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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
123 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         72   5:10 PM  91    1991  70      2       73
  MINIMUM         48   4:47 AM  34    1920  48      0       38
  AVERAGE         60                        59      1       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.15 2001   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.74                      1.97  -0.23     0.82
  SINCE MAR 1      8.15                      8.35  -0.20     9.37
  SINCE JAN 1     13.51                     12.99   0.52    16.01

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1973   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2016
  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        5                         7     -2        9
  MONTH TO DATE   78                       141    -63      125
  SINCE MAR 1   1247                      1579   -332     1512
  SINCE JUL 1   5333                      6285   -952     5832

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        11     -6        3
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        17     -9       15
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        17     -9       15
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  710 MINUTES / 81 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     38           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1962
                                             1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1997


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   6:18 AM EDT   SUNSET   9:00 PM EDT
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM EDT   SUNSET   9:01 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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