Yesterday our high temperature was 76° and the low was 55°. We had .12 of an inch of rain from scattered showers in the afternoon. Our total for August is 3.22 inches and for the summer is 12.43 inches. We will be hard-pressed to see any rain this week as we enter a period of dry nearly seasonal weather with temperatures in the low to mid 70s most of the week.
Weather History
1939: A total of 4.22 inches of rain falls for the wettest August day on record at Grand Rapids.
1977: Cool air from Canada brings record lows of 37 degrees at Lansing and 43 degrees at Grand Rapids.
1996: Severe thunderstorms produce damaging winds from Cadillac to Ionia. Montcalm County is one of the hardest-hit places. Numerous trees are blown down from Greenville to Sheridan. In the town of Sheridan, there several reports of building damage mostly to roofs. A school in Greenville had a large plate glass window blown out.
On August 19, 2010, a supercell developed over far northern Saginaw late in the afternoon, then tracked southeast along a frontal boundary. This storm produced a swath of wind damage with winds up to 80 mph, large hail up to golf ball size, and eventually two tornadoes as it moved through Macomb County. The first tornado touched down near the intersection of 22 Mile and Hayes Road, tracking south-southeast before lifting just east of Hayes Road on M-59. Maximum winds were estimated to be up to 90 mph with this EF1 tornado. Damage included multiple homes with roof damage, along with downed trees and power lines. The second tornado touched down just east of Romeo Plank and north of Canal Road. The tornado tracked southeast before lifting just west of the intersection of 14 Mile Road and Harper Avenue. Maximum winds were estimated up to 85 mph with this EF0 tornado. A few homes sustained window, garage, and shingle damage. Numerous trees were blown down.
Also on August 19, 1998, Flint experienced a record cold temperature of 41 degrees for that day.
NWS Forecast
Forecast Discussion
- Cooler into Wednesday then Warming Into Second Half of the Week Upper-level ridging to the west and deep troughing to our east results in sharp northerly flow over Michigan. Surface high pressure slides over the Great Lakes in the wake of the weekend system, but persistent cold air advection with northerly flow will knock temps down today through Wednesday. 850mb temps fall to +5 to +7C, translating to highs in the low to mid 70s and lows in the 40s to low 50s through Wednesday. The axis of the expansive surface high passes east by late Wednesday and southerly return flow triggers a warming trend into the second half of the week. 850mb temps gradually climb in the low teens by Friday and up to near +20C by Sunday. This translates to highs in the upper 70s to low 80s by Friday, mid 80s Saturday, and upper 80s to 90 by Sunday. - Low Chance for Rain Into the Start of Next Week Slow moving surface high pressure keeps conditions dry this week, then rain and thunderstorm chances increase into early next week. Though many details will need to be clarified in the coming days, a general shift in the upper-level pattern is expected with deamplification of the ridge to the west clearing the way for a few shortwaves to traverse into the region. Increased heat and humidity will provide instability while weak shortwaves will act as upper- level support for possible precipitation late this weekend to early next week.
It was an interesting weather day yesterday with the Eeyore clouds that would come from the north and drop showers then rain! Back to sunshine and then the next wave would come through …
Same here. Rain, sun, rinse and repeat all day.
More cool temps! WOW!!