CXUS53 KGRR 011620 CLMGRR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 1220 PM EDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 87 03/21/2012 LOW -13 03/08/1943 HIGHEST 71 03/13 67 4 58 03/31 LOWEST 17 03/21 6 11 15 03/18 AVG. MAXIMUM 49.9 44.5 5.4 43.2 AVG. MINIMUM 31.8 26.9 4.9 27.6 MEAN 40.9 35.7 5.2 35.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 4.8 -3.8 3 DAYS MIN <= 32 18 22.8 -4.8 25 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.3 -0.3 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.77 1948 MINIMUM 0.08 1910 TOTALS 3.74 2.39 1.35 5.42 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.08 0.04 0.17 DAYS >= .01 12 11.8 0.2 19 DAYS >= .10 7 6.2 0.8 12 DAYS >= .50 3 1.3 1.7 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.17 03/08 TO 03/09 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 36.0 1965 SNOW DEPTH 20 03/02/2014 TOTALS 7.2 7.6 -0.4 23.3 SINCE 7/1 47.5 75.6 -28.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1 DAYS >= TRACE 8 5.9 2.1 15 DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.1 -1.1 6 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 6 03/23 9 03/10 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 742 910 -168 909 SINCE 7/1 4828 5616 -788 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/03/1946 LATEST 06/04/1945 EARLIEST 10/23 LATEST 04/27 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/240 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/250 DATE 03/19 35/170 03/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/230 DATE 03/16 47/160 03/26 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 40 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.69 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 1 FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$