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Jonger

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  1. Loving the next 2 weeks on the GFS. Looks like a steady supply of below normal temps.
  2. This month looks like a no-go. 1/3rd of met summer gone by that point.
  3. Been loving the lack of heat. Hopefully we can keep this going through summer.
  4. My lawn is in amazing shape right now. Usually I don't have this kind of lawn density until late September. The summer heat and dry spells usually set things back and by the time autumn arrives, grass conditions peak. Not this year.
  5. Hey look... more rain! Will it ever take a break.
  6. Well, if you like sunny days in the winter it's better than Michigan. If you like snow, Wisconsin is mostly reliant on system snow, except the very northern 1/5th of the state.
  7. https://www.freep.com/story/weather/2019/05/14/80-degree-temperatures-metro-detroit/3666723002/ Summer-like, 80-degree weather typically arrives at the beginning of May. But this year, it has decided to make a late grand entrance, potentially for the first time in 20 years. May 17, 1999, was the last time southeast Michiganders experienced 80-degree weather this late in the spring. June 17, 1924, is the latest date on record for 80-degree weather to arrive in metro Detroit, according to the National Weather Service in White Lake.
  8. Is there a way to lookup how much wind my area has averaged over a set time period and how that compares to normal. Weather is really important to my company and it seems like the last month has been an absolute wind-fest compared to normal. We can't go more than 2 days without extreme wind recently.
  9. My winter interests are -- big storms or nothing at all, with Christmas being the exception. My primary winter interest is always going to be for snow to my NW. I just can't do much with it locally.
  10. Not sure if I really want this.
  11. Since I base my grade on northern Michigan and the UP.... I give it a B+. December dropped it 1 full grade.
  12. I told them to name the two guys who helped... they didn't even ask if we wanted to be named, the mine EMS said we would be "the 2 snowmobilers". The only part that's a bit exaggerated was the part where it said I collapsed.... the rest was pretty spot on.
  13. Nah... I'm not really embarrassed. I knew I'd catch some flak though. It happened, I figured people would be interested to hear about it. Especially in a weather community since it's very weather centric.
  14. It was actually mild when we set off. I knew the temp was going to drop, but didn't anticipate the drifting at that level. The snowflakes break up and traction is tough... a 137 with 1.25 lugs wasn't going to do the job. If I only had snowshoes!
  15. Myself and one other were rescued Sunday night in the Huron mountains. There will be a news story on the situation soon. Put it this way.... 60 mph winds, 2 stuck snowmobiles and 15 miles from anything except the Eagle Mine. Snow was 6 feet deep with 10 foot drifts. We both had hypothermia.... I started accepting we were going to freeze to death. Thanks to Allen and Ryan from the Eagle Mining company for saving our asses.
  16. This morning was my second coldest reading of the winter. Hit -14.6 last week Monday, only hit -14.5 today. Weird.
  17. This cold outbreak is going to really crap up LES from here on out... Lake temps should have plummeted.
  18. The lake really ruins low temps.... but that LES makes up for it. I'm in Baldwin right now at a pizza joint.... about to gear up for the 75 mile ride to the truck on my sled. I'm sick in the head. Only -2F here. -12 at my house right now in Howell.
  19. My lowest temperature this Winter has been -14゚F. I'm hoping to break that tonight.
  20. Any update on the Detroit record situation
  21. Probably heading up to Kalkaska on Wednesday... Looks like that area on Mancelona have quite a bit already.
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