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CDUS43 KGRR 170544
CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
144 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 64 12:03 AM 86 2002 58 6 51
MINIMUM 54 11:59 PM 21 1904 38 16 34
AVERAGE 59 48 11 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 6 17 -11 22
MONTH TO DATE 243 326 -83 369
SINCE MAR 1 1009 1236 -227 1118
SINCE JUL 1 5856 5942 -86 5588
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 (240)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 10:00 PM
LOWEST 81 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 91
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 84 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 24 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:57 AM EDT SUNSET 8:27 PM EDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:28 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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