michsnowfreak

Now to look at some of the records from this May cold snap at Detroit. DAILY RECORDS May 08 - Record daily snowfall, Trace May 09 - Record low, 27F May 10 - Record daily snowfall, 0.5" May 11 - Record daily snowfall, Trace May 12 - Record daily snowfall, Trace OTHER RECORDS & ODDITIES ~3rd coldest May temp (27F) on record (only behind 25F on May 10, 1966 & 26F on May 1, 1978) ~2nd latest hard freeze (28 or lower) on record (behind only 25F on May 10, 1966) ~4th snowiest May (0.5") on record, tie w/ 1902 (behind only 1923 (6.0"), 1883 (5.0"), 1912 (1.5")) ~3rd latest measurable snow on record (behind only May 13, 1912 & May 21/22, 1883) ~First May to ever record snow on FIVE separate days (previous record 4 days in 1954...only 3 Mays have ever had snow on 3+ days, 1907, 1954, 2020) ~First May to ever record snow on FIVE CONSECUTIVE days (previous record 3 days in 1954) ~LONGEST snow season on record from first to last measurable snow (186 days, Nov 7 - May 10) ~12th longest snow season on record from first to last measurable flake (195 days, Oct 31 - May 12) ~Snow fell on 11 days from Apr 14-May 12) ~Avg temp for the week of May 5-11 was 44.7F, 2nd coldest on record ~Avg LOW temp for week of May 5-11 was 34.3F, the coldest on record

You honestly cannot make this up. Detroit was on the way to a record low when all of a sudden an unforecast deck of clouds and snow flurries decided to develop and roll through from 5-7am. The overcast kept the temp steady at 34ﾟ for hours, but it added another trace of snow to this crazy May. Ann Arbor actually reported 0.1" of snow this morning. So this is now 5 days in a row Detroit has recorded snow . In fact, previously no snow had ever been recorded on May 11th or 12th.

oh geez I accidentally deleted my post lol. Trying to add a gif I made. Oh well. Anyway, it was just incredible to see the heavy snow for May 10/11. I have never seen anything like it so late in the season. I will look up stats later, because its a May to remember, but seeing the rain suddenly turn to heavy snow and accumulate was just unreal for MID-MAY. I picked up 0.7" of snow, which was all gone by morning (the heavy snow lightened up then turned back to rain as it ended, and the temp rose back to the mid-upper 30s. Unfortunately very few snow reports due to the fact that this was a late evening into early overnight event, and also the accumulation was confined to far eastern MI. West of a DTW-PTK line, only a trace fell. DTW had 0.5", with 0.7" here, and social media reports of around 2", possibly more, in parts of Macomb & St Clair county.

great pics. What city was the video with the accumulation that looked close to 2"?

I've never seen a more wild night in May before. I could hear the rain pelting on the roof then almost instantly it turned silent, I looked outside and absolutely pouring huge dendrites. The snow stuck immediately and it continued to pour snow for over an hour, then as the heavy returns moved out the snow lightened up and began mixing back with rain and now it is all rain. It turned into an instant mid may Winter wonderland, 0.7" of slushy snow, and now it is almost all gone a few hours later. Will post pics tomorrow, so crazy.

Snowing like crazy and sticking. May 11th. So crazy

Sister is getting accumulation in st clair shores JUST northeast of Detroit. I may have to stay up. Some of Detroits northern suburb webcams are just nuts

Snow is beginning to stick in Detroit's northern suburbs. Snow showers and flurries all day May 8th. Snow flurries midday May 9th. Rain mixing with, possibly changing to snow May 10th into May 11th. Just crazy!

That's 3 days in a row where the Southern Great Lakes have had snowflakes falling during the peak heating of a May day, when average temperatures are in the upper 60s. Just crazy as we are only 6 weeks away from the strongest sun of the entire year.

So weird. Yesterday When I saw Detroit dropped to 27 I was thinking the rural areas must have been in the upper teens to low 20s but pretty much everyone was in the mid to upper 20s.

Obviously this will change, probably this afternoon, but I just realized that through the first 9 days of May, Detroit has no measurable precipitation, but yet a trace of snow on 2 days

Flurries and snow showers fell off and on all day pretty much

Just had some more snow flurries, wasn't even expecting any today. Nothing like getting snowflakes 2 days in a row during the 2nd week.of May in the afternoon, just 6 weeks away from the strongest sun angle of the year.

The low this morning at Detroit fell to an impressive record 27°. This not only broke the record for May 9th, but its also the 2nd coldest temp this late in the season, behind only 25° on May 10, 1966. It was the 3rd coldest May temp on record 25° - May 10, 1966 26° - May 1, 1978 27° - May 9, 2020 The temp on May 8th fell to 31 just before midnight so we only missed yesterday's record by 1°, although the snowfall of a trace did tie and thus supercede the record for the day.

Thanks don! One more pic from today, during the heaviest snow shower of the day. What sights for May 8th. The wind has now died down, the skies cleared and it feels like winter.

For bo? Easy under. How low you think DTW goes tonight? Record snowfall already set today lol, I want to think a record low tonight is a lock as well.

I decided to take a little nap and I woke up to several text about how heavy it was snowing lol. Luckily I saw the snow this morning. It's funny how something you see so frequently for months turns into such a novelty and is so noticed by everyone once its May lol.

Snowfall at Detroit during the 2 winters was very close (1989-90 had 41.8" and 2019-20 had 43.2"). Although 1989-90 was quite a bit colder over all, both had out of season blasts of cold and warm weather as well as early and late snow.

Thanks!

Snow showers and flurries this morning. A first for my birthday. Snow has now fallen in 8 consecutive calendar months.

You are being generous. They pretty much shut down for a snowflake. If they get a half inch of snow they are stranded on the road for 8 hours with nothing to do but lament a war they lost 160 years ago.

Thanks!!!

The numbers are definitely going to be interesting come Saturday morning. The core of the cold is going to be further east so I think Michigan in general will be colder than Wisconsin, but this airmass as a whole is so cold the typical cold pockets throughout the midwest could really be impressive.

Oh wow. I was going by the forecast you posted lol I always assume your area is always the coldest/snowiest up there