Merry month of May Welcome to the merry month of May. According to a English travel site this is the weather that can be expected in the month of May here in Michigan. “May brings bright sunshine to Michigan as the cold and … Continued
New Normal While some people like to call them “normal” I would rather call them “average” what I am talking about are the average temperatures, precipitation, snow fall amounts ect. NOAA will soon release a much-anticipated update of U.S. climate data … Continued
I know we all have our own opinions as to the weather in different parts of the world such as it is hot and humid in Florida in the summer (it is) that it is cold in Alaska … Continued
Palm Sunday 1965 Last week I looked at the 1956 tornado outbreak this week I will take a look at the one on Palm Sunday 1965. Palm Sunday in 1965 was on April 11th The spring of 1965 was cold and stormy. … Continued
65 Years ago!!! April 3, 1956, was one of the wildest days in west Michigan weather history, when a violent tornado tore a path through several West Michigan communities. It was one of several strong tornadoes to hit Michigan … Continued
Just Around the Corner It seems like it was just yesterday that we started meteorological winter and now April is just around the corner. During April Grand Rapids has a increase of about 1 hour and 20 minutes of daylight. … Continued
A blast From the Past Over the years there have been some big snowstorms on or near St Patrick’s day. In 2014 parts of the mid-Atlantic got walloped. Washington, D.C., received 7.2 inches of snow and for Washington that was … Continued
It seems like it was just yesterday that we set the clocks back to winter time and now it is time to reset them (the clocks) to summer time. There was a time when Michigan was on EST time for … Continued
Thunderstorms. While it is only March it is not too early to think about thunderstorms. It seems to me that the number and intensity of storms has been down the last few years. Any way here is some information on … Continued
On Monday we will flip the calendar to March and the start of meteorological spring. While some like the snow and cold of winter I like the warmth of late spring and summer. That is by far my favorite … Continued