CDUS43 KGRR 160526
CLIGRR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
126 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         71   3:05 PM  84    2002  58     13       47
                                      2003
  MINIMUM         60   2:28 AM  18    1943  37     23       35
  AVERAGE         66                        47     19       41

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.44          1.40 1991   0.14   0.30     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    5.79                      1.90   3.89     1.96
  SINCE MAR 1     10.52                      4.29   6.23     5.83
  SINCE JAN 1     15.46                      8.93   6.53     7.94

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1919   0.1   -0.1       T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.4   -1.4      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       9.0   -8.3      1.7
  SINCE JUL 1     75.4                      77.0   -1.6     63.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        18    -18       24
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       309    -72      347
  SINCE MAR 1   1003                      1219   -216     1096
  SINCE JUL 1   5850                      5925    -75     5566

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         1      4        0
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         1      4        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     70           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        21      1904


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE   6:59 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:26 PM EDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE   6:57 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:27 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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