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CDUS43 KGRR 060524  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
124 AM EDT SAT MAY 06 2023  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 73 4:10 PM 89 1959 66 7 59  
MINIMUM 46 3:32 AM 28 1983 45 1 40  
AVERAGE 60 55 5 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.73 1976 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 0.66 -0.39 0.85  
SINCE MAR 1 8.82 7.04 1.78 9.54  
SINCE JAN 1 15.46 11.68 3.78 15.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.3 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 5 10 -5 15  
MONTH TO DATE 83 55 28 74  
SINCE MAR 1 1470 1493 -23 1593  
SINCE JUL 1 5790 6199 -409 6139  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 12 7 5 0  
SINCE JAN 1 12 7 5 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 528 MINUTES / 62 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 90 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 8:48 PM EDT  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 8:49 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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