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CDUS43 KGRR 162124  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
524 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2023  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 75 1:26 PM 89 1962 70 5 73  
1977  
MINIMUM 43 12:42 AM 29 1997 49 -6 53  
AVERAGE 59 59 0 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.97 1974 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 2.09 -1.27 1.07  
SINCE MAR 1 9.37 8.47 0.90 9.76  
SINCE JAN 1 16.01 13.11 2.90 15.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1997 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  
TODAY 6 7 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 131 148 -17 113  
SINCE MAR 1 1518 1586 -68 1632  
SINCE JUL 1 5838 6292 -454 6178  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 12 -9 47  
SINCE MAR 1 15 18 -3 47  
SINCE JAN 1 15 18 -3 47    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM EDT SUNSET 8:59 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 9:00 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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