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CDUS43 KGRR 182128  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
528 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 83 3:59 PM 90 1962 71 12 69  
MINIMUM 49 4:51 AM 28 1973 49 0 38  
AVERAGE 66 60 6 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.31 2000 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.18 2.34 -0.16 0.82  
SINCE MAR 1 8.59 8.72 -0.13 9.37  
SINCE JAN 1 13.95 13.36 0.59 16.01  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.2 1915 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  
TODAY 0 6 -6 11  
MONTH TO DATE 83 161 -78 155  
SINCE MAR 1 1252 1599 -347 1542  
SINCE JUL 1 5338 6305 -967 5862  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 2 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 15 -8 3  
SINCE MAR 1 10 21 -11 15  
SINCE JAN 1 10 21 -11 15    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 9:02 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 9:03 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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