SHEPHERD, MICHIGAN

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		46.6		21.4		22.5		32		45		56.5		66.4		71.1		68.9		61.4		49.9		37.8		26.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57.1		29.3		31.1		41.6		56.6		69.4		79		83.7		81.5		73.4		60.9		45.9		33.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		36		13.5		13.5		22.4		33.4		43.8		53.7		58.4		56.2		49.3		38.9		29.5		19.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		108		60		65		81		91		97		103		106		108		99		88		77		69

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-30		-25		-30		-18		-3		20		25		31		36		27		13		-6		-14

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.3		---		---		---		---		0.3		2.7		5.7		3.6		1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		59.5		---		---		---		1.1		4.2		12.4		20.3		15.6		5.5		0.4		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		124.5		---		---		0.5		4.2		12.9		25.2		29.9		28.6		19		3.9		0.3		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		171.9		---		0.1		2.1		11.1		24.4		29.3		31		30.9		27.2		13.2		2.5		0.3

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		213.9		0.4		0.9		6.9		18.9		30		30		31		31		29.9		24.9		8.7		1.4

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		259.6		3.2		4.9		15.9		27		31		30		31		31		30		30.6		18.9		6.1

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		362.4		31		28		31		30		31		29.2		29.7		30.5		29.9		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		329.3		31		28		31		29.8		29.7		22.6		17.2		20.7		27.5		30.7		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		260.5		31		28		30.9		29		23.3		6.3		1.6		4.7		16.7		28.3		29.7		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		204.9		30.9		28		30.3		25		9.5		0.5		---		0.3		3.4		19		27.5		30.6

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		159.5		30.1		27.4		26.8		15.2		3.2		0.1		---		---		0.7		7.5		19.6		28.8

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		71.1		20.9		18.8		12.5		1.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.4		14.1

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29.9		11.5		9.5		3.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		4.9

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10.4		4.4		3.9		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		29.2		1.7		1.4		2		2.7		3		3.1		2.8		3		3.1		2.6		2.2		1.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		100		8		7		8		9		9		9		8		8		8		9		9		8

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		15.4		10.3		3.8		5.3		7.1		7.1		8.9		7.3		10.2		15.4		7.2		5.3		4.8

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.2		---		---		0.2		0.1		0.2		0.2		---		---		0.2		---		0.2

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		9.3		5.4		2		2.1		3.4		3.2		4.2		4.2		4		9.3		3.8		2.4		2.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		66.3		4.4		3.8		4.1		7.1		6.5		6		5.3		5.4		5.9		7		6.4		4.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		63		5		4		5		6		6		6		5		5		6		6		5		4

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19		1		1		1		2		2		2		2		2		2		2		1		1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		21.7		1		0.9		1.4		2.2		2.2		2		1.9		2.5		2.4		2.2		2		1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6		---		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		1		1		---		---

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		104		8.6		7.1		8		9.3		9.5		8.6		8.1		7.5		8.6		8.6		9.1		8.5

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		9.4		1.9		2		3		3.4		2.4		4.2		4.3		3.4		9.4		4		2.4		2.1

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		43.9		3.9		3.6		5.3		7.1		6.2		8.9		7.3		10.2		15.4		7.2		5.3		4.9

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		14.6		0.2		0.1		0.4		0.2		0.1		0.2		0.2		---		0.1		---		0.2		0.2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		34.4		9		7		6.5		1.6		0.3		---		---		---		---		0.5		2.3		7.2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 116

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		41		36		38		36		11.6		12		---		---		---		---		24.6		14		41

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7330		1362		1183		1032		624		292		66		14		33		176		513		843		1190

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		522		---		---		---		3		24		116		197		138		41		3		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2425		---		---		6		55		231		501		648		570		325		81		8		1

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		9.9		11		12.5		14		15.3		16		15.6		14.4		12.9		11.5		10.2		9.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		1.6		2.6		3.6		4.5		5.3		5.9		5.9		4.9		3.9		2.5		1.5		1.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.7		0.9		1.4		1.9		2.3		2.4		2.3		2		1.5		1.1		0.7		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		3.1		4.1		4.6		4.6		4.9		5.2		5.3		4.8		4.4		3.5		2.5		2.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		3.1		4.2		4.5		4.5		5		5.6		5.9		4.8		4.4		3.3		2.3		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		1.6		2.6		3.6		4.5		5.3		5.9		5.9		4.9		3.9		2.5		1.5		1.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.7		1		1.4		2		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.6		1.1		0.8		0.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		3.7		4.9		5.8		5.4		5.8		6		6		5.7		6		4.1		3		2.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		3.9		5.5		6.5		5.9		6.8		7.5		7.5		6.5		7.1		4.1		3		3.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		1.5		2.2		3.2		3.6		4.4		5		4.8		4.3		3.1		2.1		1.2		1.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		0.6		0.8		1.2		1.8		2.1		2.2		2.1		1.8		1.2		1.1		0.7		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		2.7		3.2		3.9		3.6		4		4.3		4.3		4.2		3.4		2.8		1.7		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		2.6		3.1		3.6		2.9		3.4		3.9		3.9		3.8		2.9		2.4		1.4		1.7