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CLIGRR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
530 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2024

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         38  12:00 AM  78    2012  45     -7       49
  MINIMUM         30   3:47 PM  -4    1949  27      3       27
  AVERAGE         34                        36     -2       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.04          1.47 1919   0.07  -0.03     0.35
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      1.25   1.43     1.87
  SINCE MAR 1      2.68                      1.25   1.43     1.87
  SINCE JAN 1      8.04                      5.89   2.15     8.51

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.2           7.5  1973   0.2    0.0       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                       5.7   -5.3     18.4
  SINCE MAR 1      0.4                       5.7   -5.3     18.4
  SINCE JUL 1     40.7                      73.7  -33.0    105.2
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           31                        29      2       27
  MONTH TO DATE  328                       542   -214      519
  SINCE MAR 1    328                       542   -214      519
  SINCE JUL 1   4414                      5248   -834     4839

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           1:00 PM
 LOWEST     56           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        75      1894
                                             1903
                                             2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         5      1923


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE   7:50 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:51 PM EDT
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE   7:48 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:53 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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