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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
126 AM EDT WED MAY 01 2024

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         63   6:08 PM  87    1894  64     -1       50
                                      1942
  MINIMUM         47   6:15 AM  26    1971  43      4       39
                                      2008
  AVERAGE         55                        53      2       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY       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
  YESTERDAY        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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 76 PERCENT / 645 MINUTES
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           9:00 PM
 LOWEST     51           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   6:35 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:43 PM EDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:34 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:45 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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