Another heat wave is building across West Michigan as we close out the final week of July. High temperatures eclipsed 90 degrees today (Sunday), and low 90s are likely again across the board tomorrow and Tuesday.
This is the fourth 90 degree day of July in Grand Rapids, and 9th of the summer. The average for Grand Rapids for the year is 10. Muskegon has recorded five 90 degree days so far this summer; Kalamazoo has 7 and Holland 9. Look at how this year’s heat compares to last year, and the 30 year average, below.
June’s stretch of 90-degree days included the hottest day of the year, with a high temperature of 95-degrees on June 23rd during a four-day stretch which did not see a single temperature below 70-degrees.
In addition to the hot temperatures, humidity levels will be very high as well; boosting the “feels-like” readings close to the 100-degree mark for Monday and Tuesday…