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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
532 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026

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...THE BATTLE CREEK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         85   3:22 PM  93    1962  71     14       MM
  MINIMUM         58   6:02 AM  29    1973  49      9       50
  AVERAGE         72                        60     12       MM

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.30 2020   0.12  -0.12      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      2.04  -1.93     2.66
  SINCE MAR 1     10.02                      6.59   3.43     9.61
  SINCE JAN 1     10.91                      9.38   1.53    11.57

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         7     -7       MM
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       150     75      111
  SINCE MAR 1   1302                      1557   -255     1251
  SINCE JUL 1   6210                      6304    -94     5598

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         1      6       MM
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        12     -2       18
  SINCE MAR 1     23                        17      6       21
  SINCE JAN 1     23                        17      6       21
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     44           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE BATTLE CREEK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE   6:18 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:58 PM EDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:59 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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