Spring begins tonight at 11:50 pm. Astronomically speaking, the first day of spring is marked by the spring equinox, which falls on March 19, 20, or 21 every year. The equinox happens at the same moment worldwide, though our clock times reflect a different time zone. This date only signals spring’s beginning in the Northern Hemisphere; it […]
Here we are again another Wednesday – weather history day for Michigan: March 15 1912: Cold and snow continue during a very wintry month. Lansing sets a daily snowfall record with 11.5 inches and Grand Rapids with 5.2 inches. Lansing falls to one degree below zero the next morning. 1990: Four days of record warmth […]
In this time of uncertainty, we could all use a good belly laugh, a guffaw and a snort of amusement to take our minds off the state of the world. It never hurts to laugh, laughing helps support an attitude of positivity or for people who are looking at us, it may look like the […]
One venue which hasn’t discontinued is our weather, though not much excitement there to entertain us. Covid19 may last into June or beyond depending on if warmer temps help bring an end to it. The latest numbers on the virus spread can be found here: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#news I am an avid reader of Dr. Judah Cohen’s […]
With nearly everything being canceled due to the virus outbreak it has been interesting to see what the TV networks have come up with for sports programming. I got to watch a rugby match rerun on NBC yesterday which is my second favorite sport next to football. In case you haven’t watched a rugby game […]
First, all Skywarn classes have been canceled this month due to the Covid 19 virus which includes the one in Wayland I usually go to every year. Looking at the news services around the U.S. most if not all have followed suit. For those who would like to take the course online, the Online Spotter […]
There are two Skywarn classes on Saturday. I will not be able to attend this year due to prior family obligations and the threat of Corvid 19 (I have respiratory issues and don’t want to take the chance of contracting it even though the chances may be small to none). Saturday March 14th, 2020 10:00am […]
March 8 1943: Grand Rapids plummets to 13 below zero, the coldest ever recorded in March there. This caps a very cold period during the first ten days of the month, where four days had lows at or below zero at Grand Rapids. 2000: Temperatures soar into the upper 70s across Lower Michigan, with some […]
The Kalamazoo River basin, situated between the Grand and St. Joseph rivers in southwest Michigan, is the seventh largest river basin in Michigan. The river begins as a spring fed pond in northern Hillsdale County and flows in a northerly arc through the cities of Albion and Battle Creek. The river flows west to Kalamazoo […]
Yesterday we hit 63.9° with mostly sunny skies. Currently, we have 53.1° at 6 am. Doesn’t get much better than that for early spring. Yesterday I started the series on watersheds in Michigan. I continue today with the Grand Rapids watershed. The Grand River watershed includes the Grand River, which at 260 miles is Michigan’s […]