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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
123 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         74   3:54 PM  89    1962  70      4       75
                                      1977
  MINIMUM         46   5:52 AM  29    1997  49     -3       43
  AVERAGE         60                        59      1       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.44          1.97 1974   0.12   0.32     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.18                      2.09   0.09     0.82
  SINCE MAR 1      8.59                      8.47   0.12     9.37
  SINCE JAN 1     13.95                     13.11   0.84    16.01

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1997   0.0    0.0      0.0
  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        6
  MONTH TO DATE   83                       148    -65      131
  SINCE MAR 1   1252                      1586   -334     1518
  SINCE JUL 1   5338                      6292   -954     5838

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        12     -7        3
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        18    -10       15
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        18    -10       15
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  502 MINUTES / 57 PERCENT
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          10:00 PM
 LOWEST     47          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM EDT   SUNSET   9:01 PM EDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:16 AM EDT   SUNSET   9:02 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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