I'm a bit frustrated. It looks like my location's warm nosing trend will continue for awhile. At the same time, the next 2 or 2 weeks will be rain constantly. Better than no precipitation but still. I like rain, just wish I could get some snow out of it. Probably going to be a crap winter here.

We are now at the half way point of November and yesterday was also the start of firearm deer season in Michigan. Here is some weather history for the start of deer season at several locations in Michigan. Growing up in Bay City and Alpena, the start of the firearm deer season was always a big day. In Alpena, it was being careful while out in the yard and hearing gun shots all day long, In Bay City it was watching the traffic on in the early years US 23 and US 10 and later I 75. In my late teens, I 75 ended at Bay City and there was always the traffic back on the first day of hutting season, and in Alpena in my time there is was be careful when outside. In fact, we did not play outside during deer season as there were always a lot of stray bullets flying around. So that said here is the weather records for several Michigan locations on the first day of firearm deer season Grand Rapids…..in Grand Rapids the average high/low for November 15th is 46/33 the record warmest November 15th was 68 in 1990 the coldest Maximum temperature was 18° in 1933 ( November 15, 1933 was a very cold day across ) the record coldest low of 10 also happened in 1933. As for snow? The most that fell in GR on the 15th was 4” in 1993 and the most on the ground was 5” in 1974 the last time GR had one inch or more was just 1” in 1995’ By the end of firearm season and the end of November on the 30th the average high/low is 39/28° The warmest end of deer season was 64° in 1998 the coldest maximum was 17° in 1896 as there may not have been deer season then the coldest in a actual deer season was 18° in 1976. The coldest was +6° in 1958. The most snow on the ground was 14” in 1940. Off to our north at Houghton Lake the average high on the 15th is 43 and the average low is 28 the record high was 63 in 1953 and the coldest maximum temperature was 20° in that cold year of 1933 the coldest was +2° in 1916. The snowiest was 8.5” in 1933 and the most on the ground was 13” in 1933. By the end of the deer season the average high/low at Houghton Lake is 36/23 the warmest end of deer season was 61 in 1998 and the coldest maximum was 12° in 1976 the coldest low was -2° in 1936. The most snow on the ground was 13” in 1995. Over in Alpena the average high at the start of deer season is 43° and the average low is 28° the warmest day was 65° in 2001 and the coldest maximum was 17 in yes 1933 and the coldest low was a bone chilling -6° in 1933 the most snow fall was 3” in 1976 the most on the ground was 7” in 1916 and the last time there was one or more inches on the ground was 3” in 2003. At Alpena the average end of deer season high/low is 37/23 the warmest was 63° in 1998 and the coldest maximum was 17 in 1976. The coldest low was +3° in 1958. The most snow on the ground was 17” in 1966. Up at the Sault the average high is 39 and the average low is 27. The record high is 61 set in 1990 the coldest maximum was 11 in 1933 the coldest low was -2 also in 1933. The most snow fall was 6.7” in 1965 and the most on the ground was 18” in 2014 and that was also the last time there was one inch or more as the Soo did not have snow on the ground last year. At the Sault the end of deer season average high/low are 32/21 the warmest was 59 in 1998 and the coldest maximum was a bone chilling +6 in 1936 and the coldest low was -10 also in 1936 it was -5° in 1958. As for the most snow on the ground that was 13” in 1933 but there has been 11” on the ground in 2014 and 12” on the ground in 1989 and 1976. Up at Marquette the average high on the 15th is 42 and the average low is 30 the record high was a warm 69 in 1999 and the coldest maximum was 21 in 1995 the record low was +5 in 1991. The most snow fall was 4.6” was 1938 the most on the ground was 12” in 1993 the last time there was one inch or mote was in 2014 with 4” on the ground. The end of the season average high/low at Marquette is 32/20 the warmest was 57 in 1998 the coldest maximum was 9° in 2007 the coldest low was -2° in 1976 the most snow on the ground was 18” in 1991. This year November has been very warm and somewhat wet. The current mean at Grand Rapids is 48.4 that is a departure of +5.6. The high so far this month is 68 on the 2nd and the low so far is 28 on the 5th there has been 2.36” of rainfall that is a departure of +0.69” there has been no snowfall that is a departure of -2.3” for November and for the season Grand Rapids in -2.6” I hope this gives you a idea of how varied the first half of November can be in Michigan.

First frost of the season tonight too imby!

Getting some patchy frost and fog tonight. ribbit

Forgot to post this yesterday. 40 year old tree split in half due to a 45-50 mph gust in Sherwood early in the morning. Gust estimated based on weather station reading.