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Yesterday we had a high temp of 91.7° with a dewpoint of 69.5.  Luckily we had a brisk wind to keep it tolerable.  We had a bit of rain overnight totaling .14 of an inch.  We may see more rain this morning mainly from I94 to the south.

The rest of the week into next week should feature sunny skies and temps in the low 80s.



Weather History

May 31

1943: A tornado outbreak hit southern Lower Michigan. Ten people were injured as homes were swept away by a powerful tornado that moved southeast of Morrice in Shiawassee County. A tornado killed livestock and destroyed a barn near Morley in Mecosta County. A home near Coopersville in Ottawa County was unroofed by a tornado and three people were injured. Another tornado struck near Bath in Clinton County destroying one barn.

1954: A tornado struck north of Bangor in Van Buren County. Forty barns were damaged or destroyed and one home was unroofed. Damage totaled about half a million dollars.

1998: A squall line of severe thunderstorms moves across Lower Michigan in the early morning with wind gusts between 90 and 120 mph. Thousands of trees are knocked down and hundreds of homes and businesses suffer damage. Sections of the state are declared a major disaster area and thousands are without power, some for several days.

June 1

1934: Blistering heat begins the month in one of the Dust Bowl summers of the 1930s. The mercury soared to 102 degrees at Grand Rapids and 97 degrees at Lansing. The 102 degree reading at Grand Rapids is tied for the highest June temperature with June 20, 1953.

1943: A violent tornado inured ten people as it moved from Ingham to Shiawassee County and left a path of destruction 20 miles long. Over 250 farm buildings were damaged or destroyed, including 39 homes and 52 barns. Another tornado hit between Lansing and Bath, causing damage to several farms.

1998: West Michigan was cleaning up from the tremendous destruction caused by the squall line of the day before. Meanwhile on Lake Michigan, water levels continued to rise and fall several feet at some locations through the day as seiches generated by the extreme winds of the squall line continued more than 24 hours after its passage.

June 2

1910: It was a cold day in June as temperatures in the upper 40s in the afternoon were more typical of late March. The high of 47 at Grand Rapids and Muskegon are the coldest high temperatures on record for any day in June. At Lansing the high was 49 degrees, second only to the 46 degree high on the previous day for being the coldest June day.

1925: Two people were injured as a tornado moved across central Ionia County. A woman was carried 300 feet and left paralyzed and a man was injured in a barn that collapsed.

1950: Thunderstorms dropped one to three inches of rain across the region. Nearly an inch of rain fell in one hour in Grand Rapids, flooding streets and basements. Lansing had a storm total of 2.30 inches, which was a record for the day.

June 3

1945: An early June cold spell brought widespread frost and freezing temperatures from June 3rd to the 5th. The temperature bottomed out at 32 degrees at Grand Rapids on the morning of the 4th, a record for the coldest June temperature and the latest freeze.

June 4

1925: An early June heat wave began and lasted through the 6th with record highs in the mid and upper 90s.

1860: Powerful thunderstorms moved across Lake Michigan in the evening. Sailors reported seeing a very large waterspout moving across southern portions of the lake. The storms eventually reached West Michigan, causing damage in the Grand Haven area.

June 5

1905: Torrential rains soaked much of the region. From four to six inches of rain on June 5th and 6th caused widespread flooding. Both Lansing and Grand rapids set records for daily rainfall in the month of June with 5.47 and 4.22 inches, respectively.

1930: A tornado moved across southern Clinton County from near Eagle to seven miles north of Lansing. One farm home was torn to splinters and scattered.

June 6

1869: It was the second frosty morning in a row as temperatures dropped to near or below freezing. Lansing recorded a low of 31 degrees, after a low of 27 degrees on the 5th which is the coldest ever recorded there in the month of June.

1917: A violent tornado struck the town of Springport in Jackson County, killing two people. About 35 homes were destroyed.


 

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Slim

If Bret Anderson from Accuweather is correct in his long range guess the Great Lakes area could be seeing a wet June with near average temperatures for the most part.
Slim

Mr. Negative
Mr. Negative

That could help the routine “June Drought” 😉

Mr. Negative
Mr. Negative

Small amount of rain, with a strong gust, when the first cells arrived. Nothing local, just flashes to the North and South. At 1:40am, the cells to the South of me produced the strongest, most violent thunder I’ve heard in years. It wasn’t really very loud. No idea why the “sound waves” were so strong, but the house/window shaking became a bit worrisome :/ Very unusual for my area.

Mark (East Lansing)
Mark (East Lansing)

We received only rain here overnight. My mother lives north of here and she received a lot of lightning. In fact, one lightning bolt split her big maple in half in the backyard, unfortunately. 🙁

Mookie
Mookie

More 90’s in several Michigan locations yesterday! Phew, it’s muggy out still.

Slim

There was a rather good amount of lightning last night but mostly not real close to me. I did record 0.48” of rain. The official high at GRR yesterday was 86 here at my house I had a high of 88. The current official temperature at GRR is 64 while here at my house it is 62 with a DP of 59.
Slim

INDY
INDY

Best storm of the early summer yet early this morning also a great day of tracking yesterday all evening long the lightning was sweet but again our timing was off in west Michigan theses storms would of been a lot stronger coming through the early afternoon lost a lot of there punch when the sun set and crossing a cool lake Michigan….Weather looks pretty boring now as the eye can see back to cutting grass lol have a great hump day MV’s best! INDY

Slim

Here at my house some good lightning most of not close by so not a lot of loud thunder. Some rain but no wind.
Slim

Barry in Zeeland
Barry in Zeeland

A lot of lightning just to our North last night, quite a show. Rain total here was 0.45”, top wind gust was only 29. Current temp a humid 74 degrees this morning.