Author: Slim

Weather records have been kept by the NWS office at Grand Rapids since 1892 but between 1892 and 1898 there is data that is missing. But starting in 1898 there is good data. This week I will look at the annual mean average temperature for each decade from 1900 to 2019. I also looked at…

  I work for the West Michigan Whitecaps and with the Tigers getting into the playoffs for the 1st time since 2014 is a great thrill for me as I have seen many of the teams players play here in Grand Rapids. It will be October next week so now is a good time to…

First and Lasts As we are now past the halfway mark of September 2024 I thought it would be a good time to take a look at some upcoming fall/winter first and last events.  The average last 90° day at Grand Rapids is August 23rd. There have been two summers without a 90° day.  The…

Sault Ste Marie The week before Labor Day we were up in Sault Ste Marie on the Ontario side. One of the days we were there the temperature was 86. That is very warm for the Sault. So, I was wondering just how often it gets hot up in the Sault area. Well for the most…

While it has been rather calm hurricane season so far but with the Hurricane season now underway it is a good time to look at the Hurricane Saffir- Simpson scale. History The scale was developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Simpson, who at the time was director of the U.S….

Tomorrow we will put meteorological summer behind us and  entered the meteorological  fall season. The next few weeks there is still a chance of some warm days but after the 15th to the 20th there will be a noticeable decline in both daylight and temperatures. Here are some averages for Grand Rapids for meteorological fall. The current…

I know it will not be too much longer before someone points out that some trees are “already changing color” That report seems to happen every year.  Well with many schools already having started their fall classes I thought it would be a good time to see when the first 32° day is along with…

Good morning. For better or worse I am going to the Tiger game today. I am going with a work friend and for my first time it is on a bus. I have never gone on a tour bus to a game before. And of course the weather is not going to be the best….

We have now turned the page to August 2024. So far this meteorological summer at Grand Rapids has seen a mean of 71.0° that is a departure from average of +0.2° so this summer has been near average so far. There has been 10.61” of rainfall that is a departure from average of +2.57” The…