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CLIGRR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
124 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         69  10:34 AM  84    1976  59     10       39
  MINIMUM         51  11:59 PM  24    1983  38     13       32
  AVERAGE         60                        48     12       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.43          2.94 1922   0.15   0.28     0.19
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      2.19  -0.22     2.44
  SINCE MAR 1      5.71                      4.58   1.13     7.86
  SINCE JAN 1     11.07                      9.22   1.85    14.50

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        5                        17    -12       29
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       343    -94      227
  SINCE MAR 1    991                      1253   -262     1136
  SINCE JUL 1   5077                      5959   -882     5456

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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  SW (210)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  4 PERCENT / 29 MINUTES
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  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 TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        86      1977
                                             2002
                                             2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        22      1926
                                             1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:55 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:29 PM EDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   6:53 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:30 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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