It has been a great fun run. I have been writing posts in this weather blog for a long time. 1st in Bill’s blog that ran for many years and then here in Michael’s blog for several more years. But change is the name of the game. And looking ahead we will still be doing…
Slim
Michigan Tornadoes
Easter Weekend
Warmest/Coldest This April so far has been on the cool and wet side, it will not end up as either the coldest or warmest April of record so far at Grand Rapids However, I thought I would look at the warmest and coldest Aprils in Grand Rapids history this week. The warmest April at Grand…
Christchurch, New Zealand
Ever wonder what it would be like if we lived at about the same latitude in the Southern Hemisphere? In New Zealand the city of Christchurch is located at 43° 31’ south so it is about as far south of the Equator as we are north of it. And thus, their summer is in December,…
April 1956
While storms rip across areas to our south back in early April 1956 Michigan had it last F5 tornado and it hit the Grand Rapids metro area. Thursday marked the 69 anniversary of Michigan’s last F-5 tornado that killed 17 people, injured hundreds more. April 3, 1956, was an unusually warm day with record highs in…
Soon it will be April
Soon it will be April On Tuesday we flip the calendar to April. April is sort of a birthday month in our family as my dear departed mother was born on April 7th My wife was born on the 22nd and my youngest son was born on April 1st. In 1986 the year my son…
Shaking All over!
1964 Alaska earthquake Thursday next week marks the 61st anniversary of the strongest earthquake to hit North America. The quake was centered about 74 miles southeast of Anchorage. Just about all of Alaska felt the 9.2 earthquake. It was reported that the Space Needle in Seattle some 1200 miles away wobbled. At 5:36 p.m. on…
March Heat Wave
March Heat wave We generally do not think of the term “Heat Wave” when we think of the Month of March but in March of 2012, we had a very remarkable warm event take place. This was not a one or two day “warm” spell that we sometimes get in March but instead lasted for…
Summer Time (DST)
Summer Time, well not really summer time but at 2AM (or before you go to bed) we will change to what is called Daylight Saving Time. Daylight Savings Time started when time zones in the nation were standardized with the Uniform Time Act in 1966. In 2025 Daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 9…
30% Chance of snow/rain today
At Grand Rapids the official high yesterday was 33 There was trace of snowfall and there was a trace on the ground at 7AM. The highest wind gust was 39 MPH out of the W. Today there is around a 30% chance of some snow/rain today with highs mostly in the upper 30’s winds will…
March and Meteorological Spring
Today we flipped the calendar to not only March but to the start of meteorological spring. While we can swing between some mild days and some cold days. The hours of daylight are getting longer and here in Grand Rapids, we gain 1hr and 31m of daylight in the 31 days of (March). With the…