On Tuesday we will flip the calendar over to August. August is the eighth month of the year it is one of seven months to have 31 days. It is the last month of meteorological summer and is the month that many students return to school. On the weather front with an average mean […]
My oldest son, his wife, my wife and me took a trip to Put in Bay, Ohio. Put in Bay is the name of the village on South Bass Island that it part of several Islands in lake Erie. Here is a link for some more information on South Bass Island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Bass_Island There are two […]
Halfway point of summer! Today is the halfway point of Meteorological Summer. At Grand Rapids the sunrise/set time today is 6:18 AM/9:21 PM. The current 30-year average for today is 83.4/62.7 for the 15-year average it is a warmer 84.3/63.5. Starting on July 22nd we start the slow downward trend and head towards winter. At […]
This week is the 87th anniversary of the greatest heat wave in Michigan history. At Grand Rapids the heat wave started on July 7th with a high of 98 and 11 of the next 12 days had highs of 90 or better and there were 6 days of 100 or better including the all time […]
On average July is the warmest month of the year with a average mean of 72.8 at Grand Rapids. On average there is 3.86” of rain fall in July. The daily H/L is rather stable with a H/L of 82.8/60.0 on the 1st and reaches up to 84.3/63.5 around the 20th and then falls to […]
Today looks to the last day of this extreme dry spell. Since May 9th Grand Rapids has only had 0.24” of rain fall this is the longest dry spell of that magnitude 1988 Are we going to have a major drought? As a rule droughts are mostly short lived here in Michigan. Some of […]
Summer Solstice Meteorological summer, which started June 1, is in full swing. But astronomical season starts June 21. Astronomical seasons are based on the Earth’s position in relation to the sun. The changes of seasons are marked by solstices or equinoxes. The meteorological start of the season is based on annual temperature cycles and the […]
Weather Lore Sayings For The Month of June: If June is sunny, the harvest will come early. In June, when there is no dew, it indicates rain. A cold and wet June spoils the rest of the year. June, damp and warm, does a farmer no harm. A good rain in June sets all in […]
What summer was hotter 2012 or 1988. Both years were very hot by Michigan standards. At Grand Rapids, in 2012 the June mean was 70.8 the high for the month was 97 the low for the month was 46. There were 8 days with highs of 90 or better. There was 2.17” of rain fall. […]
We are now about to jump into June and the start of meteorological summer. Before we do just a short note on the anniversary of the 1998 derecho that blew thru here on May 31st Note this is the 25 anniversary not the 23rd https://www.woodtv.com/weather/bills-blog/the-famous-derecho-of-may-31-1998/ JUNE June is of course the start of meteorological summer it […]