Powerball Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 14 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: I wouldnt consider that the impressive feature of this season, Id call it the annoying one lol. It certainly did cut off. After 4 consecutive colder than avg months, March will finish (I estimate) 13th warmest on record as well as 12th least snowy. This winter didnt follow a typical Nina in most aspects, but one thing that did hold true is the fact it was front-mid loaded. February was mostly snow-covered so i dont look at it as harshly as some do wrt below avg snowfall. But Nov-Jan was definitely where the fun was this winter. From salt supplies running short before mid-winter and salt/plow contractors begging for a break, to those same contractors wishing we had a few more runs by mid-March. Above avg snowfall seemed like a lock in January but then Feb-Mar was zzz. I am at 40.1" with DTW 39.4". Longterm avg is around 41" but the current 30-yr avg, high as its ever been due to the snowy 2000s/10s, is 45". While its certainly in the vicinity of an "average" snowfall season, theres no question that cold/snowcover exceeded expectations and snowfall fell short. Knowing how I love snowcover, it should come as no surprise the winter was an easy A but have to knock it to B for the zzzzz mid Feb thru Mar. April is very unpredictable so you never know. April can be unpredictable, but with the persistent +NAO / +AO / -PNA, increasing sun angle and the SW getting such an early start to summer due to abnormally dry conditions (positive feedback loop), I wouldn't hold my breath for any wintry surprises this year... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 My station showing I got to 20C/70F for the first time this year, WUN has 19C. UW got to their first 20C - I was a few weeks off from predicting it! Sun is out, summer feel after a nightmare 2nd half of March. My forecast high for today was 15C yesterday, 16C this morning. I was hankering for a 20 today; we were given a break. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvck Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 up to 71 here, sunny, with a nice breeze. really the type of day you could just spend entirely outside and not complain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Quality torch 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 18 degrees 2 days ago, and today a new record high of 85 at MLI. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 solid early summer-like evening. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomp2mp Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 31 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: solid early summer-like evening. got that right! same here in SE Mich. was messing around out back most of the evening mimicking my neighbors' yardwork (sans the work) and it feels legit sticky. currently 68/55 at PTK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 We should have had a wind warning or something last night but nothing was issued. For about 20 minutes straight my wind averaged over 40MPH with multiple 60+ gusts. Had a max wind gust of 67 around 1:30 this morning. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 We should have had a wind warning or something last night but nothing was issued. For about 20 minutes straight my wind averaged over 40MPH with multiple 60+ gusts. Had a max wind gust of 67 around 1:30 this morning.The winds are absurd all the time now. It is what it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Got 0.30" of rain overnight. A couple stronger cells with vivid lightning passed just barely north, got a good view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Ready to garden variety 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Overcast with snow shwrs this morning. T of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 30 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said: Ready to garden variety Perfect layout for rapid bloom in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 solid early summer-like evening.understatement.top tier evening/night for late march. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 great march Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Just now, A-L-E-K said: great march The disparity between us in the eastern great lakes and west or lower Ohio valley was huge for the last half. The last few weeks really sullied my impression. can't wait to see the temp anom maps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 paying for your good winter 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeenerWx Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Love these types of mornings. Low 70’s and stormy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Looks like more snow coming up for northern parts of Minnesota and UP of Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 60 degree dew points are back. It is definitely noticeably sticky out there today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 ORD had a high temp of 81° yesterday, which broke the record high max temp for the date of 79° (1998/1986). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 8 hours ago, WestMichigan said: We should have had a wind warning or something last night but nothing was issued. For about 20 minutes straight my wind averaged over 40MPH with multiple 60+ gusts. Had a max wind gust of 67 around 1:30 this morning. Yea. I think there was some kind of wake low from dying convection coming off Lake MI. The temp held up close to 70 during that wind here, which is weird at night this time of year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvck Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 approaching 3/4 of an " at the campus wx station, enough to cause some minor ponding in the fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 0.41" today. Will finish March with 3.14". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Quite a bit of sleet and freezing rain modeled to impact the metro area this evening. Rooting for the warm nose to over preform and keep us liquid on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 5.96" of precipitation for the month, just 0.04" shy of the 10th wettest March on record of 6" back in 1907. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Justtt missed the 10th warmest and 10th wettest March on record in Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 MSP saw an average temperature of 39.1F in March, which is 5.8F above average. 1.29” of precipitation, which is 0.39” below average. 11.3” of snow fell, which is 3.1” above average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 mild and active, solid A month 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 On 4/1/2026 at 6:02 PM, OrdIowPitMsp said: MSP saw an average temperature of 39.1F in March, which is 5.8F above average. 1.29” of precipitation, which is 0.39” below average. 11.3” of snow fell, which is 3.1” above average. 11.6" here which is 2.6" AN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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