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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
507 PM EST THU NOV 5 2009


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...THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 5 2009...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         50        MM  75    1978  50      0
  MINIMUM         37        MM   6    1951  34      3
  AVERAGE         44                        42      2

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.02          2.66 1902   0.10  -0.08
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.50  -0.36
  SINCE SEP 1      9.34                      7.58   1.76
  SINCE JAN 1     38.52                     31.58   6.94

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           2.7  1982   0.1   -0.1
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.1   -1.1
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.1   -1.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           21                               -2
  MONTH TO DATE  113                                4
  SINCE SEP 1    706                              -33
  SINCE JUL 1    759                              -14

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                                0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                0
  SINCE SEP 1     47                              -14
  SINCE JAN 1    455                             -158
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4




RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82
 LOWEST     56
 AVERAGE    69

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THE GRAND RAPIDS MI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1975
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         9      1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  5 2009......SUNRISE   722 AM EST   SUNSET   529 PM EST
NOVEMBER  6 2009......SUNRISE   723 AM EST   SUNSET   528 PM EST


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




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MJK