Derecho Here is some good information on Derecho’s http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/derechofacts.htm#types 1998 Derecho The early morning hours of Sunday, May 31, 1998, brought one of the most memorable storm events to Michigan. A derecho — a long-lived line of intense, fast-moving thunderstorms producing widespread destructive winds — tore through much of the Great Lakes…
Author: Slim
1998 Derecho & May wrap
Michigan weather 1823 to 1853
It is the time of the year to remember those who 1. Gave their lives for our country and also remember all of our love ones who have passed on. And it is the start of the summer season as well. Memorial Day extremes Finding the weather history for Memorial Day until 1971 is easy…
Early Michigan weather stats
When I mention weather records I like to use the term “recorded history” and the reason for that is most weather records in Michigan (and most of the rest of the United States) only go back to the later 1880’s. Here in Michigan we have one location (Lansing) that goes back to 1863 while…
1980 Kalamazoo Tornado
This weekend marks the 38th anniversary of the Kalamazoo Tornado. Tuesday, 13 May 1980 was not what many would consider a typical set up for a major tornado. The daily weather records do not go back that far at Kalamazoo but here in Grand Rapids the high on May 13th 1980 was 65° and…
Merry month of May
We are now 4 days into the new month and the start has been on the warm and windy side. Even with the warmth of the past few days we are still running behind the average leaf development but are now catching up fast. I my opinion May is the nicest of the spring…
Michigan Tornadoes
As part of this weekends series on tornadoes here is some information on some of the bigger past Michigan tornadoes. According to the National Weather Service. Nearly 1,000 tornadoes touched down in the state from 1950-2012, making the state 20th in nation in the number of Tornadoes, In Michigan if you were to draw a…
First 70° day next week?
Will we see our first 70° next week? At this time the best chance will come Monday. If we do not reach 70 on Monday we will be in the running for the latest first 70° at Grand Rapids. In 1950 it did not reach 70 or better until May 3rd that year. Over…
Looking back at other Cold April’s
My wife and me have to go to the store and pick up some items for not only ourselves but for my wife’s mother who lives in Linwood, Michigan (about 12 miles north of Bay City) her mother lives about a half mile inland from Saginaw Bay. We have been planning a trip up…
Cold April 1982
Last week Grand Rapids had a low of 19° on Easter morning. This was good for 3rd spot for the coldest on April 1st but the all time coldest low of +3° happened in 1982. That year like this year March was on the cold side at the highest it got in March of…
Happy Easter
Happy Easter!!! It looks like we are in for a cold Easter weekend so I thought I would look to see what some of the records are for both March 31st and April 1st\ Also April Fools Day!!!! At Grand Rapids on March 31st the average H/L is 51/32 the record high is 78°…