Geos Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I had a dusting of snow on the morning of May 1st 2-3 years ago, the low temperature was 32.3-32.5. The high was in the 50s that day. It must have been very isolated to my area. it was on the back edge of some precip that lagged behind a cold front. I did not hear anyone talk about it on the news, I should have took a picture. Yeah sometimes snow can show up in isolated pockets like that. I remember flurries into May, but never any accumulation. 32° wouldn't affect many plants at all, but it looks like Friday night it may get kinda chilly back in the western Lakes to cause some more havoc with the plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 While on the subject of late snow... The latest measurable snows imby since I began measuring in 1995: May 3, 2005: 0.1" - A heavy midday snow shower briefly coated the ground and melted in like a half hour April 23-24, 2005: 6.7" - Snow fell for some 36 straight hours, peak depth 5.5". Was all gone by early afternoon April 25th April 18, 2011: 1.3" - Snow blanketed the ground in the morning and slowly melted throughout the afternoon Our thumb posters may remember April 27, 2004 when 1-2" fell (we had a trace in the Detroit area, snow showers fell all day). May traces: May 20, 2002: A few flurries..just insane May 12, 1996: Few flurries May 2, 2005: rain/snow showers (so snow fell May 2 and May 3) May 1, 1996: Few flurries ******** Three times in history has Detroit seen a 1"+ snowfall in May: May 21/22, 1883: 5.0" May 13, 1912: 1.5" May 9, 1923: 6.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto4 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 It would be fitting if YYZ gets nailed in the spring following a winter(s) where they have been low balled and snowless. Bad luck for Canucks as of late With that said I wouldnt get ahead of your self. The ECMWF isn't spring perfect. Yeah, I won't get my hopes too high yet, though it will be interesting to see how this unfolds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I was looking at some of the latest snowfall around here... 05.12.06: Flurries - early in the morning 04.11.07: 5.9" - snow lasted all day. Snow didn't melt off until the morning of the 13th. 04.18.11: 3.0" - snow slowly melted off throughout the day. 04.22.02: Trace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 i don't see anything close to snow on deck. winter is over, move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 La Crosse is talking about accumulating snow...we'll see.. 30F this morning with a good coating of frost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 hmm...looking at the NAM and the GFS...only snow looks to be around the Green Bay area...even then nothing impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Yeah GFS is consistent in saying winter is done. Still get our cool shots but time to move on. I stopped wishing for more snow/freeze weeks ago when the green came out. It's just disaster type stuff for a lot of people at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Yeah GFS is consistent in saying winter is done. Still get our cool shots but time to move on. I stopped wishing for more snow/freeze weeks ago when the green came out. It's just disaster type stuff for a lot of people at this point. The GFS was the only model that was suggesting winter was going to show its head again. I wouldn't write off snow for northern and central WI yet. Not wishing for it to come back at this point though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 The GFS was the only model that was suggesting winter was going to show its head again. I wouldn't write off snow for northern and central WI yet. Not wishing for it to come back at this point though. Winter ( perpetual late fall ) died in Feburay for the southern lake cities. It's not coming back for 7 months. The fantasy snow storm was short lived but fun. I think the UP and northern WI could still see some light accumulations. Heck Marquette got some wintery snow yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 With the 12z run the GFS continues to suggest the freezes are over for areas sw of the lakes. The air coming in for the weekend doens't appear to be very cold anymore. The GFS briefly takes our 850 temp to 0 or slightly below, but quickly moves warmer air in from the west. I think I may go ahead and plant some of my overwintered plants(salvia black & blue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Winter ( perpetual late fall ) died in Feburay for the southern lake cities. It's not coming back for 7 months. The fantasy snow storm was short lived but fun. I think the UP and northern WI could still see some light accumulations. Heck Marquette got some wintery snow yesterday. I use the winter term loosely. If snow comes anytime of year (outside of the 3 mo. season), I consider that a taste of winter- even if it's a day long. I think from Steven Points, WI to Alpena, MI has a shot at a dusting of snow late this week. Haha, Marquette can have a taste of winter anywhere from late September to mid May! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman1952 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I heard mention for snow for N Michigan later this week. Not out of the ordinary,BUT I was hoping it would be done the way the spring has been so far. I know, you can never count out the U.P. and N L.P. for snow until well, I seen snow flurries in July in the U.P. before lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I use the winter term loosely. If snow comes anytime of year (outside of the 3 mo. season), I consider that a taste of winter- even if it's a day long. I think from Steven Points, WI to Alpena, MI has a shot at a dusting of snow late this week. Haha, Marquette can have a taste of winter anywhere from late September to mid May! I've heard of people seeing ice pellets and wet snow flakes in June. Lol. Detroit would be like 66 and Marquette in the low mid 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Update on some of Michigan's fruit crop damage...sounds bad http://news.msue.msu.edu/news/article/regional_reports_on_michigan_fruit_april_17_2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Update on some of Michigan's fruit crop damage...sounds bad http://news.msue.msu...t_april_17_2012 Ouch... yet another night in the mid 20s for central and northern lower MI. Already 32° at Traverse City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 lol to the posts declaring winters over we need to move on. Ummm...is there anyone on here who DOESNT know winter is over? Winter is always over in April anyway, and in fact it ended this year in early March. Once you get past the 2nd week of April, Detroit has NEVER on record had 2 days in a row with 1"+ snowcover. There is no doubt that winter is over, whether a fantasy snow would come to fruition or not it would clearly be a flash-in-the-pan snow-melt type deal. And to those saying who would want snow this late when its a boon to nobody? Well, cold, miserable steady rain with temps in the 30s/40s appears likely anyway, so Id much rather at least see snow falling if it will be damp and cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 32 currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Some sub-freezing air in the wake of the low Friday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 lol to the posts declaring winters over we need to move on. Ummm...is there anyone on here who DOESNT know winter is over? Winter is always over in April anyway, and in fact it ended this year in early March. Once you get past the 2nd week of April, Detroit has NEVER on record had 2 days in a row with 1"+ snowcover. There is no doubt that winter is over, whether a fantasy snow would come to fruition or not it would clearly be a flash-in-the-pan snow-melt type deal. And to those saying who would want snow this late when its a boon to nobody? Well, cold, miserable steady rain with temps in the 30s/40s appears likely anyway, so Id much rather at least see snow falling if it will be damp and cold. Winter ended back in December for me to tell you the truth. LOL EDIT: It never started actually..what a horrible winter, I was always afraid of a winter like the one we just had. Thankfully it seems like it went by quickly..and it was not a plain, cold, long dry winter. Very short in duration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Winter ended back in December for me to tell you the truth. LOL EDIT: It never started actually..what a horrible winter, I was always afraid of a winter like the one we just had. Thankfully it seems like it went by quickly..and it was not a plain, cold, long dry winter. Very short in duration. The numerous sunny days in the 40s made this past winter a gem. If its not going to storm and pour snow then pure sun and 42 will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I've got about 100 marigold seedlings that need to be planted out, but they are very frost sensitive, so i'm a little leery of putting them out this weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Looking like another upper 20s - 30 deg. night ahead. Edit: new 0z map even colder for Saturday morning for SE WI. Some 27°'s in there. Probably won't plant anything until after this EURO cool down lifts out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Winter ended back in December for me to tell you the truth. LOL EDIT: It never started actually..what a horrible winter, I was always afraid of a winter like the one we just had. Thankfully it seems like it went by quickly..and it was not a plain, cold, long dry winter. Very short in duration. I totally expected a winter like this sooner or later, we were beyond due for it. I was just blindsided that it happened in 2011-12, when everything in Fall supposedly pointed towards another severe winter (another lesson to never take LR forecasting with more than a grain of salt). We were due, time to move on hopefully right back to snowy times starting next winter. The arctic front and blinding snow on Feb 10th was actually one of the coolest things Ive ever been out in, but one event will NEVER make/break a winter in this region for me. Probably the most disappointing winter Ive ever experiened, but actually, I feel that the fact that 25-30" of snow still fell in the immediate metro-Detroit is a product of the fact we seem to be in a "snowy" cycle this decade. Looking back, the ingredients were in place for this to have been among the great futile snow seasons such as 1881-82, 1918-19, 1936-37, 1948-49, 1952-53, etc. But it didnt even make a top 20 futile snow season, rather it was just painfully below normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Could be flirting with frost here Sunday and/or Monday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 LOL guys. Euro sure was a different story last night. It says lock in the trough in the east through the extended. Plenty of cool/cold shots for our region. Wow. Tropical must be spinning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 LOL guys. Euro sure was a different story last night. It says lock in the trough in the east through the extended. Plenty of cool/cold shots for our region. Wow. Tropical must be spinning... The real story is what kind of **** has the Euro smoking as of late? We can pick a model run apart all day but it's not worth it. Will say that the limited cold air anomalies in the Artic and around Canada point out that any "cold" shot will be transient and cool in nature. Like upper 50s under a beautiful blanket of blue sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Exactly. My kind of weather. But all I am saying is frosts/freezes are likely not over from the western lakes on east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I doubt we hit 80F this month..looking very unlikely. More frost tonite and then again Sunday nite... I need to start covering my strawberries...they got hit by the last frost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Phase 2 unfail. MJO forecasts are even more ridiculous than op models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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