685  
CDUS43 KGRR 300541  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
141 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 51 11:30 AM 90 1899 64 -13 78  
MINIMUM 41 11:59 PM 28 1977 43 -2 46  
1979  
2012  
AVERAGE 46 53 -7 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.25 2.53 1909 0.14 0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.85 3.85 4.00 2.77  
SINCE MAR 1 12.58 6.24 6.34 6.64  
SINCE JAN 1 17.52 10.88 6.64 8.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.2 1909 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.0 -2.0 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.7 9.6 -8.9 1.7  
SINCE JUL 1 75.4 77.6 -2.2 63.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 12 7 3  
MONTH TO DATE 380 516 -136 484  
SINCE MAR 1 1146 1426 -280 1233  
SINCE JUL 1 5993 6132 -139 5703  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 0 7 0  
SINCE MAR 1 7 1 6 0  
SINCE JAN 1 7 1 6 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 77 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 87 1894  
1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1971  
2008  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 8:42 PM EDT  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:36 AM EDT SUNSET 8:43 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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