GRAND RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7, 2025 The official H/L yesterday at GRR was 28/21 there was a trace of snowfall. The day started with 1” on the ground. The highest wind gust was 24 MPH out of the W. There was 4% of possible sunshine. For today the average H/L is 21/20 the record high of 59 was in 1965 the coldest high of 9 was in 1942 the record low of -13 was in 1988 the warmest low of 40 was in 2008 the wettest was 0.74” in 1937 the most snow of 5.2” was in 2012 the most on the ground was 20” in 1999. We now have 7 days of January in the record books and the mean so far is 23.3 that is a departure of -2.9° the high so far this month is 35 on the 1st the lowest 14 on the 4th and 5th there has been officially 4.8” of snowfall that is a departure of -.3” there has been 0.26” of total precipitation that is a departure of -0.36”

Part of me thinks this could be a miss to begin with but we end up seeing something better a little later in January or early February.

27*. Sunrise was bright red. Usually a not so good sign here Accumulating snow is expected Thursday into Friday. Currently, 2-5 inches are expected. Temperatures are below normal for the week. Morning hard freezes with highs in the 30s and 40s and lows in the 20s. A Winter Storm Warning was issued for several North Texas counties, including Dallas and Tarrant, that goes into effect Thursday.

We are off to our coldest start to a year since 2018. That year was the coldest start with records back to 1893 for Chester County. Our stretch of below normal temperatures looks like it will continue for almost 10 more days before we see temperatures rise to normal or above by the weekend after this one. A couple flurries have been flying this AM but mostly sunny days but cold are on tap for the rest of the week. We may rise to near freezing by Friday and into the weekend. Our next minor snow event looks to arrive by Saturday morning with no more than a couple inches in most spots.

Nice to see Phil score with this pattern, especially at the expense of those smug New England schmucks. Besides, it would be a waste of this crap we've been dealing with if he weren't getting cold and snow either. Regardless it's always good to see members get #blasted.