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CDUS43 KGRR 070537  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
137 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2024  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 5:41 PM 90 1959 66 3 69  
MINIMUM 50 2:09 AM 25 1968 45 5 50  
AVERAGE 60 56 4 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 1941 0.13 -0.13 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 0.79 0.20 0.30  
SINCE MAR 1 7.40 7.17 0.23 8.85  
SINCE JAN 1 12.76 11.81 0.95 15.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1989 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
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 5 10 -5 5  
MONTH TO DATE 18 65 -47 88  
SINCE MAR 1 1187 1503 -316 1475  
SINCE JUL 1 5273 6209 -936 5795  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 2 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 4 8 -4 12  
SINCE JAN 1 4 8 -4 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 68 PERCENT / 585 MINUTES  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 89 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 8:50 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:51 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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