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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
524 PM EDT TUE APR 30 2024

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         62   3:57 PM  87    1894  64     -2       50
                                      1942
  MINIMUM         47   6:15 AM  26    1971  43      4       39
                                      2008
  AVERAGE         55                        53      2       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.85 1963   0.14  -0.14     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      3.99  -1.32     3.13
  SINCE MAR 1      6.41                      6.38   0.03     8.55
  SINCE JAN 1     11.77                     11.02   0.75    15.19

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           3.6  1963   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.0   -2.0      0.6
  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           10                        12     -2       20
  MONTH TO DATE  427                       528   -101      478
  SINCE MAR 1   1169                      1438   -269     1387
  SINCE JUL 1   5255                      6144   -889     5707

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         5     -2       12
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         6     -3       12
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         6     -3       12
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           7:00 AM
 LOWEST     51           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        88      1942
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1903


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE   6:37 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:42 PM EDT
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   6:35 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:43 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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