840  
CDUS43 KGRR 172130  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
530 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 69 10:34 AM 84 1976 59 10 39  
MINIMUM 53 2:10 AM 24 1983 38 15 32  
AVERAGE 61 48 13 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.40 2.94 1922 0.15 0.25 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 1.94 2.19 -0.25 2.44  
SINCE MAR 1 5.68 4.58 1.10 7.86  
SINCE JAN 1 11.04 9.22 1.82 14.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.4 2018 0.0 0.0 0.4  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.5 -1.5 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 7.2 9.1 -1.9 23.7  
SINCE JUL 1 47.5 77.1 -29.6 110.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 17 -13 29  
MONTH TO DATE 248 343 -95 227  
SINCE MAR 1 990 1253 -263 1136  
SINCE JUL 1 5076 5959 -883 5456  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 12  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 12  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 PM  
LOWEST 51 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 1977  
2002  
2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 22 1926  
1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 6:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:27 PM EDT  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 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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