865  
CDUS43 KGRR 182127  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
527 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 80 3:08 PM 97 1947 81 -1 82  
MINIMUM 59 6:14 AM 41 1943 61 -2 59  
AVERAGE 70 71 -1 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.73 1990 0.11 -0.11 0.35  
MONTH TO DATE 3.55 2.11 1.44 0.85  
SINCE JUN 1 8.28 9.91 -1.63 6.05  
SINCE JAN 1 27.65 24.93 2.72 18.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 31 43 -12 22  
SINCE JUL 1 1 5 -4 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 6 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 144 128 16 175  
SINCE JUN 1 584 529 55 706  
SINCE JAN 1 624 580 44 726    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 98 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 43 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:52 AM EDT SUNSET 8:39 PM EDT  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:38 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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