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CDUS43 KGRR 082130  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
530 PM EDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 73 3:57 PM 89 1926 67 6 61  
MINIMUM 50 5:52 AM 27 1976 46 4 51  
AVERAGE 62 56 6 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.50 1901 0.13 -0.12 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 1.28 1.06 0.22 0.81  
SINCE MAR 1 7.69 7.44 0.25 9.36  
SINCE JAN 1 13.05 12.08 0.97 16.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1980 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2020  
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  
TODAY 3 9 -6 9  
MONTH TO DATE 26 84 -58 97  
SINCE MAR 1 1195 1522 -327 1484  
SINCE JUL 1 5281 6228 -947 5804  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 4 -3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 4 10 -6 12  
SINCE JAN 1 4 10 -6 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 88 1896  
1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 23 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:51 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 8:52 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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