michsnowfreak

2F with wind chills hovering at -15 to -20 at DTW this morning. Looks tundra-like outside with the frozen, drifted landscape and the weak looking sun.

I must be missing something, because where in the hell have we been hearing comparisons to 2013-14/2014-15 every year? Considering those winters were literally the all-time most severe winters on record in places (2013-14 Detroit, 2014-15 Boston) of course people will reminisce. But I can't ever recall comparisons. What I mostly recall is talk of the new tropical climate in NYC since 2016. Nothing will probably ever hold a candle to 2013-14 here in SE MI. But make no mistake, 2025-26 has been a very solid winter here and we have some brutal arctic air coming. Blowing and drifting snow on a frequent basis, constant wind chills, and solid snowcover since Thanksgiving outside of one week each in December and January. I really dont care whats going on in the west or elsewhere, it has zero impact on how I view my winter. If you had a mild snowless winter but the west was buried in snow, would that make your winter better?

Obviously nowhere near as deep snow as 2013-14. But with the bitter winds and drifting snow, absolutely has the feels of severe winter.

Detroit is at 25.5" to date (avg to date 19.2"), total seasonal avg around 43"...in 2013-14 it was a record 94.9". Again definitely not as severe but the constant arctic winds and drifting snow is definitely a reminder!

We had seen talk of 2013-14 similarities in here. Obviously while nowhere near as severe, today reminded me of 2014 with the constant bitter winds blowing and drifting snow throughout the day, and knowing the rest of January looks frigid.

Deep winter for sure. Today was like a smaller scale 2014 with the bitter winds and constant blowing and drifting snow. We've picked up several dustings the past few days but the drifting snow today was the most noticeable. DTW snowfall January 8.7", season to date 25.5". Here 8.8" January, 26.1" season to date.

Was it lake or synoptic?

Models will likely continue to struggle with the details too. Expect some good and bad busts in the near future.

2020-21 (48.8" to 44.9"). ORD has only beaten DTW 5 times the last 20 years.

DTW is 23.9" & ORD 21.5" to date. Long way to the finish line.

0.34"

The cobalt blue sky and frigid air following last nights storm makes for a gorgeous afternoon

Still melting it lol

In 154 years of record, the max temp in Boston during January tied this years 52° 8 times. 31 times it was colder. In 114 of the 154 Januaries on record, Boston saw a higher max than 52°. Lmao nothing like 1932.

Ironically. The biggest snowstorm on record in Toledo is 22.0" on March 1, 1900. And Detroit 24.5" April 6, 1886