Winter 2025-26 Medium/Long Range Discussion

[Harry Perry]

On 2/13/2026 at 7:13 AM, WestMichigan said:

What is your total in the Battle Creek area so far?  I am west of Grand Rapids and we are around 80" so far.

Right around 74” here, was more than I was expecting. 12th snowiest season as of now.
 

All for breaking records.. if we get enough warmth like what’s forecasted this week and  melt all that lake ice then have the bottom fall out toward the end of the month temp wise, we could have a shot at some top notch records. 

[dmc76]

On 2/12/2026 at 11:46 PM, Harry Perry said:

Outside of a couple decent hitters early on, the majority of them were mood flakes to a dusting. It wasn’t all that active in Michigan despite all the talk about it, especially outside of the lake belts. 

44% of the 36.3 DTW received was under 2” events. 

[dmc76]

Living outside of the Lakes region for example like madison, the Quad Cities, Rockford. Even the western suburbs of Chicago. Would be frustrating to me to go days and sometimes several weeks without measureable snows. 
 

especially coming from SE Michigan, where lake-effect bursts and clippers usually give you something to track every week or two around

 

you and watch the radar southern Michigan snows every other day while Madison and Rockford  blue skies for 2-3 weeks in the same cold pattern  that would drive me crazy  

 

and I know places like Minneapolis and Madison averages more than DTW  but that’s DTW  many places west and north of DTW  averages much more outside the belts  the Hills north of detroit averages 60” 

yes  I know  detroit sucks and big snowstorms (Erie Basin effect) 

 

[cyclone77]

Good chance that here and the QC finish Feb with <1" of precip for the year.  Really hope meaningful precipitation events return in March or April.