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CDUS43 KGRR 172134
CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
534 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 77 3:59 PM 84 1976 59 18 66
MINIMUM 49 6:44 AM 24 1983 38 11 29
AVERAGE 63 48 15 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.94 1922 0.15 -0.15 T
MONTH TO DATE 6.68 2.19 4.49 1.96
SINCE MAR 1 11.41 4.58 6.83 5.83
SINCE JAN 1 16.35 9.22 7.13 7.94
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.4 2018 0.0 0.0 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 2 17 -15 17
MONTH TO DATE 245 343 -98 386
SINCE MAR 1 1011 1253 -242 1135
SINCE JUL 1 5858 5959 -101 5605
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 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 48 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 1977
2002
2004
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 22 1926
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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