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CDUS43 KGRR 182130
CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
530 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 71 12:04 AM 86 1977 59 12 70
2002
2004
MINIMUM 43 9:33 AM 22 1926 38 5 55
1983
AVERAGE 57 49 8 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.51 3.30 2013 0.15 0.36 0.71
MONTH TO DATE 7.19 2.34 4.85 2.67
SINCE MAR 1 11.92 4.73 7.19 6.54
SINCE JAN 1 16.86 9.37 7.49 8.65
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 3.0 1912 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 1.6 -1.6 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 0.7 9.2 -8.5 1.7
SINCE JUL 1 75.4 77.2 -1.8 63.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 8 17 -9 2
MONTH TO DATE 253 360 -107 388
SINCE MAR 1 1019 1270 -251 1137
SINCE JUL 1 5866 5976 -110 5607
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 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 7:00 AM
LOWEST 55 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 76
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 82 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 19 1897
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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