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CLIGRR

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
527 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         84  12:31 PM  90    1962  71     13       62        
  MINIMUM         67   2:58 PM  28    1973  49     18       47        
  AVERAGE         76                        60     16       55     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.20          3.31 2000   0.13   0.07     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      2.34  -1.85     2.21     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.07                      8.72   4.35     8.85     
  SINCE JAN 1     18.01                     13.36   4.65    10.96     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           0.2  1915   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                                                              
  TODAY            0                         6     -6       10        
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       161     70      124        
  SINCE MAR 1   1396                      1599   -203     1373        
  SINCE JUL 1   6243                      6305    -62     5843        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           11                         2      9        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        15      5       20        
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        21      6       20        
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        21      6       20        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    53   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    75   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           3:00 PM                                      
 LOWEST     56          11:00 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    77                                                        

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THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1977                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      2002                      


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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