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September 2020 Observations and Discussion


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1 hour ago, Sparky said:

I’ve had only 1.67” storm total so far as today’s storms somehow managed to mostly miss. Still a very good rainfall. There still are cracks in the lawn. 
 

A new river of storms has developed from Tx. to IL. etc 

Feeling your pain a little bit, I have picked up about 0.65” of rain today in my backyard even though it seems like we should have picked up much more. 
 

When you are in a drought you have to be thankful for whatever falls from the sky. Lots of rain chances upcoming to put a dent in this stupid drought.

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Picked up an very impressive 1.80" of liquid from Ma Nature. Sweet! 👍

 

Other places nearby me received 3.00"+ in heavier t'stms.

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Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area 

Oct 2023: 0.2" AN

Nov 2023: 2.2" AN

Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane!

Jan 2024: 17.0" AN

Feb 2024: 1.9"  BN

Mar 2024: 4.9" BN

April 2024:

Season So Far: 26.7"

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5 hours ago, jaster220 said:

Airport measured 0.9" mostly a preferred soaker type event. Just a few thunder rumbles. Very pleased

Glad ya picked up some water amigo. 👍

 

Btw: I'll tell ya, today feels like October w cloudy skies, much cooler readings (not budging from 60F or slightly lower) and on and off sprinkles.

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Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area 

Oct 2023: 0.2" AN

Nov 2023: 2.2" AN

Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane!

Jan 2024: 17.0" AN

Feb 2024: 1.9"  BN

Mar 2024: 4.9" BN

April 2024:

Season So Far: 26.7"

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11 hours ago, Tom said:

Since Sunday night, I was having trouble logging in and this weird error kept popping up that my CAPTCHA settings were invalid.  It was not just on my PC, but on my iPhone and my other laptop.  So, I changed my password and I'm back on.  Something screwy happened during this upgrade.  Forum looks great and I dig the new changes.

Yep, same here, but no biggie. Issue solved!

Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area 

Oct 2023: 0.2" AN

Nov 2023: 2.2" AN

Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane!

Jan 2024: 17.0" AN

Feb 2024: 1.9"  BN

Mar 2024: 4.9" BN

April 2024:

Season So Far: 26.7"

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1 hour ago, clintbeed1993 said:

Still waiting for that 3 to 4 inches the models were spitting out for days.  So far this system has been a big nothing burger down here in St Joseph, Missouri.  Nothing but drizzle so far with showers and thunderstorms likely in the forecast all day.

Oh wow you moved 

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Snowfall in Lincoln, NE:

2017-18: 21.4"   2018-19: 55.5"   2019-20: 17.6"   2020-21: 49.4"   2021-22: 5.1" 🤮

Average: 26"

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Only 0.50" here since last night. Hopefully better luck tomorrow. I just can't get over how cold it feels! 40s and wet in March usually feels balmy. I still welcome this as relief from the hot summer though. 

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Snowfall in Lincoln, NE:

2017-18: 21.4"   2018-19: 55.5"   2019-20: 17.6"   2020-21: 49.4"   2021-22: 5.1" 🤮

Average: 26"

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31 minutes ago, Sparky said:

Looks like C.R. got some more heavy rainfall this evening. Pretty much everything missed me again. I’m up to 1.73” now.

I received 0.61" this evening, which boosts my 3-day total to 2.98".  Models suggest another inch or so through Saturday.

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season snowfall: 34.8"

'22-23: 30.2"      '21-22: 27.1"      '20-21: 52.5"      '19-20: 36.2"      '18-19: 50.2"      '17-18: 39.5"

Average snowfall: ~30"

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It's a relatively cool  morning here in Arizona as I prep for my trip back home.  Current temp is 70F under clear skies.  Yesterday, the haze in the skies were about as thick as I've seen them all year round from the intense fires burning in California.  I couldn't believe how much sun was being blocked from the haze.  Wild weather out here in the West.

The temp today is forecast to hit 88F which is the lowest high temp in months!  I'll check back in when I fly back home.  Adios!

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I recorded 0.73" of rain overnight. Yesterdays official high of 61 at Grand Rapids was recorded just after midnight. Even that 61 was the coldest high at GR since May 18th it was also the 3rd coldest high for any September 8th in GR history.  During the day the temperatures stayed in the 50's.  At this time there is some light rain falling and the current temperature both here at my house and at the airport is 51.

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3 hours ago, Tom said:

Can you sign in from multiple devices?  That's the problem I'm having.  Try signing out and then back in.  See if it produces an error that your Caps Lock is on.

I Absolutely can. I am able to sign in from 3 devices.

My advice to you is:  make sure your caps are not on (especially, if your "Caps Lock" does not offer you a light to distinguish if they are on or off) and make sure the password you are using is the same. You might want to double check that. The computer just wants to make sure that you are a human. Also, another important factor is, make sure you are trying to log in w the same email address and not a different one for each device. That will not work for ya. Finally, make sure you sync your settings on all your devices equally. Hope this helps. Good luck!😃

Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area 

Oct 2023: 0.2" AN

Nov 2023: 2.2" AN

Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane!

Jan 2024: 17.0" AN

Feb 2024: 1.9"  BN

Mar 2024: 4.9" BN

April 2024:

Season So Far: 26.7"

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Broke another record rainfall yesterday at the Metro airport, after receiving 1.58" of water, which shattered the old record of 0.91", set back in 1942. Believe it or not, that is our 5th new daily record rainfall since July 1st. Impressive indeed!

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Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area 

Oct 2023: 0.2" AN

Nov 2023: 2.2" AN

Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane!

Jan 2024: 17.0" AN

Feb 2024: 1.9"  BN

Mar 2024: 4.9" BN

April 2024:

Season So Far: 26.7"

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Attm, its 61F under cloudy skies. No rainfall to report. No dew to speak of, thankfully. Cool air will remain here for a couple of days w highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. Hello Autumn!

 

Btw: Colors to my north is slowly progressing southward!

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Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area 

Oct 2023: 0.2" AN

Nov 2023: 2.2" AN

Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane!

Jan 2024: 17.0" AN

Feb 2024: 1.9"  BN

Mar 2024: 4.9" BN

April 2024:

Season So Far: 26.7"

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We will have to see how much warmer it gets today. At this time the current temperature and high so far today is 58. The record coldest maximum for today is 59 set in 1924 and 1898. In 2nd place is 60 in 1901 and in 3rd place is 61 in 1943. At this time Grand Rapids is on tract for one of the coldest highs of any September 9th in recorded history.
 

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The rain is pretty much done here until tomorrow morning.  My total since Sunday is now about 3.20".

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season snowfall: 34.8"

'22-23: 30.2"      '21-22: 27.1"      '20-21: 52.5"      '19-20: 36.2"      '18-19: 50.2"      '17-18: 39.5"

Average snowfall: ~30"

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15 hours ago, Tom said:

Can you sign in from multiple devices?  That's the problem I'm having.  Try signing out and then back in.  See if it produces an error that your Caps Lock is on.

I haven’t had problems signing in from three different (Apple & Android) devices as long as I used my screen name you see on here. Hoping you can get that issue solved.

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Hey guys, I'm back in the saddle after a LONG day yesterday traveling, cleaning, shopping, cooking, going through a month's worth of mail that was on hold, phone calls, etc....any who, I'm still dealing with this login issue and unable to log in from other devices.  I know iFred is hard at work trying to help rectify this.

 

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I wanted to tell you guys what a great experience I had flying for the first time during this COVID pandemic.  First off, I felt very safe and props to American Airlines for making everyone feel comfortable.  Every person had to be masked up otherwise they wouldn't allow you on the plane.  I asked for a seat up grade and they granted me it by moving my seat up towards the front of the plane.  I had a whole isle to myself (winning) and enjoyed a perfect window seat in front of the wing and jet engine on a 737. 

 

It was a picture perfect morning for takeoff with calm winds and 100% clear skies.  Initially, I thought it would be a bumpy ride through AZ/NM but it was smooth sailing until we got to CO when the captain turned on the seat belt lights, esp over Denver and the front range.  It got a bit turbulent for about 10-15 minutes.  We continued our flight through NE CO into C NE (right over North Platte) then right over Sioux Falls, then due east right across IA and we flew right between DSM and Waterloo.  It was a memorable journey flying over these same states bc it was just early Aug I drove through these same areas!  It was a neat experience knowing our flight literally took the same path but in reverse (AZ to Chicago) and 39,000 ft in the air.  Oh ya, every seat now on a newer AA plane has a TV which has all sorts of media, 3D maps, movies, TV shows, entertainment..you name it that is all for FREE.  The airline is really upgrading the flight experience from what I notice.  Throughout the flight, as we climbed towards cruising altitude, I was paying attn to the Flight Status and our cruising speed was about 580 mph, we climbed up to 39,000 ft (way above the wx), the coldest temp we reached was an incredible -71F!  All in all, a wonderful experience on a relatively quick flight (3 hours) that was about 75% full.

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