michsnowfreak

Yup. I live the historic old buildings. I always cringe when they tear them down. My brother that lived in Chicago for a decade always lived in old apartment buildings. He moved to Denver for 2 years before moving back to MI last year. IMO Denver had no character (too new) compared to Chicago.

Its been such a steady cold winter locally, we forget that in DJF, warm anamolies are not a nail in the coffin here. In fact. If we can avoid actual torching and get an active pattern it can actually produce very well, but its of course a gamble. This would be the first time this cold season wed be in a more gambling type pattern. Its been solid cold and winter threats briefly interrupted by 2 well advertised torches.

I misunderstood, thinking the assertion is volcano is needed for any kind of cold anomoly winter. I feel very fortunate to live in the Great Lakes because our type of climate makes a complete winterless winter impossible. Warmer winters can see some real dynamic snowstorms ala 2022-23. A winter like the present one, 2025-26, is what I would call a classic textbook example of a harsh winter. Below avg temps, above avg snowfall and above avg snowcover. No standout storms but solid deep winter since late November with just 2 brief breaks. Today is the 21st day in a row snow has fallen. I dont ever really ever expect another 2013-14. Took this Pic this evening when dropping something off at the library.

Nice winter night. Love this pic of the library and museum in the background.

Those who dont live in the Great Lakes just cant comprehend what its like to snow all the time. Just like some here complain about the east coast big dogs, my friend on Long Island gets a kick of how theres always at least mood flakes coming down here. I always tell him, bottom line, if its cold, it will snow. Now, amounts, systems, storm track etc...thats always TBD.

Got 1.4" of fluff here yesterday. Season to date snowfall is 36.3" imby and 35.3" at DTW. Deep winter continues.

Detroit finished January with a mean temp of 20.6F (-5.2F), precip 1.43” (-0.80”) and snowfall 17.1” (+3.1”). Snow depth of 1”+ covered the ground for 23 of the 31 days, peak depth 9” on multiple days.

Wait...so this winter is likely going in the books as cold neutral?

When my brother lived in Denver, he knew going in it was going to be up and down (he loves skiing) but still it became a convenience that regardless what Denvers flavor of the day was (a snowstorm and 10° or sunny and 60°), if it wasnt snowing you could count on the cobalt blue skies and feet of powder in the mountains. And of course thst snowmelt in spring was necessary for the semi arid landscape. Knowing that its an unprecedented winter out there doesn't make me happy at all. I wish I could make it snow for you guys, just not at our expense.

Blue sky snowblind day to start February. After a low of 2, the high of 27 felt almost mild. It was the first time we hit 20° in 10 days.

March 2018/2023 redux?

You are always welcome to post. In fact its encouraged to get more firsthand accounts from other areas of the country. The climate in general is VERY different out West (my brother lived in Denver for 2 years, he knows firsthand). Hell its very different in the Great Lakes vs New England even though the overall winters are comparable. To be more blunt, some ridiculous "predictions" were made by a few about the inability to get cold winters in the east, and we now have 2 winters in a row colder than average. There is a lot of bias from some that clouds their otherwise reasonable judgment at times. This winter here is cold and snowy. The lake ice is thick. Wind chills are below zero daily. Its not historically noteworthy, but its a harsh winter. Most of us weather enthusiasts #1 priority is our own backyards. When we have a mild winter and you a cold one, i dont expect you to feel bad, and you are always welcome to post your obs/data/pics. Just how it works when we all share a hobby but live in different regions

Here come the low post troll accounts

They didnt. I had a good feeling about the winter here, but i certainly didnt think it would be as cold as it is. Its the perfect combo of above avg snowfall, above avg snowcover, and below avg temps in Michigan.

You're both missing the point that @roardog and I are making, though its not surprising as you dont seem to be longterm regular posters in this and previous years enso threads. This forum is EXTREMELY east based. So much so that roardog and I practically feel on the outskirts being in eastern Michigan. The east had been going through a stretch of mild to warm winters, with the core of the persistent warmest anomalies being the east coast. A lot of nonsense was being thrown about the inability for the east to get another cold winter, as if the 2010s were a generation ago, not a decade ago. Now this will be the 2nd colder than avg winter in a row for the eastern third of the US, with this year the coldest so far since 2014 or 2011. Nowhere did I say the cold was unprecedented, nor did I say that the west's snow drought isn't a major deal. Dig up some old threads from 2017 or 2023 when the east was mild, see if the heavy snow/cold in the west got a single mention.