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CDUS43 KGRR 050523  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
123 AM EDT FRI MAY 05 2023  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 64 2:24 PM 88 1949 66 -2 62  
MINIMUM 38 4:28 AM 26 1971 44 -6 42  
2005  
AVERAGE 51 55 -4 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.06 1902 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 0.53 -0.26 0.85  
SINCE MAR 1 8.82 6.91 1.91 9.54  
SINCE JAN 1 15.46 11.55 3.91 15.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.4 1954 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 23.9 9.6 14.3 6.4  
SINCE JUL 1 110.7 77.6 33.1 71.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 11 3 13  
MONTH TO DATE 78 45 33 59  
SINCE MAR 1 1465 1483 -18 1578  
SINCE JUL 1 5785 6189 -404 6124  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 12 6 6 0  
SINCE JAN 1 12 6 6 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 347 MINUTES / 41 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 89 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 28 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 8:47 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 8:48 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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