CXUS53 KGRR 011427 CLMGRR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 1027 AM EDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 90 04/29/1899 LOW 3 04/07/1982 HIGHEST 80 04/27 79 1 83 04/14 LOWEST 28 04/25 21 7 24 04/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 60.4 57.8 2.6 59.9 AVG. MINIMUM 41.0 37.3 3.7 38.7 MEAN 50.7 47.6 3.1 49.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 2 9.6 -7.6 10 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.10 2013 MINIMUM 0.39 1942 TOTALS 2.67 3.99 -1.32 3.13 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.13 -0.04 0.10 DAYS >= .01 15 12.8 2.2 13 DAYS >= .10 10 7.7 2.3 9 DAYS >= .50 1 2.5 -1.5 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.0 -1.0 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.72 04/11 TO 04/12 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 15.6 1961 SNOW DEPTH 10 04/03/1975 TOTALS T 2.0 -2.0 0.6 SINCE 7/1 47.5 77.6 -30.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 -1 DAYS >= TRACE 1 2.1 -1.1 6 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.5 -0.5 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 04/17 04/18 04/25 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 427 528 -101 478 SINCE 7/1 5255 6144 -889 MM COOLING TOTAL 3 5 -2 12 SINCE 1/1 3 6 -3 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/03/1946 LATEST 06/04/1945 EARLIEST 10/23 LATEST 04/27 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/250 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/320 DATE 04/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/320 DATE 04/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 54 AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.59 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$