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CDUS43 KGRR 200617
CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
217 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 4:05 PM 91 1977 71 8 56
MINIMUM 57 11:59 PM 30 2002 50 7 44
AVERAGE 68 60 8 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.88 1938 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 2.47 -1.98 2.21
SINCE MAR 1 13.07 8.85 4.22 8.85
SINCE JAN 1 18.01 13.49 4.52 10.96
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2002 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 15
MONTH TO DATE 231 167 64 139
SINCE MAR 1 1396 1605 -209 1388
SINCE JUL 1 6243 6311 -68 5858
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 2 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 23 17 6 20
SINCE MAR 1 30 23 7 20
SINCE JAN 1 30 23 7 20
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 1:00 AM
LOWEST 58 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 9:03 PM EDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 9:04 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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