683  
CDUS43 KGRR 212124  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
524 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 62 3:15 PM 91 1977 72 -10 51  
MINIMUM 43 6:07 AM 31 1969 50 -7 47  
AVERAGE 53 61 -8 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.46 2004 0.13 -0.13 0.31  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 2.73 -2.24 3.08  
SINCE MAR 1 13.07 9.11 3.96 9.72  
SINCE JAN 1 18.01 13.75 4.26 11.83  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 2004 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  
TODAY 12 6 6 16  
MONTH TO DATE 252 179 73 174  
SINCE MAR 1 1417 1617 -200 1423  
SINCE JUL 1 6264 6323 -59 5893  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 21 2 20  
SINCE MAR 1 30 27 3 20  
SINCE JAN 1 30 27 3 20    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 11 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 9:04 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 9:05 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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