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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
527 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE BATTLE CREEK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 11:31 AM 93 1962 71 14 64
MINIMUM 66 1:15 AM 30 1925 50 16 47
AVERAGE 76 60 16 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.26 2.05 2000 0.12 0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 2.16 -1.79 2.66
SINCE MAR 1 10.28 6.71 3.57 9.61
SINCE JAN 1 11.17 9.50 1.67 11.57
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 6 -6 9
MONTH TO DATE 225 156 69 120
SINCE MAR 1 1302 1563 -261 1260
SINCE JUL 1 6210 6310 -100 5607
COOLING
TODAY 11 2 9 0
MONTH TO DATE 21 14 7 18
SINCE MAR 1 34 19 15 21
SINCE JAN 1 34 19 15 21
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 43 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 73 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 PM
LOWEST 57 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 77
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THE BATTLE CREEK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 27 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 8:59 PM EDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 9:00 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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