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CDUS43 KGRR 200521
CLIGRR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
121 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2024

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         51   5:23 PM  82    1985  59     -8       57
  MINIMUM         42  11:59 PM  19    1897  39      3       31
  AVERAGE         47                        49     -2       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.89 1993   0.14  -0.02     0.16
  MONTH TO DATE    2.16                      2.48  -0.32     2.60
  SINCE MAR 1      5.90                      4.87   1.03     8.02
  SINCE JAN 1     11.26                      9.51   1.75    14.66

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1953   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.7   -1.7      0.4
  SINCE MAR 1      7.2                       9.3   -2.1     23.7
  SINCE JUL 1     47.5                      77.3  -29.8    110.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       18                        16      2       21
  MONTH TO DATE  281                       376    -95      274
  SINCE MAR 1   1023                      1286   -263     1183
  SINCE JUL 1   5109                      5992   -883     5503

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       12
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1       12
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1       12
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT/769 MINUTES
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     35           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        83      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        13      1897


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE   6:52 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:31 PM EDT
APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE   6:50 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:32 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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