Sunday, March 4, 2012

Top 5 Warmest Winter in Western Michigan

The National Weather Service reports that several cities of southwest Michigan had winter temperatures that were the second warmest on record (Grand Rapids, Muskegon) to the 5th warmest (Lansing). The top 5 warmest winters were:
Grand Rapids
Rank Year Mean Degrees Above Normal
1 1932 33.9 7.1
2 2012 32.2 5.4
3 2002 31.6 4.8
4 1983 31.6 4.8
5 1998 31.5 4.7

Lansing
1 1890 33.1 7.3
2 1932 32.5 6.7
3 2002 31.5 5.7
4 1998 31.1 5.2
5 2012 30.3 4.8

Muskegon
1 1932 34.1 6.6
2 2012 33.5 5.9
3 2002 33.2 5.6
4 1998 32.0 4.5
5 1931 30.9 3.4

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