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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
124 AM EDT MON MAY 06 2024

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         69   5:34 PM  89    1959  66      3       73
  MINIMUM         52   9:39 AM  28    1983  45      7       46
  AVERAGE         61                        55      6       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.73 1976   0.13  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      0.66   0.33     0.27
  SINCE MAR 1      7.40                      7.04   0.36     8.82
  SINCE JAN 1     12.76                     11.68   1.08    15.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1954   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
  YESTERDAY        4                        10     -6        5
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        55    -42       83
  SINCE MAR 1   1182                      1493   -311     1470
  SINCE JUL 1   5268                      6199   -931     5790

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         7     -3       12
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         7     -3       12
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 59 PERCENT / 502 MINUTES
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     44           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1959
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1968


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2024...........SUNRISE   6:29 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:49 PM EDT
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   6:28 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:50 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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