In the last several years from time to time there has been talk of the trend for “shorter” winters. In looking at history there have been very few winters where it has been cold from the start to the end. That can be said for most summers as well as few have been “hot” from […]
Today we flip the calendar to February. During February at Grand Rapids Daily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 31°F to 38°F, the average lows increase from 18 to 22. Just last year a new record high for February was set when the temperatures shot up to 73 on the 27th that was after the high reached 62 on the 26th […]
This weekend will mark 46 years since a powerful blizzard dropped up to 2 feet of snow in Southwest Michigan, establishing itself as one of the more memorable weather events in recent history. The Great Blizzard of 1978 not only brought heavy snow totals – but also hurricane force winds. The storm brought traffic – […]
We are now at the halfway point of January 2025 according to The Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index all the locations in southern Lower Michigan are having a moderate winter so far. Here in Grand Rapids, we are near the border line of moderate/average. All major locations according to the index in southern lower […]
January 10, 1982, Extreme arctic outbreak brings record cold temperatures and massive lake effect snow totals. Muskegon has their snowiest calendar day on record with 22 inches. This contributes to the all-time record monthly snowfall of 102.4 inches (8 and a half feet!) at Muskegon for January 1982. Yes, that is right 22” in one […]
Today the Earth is the closest it will be in 2025 to the sun. This is called perihelion. For 2025, our closest point comes at 6AM this morning at that time we will be at 91,405,993 miles from the sun. In early January, we’re about 3% closer to the sun – roughly 1.5 million miles. So, […]
2024 will soon come to an end. We now turn our attention to January and a new year. With the new month and new year, it is time to take a look at some January averages and some past records. In looking at January’s averages one can see that it has been getting warmer. The […]
As holiday lights brighten streets and the season of cheer unfolds, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice a reminder that the longest hours of darkness of the year is upon us. The winter solstice occurs this year on Saturday, Dec. 21 At 4:20 a.m. ET, the solstice will take place, marking “the beginning of winter […]
Back when I was a kid one of the family traditions, we had was decorating the Christmas tree on December 18th. Ok some years it might have been a day or two before the 18th but the 18 was the day on most years. That was the day my mother’s family had handed down to her […]
Have you ever wondered just how many days during the winter that Grand Rapids has a snow cover of at least 1 inch? Here in Grand Rapids the mean average seasonal (October to April) will have 70 days with 1” or more, 57 with 2” or more, 47 with 3” or more. 38 with 4” […]