michsnowfreak

I can attest...no thunder, no lightning

Some crazy flooding scenes around Detroit and just to the North.. Some rainfall totals, my area definitely just missed the heavy stuff. Garden City: 6.61" Grosse Pointe: 6.50" SE Ann Arbor: 5.34" Ypsilanti: 4.75" Detroit City: 4.74" Ann Arbor: 4.22" Detroit Metro: 2.38" Wyandotte: 1.62"

droughts almost never last in this region.

Detroit got down to 45° this morning, missing the record low by 1°. I left the windows wide open and wake up to 59° on the thermomostat. A mostly cloudy day with temps in the 60s followed....oh how I love autumn in summer! Some crazy temps in the usual Valleyed or elevated locations. 36ﾟ at Ann Arbor, 37ﾟ in White Lake. Some below freezing spots up North.

Had a strong little pre storm that was good, hadnt seen a good storm in forever, but the main line itself was not that bad. Just rain and lots of lightning.

Low of 51 at DTW but the usual cold spots as expected tanked, 38 at Ann arbor and 40 at White Lake. Why can't this be all summer (70s/50s)?

Dry heat is the biggest crock I've ever heard. In fact it's probably up there with sun angle in the Winter time as one of the most annoying weather phrases I hear. A former coworkers daughter lives in Phoenix and it is unbearable. Go out in the sun when it's 116 in the shade and tell me how comfortable it is lol. I've always thought it was like comparing apples to oranges. Yes, dry heat is more comfortable than humid heat. But don't compare 88 and humid to a 115 and dry like they are on the same playing field lol.

February is always money though lol

Since 1874, Detroit has only beat Chicago in 90F+ days 27 out of the 147 years. Here is a look at the annual average each decade. DETROIT VS CHICAGO: AVG ANNUAL # OF 90F+ DAYS PER DECADE DETROIT CHICAGO 1880s- 5 5 1890s- 9 11 1900s- 6 9 1910s- 11 14 1920s- 9 13 1930s- 17 19 1940s- 16 23 1950s- 15 28 1960s- 11 19 1970s- 12 21 1980s- 13 22 1990s- 12 16 2000s- 10 13 2010s- 16 19

Thanks! Surprised it really has happened that many times. Chicago does average more though (16 to 12).

I was browsing some Chicago heat stats. Trying to see what the greatest disparity was between Detroit and Chicago wrt 90 days. But it's too early for that now. Right now it's 0-7. But while i was looking, the 1950s really caught my eye. Absolutely unbearable summers. I've always noted how we don't get the extreme heat of the 1930s-50s but I didn't realize how torrid the 1950s were in Chicago. Days of 90+ 1952- 38 1953- 42 1954- 36 1955- 46 1956- 21 1959- 39

90F+ days to date, updated with avg to date. Quite upside down. Minneapolis, MN- 9 (avg 2) Dallas, TX- 7 (avg 15) Green Bay, WI- 6 (avg 1) Chicago, IL- 6 (avg 2) International Falls, MN- 4 (avg 0) Milwaukee, WI- 4 (avg 1) Sault Ste Marie, MI- 3 (avg 0) Oklahoma City, OK- 3 (avg 7) Wichita, KS- 3 (avg 7) Kansas City, MO- 3 (avg 3) Marquette, MI- 2 (avg 0) Indianapolis, IN- 1 (avg 1) Columbus, OH- 1 (avg 2) Detroit, MI- 0 (avg 1) Cleveland, OH- 0 (avg 1) Cincinnati, OH- 0 (avg 1) Pittsburgh, PA- 0 (avg 1)

I wonder if something like this has ever happened before? 90F+ days to date... Minneapolis, MN- 9 Green Bay, WI- 6 Chicago, IL- 6 International Falls, MN- 4 Milwaukee, WI- 4 Sault Ste Marie, MI- 3 Marquette, MI- 2 Indianapolis, IN- 1 Columbus, OH- 1 Detroit, MI- 0 Cleveland, OH- 0 Cincinnati, OH- 0 Pittsburgh, PA- 0

I recall 1. per obs at dtw there have been a few. no wind with them though.

Yes. Happily fully recovered. I mean, I am overweight and was doing physical work in the sun during peak heating, but once I went inside to cool off and rest I checked the temperature and I'm like, it's only 83!?

Do you work outside? That is not weather to be fooling around in, stay safe! I honestly cannot recall a stretch of uninterrupted heat here like Minneapolis is a seeing right now. It seems comparable to the late summer 1953 heatwave, although that one was covered a wider area. Still no 90s here. I felt sick working in the yard at 83 and humid. The sun angle near its peak is probably not helping matters.

I have had a traditional standard rain gauge since 2000. I have recorded precip religiously, and of course the old fashioned gauge avoids any errors like with asos in snow and whatnot. This is the driest start to the year I have recorded yet. Jan- 1.10" (6.0" snow) Feb- 1.59" (22.7" snow) Mar- 2.08" (T snow) Apr- 2.18" (4.5" snow) May- 1.85" Jun- 0.77" thru 6/10

I was doing some yard work today and felt sick from the heat...it was "only" 83 dewpoint 68. It really made me cranky lol. I hear friends and family beg for some heat and then they complain! It would be like me begging for a snowstorm then griping about shoveling a 2 inch snowfall. I can't imagine being in Minnesota this week lol. Maybe it's because of the cold may but this week of 80s has felt extra hot.

This is a legit question...just curious what parts of the sub are experiencing heat never before seen in early June. My guess is northern MN? It's an odd setup for sure when Duluth is hotter than Dallas on a June afternoon.

I agree. Valleyed areas are too cold. like ARB is valleyed. Just like YIP is too warm. It would be a crime if either of those were first order stations lol.

As annoying as the warm weather is I guess I should feel lucky. I look to the North, West, South, and East and seems like everybody has been hotter than we have been in Southern Michigan. Still no 90s here on the season as they rack up from the northern plains and upper Midwest over to New England.

no. asos should be moved off but near airport property imo.

Honestly here's my opinion. Airports have way too much concrete. I mean, the asos are set up in grassy areas but still the areas as a whole have tons of concrete. DTW runs so much colder on the south side than the official temp it's a joke. And it's a generally rural area. But an airport is full of concrete.

Same exact thing here. even DTW got 0.37". I got 0.01".

I would be pissed if this happened in winter...precip is avoiding Michigan like the plague. I mean I'm not happy about it now lol but once a snow weenie always a snow weenie