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CDUS43 KGRR 122151  
CLIBTL  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
551 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
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..THE BATTLE CREEK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 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 62 3:59 PM 89 1896 69 -7 81  
MINIMUM 33 4:22 AM 29 1946 47 -14 43  
1976  
AVERAGE 48 58 -10 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 3.65 1914 0.13 -0.13 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 1.43 -1.34 1.99  
SINCE MAR 1 10.00 5.98 4.02 8.94  
SINCE JAN 1 10.89 8.77 2.12 10.90  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 8 9 3  
MONTH TO DATE 189 114 75 111  
SINCE MAR 1 1266 1521 -255 1251  
SINCE JUL 1 6174 6268 -94 5598  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 0  
SINCE MAR 1 13 12 1 3  
SINCE JAN 1 13 12 1 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE BATTLE CREEK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 87 1940  
1982  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 25 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:52 PM EDT  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:54 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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