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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
123 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 47 12:48 PM 82 1985 59 -12 68  
MINIMUM 33 11:58 PM 19 1897 39 -6 40  
AVERAGE 40 49 -9 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.89 1993 0.14 -0.14 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 7.19 2.48 4.71 2.68  
SINCE MAR 1 11.92 4.87 7.05 6.55  
SINCE JAN 1 16.86 9.51 7.35 8.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1953 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.7 -1.7 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.7 9.3 -8.6 1.7  
SINCE JUL 1 75.4 77.3 -1.9 63.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 16 9 11  
MONTH TO DATE 280 376 -96 399  
SINCE MAR 1 1046 1286 -240 1148  
SINCE JUL 1 5893 5992 -99 5618  
 
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 11 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 83 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 13 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 6:52 AM EDT SUNSET 8:30 PM EDT  
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:51 AM EDT SUNSET 8:31 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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