michsnowfreak

Crazy to think that our peak was just 1" under that, and the non lake belt areas of northern MI are well behind SE MI out of the gate. I It is still one month before the Winter Solstice, but still.

So true, we have already broken so many November snow records this year. Lets go for monthly record too. If no more snow falls, we have already locked in 4th snowiest November (which was locked in by November 12th).

It's just the beginning. What was your peak snow depth so far this season?

The scenes here this past week were incredible for early to mid November. Grass is starting to show now, but lots of piles remain.

Still a Winter wonderland, what a week of scenes it has been. Seeing so many plowed snow banks this time of year is crazy. Yesterday I attempted leaf cleanup...definitely a challenge this year lol. The rooftops are still covered with snow, glittering, but the ground is slowly sucking up the snow during the daytime hours. Depth down to 3" (deeper on elevated surfaces) from a high of 9" after the storm, still no grass showing yet.

Early and late snows may often be the "stat padding" type, but this past week I would hardly consider stat padding. It was an absolute deep Winter week, with a historic November snowstorm at Detroit, and likely Windsor (if they would actually measure).

For Detroit the 1st half or November was by far the coldest 1st half of November on record. The previous record, 1976, was 1.2ﾟ warmer. Also the 9.5" was the snowiest 1st half of November on record as well. Our week long Winter wonderland is also a record, and even though the ground is starting to suck up the snow, I notice that while the depth on the grass is around 3", elevated surfaces still have closer to 6".

The conifers are still holding onto their snow days after the storm. Definitely an unexpected landscape for days in a row the 2nd week of November

Thats unacceptable!

Records falling like dominoes at Detroit the last 3 days November 11th: Record snowfall of 8.5" ***largest calendar day snowfall on record for November*** November 11/12th: Largest November snowstorm on record, 9.2" November 12th: Record low maximum of 25F November 12th: Record low of 13F November 12th: Record snow depth of 9" November 13th: Record low of 7F ***first single digit low in November since 9F on Nov 21, 1969*** ***coldest Nov temp since 7F on Nov 24, 1950*** ***there has not been a colder Nov temp since 4F on Nov 30, 1929, or 90 years ago!*** November 13th: The 7F is the earliest to hit single digits on record (old record Nov 16, 1933) November 13th: Record snow depth of 7"

I took the day off yesterday and enjoyed the snow all day like a kid. The scenes were remarkable, a gorgeous winter wonderland, which included some odd scenes with some trees still clinging to leaves (they have also dropped like fish flies onto the snowblanket with the cold lol). The storm was unprecedented for this time of year, and seeing so many peoples cars get stuck, walking through deep snow, feeling the mid-winter air....it was almost surreal to remember that its BEFORE MID NOVEMBER! Now to recap the stats: The 9.2" at Detroit officially broke the following records: ~Largest November snowstorm on record...the big storms overwhelmingly happen Dec-Mar 1.) 9.2" - Nov 11/12, 2019 2.) 9.0" - Nov 15/16, 1932 3.) 6.6" - Nov 27/28, 1891 4.) 6.4" - Nov 15/16, 1925 5.) 6.3" - Nov 25/26, 1950 ~Largest calendar day November snowfall on record 1.) 8.5" - Nov 11, 2019 2.) 7.2" - Nov 16, 1932 3.) 6.2" - Nov 15, 1925 4.) 6.0" - Nov 21, 2015 5.) 5.6" - Nov 27, 1977 ~Greatest Observation Time Snow Depth on record for November 1.) 9" - Nov 12, 2019 2.) 8" - Nov 16, 1932 3.) 7" - Nov 13, 2019 4.) 7" - Nov 28, 1950 5.) 7" - Nov 29, 1950 The storm was then followed by record smashing cold, but I will post that in the November thread.

No, but the writing was on the wall very early and that it should have been a warning. However all that said, the total snow fall far exceeded expectations and even QPF. My snow melted down to 0.89" of liquid common no model had that much.

That is insane. I just took a walk in the deep snow with a full moon overhead and the air so crisp and cold it crunched, looked, and sounded like midwinter, not November 12th.

Finished with 8.8" here. An amazing storm. The 9.2" at Detroit sets an all-time record for November (beating 9.0 on Nov 15/16, 1932), and to think its not yet mid-month! Walking around in the deep snow and biting cold and looking at the calendar is surreal. Some trees still straggling with leaves and they are dropping like flies, and while i normally hate when debris of any kind mars fresh snow, its a reminder its still technically Fall.

It gentlly snowed all night. My storm total was 8.8". The official final total at DTW was 9.2", making this the largest November snowstorm on record. The old record was 9.0" on November 15/6, 1932 but amazingly outside of the 1932 and 2019 storms, the next largest November snowstorm? 6.6" November 28,1891! There were then quite a few in the 6 to 6.5" range, but it's just so early in the season most of the big storms happen December through March. Records go back 140 years for snow, that's how unprecedented a storm like this is this early in the season. U if M Ann Arbor reported a storm total of 11.0"!

What an amazing snowstorm for November 11th. It is absolutely gorgeous outside. I was at 7" and counting about 20 minutes ago, through 7:00 p.m. DTW was at 7.6", which as stebo said, the all time November snowstorm record is 9.0", but this is actually already the 2nd largest November snowstorm on record. DTX NWS at 9.0"

What an impressive snowstorm! Looks like 3" already and the heaviest hasnt even begun

DTX upped forecast for metro Detroit to 4-6" but honestly I can see 6-8".

Youre welcome. Another thing, this will be the only storm that is followed by such bitter cold. The other ones seemed to be more typical November type wetter snows.

The top 10 biggest snowstorms in Detroit history (1880) on or before November 12th are: 6.2" Nov 8/9, 1921 6.0" Nov 2/3, 1966 5.7" Nov 6/7, 1951 4.6" Nov 10/11, 1898 4.1" Nov 11, 1984 3.9" Nov 10/11, 1933 3.6" Nov 9/10, 1913 3.4" Nov 11, 1892 3.1" Nov 11/12, 1959 3.0" Nov 9/19, 1894 So as you can see most of these are way back in the day. There have only been 5 snowfalls of 4" or greater this early, and chronologically they go 1984, 1966, 1951, 1921, 1898.

Getting very excited for tomorrow. This type of snowstorm and record cold is something I cannot recall seeing before mid November!

Whoever has access to such detailed euro maps, any expansion to show Michigan would be much appreciated.

Drove through a heavy band of snow this morning. 0.2" at my house and DTW but up to an inch in a few spots.

More flurries here today. Trace #5 since Oct 31...lets get something measurable now!

Will be interesting to see if we can get any measurable snow here. We got on the board with our 1st trace Halloween evening then continued with a trace each of the 1st 3 days of November.