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CDUS43 KGRR 182232  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
532 PM EST MON DEC 18 2023  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 38 12:32 AM 55 1939 35 3 28  
MINIMUM 29 4:59 PM -5 1926 24 5 24  
AVERAGE 34 30 4 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.05 1.03 2002 0.07 -0.02 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 1.46 -0.44 1.33  
SINCE DEC 1 1.02 1.46 -0.44 1.33  
SINCE JAN 1 35.87 38.38 -2.51 36.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 1.2 4.0 1951 0.7 0.5 0.4  
MONTH TO DATE 1.3 11.1 -9.8 14.8  
SINCE DEC 1 1.3 11.1 -9.8 14.8  
SINCE JUL 1 3.2 18.5 -15.3 42.8  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 35 -4 39  
MONTH TO DATE 484 594 -110 568  
SINCE DEC 1 484 594 -110 568  
SINCE JUL 1 1729 1907 -178 1842  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 668 733 -65 800    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 17 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 55 1895  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -18 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 8:08 AM EST SUNSET 5:09 PM EST  
DECEMBER 19 2023......SUNRISE 8:08 AM EST SUNSET 5:10 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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