Harry

1 hour ago, michsnowfreak said:

Same here. 2011-12 was the only sub par Winter of that glorious stretch. It's also the last time Detroit finished a snow season under 30".

Same here but 12-13 kinda sucked too considering that stretch we were in. 

9 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

April 23-24, 2005 was another impressive one.

Yep. Almost forgot about that. 

That was a decent first winter for me here. Ofcourse the Super clipper was the main event. Probably won't be another like that clipper.  

18 minutes ago, SolidIcewx said:

Now if any of that verifies it would end up being quite the event. I’d be down for some of that snow. Definitely worth my time that’s for sure, then have 80 degrees within a week after lol. Should bring some of the snow weenies out

Get a few models showing it at same time especially as we get closer then all will start coming back. 

Kinda hard to pull off such a event around here especially in late April. May 9th 1923 says not impossible though. 

3 minutes ago, Lightning said:

I'll be honest.  If we get a foot+ then it would be hard not to enjoy.    If it is going to be a 1-2" slop fest like last nights 1" of snow then no thanks.   

They snow cover would help to protect some of the plants at least 

Interesting way of looking at it.  And yeah I am always up for a record worthy event which it would be via 06z GFS. 12z UK not far behind either. 

Still it's very low chance but something to track atleast. 

3 hours ago, Harry said:

 

Did you see the 06z run? Lol

Every model taking a turn showing over a foot this weekend. 

18 hours ago, rainsucks said:

We’ve already been having that for the past two weeks. I mean, we’re literally having one of the warmest Aprils on record thus far, what more do you want?

That was summer temps we had. 

2 hours ago, Harry Perry said:

At the beginning of last weeks “summer”, I told myself “we’ll be paying for this in a week”, well, here we are. Also last nights run of the GFS - no thanks, though it would be cool to see a foot a snow overnight in late April. 

Did you see the 06z run? Lol

On 4/15/2023 at 9:20 PM, hardypalmguy said:

My parents didn’t have AC so I went through summer of 95 with just fans.

Had a/c at the house thankfully but the damn a/c at work where I was a chef at decided to take a crap on the hottest day. Pure misery. 

1 hour ago, Chicago Storm said:

We saw a similar period during the 1st half of March.

During that period we saw a mix of mild (AA) and cool (BA) temps, with an average to above average active pattern.

So all in all, this could be similar, just a solid month+ later in the year.

Hopefully come May we can get some real consistent spring wx with temps in the 60s/70s. 

16 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said:

The EPO isn't going negative in any significant or consistent way, and the PNA won't be going positive in any significant or consistent fashion either.

As you mentioned though, we will be seeing a -NAO/-AO pattern for this 2nd half of April. Pair that with a EPO/PNA that are going to be in flux throughout, and an MJO steadily sliding through phases 7-8-1-2.

This will lead to more a classic spring/April rollercoaster pattern for this 2nd half of April, and into the start of May as well. Bouts of mild and cool temperatures are to be expected, with an average to above average pattern in terms of activity.

Been a while since I have seen the NAO and AO tank like the models are showing. 

Saturday looking potentially interesting? 

Keeping a close eye on Saturday. 

Have had some pretty decent bands of snow rolling through since early this morning. 

6 minutes ago, SolidIcewx said:

Depending on the lake and if it’s close to shore or not yeah. I use it to check water temps before I go to Lake Huron 

That lake is gonna go nuts on Monday. 

25 minutes ago, SolidIcewx said:

https://seagull.glos.org/landing

Am I reading that correctly? 50s? 

So I am seeing mjo crawl through phase 7 on its way to phase 1 and going into the cod. NAO, AO, EPO all tanking while the PNA goes positive?  

Any idea on lake temps? 

High ended up being 84 here. 

On 4/12/2023 at 10:30 PM, frostfern said:

The heat index combos were pretty incredible during the July 1995 heatwave, but other July's have been quite a bit hotter overall.  Don't quote me on it, but 1988 and 2012 had hotter July's I think.  Even July 2018 was very warm, even though it didn't have any heat waves or daily records broken (maybe a high low or two). That was more just high humidity and a lack of good cold fronts.

July 88 and 1995 was crazy for coastal areas of MD/DE. Both times it went well into the 100s at the beach. Set all-time records. 

1 hour ago, Chinook said:

Desert, you say? how about 2% relative humidity aloft, measured in Michigan. It's like 2% milk. 700mb dew points should still be -20C to -30C in Michigan right now.

 

I wonder if it's some sort of record? 

So this is what it feels like living in the desert? Temp 82 and the humidity is only at 20%! Was 47 this morning. 

Already broke the record high which had been 80 set in 1941. 

14 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

My farmers tan is almost in midsummer form after a few days working in this heat. This photo was taken today in a soon to be suburbanized part of Rosemount MN when it was 82 outside. Still some pockets of deeper snow in spots. Bonus points to anyone who knows what kind of drill rig that is in the background.

If I had to guess it's for a well? Water? 

MJO rising and headed back into phase 7. 

So enjoy this week. I know I will. 

I am definitely looking forward to the 60s/70s! 

15 minutes ago, sbnwx85 said:

All eyes are on today but I'm getting more and more concerned about tomorrow's potential. I haven't seen this kind of wording used by this NWS office in a long time.

Same here. 

B+ for me. 21+ Les event in Nov and Christmas snow really gave a boost to my grade as did March. That long stretch of crap in Jan and Feb is what caused my grade to drop a whole grade. Plus just missed the March snowfall record by a inch and thus the oldest record still standing for Monthly snowfall. March 1899 23" while this March was 22" inches. 

Hate mentioning it but the models have the mjo coming out of the cod into phase 6-7. Thus watch for possible changes in modeling the next few days.