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CDUS43 KGRR 190602  
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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
202 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 71 12:04 AM 86 1977 59 12 70  
2002  
2004  
MINIMUM 38 11:59 PM 22 1926 38 0 55  
1983  
AVERAGE 55 49 6 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 10 17 -7 2  
MONTH TO DATE 255 360 -105 388  
SINCE MAR 1 1021 1270 -249 1137  
SINCE JUL 1 5868 5976 -108 5607  
 
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 13 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 15.6  
 
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  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 11:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 82 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 19 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:29 PM EDT  
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 6:52 AM EDT SUNSET 8:30 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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