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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
530 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         69  10:34 AM  84    1976  59     10       39
  MINIMUM         53   2:10 AM  24    1983  38     15       32
  AVERAGE         61                        48     13       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.40          2.94 1922   0.15   0.25     0.19
  MONTH TO DATE    1.94                      2.19  -0.25     2.44
  SINCE MAR 1      5.68                      4.58   1.10     7.86
  SINCE JAN 1     11.04                      9.22   1.82    14.50

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           1.4  2018   0.0    0.0      0.4
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.5   -1.5      0.4
  SINCE MAR 1      7.2                       9.1   -1.9     23.7
  SINCE JUL 1     47.5                      77.1  -29.6    110.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            4                        17    -13       29
  MONTH TO DATE  248                       343    -95      227
  SINCE MAR 1    990                      1253   -263     1136
  SINCE JUL 1   5076                      5959   -883     5456

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       12
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1       12
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1       12
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          12:00 PM
 LOWEST     51          12:00 AM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        86      1977
                                             2002
                                             2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        22      1926
                                             1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   6:56 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:27 PM EDT
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:55 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:29 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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