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 is not the case in some locations. Here some weather events in mid February’s past. […]
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 1973 and in that time most of the very low ice cover years have been […]
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 cloudy period for some time now. But then again clouds are nothing new for the […]
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. January 1932, 1933 and 1934 all were much warmer than average. And currently January 1932 […]
Back on. At this time the snow as let up and there is some light rain falling. I now have the driveway cleared and and eating breakfast. Have a great day. After last weekends “Winter Storm Not!” note I gave the event the name “Not!” I thought I would do a report on something […]
Last week the question was asked when the new 30 year averages will come out. Well that should happen some time in 2022. But just what are the current 30 year average by month and how will they change in the next set of averages? Well here is a list of the current 30 year […]
This week I will take a look back at December 2019 do a short summary of 2019. December 2019 was mild and wet here in west central Michigan. At Grand Rapids the mean temperature for the month was 33.2° and that was a departure of +4.0° The warmest reading was 61 on the 26th and […]
A spring flower is starting to pop out And there is a dandelion in bloom in my yard. °° It has been a very mild end to December 2019 and for the first time that I can recall there are Dandelions in bloom this late into December. I also have one of […]
The date of the winter solstice varies from year to year, and can fall anywhere between December 20 and December 23, with the 21st and 22nd being the most common dates. The reason for this is because the tropical year—the time it takes for the sun to return to the same spot relative to Earth—is […]
Have you ever wondered just how many days during the winter that Grand Rapids has a snow cover? 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” or more, 31 with 5” […]