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CDUS43 KGRR 010526  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
126 AM EDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 63 6:08 PM 87 1894 64 -1 50  
1942  
MINIMUM 47 6:15 AM 26 1971 43 4 39  
2008  
AVERAGE 55 53 2 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.85 1963 0.14 -0.14 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 2.67 3.99 -1.32 3.13  
SINCE MAR 1 6.41 6.38 0.03 8.55  
SINCE JAN 1 11.77 11.02 0.75 15.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.6 1963 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 10 12 -2 20  
MONTH TO DATE 427 528 -101 478  
SINCE MAR 1 1169 1438 -269 1387  
SINCE JUL 1 5255 6144 -889 5707  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 5 -2 12  
SINCE MAR 1 3 6 -3 12  
SINCE JAN 1 3 6 -3 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 76 PERCENT / 645 MINUTES  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 51 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 88 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1903  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 6:35 AM EDT SUNSET 8:43 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 6:34 AM EDT SUNSET 8:45 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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