066  
CDUS43 KGRR 170534  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
134 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 41 4:31 AM 79 2012 44 -3 45  
MINIMUM 17 11:59 PM 3 1900 27 -10 27  
AVERAGE 29 36 -7 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.11 1.50 1942 0.07 0.04 0.57  
MONTH TO DATE 4.06 1.18 2.88 1.85  
SINCE MAR 1 4.06 1.18 2.88 1.85  
SINCE JAN 1 9.00 5.82 3.18 3.96  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.4 10.0 1895 0.2 0.2 0.2  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 5.5 -5.0 0.2  
SINCE MAR 1 0.5 5.5 -5.0 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 75.2 73.5 1.7 62.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 36 29 7 29  
MONTH TO DATE 419 513 -94 411  
SINCE MAR 1 419 513 -94 411  
SINCE JUL 1 5266 5219 47 4881  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 78 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -4 1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:50 AM EDT SUNSET 7:51 PM EDT  
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:49 AM EDT SUNSET 7:52 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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