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CDUS43 KGRR 170532  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
132 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 83 4:24 PM 89 1962 70 13 74  
1977  
MINIMUM 56 6:01 AM 29 1997 49 7 46  
AVERAGE 70 59 11 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.30 1.97 1974 0.12 0.18 0.44  
MONTH TO DATE 2.21 2.09 0.12 2.18  
SINCE MAR 1 8.85 8.47 0.38 8.59  
SINCE JAN 1 10.96 13.11 -2.15 13.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1997 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 0 7 -7 5  
MONTH TO DATE 106 148 -42 83  
SINCE MAR 1 1355 1586 -231 1252  
SINCE JUL 1 5825 6292 -467 5338  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 1 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 12 8 5  
SINCE MAR 1 20 18 2 8  
SINCE JAN 1 20 18 2 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 57 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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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 2025...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 9:01 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2025...........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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