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CDUS43 KGRR 172128
CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
528 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 22 3:37 PM 78 2012 45 -23 49
MINIMUM 17 8:13 AM -4 1949 27 -10 22
AVERAGE 20 36 -16 36
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.47 1919 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.06 1.25 2.81 1.85
SINCE MAR 1 4.06 1.25 2.81 1.85
SINCE JAN 1 9.00 5.89 3.11 3.96
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 7.5 1973 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 5.7 -5.2 0.2
SINCE MAR 1 0.5 5.7 -5.2 0.2
SINCE JUL 1 75.2 73.7 1.5 62.3
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 45 29 16 29
MONTH TO DATE 464 542 -78 440
SINCE MAR 1 464 542 -78 440
SINCE JUL 1 5311 5248 63 4910
COOLING
TODAY 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 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 70 12:00 AM
LOWEST 47 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 75 1894
1903
2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 5 1923
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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