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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
532 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE BATTLE CREEK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 85 3:22 PM 93 1962 71 14 MM
MINIMUM 58 6:02 AM 29 1973 49 9 50
AVERAGE 72 60 12 MM
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.30 2020 0.12 -0.12 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 2.04 -1.93 2.66
SINCE MAR 1 10.02 6.59 3.43 9.61
SINCE JAN 1 10.91 9.38 1.53 11.57
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 7 -7 MM
MONTH TO DATE 225 150 75 111
SINCE MAR 1 1302 1557 -255 1251
SINCE JUL 1 6210 6304 -94 5598
COOLING
TODAY 7 1 6 MM
MONTH TO DATE 10 12 -2 18
SINCE MAR 1 23 17 6 21
SINCE JAN 1 23 17 6 21
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM
LOWEST 44 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE BATTLE CREEK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 1925
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM EDT SUNSET 8:58 PM EDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 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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