On this date last year (9/14/08), West Michigan was dealing with the remnants of Hurricane Ike, dumping another 2"+ of rain across the area. That was on top of two other events that gave West Michigan 2"+ of rain earlier in the month. All told, Grand Rapids picked up 9.2" of rain in the first 14 days of 2008. Compare that to this year, when GR has only seen 0.04" of rain so far this month, with dry weather expected for essentially the rest of this week.
Some other rainfall totals through Sunday around the state:
September rainfall
Muskegon: Trace
Lansing: Trace
Marquette: Trace
Traverse City: 0.00"
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Also, it's doubtful we'll be able to hold this statistic all the way through the month, but currently the month of September is running warmer than July!
As of Sunday, the average high in Grand Rapids has been 77.6°, compared to July's 76.9°. Wow!
Some other rainfall totals through Sunday around the state:
September rainfall
Muskegon: Trace
Lansing: Trace
Marquette: Trace
Traverse City: 0.00"
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Also, it's doubtful we'll be able to hold this statistic all the way through the month, but currently the month of September is running warmer than July!
As of Sunday, the average high in Grand Rapids has been 77.6°, compared to July's 76.9°. Wow!
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