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Not only that, I think the extra moisture in the air is what keeps the Arctic warmer during the cold season. Even a small amount of moisture added to very cold air will raise the temp. Arctic summers aren’t warming much but as soon as October comes around, it’s always a torch(relative to average) in the Arctic. The moisture probably isn’t allowing it to cool off as fast as it used to. Then you have less sea ice which just adds even more moisture to the air. In the Summer, the added moisture results in cloudier and cooler temps overall in the Arctic which is why we haven’t had a new record low in sea ice since 2012. You need warmer and sunnier temps to really melt the ice up there.

If you're going to Miami this summer, make sure to take a hoodie. It's going to be cool there.

What does a cool Summer in your area usually portend for Summer for the rest of the country? Anything?

In what I feel is somewhat unusual in recent times, the low temps are running slightly below average for the year even though the high temps are running above average. How do the low temps rank? How about the average temp?

It must be all thanks to March since April is running right about average for Detroit. April is still running a little below average up here. It’s funny too because as of now, there’s only been one “warm” month so far this year which was March. The year is running right around average also.

I think it’s funny how you can drive a few miles in any direction from the severe drought area in Michigan and get to no drought in probably like 20 minutes. lol

What weeks do you get to go out there?

After all of the rain recently, I'm starting to see some pockets of green grass in the lawn now.

This winter? Where have you been the last decade? lol

2012 wins for me. I remember it hitting 100F in 1988 but I feel like the beginning of Summer wasn't hot at all, maybe even cool? 1995 was crazy with how high the dewpoints were with the heat. However, I remember there being some good backdoor cold fronts which brought highs down into the 70s around here. I think we were really on the NE edge of the heat and Ontario actually had much cooler weather, hence the backdoor cold fronts and also the big derecho that July. 2012 was warm to hot already in May and seemed like it just never gave up until September, when it actually cooled way down the second half of that month.

I always say that too. 2012 is the only summer that I can remember where it really felt like there was no relief. By the middle of July, temps over 90 felt normal.

Saying there is 5 months of Summer weather in Michigan might be a little generous.

It’s 32F with icicles hanging from everything right now. That’s usually not a good sign for severe storms. lol

I know snow lovers in the Midwest generally hate an El Niño but a weaker Nino can be good, especially once you get to the eastern part of the sub including you and I.

I would say there’s a reasonably good chance Enso will be weak either way.

I’d estimate it was about 60MPH here briefly. I didn’t see any hail. Decent amount of lightning though. For some reason it’s not as exciting as summer storms IMO. There’s something about the constant lightning of a t-storm on an oppressive sunny 92F day that gives more satisfaction.

I would think the areas north of the front that are in the 40s wouldn’t have much wind even though they issued warnings for those areas.

Good thing there isn’t leaves on the trees.

80MPH winds are interesting but I could also do without the mess that would cause. We are on the warm side of the front right now here with mid 60s so I guess severe isn’t out of the question even up here.

That’s impressive.

Garbage weather here today as expected. Damp and dreary and in the 30s. It must be pretty bad in the northeastern part of the state. Alpena has been about 30 degrees all day with freezing rain and more to come. Don’t we have a poster from that area?

You guys can enjoy the warmth while I enjoy some cold NE winds with rain and fog this weekend. Maybe if I’m lucky the front will move north of here on Sunday like some of the models show but I would never count on that this time of year.

Yeah. This warm March we are having is actually worse in some ways IMO.

It really is the worst time of year. The period from about mid March to the end of April where most plant life is still dormant and you get a few tastes of warmth. Plus the days are long and the sun is warm so the cold is an annoyance.

Too early in the year for wildfire smoke so we'll just get dust instead. lol