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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
535 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         79   3:44 PM  91    1962  70      9       62
  MINIMUM         57   6:06 AM  30    1973  49      8       41
  AVERAGE         68                        60      8       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.62 2020   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.18                      2.21  -0.03     0.82
  SINCE MAR 1      8.59                      8.59   0.00     9.37
  SINCE JAN 1     13.95                     13.23   0.72    16.01

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2004   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                         7     -7       13
  MONTH TO DATE   83                       155    -72      144
  SINCE MAR 1   1252                      1593   -341     1531
  SINCE JUL 1   5338                      6299   -961     5851

 COOLING
  TODAY            3                         1      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        13     -5        3
  SINCE MAR 1     11                        19     -8       15
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        19     -8       15
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           7:00 AM
 LOWEST     54           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM EDT   SUNSET   9:01 PM EDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:16 AM EDT   SUNSET   9:02 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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