Author Archives: Slim

    With it now officially spring I thought I would look at some past years where March was not all that spring like. First off March 1965. The winter of 1964/65 started off with a colder than average December. … Continued

I know that covid-19 has been on the news 24/7 but like 9/11 and other national emergencies it is sometimes best to set back and forget about the issues. I do not mean ignore the issue just not think about … Continued

I found a travel site (from England) that has some good climate information. From time to time I will use that site and post some climate information for different countries around the planet. This week I will look at Finland … Continued

Last week we looked how leap day unfolded in years past. With today being leap day and the last day of February it is now time to look and see what can be expected for not only March but the … Continued

Once every 4 years there is a day added to the shortest month of the year of course that is February. And this year is of course Leap Year. Here is a brief description on how the years were picked … Continued

While this winter season has been mild with much below average snow fall. In the past there have been some very big snowstorms in mid-February. While Michigan for the most part doesn’t get many big time snowstorms in Mid-February that … Continued

We will have to see how much ice forms on the Great Lakes over the next few weeks. But so far the Lakes are at near record low ice cover. The extent of ice cover has only been reported since … Continued

Just to show how warm this winter has been on Thursday I was walking around the yard and what did I see?? Several daffodils coming up. Not just a little but over 2″ high.   We have been in a very … Continued

While January 2020 has been very mild so far this year this in not the first time that Grand Rapids has seen a mild January. Back in the early 1930’s Grand Rapids had 3 very mild January’s in a row. … Continued