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CDUS43 KGRR 190543
CLIGRR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
143 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 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)
YESTERDAY 0.66 1.73 1990 0.11 0.55 0.35
MONTH TO DATE 4.21 2.11 2.10 0.85
SINCE JUN 1 8.94 9.91 -0.97 6.05
SINCE JAN 1 28.31 24.93 3.38 18.15
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 9:00 PM
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 98 1955
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 43 1977
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:38 PM EDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:36 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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