Some light to moderate snow falling this morning at 6am – looks nice in the mercury light in my side yard. The best accumulations will be west of 131 with maybe an inch or so. We have chances of snow showers through Friday then the sun will be the main feature for an extended period of time as a large slow moving area of high pressure takes over our weather well into next week, so enjoy what snow we get as it will melt off when temps rise above freezing on Sunday. I will have more about our warmup on tomorrows winter update post.
Weather History
December 2
1976: One of the coldest winters of the 20th century gets off to an early start, continuing the persistently cold pattern that began during the autumn. Temperatures plunge to record lows of 11 degrees below zero at Grand Rapids and 2 below zero at Muskegon.
1982: Low temperatures on this day are in the mid 50s across southwest Lower Michigan, the warmest on record for December. The afternoon temperatures are in the mid and upper 60s. Muskegon hits 64 degrees, a record high for the month of December there.
December 3
1998: An extended spell of warm weather occurs in early December with highs in the 50s and 60s the first six days of the month. Record highs are set on this date with 64 degrees at Grand Rapids and 66 degrees at Lansing.
2002: Arctic air and fresh snow cover combine to drop the temperature to 18 below zero at Lansing, setting a record for early season cold.
December 4
1886: A record cold snap continues across Lower Michigan. Lansing falls to 13 degrees below zero, as the temperature hits zero or below on first five days of the month there.
1941: Three days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Lower Michigan is basking in record warm early December weather. Record highs include the 60 degrees at Muskegon, 63 degrees at Grand Rapids and 64 degrees at Lansing.
2009: A narrow band of heavy snow across central Ottawa and Kent Counties drops over a foot of snow from Allendale to Comstock Park. Up to 15 inches falls in northern sections of Grand Rapids.
December 5
2001: This is one of the warmest December days on record in Lower Michigan. Grand Rapids and Lansing set record highs of 69 degrees. Holland and Flint both hit 70 degrees.
December 6
1958: Arctic air settles into Lower Michigan during one of the coldest Decembers on record. High temperatures are only in the teens on this date. More than two feet of lake effect snow piles up at Muskegon during the first half of the month.
December 7
1909: A snowstorm drops from 5 to 8 inches of snow across southwest Lower Michigan.
1972: Record cold weather prevails across southwest Lower Michigan with high temperatures only in the mid teens and morning lows below zero.
December 8
1966: Temperatures reach record highs in the mid 60s only four days after record lows on the single numbers at Grand Rapids. The high of 64 degrees on this date followed the low of 8 degrees on the 4th.
2005: Cold weather prevails during the first half of December with record lows of 2 degrees above zero set at both Grand Rapids and Muskegon on this date.
Below is the fall wrap-up from the NWS:
Get ready we have more snow and cold coming this week!
After 2 and a half months of below normal temps and a above snowfall and thoughts of keeping shorts on to Mid November from a few on here I see a warm up is near nothing new for this time of year!! We only have 5 more months of Winter left weather facts fokks no proof just step outside breath in the fresh winter air ahhhhh..Have a great Tuesday! R.I.P.#41… INDY!!
Tuesday was yesterday, the cooler temps started mid to late October, not even 2 months yet, and Spring is only 85 days away, less than 3 months.
Sorry Wednesday must of been the cold fingers! No comical about it lol! INDY!
Only a few weeks and the days will be getting longer once again!
Only 4 more days and we start gaining light in the evening! Earliest sunset is Saturday night.
The cold and snow just keeps coming, yet the warm weather fanatics keep talking about above normal temps? There is no sign of any above normal temps this week! Incredible!
And yet the ground is bare to a light dusting of snow. Are we supposed to get our snow shoes out for this?
Perfectly average temps for December so far with below average snowfall. Just the facts. No spin.
Facts – we are above normal for seasonal snowfall and the fall recap shows we are below normal for temps! Who would have thought?