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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
206 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009


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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         73    332 PM  89    1965  66      7       67
  MINIMUM         56    622 AM  25    1974  44     12       47
  AVERAGE         65                        55     10       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.70 1932   0.11  -0.11     0.41
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.77  -0.77     0.90
  SINCE MAR 1      8.22                      6.84   1.38     6.93
  SINCE JAN 1     13.27                     10.41   2.86    14.85

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1954   T      0.0      0.0
                                      1947
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.4                      11.8  -11.4      9.2
  SINCE JUL 1    104.9                      72.2   32.7    107.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11        8
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        84    -27       56
  SINCE MAR 1   1431                      1611   -180     1477
  SINCE JUL 1   6436                      6667   -231     6124

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        12     -6        3
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        12     -6        3
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  46 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86
 LOWEST     44
 AVERAGE    65

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THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        89      1926
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2009...........SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   851 PM EDT
MAY  9 2009...........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   852 PM EDT


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




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