westMJim

Yesterday was a rather nice late March day, While this year had been mostly above average in the temperature department there have not been any real warm days yet this year. The warmest so far at Grand Rapids is just 54 back on February 14th At Lansing the 58 on the same day is the warmest and at Muskegon it topped out at 59. We shall see how warm we get on Friday The official H/L at Grand Rapids yesterday was 50/33 there was 013” of rain fall and 0.1” of snow fall. So far the overnight low here in MBY has fallen to 25. For today the average H/L is now up to 50/31 the record high of 78 was set in 1905 and the record low of 8 was set in 1923. The record snow fall of 3.3” fell in 1947. Last year today was a very cold day with the H/L of 33/17 That high of 33 is the 4th coldest and the low of 17 is the 8th coldest for this date. It looks like March will go out like a lion this year.

Yesterday was exactly average with a HL of 49/30 there was 0.16” of rain fall and no snowfall. The overnight low here in MBY and current temperature is 34. For today the average H/L remains at 49/30 the record high of 81 was set in 1945 and the record low of 0 was set in 1965. The record snow fall of 6.9” fell in 1948. Last year it was cold with a H/L of 29/20 that high of 29 was the 4th coldest for this date. The next 5 days look to be near average with a one day warm up on Friday. Friday looks like it could be wet. In looking outside there is a trace of new snow fall on the ground here and for the season Grand Rapids is now at 109.4"

It is a very frosty morning here in MBY the current temperature with all that frost is 26. Yesterday the official H/L at GR was 37/32 there was 0.89” of precipitation and 0.2” of snow fall. There was no sun. For today the average H/L is now up to 49/30 the record high of 77 was set in 1976 and the record low of 6 was in 1996. The most snow fall of 10.2” fell in 1970. Last year the H/L was a cool 34/25 and there was 0.5” of snow fall. The next week looks to be on the cooler side of average with a one day warm up on Friday. And there are several chances of rain and snow and maybe even a thunderstorm.

Here is some weather history history for the posters in Missouri and Kansas. 1912: Residents of Kansas City began to dig out from a storm that produced 25 inches of snow in 24 hours. The snowfall total was nearly twice that of any other storm of modern record in Kansas City before or since that time. A record 40 inches of snow fell during March that year, and the total for the winter season of 67 inches was also a record. By late February of that year, Kansas City had received just six inches of snow. Olathe, Kansas received 37 inches of snow in the snowstorm, establishing a single storm record for the state of Kansas. (23rd-24th) 1929: St. Louis, Missouri soared to 92 degrees; their all-time record high for March.

We are now down to the last week of March 2023. So far March has been a mild but somewhat snowy month. Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Lansing have been above average in both temperatures and snow fall. At Grand Rapids the official H/L yesterday was 48/36 there was no rain or snow fall and the sun was out 19% of the possible time. The overnight low here in MBY so far and the current temperature is 32. For today the average H/L is 48/29 the record high of 78 was set in 1910 and 1939 the record low of -3 was set in 1974 and the record snow fall amount of 5.3” fell in 1947. Last year the H/L was 48/33 and there was a trace of snow fall.

A cold front has came thru and the temperature has now dropped down to 37 here in MBY with a cold rain falling.

This has been a very mild winter season here in Michigan. Using the AWSSI all locations in lower Michigan have had a “mild” winter season. While Sault Ste Marie and Herman in the UP have had a “moderate” winter and Ironwood has had a average winter and Marquette has had a “severe” winter. Here are the current AWSSI point values. Grand Rapids 579, Muskegon 443, Lansing 433, Ann Arbor 439, Detroit 340. Port Huron 284, Flint 456, Saginaw 482, Houghton Lake 815, Alpena 813, Cheboygan 860. In the UP Sault Ste Marie 1601, Hermon 2109, Ironwood 2111 and Marquette 1952.

Yesterday was a cloudy day with 0% of possible sunshine. The official H/L was 49/40 and after sundown there was 0.04” of rain fall there was no snow fall. The overnight low so far for today is a mild 42 and that is the current temperature with light rain falling. For today the average H/L is 48/29 the record high of 74 was set in 1907 and 2012 the record low of 4 was set in 1983.The record snow fall amount of 8.4” fell in 1956 (that was the year of the biggest tornado to hit the Grand Rapids area on April 3rd) Last year the H/L was 47/39. The next week looks to have several chances of rain and maybe some snow tossed in as well there looks to be some wind to deal with also. Temperatures look to be on the cooler side of average and no real warm spring days are in the forecast.

Here in Grand Rapids July of 2009 was the coldest July on record here. Even colder than July of 1992.

Yesterday was the warmest day so far this March with an official H/L of 53/32. There was no rain or snow fall and the sun was out 52% of the possible time. The overnight low so far this morning is a mild 41 and with cloudy skies that is the current temperature. For today the average H/L is now at 47/29 the record high of 85 was set in 2012 and the record low of 6 was set in 1906 the most snow fall of 6.5” fell in 1965. Last year the H/L was 46/37.

Good morning! Calendar spring started we as a nice early spring day with the official H/L at Grand Rapid of 49/27 There was no rain or snow fall and the sun was out 80% of the possible time. The day started with a trace of snow on the ground. The overnight low so far was somewhat mild 35 and that is the current temperature. Only old snow piles and snow in the shade is on the ground at this time. For today the average H/L is 47/28 the record high of 87 was set in 2012 that 87 is also the record high for the month of March. The record low for today is 9 set in 1965. Last year on this date was a very nice spring day with a H/L of 62/30. The rest of the week looks to be near to just above average temperature wise with several chances of rain and or wet snow. Very typical for this time of the year.

Good morning and welcome to the spring equinox that happens at 5:24PM today. Yesterday was a sunny but cool day here in Grand Rapids with the official H/L of 34/17 there was no rain or snow fall and 100% of possible sunshine. The day started with officially 2” of snow on the ground. The overnight low here in MBY this morning so far is 28 with clear skies. There is just a trace of snow on the ground now and of course the snow piles. For today the average H/L is 46/28 the record high of 83 was set in 2012 and the record low of +3 was set in 1965 the most snow fall of 8.4” fell in 1940. Last year the H/L was 56/30. The next several days look to be seasonally mild with highs in the 40’s and low 50’s with a chance of snow or rain at times. There is a system that may affect the area on the weekend.

There was a major accidents on I-96 yesterday about 50 miles east of here. From Wood TV https://www.woodtv.com/news/ionia-county/firefighters-50-plus-vehicle-pileup-on-i-96-near-portland/ And Wzzm https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/i-96-closed-after-50-car-pile-up-portland/69-32804989-8c99-4113-8a3b-cefc654e4982

Today the sun is above the horizon around 12H 8M that is about the same as it is on September 22nd

The official high of 27 at Grand Rapids was recorded just after midnight and the low of 15 was set at 9AM. There was 0.12” of precipitation that fell as 4” of snow fall for the season GR is now up to 109.2” for March there now has been 22.1” of snow fall. Between snow squalls there was 47% of sunshine yesterday. Overnight with clear skies it has now fallen all the way down to 15 here in MBY. And I have 3.5” of snow on the ground. For today the average H/L is now up to 46/28 the record high of 81 was set in 2012 and the record low of 0 was set in 1923 the record snow fall amount of 3.3” fell in 1971. Last year the H/L was 43/37. The next several days look to be turning warmer with several chances of rain or snow. Next weekend is a toss up at this time.