August 2003 Weather In Muskegon

The first two months of summer in Muskegon were not all that special. August did it's best to make up for this.

Temperatures were 3.9 degrees above normal, despite the fact it never hit 90°. Guess the high temps were just right. Further this is the first time that Muskegon has had above normal temperatures since December of 2002!

The monthly high of 89 degrees was recorded on both the 16th and the 28th. The monthly low came on the 30th measured at 51°. Toward's the end of August temperatures were frequently in the 50's proving a tinge of the coming fall.

In addition to the warm temperatures Muskegon was had no cloudy days in August. 24 were considered clear, with 7 partly cloudy. We'll pay for this come winter

There was 2.22 inches of rain in August well below the norm of 3.77 inches. .99 inches fell on August 8th making it the rainiest day of the month. The rain coincided with the first day of the Muskegon Tall Ships event.

The wind averaged 7.2 knots, .2 below the norm. Windiest day was the 21st which showed an average of 15.9 knots. Least windy day was a week earlier at 2.9 knots.

The warm August brings the month to date temperature up to -.35 degrees. Muskegon could still end up with a below normal temperature average for 2003.

September holds out hope that there could be one more 90 degree day. Temperatures will usually dip near but now below the freezing mark. September is Muskegon's wettest month with approximately 5" the normal rain fall.