I do not think this is top secret so I will post it. I have been summons for jury duty starting on Monday April 15th I have done this before but it was years ago back at the old Kent County Court house. I hope none of you are set to have a trial next […]
In Grand Rapids history there has only been one year (so far) where April was warmer then May. That year was 1915. March of 1915 was a cold month here at Grand Rapids with a mean of just 31.4 (-4.2) the warmest day that cold March was just 51 and the coldest was 12 and […]
We are about to flip into April. Grand Rapids starts the month with 12hr 43m daylight (sun rise to sun set) and ends the month at 14h 04m. The sun angle is the same as September 10th on the 1st and ends as the same as August 12th on the 30th. The average mean […]
While we wait on word from MV I will toss up todays post. Today I will touch on a subject that some may want to debate but the truth is here in Grand Rapids the annual mean temperature is 48.1°. Over the years there have been only 11(so far) years where the years mean temperature […]
We all hope that MV’s wife is doing better. While we wait for word on MV’s wife here is some information on Michigan’s Maple syrup Maple syrup season lasts only four to six weeks in the early spring when maple trees are dormant (i.e. before leaf buds swell and break open). When daily temperatures start […]
With the colder then average March we are having this year lets look back at a March that was much above average. We generally do not think of the term “Heat Wave” when we think of the Month of March but in March of 2012 we had a very remarkable warm event take place. This […]
As has been stated if anyone wants to become a spotter and wants some information there is spotter training today at Luella Collins Community Center. 419 126th Avenue. It is back in the woods on the north side of the road. I will try to make it if I do I will have on a yellow West Michigan […]
I posted this on Thursday and will toss it out once again Anyone up for a contest??? Here at Grand Rapids the highest it has gotten so far this March is just 35° In Grand Rapids recorded history the mean maximum (the warmest for the month) for March is 67° There have been 5 years […]
February and meteorological winter wrap. For February at Grand Rapids the mean temperature was 25.6° (-1.2°) the highest for the month was 48° on the 4th and the lowest was -2° on the 1st There was 20.4” of snow fall (14.8” is average) with the most in one day of 5.1” on the 12th […]
Earlier this winter back when it was still mild in late December there was a sudden Stratospheric Warming event. While this event stated in late December it took until mid to late January for its effects to be felt here in the Great Lakes region. While the physics behind sudden stratospheric warming events are complicated, […]