALS          12.13             11.01    1.12    10.73

DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.12    0.01     0.12

DAYS >= .01        28                MM      MM       32

DAYS >= .10        21                MM      MM       21

DAYS >= .50         6                MM      MM        6

DAYS >= 1.00        3                MM      MM        2

GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.36   07/01 TO 07/02


SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM

TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0

SINCE 7/1         0.0

SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0

DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0

GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM

 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   MM


DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      24                92     -68       38

 SINCE 7/1          4                34     -30       13

COOLING TOTAL     558               506      52      712

 SINCE 1/1        569               552      17      791


FREEZE DATES
EARLIEST                        10/13

LATEST                          05/02

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/270    DATE  06/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/280    DATE  06/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   64

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             54
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             17     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               14     RAIN                      19
LIGHT RAIN               30     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      43     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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