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CDUS43 KGRR 070527  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
127 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 55 5:09 PM 90 1959 66 -11 63  
MINIMUM 38 6:33 AM 25 1968 45 -7 52  
AVERAGE 47 56 -9 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 1941 0.13 -0.13 0.18  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.79 -0.76 1.45  
SINCE MAR 1 12.61 7.17 5.44 8.09  
SINCE JAN 1 17.55 11.81 5.74 10.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1989 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 18 10 8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 98 65 33 59  
SINCE MAR 1 1263 1503 -240 1308  
SINCE JUL 1 6110 6209 -99 5778  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 7 8 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 7 8 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 89 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 8:50 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 8:51 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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