736  
CDUS43 KGRR 180524  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
124 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 62 4:22 PM 91 1962 70 -8 67  
MINIMUM 41 5:53 AM 30 1973 49 -8 46  
AVERAGE 52 60 -8 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.62 2020 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 2.21 -1.39 1.07  
SINCE MAR 1 9.37 8.59 0.78 9.76  
SINCE JAN 1 16.01 13.23 2.78 15.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2004 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 13 7 6 8  
MONTH TO DATE 144 155 -11 121  
SINCE MAR 1 1531 1593 -62 1640  
SINCE JUL 1 5851 6299 -448 6186  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 13 -10 47  
SINCE MAR 1 15 19 -4 47  
SINCE JAN 1 15 19 -4 47    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 816 MINS / 92%  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 90 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 28 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 9:01 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 9:02 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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