Preliminary Local Climatological Data
Unofficial Preliminary Data
Please note this information is preliminary and subject to revision. Official and certified climate data can be accessed at the National Climatic Data Center - www.ncdc.noaa.gov.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
STATION: GRAND RAPIDS MI
MONTH: AUGUST
YEAR: 2009
LATITUDE: 42 52 N
LONGITUDE: 85 31 W
TEMPERATURE IN F: :PCPN: SNOW: WIND :SUNSHINE: SKY :PK WND
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1 2 3 4 5 6A 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
12Z AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR
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1 80 59 70 -1 0 5 0.19 0.0 0 12.6 25 230 391 45 7 1 32 250
2 76 58 67 -4 0 2 0.00 0.0 0 9.2 21 270 782 90 5 1 29 270
3 86 60 73 2 0 8 0.02 0.0 0 13.0 25 220 414 48 6 33 220
4 86 61 74 3 0 9 0.00 0.0 0 8.7 18 280 701 81 7 18 25 230
5 78 53 66 -5 0 1 0.00 0.0 0 4.9 16 290 809 94 3 21 300
6 80 52 66 -5 0 1 0.00 0.0 0 6.9 18 280 704 82 2 25 260
7 79 55 67 -4 0 2 0.05 0.0 0 5.5 16 240 487 57 7 1 20 210
8 83 62 73 2 0 8 1.07 0.0 0 8.8 25 170 127 15 8 138 0 0
9 91 70 81 10 0 16 0.24 0.0 0 12.4 37 270 601 71 5 138 46 270
10 84 68 76 5 0 11 0.97 0.0 0 9.1 16 250 720 85 5 13 29 260
11 83 65 74 4 0 9 0.00 0.0 0 7.3 16 310 725 86 3 18 18 310
12 81 61 71 1 0 6 0.00 0.0 0 3.2 M M 641 76 4 M M
13 83 58 71 1 0 6 0.00 0.0 0 2.3 10 190 818 97 3 8 M M
14 85 61 73 3 0 8 0.00 0.0 0 5.5 14 200 828 99 2 18 17 240
15 86 65 76 6 0 11 0.00 0.0 0 6.1 14 230 743 89 2 18 17 250
16 89 68 79 9 0 14 0.11 0.0 0 9.5 38 230 579 70 6 8 54 190
17 81 71 76 6 0 11 0.01 0.0 0 7.5 17 180 269 32 8 18 20 160
18 82 64 73 4 0 8 0.04 0.0 0 10.5 23 260 578 70 5 18 28 250
19 81 58 70 1 0 5 0.13 0.0 0 6.7 20 190 565 68 5 1 25 180
20 78 66 72 3 0 7 0.17 0.0 0 13.7 30 230 416 57 7 1 39 240
21 74 61 68 -1 0 3 0.06 0.0 0 13.9 29 240 252 31 7 37 250
22 69 57 63 -6 2 0 0.04 0.0 0 7.8 16 330 298 36 8 1 22 310
23 70 59 65 -3 0 0 T 0.0 0 5.1 10 280 87 11 9 12 280
24 77 52 65 -3 0 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.9 12 240 781 96 3 1 15 250
25 81 58 70 2 0 5 0.33 0.0 0 9.5 20 240 705 87 5 1 24 240
26 76 62 69 1 0 4 1.05 0.0 0 7.9 21 40 313 38 9 1 28 50
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SM 2099 1584 2 160 4.48 0.0 211.5 14334 141
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AV 80.7 60.9 8.1 FASTST 551 66 5 MAX(MPH)
MISC ----> # 38 230 # 54 190
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
STATION: GRAND RAPIDS MI
MONTH: AUGUST
YEAR: 2009
LATITUDE: 42 52 N
LONGITUDE: 85 31 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 70.8 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 4.48 1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL: 0.9 DPTR FM NORMAL: 1.39 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST: 91 ON 9 GRTST 24HR 1.45 ON 25-26 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST: 52 ON 24, 6 3 = THUNDER
SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS
TOTAL MONTH: 0.0 INCH 5 = HAIL
GRTST 24HR 0.0 6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
GRTST DEPTH: 0 7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH] [WEATHER - DAYS WITH] 9 = BLOWING SNOW
X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 15
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 1 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 9
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 3
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 2
[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 2 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 7
DPTR FM NORMAL -12 PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 16
TOTAL FM JUL 1 27 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 3
DPTR FM NORMAL 3
[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 160
DPTR FM NORMAL 15 [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1 408 HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL -124 LOWEST SLP 29.58 ON 20
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