788  
CDUS43 KGRR 190626  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
226 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 84 12:31 PM 90 1962 71 13 62  
MINIMUM 67 11:59 PM 28 1973 49 18 47  
AVERAGE 76 60 16 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.20 3.31 2000 0.13 0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 2.34 -1.85 2.21  
SINCE MAR 1 13.07 8.72 4.35 8.85  
SINCE JAN 1 18.01 13.36 4.65 10.96  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1915 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 6 -6 10  
MONTH TO DATE 231 161 70 124  
SINCE MAR 1 1396 1599 -203 1373  
SINCE JUL 1 6243 6305 -62 5843  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 2 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 15 5 20  
SINCE MAR 1 27 21 6 20  
SINCE JAN 1 27 21 6 20    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 53 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 75 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
MIXED PRECIP  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 PM  
LOWEST 56 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 9:02 PM EDT  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 9:03 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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