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CDUS43 KGRR 200533  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
133 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 80 4:30 PM 98 1955 81 -1 78  
MINIMUM 62 11:59 PM 43 1977 61 1 65  
AVERAGE 71 71 0 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.22 1939 0.11 -0.11 0.74  
MONTH TO DATE 4.21 2.22 1.99 1.59  
SINCE JUN 1 8.94 10.02 -1.08 6.79  
SINCE JAN 1 28.31 25.04 3.27 18.89  
 
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 6 6 0 7  
MONTH TO DATE 150 134 16 182  
SINCE JUN 1 590 535 55 713  
SINCE JAN 1 630 586 44 733    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 43 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:36 PM EDT  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:35 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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