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CDUS43 KGRR 300520  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
120 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2024  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 70 3:59 PM 90 1899 64 6 64  
MINIMUM 53 6:35 AM 28 1977 43 10 40  
1979  
2012  
AVERAGE 62 53 9 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.21 2.53 1909 0.14 0.07 0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 2.67 3.85 -1.18 3.09  
SINCE MAR 1 6.41 6.24 0.17 8.51  
SINCE JAN 1 11.77 10.88 0.89 15.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.2 1909 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.0 -2.0 0.6  
SINCE MAR 1 7.2 9.6 -2.4 23.9  
SINCE JUL 1 47.5 77.6 -30.1 110.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 12 -9 13  
MONTH TO DATE 417 516 -99 458  
SINCE MAR 1 1159 1426 -267 1367  
SINCE JUL 1 5245 6132 -887 5687  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 12  
SINCE MAR 1 3 1 2 12  
SINCE JAN 1 3 1 2 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 21 PERCENT / 173 MINUTES  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 87 1894  
1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1971  
2008  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 8:42 PM EDT  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 6:35 AM EDT SUNSET 8:43 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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