Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Unofficial Preliminary Data

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   GRAND RAPIDS MI
                                          MONTH:     NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          LATITUDE:   42 52 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  85 31 W                   

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND 
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1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
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 1  51  36  44   0  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.7  9 280 302   49   6 8      13 170
 2  52  38  45   2  20   0 0.12  0.0    0  9.2 18 260  65   11   6 18     22 250
 3  47  31  39  -4  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 16 270 270   44   6        20 270
 4  48  31  40  -3  25   0    T  0.0    0  3.3  9 140 114   19   9        12 120
 5  50  34  42   0  23   0 0.02  0.0    0  8.9 23 290 153   25   8        31 280
 6  51  29  40  -2  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 20 180 192   32   4        26 170
 7  65  45  55  13  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 28 240 603  100   1 18     32 250
 8  72  36  54  13  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 17 170 395   66   4 128    21 160
 9  65  47  56  15   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 16 270 116   19   7        21 220
10  57  35  46   5  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 10  70 110   18   5        13  70
11  52  31  42   2  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 15  80 379   64   4 12     18  90
12  53  27  40   0  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 15 110 517   87   3 18     17 120
13  59  32  46   7  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 18 200 418   71   6        22 200
14  64  42  53  14  12   0    T  0.0    0  7.0 16 190 376   63   3        20 190
15  57  42  50  11  15   0    T  0.0    0  8.3 15  50 261   45   9 8      20 300
16  48  39  44   6  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 17  50 158   27   9        23  70
17  49  36  43   5  22   0    T  0.0    0 16.6 28  80 322   56   5        37  80
18  54  38  46   9  19   0 0.09  0.0    0  9.7 16 120  90   16   7 1      20 110
19  48  42  45   8  20   0 0.16  0.0    M  7.4 14 200   0    0   9 18     17 210
20  49  43  46   9  19   0 0.05  0.0    0  8.8 15 270   0    0  10 18     18 280
21  56  36  46  10  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.7  9 260 319   56   5 18     12 270
22  58  31  45   9  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 16 100 479   84   1 128    20 100
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SM 1205  801       423   0  0.44     0.0 172.5         5639    127              
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AV 54.8 36.4                               7.8 FASTST  256  43   6    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 28 240               # 37   80   
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  GRAND RAPIDS MI
                                          MONTH:    NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   42 52 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  85 31 W                   

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 45.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.44    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:   5.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.02    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    72 ON  8    GRTST 24HR  0.22 ON 18-19      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     27 ON 12                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:  
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS    
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE            
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW             
                                                   X = TORNADO                  
MAX 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   7    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   423    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   3                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -125    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1069    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -143                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1   455    HIGHEST SLP M ON M                                      
DPTR FM NORMAL  -158    LOWEST  SLP 29.78 ON  7                                 

[REMARKS]

Explaination of F6 Data


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