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CDUS43 KGRR 010521  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
121 AM EDT THU MAY 01 2025  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 61 5:40 PM 87 1894 64 -3 63  
1942  
MINIMUM 37 6:10 AM 26 1971 43 -6 47  
2008  
AVERAGE 49 53 -4 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.85 1963 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.77 3.99 -1.22 2.67  
SINCE MAR 1 6.64 6.38 0.26 6.41  
SINCE JAN 1 8.75 11.02 -2.27 11.77  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.6 1963 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 2.0 -1.9 T  
SINCE MAR 1 1.7 9.6 -7.9 7.2  
SINCE JUL 1 63.8 77.6 -13.8 47.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 12 4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 500 528 -28 427  
SINCE MAR 1 1249 1438 -189 1169  
SINCE JUL 1 5719 6144 -425 5255  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 3  
SINCE MAR 1 0 6 -6 3  
SINCE JAN 1 0 6 -6 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 59 PERCENT / 496 MINUTES  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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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 2025...........SUNRISE 6:36 AM EDT SUNSET 8:43 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 6:34 AM EDT SUNSET 8:44 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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