Grand Rapids, Michigan, climate update for October 2017
Max Temp: Actual 82, Mean 79
Min Temp: Actual 28, Mean 28
Av Temp: Actual 55.2, Mean 51.3, YTD Actual 54.06, YTD Mean 51.08
Precip: Actual 9.69, Mean 2.98, YTD Actual 34.67, YTD Mean 29.26
CDD: Actual 11, Mean 8, YTD Actual 719, YTD Mean 693
Average temperature is running 5.8% ahead of mean to date.
The warmest years on record here were considerably warmer at this stage.
In the warmest full year on record by average temperature, 2012, average temperature year to date was 55.84, 1.78 ahead of 2017 year to date and 9.3% ahead of mean to date.
In the second warmest full year on record, 1931, average temperature year to date was 54.35, 0.29 ahead of 2017 year to date and 6.4% ahead of mean to date.
In the third warmest full year on record, 1921, average temperature year to date was 56.00, 1.94 ahead of 2017 year to date and 9.6% ahead of mean to date.
