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CDUS43 KGRR 122151  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
551 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 61 3:59 PM 87 2022 69 -8 83  
MINIMUM 32 5:08 AM 27 1981 47 -15 46  
AVERAGE 47 58 -11 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.43 1912 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 1.59 -1.56 1.45  
SINCE MAR 1 12.61 7.97 4.64 8.09  
SINCE JAN 1 17.55 12.61 4.94 10.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1923 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  
TODAY 18 8 10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 195 118 77 106  
SINCE MAR 1 1360 1556 -196 1355  
SINCE JUL 1 6207 6262 -55 5825  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 0  
SINCE MAR 1 7 14 -7 0  
SINCE JAN 1 7 14 -7 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1982  
1991  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 27 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:55 PM EDT  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:56 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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