WestMichigan

The weekly drought monitor is going to start being of interest across a wide part of the sub given the dryness. We need some rain soon.

You aren't married are you. Wives tend not to be so fond of this idea.

There is a forum for the Philly area. Feel free to post Philly stats there. As for me, this month is -3.1 so far through May 26. I don't think this month will end up in the + departure column after a warm March/April.

We were +4.3 and +4.1 for that timeframe. It was a warm two months here for sure.

Amazing how different the UP is compared to the lower peninsula.

Topped out at 54MPH gust at my house. Windy, but nothing exceptionally strong for this area.

Welcome to the west side of the state

Only lasted 20-25 minutes but like other mentioned, quality lightning show!

Nearly the entire SE corner of my county is without power. I recorded a peak gust of 19MPH before the electricity went off. Someone else must have had a much higher gust nearby because that would cause parts of 2 counties to lose power.

Is it because that is intended to be an overlay layer and the gray checkerboard area is transparent and so it can render overtop another background layer?

Two reports of tornadoes in my part of the state. The one earlier mentioned around Carson City and another near Otsego and Plainwell that crossed US-131. Just lots of rain IMBY. My county was briefly under a warning but I don't believe anything ever touched down.

After Saturday being absolutely perfect, yesterday was warm but once again crazy windy. I recorded a 65MPH gust yesterday afternoon and spent about 5 hours straights with winds gusting over 40MPH on a consistent basis.

And 2013-2014 was near record setting or record setting for many in the Midwest and doesn't even make their top 10. it is a completely differently place up there.

Snow in the south in April, that 1857 cold snap is hard to imagine.

Woke up to an unexpected layer of freezing rain on any elevated outdoor surface. Scraping car windows isn't fun when it is pouring rain and 33°.