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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
528 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         83   3:59 PM  90    1962  71     12       69
  MINIMUM         49   4:51 AM  28    1973  49      0       38
  AVERAGE         66                        60      6       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.31 2000   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.18                      2.34  -0.16     0.82
  SINCE MAR 1      8.59                      8.72  -0.13     9.37
  SINCE JAN 1     13.95                     13.36   0.59    16.01

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.2  1915   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T
  SINCE MAR 1      7.2                       9.6   -2.4     23.9
  SINCE JUL 1     47.5                      77.6  -30.1    110.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         6     -6       11
  MONTH TO DATE   83                       161    -78      155
  SINCE MAR 1   1252                      1599   -347     1542
  SINCE JUL 1   5338                      6305   -967     5862

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         2     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        15     -8        3
  SINCE MAR 1     10                        21    -11       15
  SINCE JAN 1     10                        21    -11       15
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     44           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:16 AM EDT   SUNSET   9:02 PM EDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   6:15 AM EDT   SUNSET   9:03 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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