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CDUS43 KGRR 170523  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
123 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 74 3:54 PM 89 1962 70 4 75  
1977  
MINIMUM 46 5:52 AM 29 1997 49 -3 43  
AVERAGE 60 59 1 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.44 1.97 1974 0.12 0.32 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.18 2.09 0.09 0.82  
SINCE MAR 1 8.59 8.47 0.12 9.37  
SINCE JAN 1 13.95 13.11 0.84 16.01  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1997 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 7 -2 6  
MONTH TO DATE 83 148 -65 131  
SINCE MAR 1 1252 1586 -334 1518  
SINCE JUL 1 5338 6292 -954 5838  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 12 -7 3  
SINCE MAR 1 8 18 -10 15  
SINCE JAN 1 8 18 -10 15    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 502 MINUTES / 57 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 47 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 9:01 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 9:02 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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