With the cool sunny days and clear cold nights we have had this late February and March has made for an idea for the sap run this year. This year should be a record year for Maple Syrup production here in Michigan. Maple syrup season lasts only four to six weeks in the early…
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Maple Syurp
HAPPY ST. Patrick’s DAY, Mild winter in Alaska!
First off HAPPY ST. Patrick’s DAY Here in Grand Rapids the average H/L on March 17 is 45/27 the warmest St Patty’s day is 78 in 2012 the coldest maximum for the date is a cold +10° in 1941. Note The warmest it got for the whole month of March in 1941 was 52°…
Spotter training, Lion or Lamb?
Don’t forget today is the day for spotter training just south of Grand Rapids The location is Luella Collins Community Center 419 126th Street Shelbyville, MI 49344 The time is 10AM to 12 PM I plan on being there along with Michael. Also don’t forget we change the time tonight There is a old saying…
1976 ice storm
The biggest ice storm I have ever seen in my life time happened in March 1976. I lived in Bay City at the time and I worked 2nd shift (3PM to 11:30 PM) before I went to work we were getting heavy snow and high winds. And it looked like we were going to…
Belize, and Roatan Honduras
After we left Cozumel the next stop was Belize City in the small country of Belize. There is no ship dock at Belize city so the ship “docks” off shore. In the case here the off shore dock is about 6 miles from the shore. So you have to get on a small boat that…
Day at Sea to Cozumel
As you may know I took a cruise the week of January 20th to the 27th and for the next few weeks I will go over some of the weather and activities we did on that trip. We left Florida on a sunny mild day of the 20th As we headed out to sea the…
Kennedy Space Center and GR weather data
This is the space shuttle Altantis Before we took our cruise, we stayed for two nights at Cocoa Beach, Florida. The first night at Cocoa Beach was a cold one with the low that night in the 30’s. Yes we did have the heat on in our room for a while that night (did…
Snow in Alabama And some February Info – Winter Weather Advisory
The two pictures above are from the first Alabama rest area. As you may know my wife and I took a cruise trip and this week I will go the interesting weather we had on the trip from Grand Rapids to Cocoa Beach, Florida. We left Grand Rapids on January 16th The temperature was…
BLACK HILLS
The Black Hills area can experience spectacular temperature variations. Day-to-day changes occur as cold and warm fronts cross the northern Plains. However, temperature ranges across the area at a given time can be just as great. They happen rapidly as the wind direction changes, most notably the warming Chinook winds that have given the Black…
The History of Numerical Weather Prediction Part lll
A more recent addition to the numerical weather prediction suite of products is “ensemble modeling.” With ensemble modeling, many forecasts are run with slightly varying initial conditions from different models and an average, or “ensemble mean,” of the different forecasts is created. This ensemble mean can extend forecast skill to the two-week range…