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CDUS43 KGRR 082123
CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
523 PM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 63 3:59 PM 89 1926 67 -4 58
MINIMUM 33 6:15 AM 27 1976 46 -13 39
AVERAGE 48 56 -8 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.50 1901 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 1.06 -1.03 1.45
SINCE MAR 1 12.61 7.44 5.17 8.09
SINCE JAN 1 17.55 12.08 5.47 10.20
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1980 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020
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
TODAY 17 9 8 16
MONTH TO DATE 134 84 50 78
SINCE MAR 1 1299 1522 -223 1327
SINCE JUL 1 6146 6228 -82 5797
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0
SINCE MAR 1 7 10 -3 0
SINCE JAN 1 7 10 -3 0
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 6:00 AM
LOWEST 21 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 88 1896
1930
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 23 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 8:51 PM EDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:52 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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