523  
CDUS43 KGRR 172130  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
530 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2024  
 
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 12:00 AM 78 2012 45 -7 49  
MINIMUM 30 3:47 PM -4 1949 27 3 27  
AVERAGE 34 36 -2 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 1.47 1919 0.07 -0.03 0.35  
MONTH TO DATE 2.68 1.25 1.43 1.87  
SINCE MAR 1 2.68 1.25 1.43 1.87  
SINCE JAN 1 8.04 5.89 2.15 8.51  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.2 7.5 1973 0.2 0.0 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 5.7 -5.3 18.4  
SINCE MAR 1 0.4 5.7 -5.3 18.4  
SINCE JUL 1 40.7 73.7 -33.0 105.2  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 29 2 27  
MONTH TO DATE 328 542 -214 519  
SINCE MAR 1 328 542 -214 519  
SINCE JUL 1 4414 5248 -834 4839  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 1:00 PM  
LOWEST 56 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 75 1894  
1903  
2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 5 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:50 AM EDT SUNSET 7:51 PM EDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:48 AM EDT SUNSET 7:53 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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