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5 minutes ago, Tom said:

What SUV did you pick up?

I got a 2024 Honda CRV EXL it has all of the newest tech on it. The old one only had a back up camera. 

New car day. I have broken down and bought a new SUV with all of the new gadgets on it. We will be picking it up later today. I will get some how to programing at the dealership but will still need to “program” it over the next few days. It is my 1st car with a lot of the new technology on it.

The official H/L  yesterday at Grand Rapids was 70/53 there was 0.21” of rainfall. It was yet another windy day with a average wind speed of 10.5 MPH and a peak gust of 35 MPH out of the SW. The sun was out 21% of the time. For today the average H/L is 64/43 the record high of 87 was set in 1894 and 1942. The record low of 26 was set in 1971 and 2008. The wettest and most snow fall was in 1963 with 1.85” that fell as 3.6” of snow. Last year the H/L was 50/39.

Here in MBY I recorded 0.51” of rainfall yesterday and the overnight low here was 45. At the current time it Is clear and 50.

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 78/53 there was 0.12” of rainfall. The sun was out 18% of the possible time. The highest wind gust was 29 MPH out of the S. For today the average H/L is 64/43 the record high of 90 was set in 1899 (that is also the record for April and the earliest 90 days at GR) the record low of 28 was set in 1977,1979 and 2012. The wettest was 2.53” in 1909 and that day also had the most snowfall of 2.2” Last year the H/L was 64/40.

The official H/L yesterday was 80/54 there was no rainfall the sun was out 39% of the possible time. It was yet another windy day with a average wind speed of 16.5MPH and the highest wind gust of 45 MPH. (with no thunderstorms) For today the average H/L is 63/42 the record high of 83 was set in 1901 the record low of 24 was set in 1945. The most rainfall of 1.45” fell in 2020. The most snowfall was 0.9” in 1961. Last year the H/L was 57/42.

The official high of 80 yesterday was the 8th warmest for any April 27th and was the warmest on the date since 1990. The overnight low and current temperature here in MBY is 63 and there is light rain falling at this time.

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 64/34 there was 0.01” of rainfall and the sun was out 52% of the time. The average wind speed was 13.1MPH and the highest wind was 33 MPH out of the SE. For today the average H/L is 63/42 the record high of 85 was set in 1990 and the record low of 27 was set in 1928. The most rainfall of 1.90” was in 1956 the record snowfall was 0.2” in 2004. Last year the H/L was 64/29.  Here in MBY I had 0.09” of rain since 7AM yesterday and the overnight low of 53 was around midnight. At the current time it is cloudy and 58 here.

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 56/28. That low of 28 will be the coldest low for this April, the warmest low for any April since 2010 and the 4 warmest all time low. (note there have been many years with a low of 29 and 28) There was no rainfall yesterday and the sun was out 93% of the time. For today the average H/L is 62/41 the record high of 88 was set in 1915 and the record low of 24 was set in 2007. The most rain fall of 1.48” was in 1995, Last year the H/L was 53/31.

The overnight low here in MBY was 35 and the current temperature is 36 with clear skies. There isn’t any frost here in my yard at this time.

5 hours ago, Hoosier said:

Already down to 30 here.  Under a frost advisory, but should probably be a freeze warning.

It got down to 28 here in MBY and while it it cold there is not much if any frost here.

The official H/L yesterday was 52/35 there was no rainfall the sun was out 91% of the time. The highest wind gust was 26 MPH out of the NW. For today the average H/L is 62/41 the record high of 86 was set in 1915 and the record low of 22 was set in 1967 the record rainfall amount of 1.40” was in 2009. The most snowfall of 3.0” fell in 1976. Last year the H/L was 48/32.

The overnight low here in MBY was 28 and at the current time with clear skies it is 32. It looks like the official low so far is 29 and that will be the coldest low for this April. That would be the warmest minimum for any April since 2010 and the 5th warmest minimum for any April at Grand Rapids.

The official H/L yesterday was 62/47 there was 0.05” of rainfall at the airport. It was yet another windy day with the average wind speed of 14.7 MPH and the highest gust of 36MPH out of the SW. For today the average H/L is 62/41. The record high of 86 was set in 1915 and the record low of 25 was set in 2015. The most rainfall of 1.46” fell in 1957 the most snowfall of 2.4” fell in 1980 the most snow of the ground is 1” in 2005 and 1980.

There were a couple rounds of thunderstorms last night. They did not produce much rainfall as the official amount was 0.05” and here in MBY I only recorded 0.03”. I work for the Whitecaps and there was a lot more rain at the ballpark.  The storms had a lot of lightning with them. It was the most lightning around game time in a long time. The Whitecaps did win the game 6 to 2. The overnight low here in MBY was 36 at the current time it is cloudy and 37.

Even though the news stories that I have seen downplay it the Ruang’s eruptions may (or may not) have some effect on the weather leading into fall and next winter. Will have to keep a eye on how the sunrise and sunset pay out over the days ahead. The more red they are the more dust there could be in the upper atmosphere.

Even though the news stories that I have seen downplay it the Ruang’s eruptions may (or may not) have some effect on the weather leading into fall and next winter. Will have to keep a eye on how the sunrise and sunset pay out over the days ahead. The more red they are the more dust there could be in the upper atmosphere.

Some weather history for Southern Lower Michigan

1968: A tornado struck Big Rapids in Mecosta County, injuring 11 people and doing half a million dollars in damage as it covered a path 10 miles long.

1986: Freezing weather prevails across Lower Michigan. Record cold temperatures for the date include the 19 degrees at Muskegon and 20 degrees at Grand Rapids which is also a record for coldest so late in the season.

14 minutes ago, Tom said:

Yes, it sure does...the avg 100F+ degree days are between 100-110 days if I remember correctly.  This will be my 1st official summer here in the PHX valley, however, I may be doing some traveling so maybe I won't spend as much time in the valley during the peak Heat season

The 30 year average is around 110, The all time record most was 145 in 2020 while the all time least was 48 in 1913. The number of days has really gone up since the 1970's

The official H/KL yesterday at Grand Rapids was 64/34 there was no rainfall the sun was out 74% of the time. It was yet another windy day with the highest wind gust of 41 MPH out of the SW. For today the average H/L is 61/40 the record high of 84 was in 1915 and 1925. The record low of 20 was in 1986. The most rain fall of 1.44” was in 1999. The most snowfall was 0.7” in 2005. Last year the H/L was 46/34.

The overnight low here in my MBY was 50 there was 0.03” of rainfall. At the current time it is cloudy and 55.

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 51/35 there was no rainfall. It was once again a rather windy day with the average wind speed of 11.1 MPH and a peak wind of 37 MPH out of the W. The sun was out 97% of the time. For today the average H/L is 61/40 the record high of 86 was set in 1980 the record low of 24 was set in 1950,1986 and 2020. The most rainfall of 1.72” was in 1999. The most snowfall of .01” was in 2015,2002 and 1984. Last year the H/L was 51/35.

With clear skies and light winds the overnight low here in MBY fell to 31 at the current time with clear skies it is 32

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 51/42.  As has been the case many times this spring it was a windy day with the average wind of 15.3 MPH and the highest wind of 39 MPH out of the W. That wind made it feel much colder than that 51. There was a reported 0.12" of rainfall and the sun was out 94% of the time. For today the average H/L is now up to 60/39 the record high of 83 was set n 1987 and the record low of 13 was set in 1897. (good 4 digit lottery numbers for today) The most rain fall of 2.45" fell in 2000 the most snow fall of 0.4" fell in 1943 the most snow on the ground was a trace in 2013. Last year the H/L was 73/41 and there was 0.16" of rainfall.

The flood of 2013.

January 2013 was a rather wet month with 4.01” of total precipitation.  February was snowy (33.1”) and wet (3.05”) while March was dryer with just 0.94” of precipitation. Then came April with 11.10” of rain and melted snow. That 11.10” is by far the wettest for any April. And is the 3rd wettest for any month at Grand Rapids. All that precipitation in January, February and April led to the big flood of April 2013.

West Michigan saw weeks of heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding and led the Grand River to crest at record levels.

Grand Rapids already had shattered its longstanding April rainfall record, but just crept into the top three wettest of any month of the year.

The No. 1 spot goes to June 1892, when 13.22 inches of rain fell. Second place   gs to September 1986, when 11.85 inches fell.

On April 21, in Comstock Park, the Grand River crested at 17.8 feet, 5.8 feet above the 12-foot flood stage while in Grand Rapids, the river rose to 21.85 feet, or 3.85 feet above the 18-foot flood stage. A storm deemed "catastrophic" that had the potential to drop 3 to 4 inches of rain had also barely missed the Grand Rapids area on the day that the water crested in the Grand River, so we kind of lucked out on that.

I work for the West Michigan Whitecaps and there were several home games during that flood. A large section on the north parking lot was flooded and the road along the river was closed. The only way in and out of the park was thru the secondary way under the overpass for US 131. On the east side of the ballpark there was water that was up to the top of the stop signs and during one game there were huge logs floating through the parking lot.

here is some video about the flood of 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee56qwN9wcs

Some weather history for April 19 for Southern Lower Michigan

1957: Less than a week after record low temperatures in the teens, high temperatures are pushing 80 degrees across Lower Michigan. Muskegon went from 19 degrees on the 15th to a high of 79 on this date, a rise of 60 degrees in four days.

 1953, the temperature in Flint never rose above 35 degrees. This temperature was a record temperature, in that it was the lowest maximum temperature for that day. The next day, the record lowest maximum temperature for Flint was 34 degrees.

1927, A deadly tornado outbreak occurred across the central part of Illinois, killing 21 people. The first tornado touched down near Hardin, traveling northeast through Carrollton, then skimmed the south side of Springfield. At Carrollton, a teacher was killed as she held the door of the school shut, saving the lives of her students. The second tornado, peaking at estimated F4 intensity, touched down on the southeast side of Springfield, then moved to affect the towns of Riverton, Buffalo Hart, Chestnut, and Cornland. In Buffalo Hart, only three houses were left standing, while the northern half of Cornland was leveled. The tornado track was 65 miles, ending in Ford County

1986, A major storm system produced ten tornadoes in Texas. One of these tornadoes virtually annihilated the town of Sweetwater. The tornado struck at the unlikely time of 7:17 am. One person was killed, and 100 were injured.

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 55/47 there was 0.07” of rainfall the average wind speed was 5.4 MPH and the highest was 28 MPH out of the W. There was a reported 21% of possible sunshine. For today the average H/L is 59/39 the record high of 82 was set in 1985 the record low of 19 was set in 1897 the most rainfall of 1.89” fell in 1993 the most snowfall was 1.0” in 1953. Last   year the H/L was 57/31 and there was 0.16” of rainfall.

The overnight low and current temperature was(is) 41 with clear skies at this time. I recorded 0.09” of rainfall from yesterday at 7 AM to today at 7AM

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 69/51 there was 0.43” of rainfall. The sun was out just 4% of the time. The average wind speed was 15.8 MPH and the highest wind was 45 MPH out of the W. For today the average H/L is 59/38 the record high of 86 was set in 1973, 2002 and 2004. The record low of 22 was set in 1926 and 1983. The most rainfall of 3.30” fell in 2013 and the most snowfall was 3.0” in 1912 the most on the ground was 2” in 1961. Last year the H/L was 47/31

We are now just past the half way point of April and the mean so far at Grand Rapids is 49.6° that is a departure of +4.9° the highest so far in 76 on the 14th and the lowest so far is 31 on the 6th There has been 1.54” of rainfall that is -0.50” there has been a trace of snow fall 1.5” is average. There have been 4 days with highs in the 70’s. At the current time it is cloudy and 57 here in MBY I had 0.11" of rainfall overnight.

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 72/46 there was a trace of rainfall. The sun was out 57% of the time. The average wind speed was 16.9MPH and the highest gust was 38 MPH out of the E. For today the average H/L is 59/38 the record high of 84 was set in 1976 the record low of 24 was set in 1983 the most rainfall of 2.94” was in 1922 the most snowfall of 1.4” was in 2008 the most snow on the ground was 7” in 1961 a day after a 11.8” snowstorm. Last year the H/L was 39/32 this was after 8 days in a row very warm days.

Some weather history for April 15 in southern Lower Michigan.

1943: Temperatures plunge into the teens as snowflakes swirl in the arctic winds. Record lows include 16 degrees at Muskegon and 18 degrees at Grand Rapids.

2002: Four days of record warm weather peaks across Lower Michigan with Grand Rapids hitting 86 degrees and Lansing 84.

2018: A late-season winter storm brought up to 4 inches of snow, 2 inches of sleet, and almost half an inch of icing along with strong winds across Lower Michigan from the 14th to the 17th. Almost half a million people lost power.

 2023, a period of anomalously warm early April conditions came to an end. High temperatures in the 80s set new records at Detroit, Flint, and Saginaw, on April 12, 13, 14, and 15. This was the second warmest start to April on record at Flint and Saginaw, behind 2010.

 2014, light snowfall, the last of the season, blanketed Southeast Michigan. Detroit and Flint received 3.2″ and 1.3″, setting a new record for the snowiest winter at each location. Detroit recorded 94.9″ for the 2013-2014 winter season while Flint finished with 83.9″. Saginaw would eventually finish the season at 60.3″, its 15th snowiest winter.

 1904, a two-day snowstorm ended in Saginaw. The storm left the city with 12.5 inches of snow.

 1976, the county of Midland was hit by an F1 tornado at 3:30 PM causing $25,000 in property damage.

Elsewhere across the US

1927, The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 continued to rage. Tremendous rains all over the Mississippi River Valley during the preceding autumn and winter sent floodwaters raging southward over a wide area. On this date, the government levee at Dorena, MO collapsed. The surge of floodwater continued pushing downriver toward the Mississippi Delta, bursting more dams as it went. Also on this day, New Orleans saw 15 inches of rain in 18 hours. More than 4 feet of water covered parts of the city.

1998,  An F3 tornado hits downtown Nashville causing extensive damage but no loss of life. An additional 62 tornadoes touched down in Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee. These tornadoes caused 12 fatalities and approximately 120 injuries.

2000,  What a difference a day made (with the help of a strong cold front). Yesterday’s 86 degrees in Goodland, Kansas, tied the record high for the date. Today’s high of 29 degrees was also a date record high, but a record low high. It was a new record by 3 degrees. 

The official H/L yesterday was a very warm 76/47 there was no rainfall and there was 97% of possible sunshine. The average wind speed was 12.1MPH and the highest gust was 32 MPH out of the SW. For today the average H/L is 58/37 the record high of 84 was set in 2002 and 2003 the record low of 18 was set in 1943 the most rainfall of 1.40” was in 1991 the most snowfall of 4.0” was in 1919 that year also had the most on the ground with 3” Last  year the H/L was a warm 81/59.

The official H/L yesterday was 58/42 there was no rainfall, the sun was out 100% of the possible time. The average wind speed was 11.3 MPH and the peak gust was 29 MPH out of the W. For today the average H/L is 57/37 the record high of 83 was set just last year. The record low of 21 was set in 1943 and 1953. The most rainfall of 1.07” fell in 1987 the most snowfall of 4.1” was in 2019 the most on the ground was a trace in several years. Last year had that record high of 83 and a low of 48.