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CDUS43 KGRR 180524  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
124 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2024  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 69 10:34 AM 84 1976 59 10 39  
MINIMUM 51 11:59 PM 24 1983 38 13 32  
AVERAGE 60 48 12 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.43 2.94 1922 0.15 0.28 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 1.97 2.19 -0.22 2.44  
SINCE MAR 1 5.71 4.58 1.13 7.86  
SINCE JAN 1 11.07 9.22 1.85 14.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 5 17 -12 29  
MONTH TO DATE 249 343 -94 227  
SINCE MAR 1 991 1253 -262 1136  
SINCE JUL 1 5077 5959 -882 5456  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 SW (210)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 4 PERCENT / 29 MINUTES  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 1977  
2002  
2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 22 1926  
1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 PM EDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 6:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:30 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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