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…
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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…
Up Coming Last/First’s
With meteorological winter coming to a end, it is time to look at some first/last as we head into meteorological spring. So far this year the highest temperature has been 47 on January 30th. We have yet to reach the 1st 50° day on average the 1st day of 50 or better is February 8th…
More Light Snow Today
In Grand Rapids the most snowfall on any February 14th is 7.8” in 1946 and on the 15th, it is just 5.5” that fell in 2024. At Lansing the record snowfall on the 14th is 4.2” in 2009 and on the 15th it is 5.5” in 2021. While Michigan for the most part doesn’t get…
Shorter winters?
In the last several years from time to time there has been talk of the trend for “shorter” winters. In looking at history there have been very few winters where it has been cold from the start to the end. That can be said for most summers as well as few have been “hot” from…
Welcome to February
Today we flip the calendar to February. During February at Grand Rapids Daily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 31°F to 38°F, the average lows increase from 18 to 22. Just last year a new record high for February was set when the temperatures shot up to 73 on the 27th that was after the high reached 62 on the 26th…
The Blizzards of 1978 & 1967
This weekend will mark 46 years since a powerful blizzard dropped up to 2 feet of snow in Southwest Michigan, establishing itself as one of the more memorable weather events in recent history. The Great Blizzard of 1978 not only brought heavy snow totals – but also hurricane force winds. The storm brought traffic –…