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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
505 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008


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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         87    200 PM  97    1955  79      8
                                      1916
  MINIMUM         55        MM  44    1956  58     -3
  AVERAGE         71                        69      2

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.05 1958   0.13  -0.13
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      2.44  -1.86
  SINCE JUN 1     11.66                      9.67   1.99
  SINCE JAN 1     27.74                     22.66   5.08

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                               -1
  MONTH TO DATE    1                               -7
  SINCE JUN 1     22                              -54
  SINCE JUL 1      2                              -16

 COOLING
  TODAY            6                                1
  MONTH TO DATE  123                                0
  SINCE JUN 1    495                               31
  SINCE JAN 1    506                               -4
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7




RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83
 LOWEST     40
 AVERAGE    62

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THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        98      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        44      1923
                                             1897
                                             1894


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE   655 AM EDT   SUNSET   834 PM EDT
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   833 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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MJK