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CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
530 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 64 12:03 AM 86 2002 58 6 51
MINIMUM 56 11:52 AM 21 1904 38 18 34
AVERAGE 60 48 12 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.89 1.97 1972 0.14 0.75 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.68 2.04 4.64 1.96
SINCE MAR 1 11.41 4.43 6.98 5.83
SINCE JAN 1 16.35 9.07 7.28 7.94
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 11.8 1961 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 1.5 -1.5 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 0.7 9.1 -8.4 1.7
SINCE JUL 1 75.4 77.1 -1.7 63.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 5 17 -12 22
MONTH TO DATE 242 326 -84 369
SINCE MAR 1 1008 1236 -228 1118
SINCE JUL 1 5855 5942 -87 5588
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 0
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 0
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 2:00 AM
LOWEST 87 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 92
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 84 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 24 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:59 AM EDT SUNSET 8:26 PM EDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:57 AM EDT SUNSET 8:27 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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