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CDUS43 KGRR 150520  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
120 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 67 4:28 PM 89 1982 69 -2 78  
MINIMUM 40 5:36 AM 31 1973 48 -8 62  
AVERAGE 54 59 -5 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.26 1945 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 1.84 -1.68 1.50  
SINCE MAR 1 12.74 8.22 4.52 8.14  
SINCE JAN 1 17.68 12.86 4.82 10.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1953 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2016  
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 11 8 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 221 134 87 106  
SINCE MAR 1 1386 1572 -186 1355  
SINCE JUL 1 6233 6278 -45 5825  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 0 10 -10 8  
SINCE MAR 1 7 16 -9 8  
SINCE JAN 1 7 16 -9 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 34 1920  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM EDT SUNSET 8:58 PM EDT  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM EDT SUNSET 8:59 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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