CXUS53 KGRR 011427 CLMAZO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 1027 AM EDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE KALAMAZOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1887 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 89 04/30/1942 04/26/1915 LOW 10 04/04/1892 HIGHEST 80 04/27 MM MM 85 04/14 LOWEST 30 04/25 MM MM 28 04/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 62.9 59.3 3.6 62.1 AVG. MINIMUM 43.0 37.7 5.3 39.2 MEAN 52.9 48.5 4.4 50.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 3 8.5 -5.5 7 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.70 1947 TOTALS 3.62 3.07 0.55 3.25 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.10 0.02 0.11 DAYS >= .01 17 12.6 4.4 14 DAYS >= .10 9 7.2 1.8 9 DAYS >= .50 2 2.1 -0.1 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.89 04/11 TO 04/12 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS T SINCE 7/1 29.2 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 366 499 -133 437 SINCE 7/1 4818 6073 -1255 MM COOLING TOTAL 13 4 9 14 SINCE 1/1 13 5 8 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/260 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/320 DATE 04/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/320 DATE 04/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.44 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 11 LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$