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CDUS43 KGRR 170610
CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
210 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 79 2:53 PM 89 1962 70 9 83
1977
MINIMUM 54 5:22 AM 29 1997 49 5 56
AVERAGE 67 59 8 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.13 1.97 1974 0.12 0.01 0.30
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 2.09 -1.80 2.21
SINCE MAR 1 12.87 8.47 4.40 8.85
SINCE JAN 1 17.81 13.11 4.70 10.96
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1997 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 0 7 -7 0
MONTH TO DATE 231 148 83 106
SINCE MAR 1 1396 1586 -190 1355
SINCE JUL 1 6243 6292 -49 5825
COOLING
YESTERDAY 2 1 1 5
MONTH TO DATE 2 12 -10 20
SINCE MAR 1 9 18 -9 20
SINCE JAN 1 9 18 -9 20
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM
LOWEST 45 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1973
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 9:00 PM EDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 9:01 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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