GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — West Michigan closed the book on the month of April with seasonable temperatures and a period of drier weather taking hold.
The average temperature for the month in Grand Rapids measured at 48.1 degrees, which is half a degree above what’s typically observed. There was a fairly even split in above-average and below-average high temperatures.
A daily record amount of precipitation fell on April 2, with a soaking 1.42 inches of accumulation at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport. However, only 1.35 inches followed in Grand Rapids through the remainder of the month and just a trace occurred in the final nine days.
April showers fell short of average for Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Holland. Points near I-94 caught onto some more showers and thunderstorms, helping to produce a surplus in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek.
As we turn our attention to May, warmer temperatures take over. It’s also one of our wetter months in the year with 4 inches of rainfall.
Grand Rapids gains an hour of daylight by the time we wrap up May.
The Climate Prediction Center’s May outlook favors warmer and drier conditions for a large swath of the country, including West Michigan.
Stay with Storm Team 8 as we continue to bring you updates on the forecast…