I am still seeing a lot of discussion here about snow and cold, I am wondering if it has put a jinx on the weather here in the great lake states. Maybe if we talked about sunny and warm conditions the weather would improve. Winter is over and the landscape is green and lush – […]
Looking at the agriculture reports this morning I am seeing the same for surrounding states as we have had in Michigan – wet conditions are holding back the planting of corn and soy beans. Driving around Kalamazoo and Allegan counties yesterday I found many fields remain unplowed. 58% of corn was planted in 18 key […]
Eeyore: “Spring is good I guess, even if it lasts all summer then winter will be here in September and we will be tail deep in snow until next May…” I just made that up, of course Eeyore may be right in some respects because we generally go from winter right into summer most of […]
I have been studying the history of the collection of weather data, which in the old days of the 18th and 19th centuries were iffy at best compared to the technology we have today. I know some of these posts are long reads, however I think it is important to have an idea of how […]
Last year we had highs in the 90s on Memorial day and the days proceeding and after were records or near record high temps for Michigan for the end of May. Not so much this year as many locations from Grand Rapids to the north haven’t hit 80° yet. I am sure we will see […]
Yesterday turned out to be warm and humid – we had our third 80° day in Otsego. Most areas from I96 to the south have risen into the 80s with the exception of Grand Rapids (according to the NWS). I was working outside while it was still cloudy in the morning, when the clouds cleared […]
For several days before May 19, 1790 many people had noticed unusual activity in the skies over New England. Spring was late that year and one of the most bitterly cold winters on record has ende and while the air was now warmer, it was also thick and heavy. The sun had taken on a […]
We have been blessed with mainly calm weather thus far this spring, compared to our neighbors to the south and southwest. Looking at videos and snapshots of the tornado damage I am once again amazed at the damage of the various tornadoes paths, especial one where a mobile home was completely removed from its pad […]
We currently have 68° at 4am here in Otsego with some showers moving through. Allegan county is in a dry slot with lots of lightning and storms to the north and south. To warm for sleeping for me as I don’t have the air conditioner going yet. We made 82° here in the valley yesterday […]
The rain we are seeing this morning will move out before noon and the skies will clear to bring forth the sun and warmer temps in the 70s – the 70’s will hold on through the rest of the week. Weather History May 19 1923: A tornado injured two people in Kent County as it […]