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CDUS43 KGRR 180550
CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
150 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 77 4:31 PM 84 1976 59 18 66
MINIMUM 49 6:44 AM 24 1983 38 11 29
AVERAGE 63 48 15 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
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 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 46 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 1977
2002
2004
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 22 1926
1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:28 PM EDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 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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