679  
CDUS43 KGRR 210555  
CLIGRR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN  
155 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 4:11 PM 97 1947 81 -2 77  
MINIMUM 59 6:41 AM 43 1992 61 -2 62  
AVERAGE 69 71 -2 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.34 2007 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 4.21 2.34 1.87 1.60  
SINCE JUN 1 8.94 10.14 -1.20 6.80  
SINCE JAN 1 28.31 25.16 3.15 18.90  
 
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 4 6 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 154 140 14 187  
SINCE JUN 1 594 541 53 718  
SINCE JAN 1 634 592 42 738    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1916  
1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:35 PM EDT  
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:33 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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