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CLIGRR

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
219 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         85        MM  91    1962  70     15       62        
  MINIMUM         59        MM  30    1973  49     10       51        
  AVERAGE         72                        60     12       57     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 2020   0.12  -0.12      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      2.21  -1.92     2.21     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.87                      8.59   4.28     8.85     
  SINCE JAN 1     17.81                     13.23   4.58    10.96     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2004   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       9.6   -8.9      1.7      
  SINCE JUL 1     75.4                      77.6   -2.2     63.8      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        8        
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       155     76      114        
  SINCE MAR 1   1396                      1593   -197     1363        
  SINCE JUL 1   6243                      6299    -56     5833        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        13     -4       20        
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        19     -3       20        
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        19     -3       20        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           5:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     43           5:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    68                                                        

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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1962                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1973                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   6:16 AM EDT   SUNSET   9:01 PM EDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   6:15 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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