Spring "Freeze out"

[A-L-E-K]

You sure you didn't get below freezing on March 5th? As Geos was saying he got down to 12 and looking at the climate summary ORD got down to 21..

March High Low

5 37 21

yeah i probably did, not sure though, it's not unusual for me to be much warmer than ORD. Either way, March 5th for a last freeze is pretty wild.

[cyclone77]

Last flakes seen here back in early March during that wet snow system. Hadn't seen a flake since. The last 4 years or so the snow around here has essentially been done after Jan/very early Feb. This year took it to the next extreme. The lack of snow this winter combined with the extreme warmth of March made this the most bizarre winter/early spring I've ever seen. Even though the winter thoroughly sucked, March was simply awesome.

[Geos]

You sure you didn't get below freezing on March 5th? As Geos was saying he got down to 12 and looking at the climate summary ORD got down to 21..

March High Low

5 37 21

Chicago Executive Airport got down to 19 as well..

I had 2" of snow to work with that night too. It was pretty crazy low of 12° on the 5th and 65° about 36 hours later! March 9th was the last trace of snow here ~ really early!

[michsnowfreak]

Hard freeze yesterday morning, April 29th, over most of SE MI. The Wyandotte wunderground station got down to 28.7F which was actually the coldest of the month. DTW, ONCE AGAIN, was the warmest temp in the region, bottoming out at 30F. Even Detroit City was 29F, with tons of low 20s in some burbs. Its actually a bit annoying that DTW is consistently coming in with temps a degree, two, or three higher than most of the rest of the surrounding area, for both high/low. DTW may be a lot more builtup than it was in the 1970s, but it IS still in the suburbs, and lately DET, which is in the CITY, winds up colder than DTW almost half the time it seems. DTWs departure for April will likely end up at exactly 0 or perhaps +0.1F. Mean temp will be a good 1.5F colder than March...this has NEVER happened before, at least as long as records have been kept!

The frost was more icy than it was frosty, if that makes sense lol.

[daddylonglegs]

Looks like lots of damage this weekend across Michigan... Pretty bad. I bet the extent of the damage won't be known for weeks, but I bet it ends up bad...real bad.

http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/regional_report_on_southeast_michigan_fruit_april_30_2012/

Damage to most of the remaining flower/fruit buds of tree fruit crops was extensive. I have talked to many fruit growers that cannot find a viable bud on apples, pears, peaches, sweet and tart cherries or plums. Damage to grapes and blueberries are likely. Fruit crops growing in the southern tier of Michigan counties have fared a bit better, although there is still damage there.

[michsnowfreak]

Officially, the freeze/snow season, lengthwise, ended up being very straightforward, almost exactly 6 months for the length of the freeze season, and exactly 5 months for the length of the snow season.

First freeze: October 30th (31F)

Last freeze: April 29th (30F)

First snow: November 10th (T)

Last snow: April 11th (T)

[michsnowfreak]

yeah i probably did, not sure though, it's not unusual for me to be much warmer than ORD. Either way, March 5th for a last freeze is pretty wild.

It does sound kinda wild, but if you live in THAT much of a heat island/lake influence, which it sounds like, its probably more common than you think. ORD had numerous light freezes and frosts when you were in the upper 30s/low 40s, so we can probably assume thats been the case in the past.

[michsnowfreak]

Looks like lots of damage this weekend across Michigan... Pretty bad. I bet the extent of the damage won't be known for weeks, but I bet it ends up bad...real bad.

http://msue.anr.msu...._april_30_2012/

Sunday, April 29, 2012 low temps by CWA in Michigan. You see several teens pop up in the Gaylord NWS region, and many low 20s in the Detroit region. Ironically, the best radiating locations (ie, lowest temps) are where much of the fruit is probably grown.

Detroit NWS:

MORNING TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1059 AM EDT SUN APR 29 2012

VALUES REPRESENT YESTERDAY`S HIGHS....LOW OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS
AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 8 AM EDT


.BR DTX  0429  ES DH00/TAIRZX/DH07/TAIRZP/TA/PPDRZZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ


:SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN -- TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATIONS
:....................................................................
:       STATION               MAX / MIN  / 8 AM / 24-HR / SNOW/ SNOW
:        NAME                 TEMP/ TEMP / TEMP / PRECIP/ FALL/ DEPTH
:....................................................................
WHKM4: NWS WHITE LAKE      :   45 /  22  /  29  / 0.00  /  0.0 / 0
ARBM4: ANN ARBOR           :   45 /  28  /  29  / 0.07  /    T / 0
ADG  : ADRIAN AIRPORT      :   45 /  29  /  33  / 0.22
BAX  :*BAD AXE AIRPORT     :   46 /  22  /  34  /
CFS  :*CARO AIRPORT-TUSCOLA:   48 /  24  /  33  /
DET  : DETROIT CITY AIRPORT:   46 /  29  /  36  / 0.00
DTW  : DETROIT METRO ARPT  :   47 /  30  /  35  /    T  /  0.0 / 0
FNT  : FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT:   49 /  22  /  31  / 0.00  /  0.0 / 0
ONZ  :*GROSSE ILE AIRPORT  :   46 /  30  /  39  /
OZW  :*HOWELL AIRPORT      :   46 /  26  /  34  /
DUH  :*LAMBERTVILLE AIRPORT:   46 /  32  /  38  /
D95  :*LAPEER DUPONT AIRPRT:   48 /  23  /  32  /
IKW  :*MIDLAND AIRPORT     :   49 /  26  /  35  /
TTF  :*MONROE AIRPORT      :   46 /  30  /  37  /
RNP  :*OWOSSO AIRPORT      :   48 /  26  /  33  /
PTK  : PONTIAC AIRPORT     :   46 /  25  /  33  / 0.00
P58  : PORT HOPE           :   42 /  28  /  38  / 0.00
PHN  :*PORT HURON AIRPORT  :   46 /  23  /  34  /
MBS  : SAGINAW - TRI-CITIES:   49 /  28  /  35  / 0.00  /  0.0 / 0
HYX  :*SAGINAW-HARRY BROWNE:   48 /  27  /  36  /
VLL  :*OAKLAND/TROY AIRPORT:   47 /  31  /  38  /
YIP  : YPSILANTI WILLOW RUN:   48 /  26  /  35  / 0.03
.END


*THE TEMPERATURE DATA FOR THESE SITES ABOVE REPRESENT THE HIGHEST AND
LOWEST TEMPERATURES THAT WERE REPORTED ON THE METAR OBSERVATIONS
THAT TRANSMIT THREE TIMES AN HOUR AND MAY NOT REPRESENT THE ACTUAL
HIGH OR LOW FOR THAT SITE. THESE SITES DO NOT MEASURE
PRECIPITATION.
.....................................................................


THE FOLLOWING COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SITES REPORT FROM MIDNIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT EDT.


.BR DTX  0429  ES DH07/TAIRZX/TAIRZN/TA/PPDRZZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ


:SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN -- TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATIONS
:....................................................................
:       STATION               MAX / MIN  / MIDNITE/24-HR / SNOW/ SNOW
:        NAME                 TEMP/ TEMP / TEMP  /PRECIP/ FALL/ DEPTH
:....................................................................
MILM4: MILFORD- GM PRV GNDS:   45 /  35  /  37  / 0.04 /  0.0 /    0
MDLM4: MIDLAND             :   48 /  34  /  34  / 0.00 /  0.0 /    0
MTCM4: MT CLEMENS SELFRIDGE:   47 /  31  /  33  / 0.00 /  0.0 /    0
PRHM4: PORT HURON          :   46 /  35  /  39  / 0.00 /  0.0 /    0
SGNM4: SAGINAW 5W          :   49 /  33  /  33  / 0.00 /  0.0 /    0
.....................................................................


COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS VALUES ARE FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS FROM
PREVIOUS OB TIME TO CURRENT OB TIME.




.BR DTX  0429  ES DH07/TAIRZX/TAIRZN/TA/PPDRZZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ


:..................................................................
:       STATION           OB   /MAX / MIN  /OB  /24-HR /SNOW/SNOW
:        NAME             TIME /TEMP/ TEMP /TEMP/PRECIP/FALL/DEPTH
:..................................................................


: ***BAY COUNTY***
AUBM4:  AUBURN            :0630/ 50 /  25 /  29 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0


: ***HURON COUNTY***
BDAM4:  BAD AXE           :0500/ 48 /  26 /  26 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
FLNM4:  FILION 5NNW       :0645/ 48 /  23 /  25 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
POAM4:  PORT AUSTIN       :0855/ 45 /  26 /  44 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
PHPM4:  PORT HOPE         :0800/ 43 /  26 /  33 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0


: ***SAGINAW COUNTY***
CHSM4:  CHESANING         :0800/    /     /     / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
MERM4:  MERRIL 2E         :1030/ 50 /  26 /  48 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
SAGM4:  SAGINAW           :0800/ 49 /  29 /  32 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0


: ***TUSCOLA COUNTY***
CARM4:  CARO              :1000/ 53 /  25 /  53 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0



: ***SANILAC COUNTY***
LEXM4:  LEXINGTON         :0610/ 43 /  25 /  26 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
SANM4:  SANDUSKY          :0720/ 46 /  24 /  26 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0


: ***SHIAWASSEE COUNTY***
CORM4:  CORUNNA 2NE       :0600/ 49 /  25 /  25 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
DRNM4:  DURAND            :0800/ 49 /  23 /  34 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
OWSM4:  OWOSSO            :0700/ 49 /  26 /  27 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0


: ***GENESEE COUNTY***
BUNM4:  BURTON 4N         :0700/ 50 /  22 /  22 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
FLTM4:  FLINT  7W         :0800/ 48 /  24 /  30 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
GODM4:  GOODRICH          :0730/ 49 /  24 /  29 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0


: ***LAPEER COUNTY***
LPRM4:  LAPEER            :0730/ 49 /  24 /  29 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0


: ***ST. CLAIR COUNTY***


: ***LIVINGSTON COUNTY***
HOWM4:  HOWELL            :0740/ 47 /  22 /  26 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
WHLM4:WHITMORE LK 1N      :0600/ 45 /  25 /  25 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0


: ***OAKLAND COUNTY***
FARM4:  FARMINGTON        :0730/ 46 /  26 /  28 /    T/   M/   0
PONM4:  PONTIAC           :1000/ 47 /  27 /  46 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
WSBM4:  WEST BLOOMFIELD   :0700/    /     /     / 0.00/ 0.0/   0


: ***MACOMB COUNTY***


: ***WASHTENAW COUNTY***
AASM4: ANN ARBOR-SOUTHEAST:0730/ 45 /  24 /  28 / 0.05/   T/   0
AAWM4:  ANN ARBOR 1W      :0830/ 45 /  25 /  39 / 0.04/ 0.0/   0
CHLM4:  CHELSEA           :0936/ 45 /  24 /  42 / 0.02/   M/   0
MCHM4:  MANCHESTER        :0713/ 44 /  27 /  28 / 0.20/   M/   0
SALM4:  SALINE            :0800/ 45 /  26 /  27 / 0.11/   M/   0


: ***WAYNE COUNTY***
DBNM4:  DEARBORN          :0500/ 47 /  29 /  29 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
GPFM4:  GROSSE PTE FARMS  :0800/ 45 /  29 /  31 / 0.00/ 0.0/   0
WYTM4:  WYANDOTTE         :0800/    /     /     /    T/   M/   0


: ***LENAWEE COUNTY***
BLIM4:  BLISSFIELD 1SW    :0740/ 45 /  30 /  32 / 0.22/   M/   0
MRIM4:  MORENCI           :0730/ 45 /  29 /  33 / 0.18/ 0.0/   0
TECM4:  TECUMSEH          :0800/ 45 /  28 /  36 / 0.22/   M/   0
TIPM4:  TIPTON 2WNW       :0800/  M /  29 /  41 / 0.27/   M/   0

: ***MONROE COUNTY***
DNDM4:  DUNDEE            :0825/ 44 /  29 /  36 / 0.08/   M/   0
MNRM4:  MONROE            :0930/ 46 /  28 /  46 / 0.15/   M/   0
NWPM4:  NEWPORT 4SSE      :0600/ 46 /  28 /  28 / 0.08/ 0.0/   0
SAMM4:  SAMARIA           :0910/ 47 /  30 /  41 / 0.21/   M/   0

Grand Rapids NWS

MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE
FOR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
957 AM EDT SUN APR 29 2012

VALUES REPRESENT HIGHS YESTERDAY...LOWS OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS
AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 AM EST/8AM EDT

.BR GRR 0429 ES DH00/TAIRZX/DH07/TAIRZP/PPDRZZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ
:....................................................................
:                            MAX   MIN           SNOW  SNOW
:ID        LOCATION          TEMP  TEMP   PCPN   FALL  DEPTH
:....................................................................
:AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ SITES
:
GRR : GRAND RAPIDS ASOS    :  49 /  28 /    T /     T/    0
LAN : LANSING ASOS         :  48 /  25 /  0.00/     0/    0
MKG : MUSKEGON ASOS        :  49 /  27 /    T /     0/    0
BIV : HOLLAND ASOS         :  49 /  33 /  0.23/     M/    M
AZO : KALAMAZOO ASOS       :  46 /  31 /  0.14/     M/    M
BTL : BATTLE CREEK ASOS    :  45 /  29 /  0.17/     M/    M
JXN : JACKSON ASOS         :  44 /  26 /  0.29/     M/    M
:
:AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM /AWOS/ SITES
:
AMN : ALMA AWOS            :  47 /  24 /      /      /
RQB : BIG RAPIDS AWOS      :  47 /  24 /      /      /
FFX : FREMONT AWOS         :  48 /  28 /      /      /
FPK : CHARLOTTE AWOS       :  46 /  26 /      /      /
LDM : LUDINGTON AWOS       :  52 /  26 /      /      /
RMY : MARSHALL AWOS        :  44 /  29 /      /      /
TEW : MASON AWOS           :  46 /  26 /      /      /
MOP : MT PLEASANT AWOS     :  48 /  26 /      /      /
LWA : SOUTH HAVEN AWOS     :  44 /  33 /      /      /
Y70 : IONIA AWOS           :  47 /  28 /      /      /
.END
:
:SURROUNDING AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM /AWOS/ASOS/ SITES
:
CAD : CADILLAC AWOS        :  51 /  21 /      /      /
OEB : COLDWATER AWOS       :  47 /   M /      /      /
JYM : HILLSDALE AWOS       :  44 /  30 /      /      /
BEH : BENTON HARBOR ASOS   :  47 /  34 /  0.15/     M/    M
HTL : HOUGHTON LAKE ASOS   :  51 /  24 /  0.00/   0.0/    0
MBL : MANISTEE AWOS        :  52 /  27 /      /      /
IRS : STURGIS AWOS         :  46 /  34 /      /      /
HAI : THREE RIVERS - AWOS  :  46 /  34 /      /      /


T = TRACE
M = MISSING

THE TEMPERATURE DATA FOR AWOS SITES REPRESENT THE HIGHEST AND
LOWEST TEMPERATURES THAT WERE REPORTED ON THE METAR OBSERVATIONS
THAT TRANSMIT THREE TIMES AN HOUR AND MAY NOT REPRESENT THE ACTUAL
HIGH OR LOW FOR THAT SITE.  THESE SITES DO NOT MEASURE PRECIPITATION.

:---------------------------------------------------------------------
:COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVATION SITES
.BR GRR 0429 E DH07/TAIRZX/TAIRZN/PPDRZZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ
:
:COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS
:VALUES ARE FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS ENDING AT INDICATED TIME
:THIS MORNING.
:....................................................................
:       STATION             OBS     MAX   MIN  24-HR  SNOW SNOW
:        NAME               TIME    TEMP  TEMP PRECIP FALL DEPTH
:....................................................................
:
: **MASON COUNTY**
SCOM4: SCOTTVILLE 2SE    : DH0700 / 52/  26/  0.00 /   0.0 /  0
: **LAKE COUNTY**
: **OSCEOLA COUNTY**
: **OCEANA COUNTY**
: **NEWAYGO COUNTY**
FREM4: FREMONT           : DH0700 / 48/  28/  0.00 /     M /  M
: **MECOSTA COUNTY**
BGRM4: BIG RAPIDS        : DH0700 / 48/  26/  0.00 /   0.0 /  0
: **ISABELLA COUNTY**
: **MUSKEGON COUNTY**
: **GRATIOT COUNTY**
: **OTTAWA COUNTY**
ALDM4: ALLENDALE         : DH0700 / 47/  30/     T /     M /  M
: **KENT COUNTY**
WSOM4: EAST GRAND RAPIDS : DH0800 / 48/  29/     T /       /  0
GPDM4: GRANDVILLE        : DH0700 / 49/  29/     T /   0.0 /  0
ROCM4: ROCKFORD          : DH0700 /   /    /  0.00 /     M /  M
: **IONIA COUNTY**
INAM4: IONIA             : DH0800 / 47/  27/  0.00 /   0.0 /  0
: **CLINTON COUNTY**
STJM4: ST JOHNS          : DH0700 / 47/  27/  0.00 /     M /  M
: **ALLEGAN COUNTY**
: **BARRY COUNTY**
HASM4: HASTINGS          : DH0700 / 46/  28/  0.07 /   0.0 /  0
: **EATON COUNTY**
: **INGHAM COUNTY**
: **VAN BUREN COUNTY**
BLMM4: BLOOMINGDALE      : DHM    / 46/  26/     M /     M /  M
: **KALAMAZOO COUNTY**
: **CALHOUN COUNTY**
MARM4: MARSHALL          : DH0800 /   /    /  0.28 /    /
: **JACKSON COUNTY**
BKNM4: BROOKLYN          : DH0700 /  M/   M/  0.26 /     M /  M
:
.END


M = MISSING     T = TRACE

THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND HAVE NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY
CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER /NCDC/.  THEREFORE...
THESE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION.  FINAL AND CERTIFIED CLIMATE DATA
CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV.


&&
:-------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM /MESONET/ SITES

THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FROM MESONET SITES ARE FOR THE TIME PERIOD
MIDNIGHT-MIDNIGHT.  THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FROM MESONET SITES ARE
FOR THE 12 HOURS ENDING AT 12 Z.  AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE DATA FROM
MESONETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE DURING THE WARM MONTHS.  THIS REPORT
IS COMPILED BY AN AUTOMATED COMPUTER PROGRAM.  THE DATA IS ONLY
PARTIALLY QUALITY-CONTROLLED.  ERRORS MAY OCCUR.

DATA IS PROVIDED COURTESY OF VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES,
STATE AGENCIES, UTILITY COMPANIES AND VOLUNTEER CO-OP WEATHER
OBSERVERS.

.....................................................................
:                                          TEMPERATURE  8 AM   24-HR
:COUNTY        STATION NAME                 MAX   MIN   TEMP   PRECIP
:....................................................................


OSCEOLA     : HYDRO MESONET - EVART       :                    0.00
MASON       : MAWN - LUDINGTON            :  50   26    30     0.00
OCEANA      : MAWN - HART                 :   M    M     M        M
NEWAYGO     : HYDRO MESONET - CROTON DAM  :                    0.00
MONTCALM    : MAWN - ENTRICAN             :  47   26    30     0.00
GRATIOT     : MAWN - ITHACA               :   M    M     M        M
OTTAWA      : MAWN - HUDSONVILLE          :  47   29    32     0.02
OTTAWA      : MAWN - WEST OLIVE           :  47   28    32     0.00
KENT        : MAWN - KENT CITY            :  47   28    34     0.00
KENT        : MAWN - SPARTA               :  46   29    33     0.00
KENT        : HYDRO MESONET - GRAND RAPIDS:                    0.00
KENT        : HYDRO MESONET - CALEDONIA   :                    0.00
IONIA       : MAWN - BELDING              :  46   25    32     0.00
IONIA       : MAWN - CLARKSVILLE          :  46   26    29     0.00
IONIA       : HYDRO MESONET - IONIA       :                    0.00
IONIA       : HYDRO MESONET - PORTLAND    :                    0.00
CLINTON     : MAWN - BATH                 :  47   26    30     0.00
ALLEGAN     : MAWN - FENNVILLE            :  45   32    34     0.22
BARRY       : MAWN - HASTINGS             :  44   28    31     0.12
BARRY       : MAWN - HICKORY CORNERS      :   M    M     M        M
EATON       : MAWN - CHARLOTTE            :  46   27    31     0.01
INGHAM      : MAWN - HANCOCK              :  46   26    30     0.00
INGHAM      : MAWN - LESLIE               :  45   21    21     0.04
INGHAM      : MAWN - MSU                  :  46   24    30     0.00
VAN BUREN   : MAWN - GRAND JUNCTION       :   M    M     M        M
VAN BUREN   : MAWN - HARTFORD             :  45   34    36     0.15
VAN BUREN   : MAWN - KEELER               :  44   34    35     0.12
VAN BUREN   : MAWN - LAWRENCE             :  44   29    31     0.17
VAN BUREN   : MAWN - LAWTON               :  44   37    38     0.17
VAN BUREN   : MAWN - SOUTH HAVEN          :  45   35    35     0.21
KALAMAZOO   : MAWN - KALAMAZOO            :  43   28    33     0.19
CALHOUN     : MAWN - ALBION               :  42   29    31     0.20
CALHOUN     : MAWN - CERESCO              :  44   28    28     0.14
BERRIEN     : MAWN - BENTON HARBOR        :   M    M     M        M
BERRIEN     : MAWN - WATERVLIET           :  45   33    36     0.11
ST. JOSEPH  : MAWN - MENDON               :  46   34    36     0.19


MAWN = MICHIGAN AUTOMATED WEATHER NETWORK
M = MISSING   T = TRACE

:-----------------------------------------------------------------

REMOTE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS /RAWS/
DATA FOR THESE STATIONS IS COMPILED BY AN AUTOMATED COMPUTER
PROGRAM.  THE DATA IS ONLY PARTIALLY QUALITY-CONTROLLED.

DATA IS PROVIDED COURTESY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE AND THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES.

TEMPERATURES REPRESENT YESTERDAY`S HIGH...LOW OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS
AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7AM EST/8AM EDT
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS THE MAX OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS
WIND GUST /MPH/ IS THE MAX OVER THE LAST 24 HRS FROM 20 FT TOWER
...................................................................
                               TEMPERATURE  24-HR  RELATIVE  WIND
                                MAX   MIN   PRECIP HUMIDITY  GUST
COUNTY        STATION NAME      24-HR 12-HR  INCHES    %      MPH
...................................................................
CLARE         RAWS - LEOTA        52   17    0.00     93      11
LAKE          RAWS - BALDWIN      51   22    0.00     92      18
MANISTEE      RAWS - WELLSTON     55   25    0.00     87      13
WEXFORD       RAWS - MANTON       53   25    0.00    100      13
OSCODA        RAWS - MIO          56   22    0.00     92      17

Gaylord NWS

EASTERN UPPER/NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIP SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
946 AM EDT SUN APR 29 2012

YESTERDAY`S HIGH TEMPERATURE...12 HOUR LOW ENDING 8 AM EDT
24 HOUR PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL ENDING 8 AM EDT
SNOW DEPTH OBSERVED AT 8 AM EDT

.BR APX 0429 ES DH00/TAIRZX/DH07/TAIRZP/PPDRZZ/SFDRZZ/SDIRZZ
:..................................................................
:                         MAX   MIN   24 HR   24 HR  SNOW
:ID    LOCATION           TEMP  TEMP  PRECIP  SNOW   DEPTH
:..................................................................
ANJ : SAULT STE MARIE   :  53 /  31  / 0.00 /  0.0 /    0
APN : ALPENA            :  47 /  27  / 0.00 /  0.0 /    0
HTL : HOUGHTON LAKE     :  51 /  24  / 0.00 /  0.0 /    0
PLN : PELLSTON          :  52 /  20  / 0.00 /      /
TVC : TRAVERSE CITY     :  53 /  26  / 0.00 /      /
GLR : GAYLORD           :  53 /  23  / 0.00 /      /
.END

COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS
TEMPERATURE/PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL VALUES ARE FOR 24 HOUR PERIOD
ENDING AT OBSERVATION TIME. SNOW DEPTH AT OBS TIME.

...................................................................
                             OBS    MAX   MIN          SNOW  SNOW
ID      LOCATION              TIME   TEMP  TEMP  PCPN   FALL  DEPTH
...................................................................
BEUM4: BEULAH 7SSW          :DH0800/  55 /  29 / 0.00 /   M /   M
CDLM4: CADILLAC 2SW         :DH0730/  50 /  22 / 0.00 / 0.0 / 0.0
CHRM4: CHARLEVOIX           :DH0800/  49 /  30 / 0.00 / 0.0 / 0.0
DTVM4: DETOUR VILLAGE       :DH0800/  46 /  32 / 0.00 / 0.0 / 0.0
EJNM4: EAST JORDAN 2NW      :DH0830/  55 /  24 / 0.00 / 0.0 / 0.0
ETWM4: EAST TAWAS           :DH0830/  46 /  26 / 0.00 / 0.0 / 0.0
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THIS INCLUDES DATA WHICH ARE RECEIVED FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE MAINTAINED OBSERVING SYSTEMS...AS WELL AS REPORTS FROM
PUBLIC WEATHER SPOTTERS.  DATA IS ONLY PARTIALLY QUALITY-CONTROLLED
AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR OFFICIAL CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS.

.BR APX  0429  ES DH00/TAIRZX/DH07/TAIRZP
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ERY : NEWBERRY          :  55  /  21
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MGN : HARBOR SPRINGS    :  54  /  29
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DATA IS ONLY PARTIALLY QUALITY CONTROLLED
YESTERDAY`S HIGH/12 HOUR LOW TEMPERATURE ENDING 8 AM EDT
MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER PAST 12 HOURS
12/24 HOUR PRECIPITATION ENDING 8 AM EDT
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ATAM4:  ATLANTA RAWS      :  55 /  18 /  88 / 0.00 /  0.00
GYGM4:  GRAYLING RAWS     :  55 /  25 /  87 / 0.00 /  0.00
INDM4:  INDIAN RIVER RAWS :  56 /  17 /  91 / 0.00 /  0.00
MMOM4:  MIO RAWS          :  56 /  22 /  92 / 0.00 /  0.00
MTNM4:  MANTON RAWS       :  53 /  25 / 100 / 0.00 /  0.00
RACM4:  RACO RAWS         :  52 /  18 /  83 / 0.00 /  0.00
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RYDM4:  RUDYARD RAWS      :  54 /  23 /  86 / 0.00 /  0.00
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[michsnowfreak]

Sunday, April 29, 2012 low temps by CWA in Michigan. You see several teens pop up in the Gaylord NWS region, and many low 20s in the Detroit region. Ironically, the best radiating locations (ie, lowest temps) are where much of the fruit is probably grown.

My question would have been answered had I read the link more clearly lol

Over the weekend, we experienced three more freeze events across east Michigan. Sunday morning (April 29) was the worst of the three for most of the region, with the exception of Petersburg and Hudson, Mich., where Friday morning (April 27) was also very cold. Low temperatures reported at our Enviro-weather stations were mostly in the low to mid-20s. However, in my calls, emails and text messages to and from almost two dozen fruit growers on Sunday, many of you reported temperatures in the high teens and lower 20s.

[daddylonglegs]

Lows in the teens will start killing branches/trees I would think...

[daddylonglegs]

Michigan fruit crop is a disaster... get ready for higher prices this summer/fall for fruits...

http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/regional_reports_on_michigan_fruit_may_1_2012/

This sucks... Its too bad... Sounds like that most recent freeze basically finished a lot of crops off. Prolonged warmth in March is a disaster.

[knitwx]

Michigan fruit crop is a disaster... get ready for higher prices this summer/fall for fruits...

http://msue.anr.msu....uit_may_1_2012/

This sucks... Its too bad... Sounds like that most recent freeze basically finished a lot of crops off. Prolonged warmth in March is a disaster.

We have no viable apples, cherries, mulberries or strawberries. Our blackberries are okay.

[Jonger]

Cherries 100% destroyed in Howell.

It's somewhat blurry, but you can see the Brown cherries where green should be.

[Geos]

Cherries 100% destroyed in Howell.

It's somewhat blurry, but you can see the Brown cherries where green should be.

Yeah I can see that clearly.

Bottom line extended March warmth is not good for plants. My mulberry tree was pretty hard hit. Raspberry bushes; I've noticed, since the last freeze took a hit as well.

[daddylonglegs]

Yup...i had some sweet cherries in my yard get fried. Still some out there, but probably only half of what there should be...

Another article (video) that says the frost is worst then thought in Michigan:

http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=95906

[michsnowfreak]

Yup...i had some sweet cherries in my yard get fried. Still some out there, but probably only half of what there should be...

Another article (video) that says the frost is worst then thought in Michigan:

http://www.freshplaz...il.asp?id=95906

Thats sad, and incredible. They basically get a whole summer off and are told to prepare for a hopefully prosperous 2013.

[Nic]

Thats sad, and incredible. They basically get a whole summer off and are told to prepare for a hopefully prosperous 2013.

Almost a full crop in my area it looks like, my peach, apple, and cherry trees have fruit growing on them. The peaches had so many I had to thin out some of them. We had one night it got down to 27 but it must have been briefly enough to not damage anything.That is probably good news for the fruit farm a mile or two away. It was bad south of here because everything was in bloom when they got hit with a cold spell came through in March or early April, nothing had started to grow here yet. It was bad further north because the cold spells we had mid April onwards were 3-5 degrees cooler in Michigan and lasted longer at night.

[daddylonglegs]

More damage... apples going to be hard to come by this fall...

A bad freeze has wiped out 80% of the Ontario apple crop, causing damage estimated at over $100 million.

"This is the worst disaster fruit growers have ever, ever experienced," orchard owner Keith Wright said Friday.

Hopefully Wisconsin/MN and parts of the NE still have a full crop.

http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=96027

[nwburbschaser]

This brings me to wonder why so many were wishing for this to happen back in April.

[BeastFromTheEast]

This brings me to wonder why so many were wishing for this to happen back in April.

lol

Hate to beat a dead horse here but...

This "Freeze Out" was pretty much normal and expected this time of the year. The thing that caused it to be much worse though was that epic "false signaling" March Torch..

If there is anyone that should be blamed for this damage(as if wishing on any wx has any effect lol) it should be those that cheered on that epic March torch. Now I was rooting for some 90's during that torch as well so my hands aren't clean but overall my point is that That period is to blame for all the damge we have now, not this "freeze out"...

[IWXwx]

This brings me to wonder why so many were wishing for this to happen back in April.

lol

This "Freeze Out" was pretty much normal and expected this time of the year. The thing that caused it to be much worse though was that epic "false signaling" March Torch..

If there is anyone that should be blamed for this damage(as if wishing on any wx has any effect lol) it should be those that cheered on that epic March torch. Now I was rooting for some 90's during that torch as well so my hands aren't clean but overall my point is that That period is to blame for all the damge we have now, not this "freeze out"...

This.

I didn't notice people wishing for the freeze to happen. They just knew it would. As Beast said, the weather just returned to normal, which includes freezes in April. Whether it's an epic snowstorm, a violent tornado, temperature extremes, etc., it's either going to happen or it isn't, no matter how many wish for it.

As I always say, if it's going to happen anyway, I want to see it.

[SpartyOn]

This thread needs to be burried.

[Geos]

lol

Hate to beat a dead horse here but...

This "Freeze Out" was pretty much normal and expected this time of the year. The thing that caused it to be much worse though was that epic "false signaling" March Torch..

If there is anyone that should be blamed for this damage(as if wishing on any wx has any effect lol) it should be those that cheered on that epic March torch. Now I was rooting for some 90's during that torch as well so my hands aren't clean but overall my point is that That period is to blame for all the damge we have now, not this "freeze out"...

^This

April was completely normal around this region. It was March that was out of whack! One thing that the normal April did was wipe out the early mosquitoes that emerged - no complaints there! Just noticed yesterday that they returned, which is pretty close to on schedule. The June bugs came out during that mid 80° day last week. That's about 2 weeks early for them guys to be out!

I was talking to a biologist about the possible consequences of the March torch and besides the vegetation - the animal life could end up being affected. For example certain birds came back early and started nesting 2 months early! In a typical spring the birds come back and the insect population is on its exponential growth. Most young birds only eat insects and grubs - not usually seeds. ... Since we had freezes that have put a dent in those invertebrate populations and upset their life cycles, the amount of "bird food" out there may not be that plentiful. The biologist mentioned that some birds depend on insect larva specifically and not mature insects to feed to their young. So in the end, their could be more consequences to the March torch that have yet to surface in terms of the food web!

[beavis1729]

This brings me to wonder why so many were wishing for this to happen back in April.

This is a weather board, and people on weather boards are generally interested in unusual/extreme weather.

For example, I want a cat 5 hurricane to form in the Caribbean this summer, because well-developed hurricanes are fascinating to me. Sure, I hope people don't die from it...but the weather will do what the weather will do. We can't control it anyway.

I think it's interesting that incredibly warm temps in March can have so many unintended consequences down the road, even with a fairly normal April/May.

People should be careful what they wish for when it comes to "nice weather". It's ironic, you know?

This debate comes up all the time on this board...it's puzzling.

[nwburbschaser]

This is a weather board, and people on weather boards are generally interested in unusual/extreme weather.

For example, I want a cat 5 hurricane to form in the Caribbean this summer, because well-developed hurricanes are fascinating to me. Sure, I hope people don't die from it...but the weather will do what the weather will do. We can't control it anyway.

I think it's interesting that incredibly warm temps in March can have so many unintended consequences down the road, even with a fairly normal April/May.

People should be careful what they wish for when it comes to "nice weather". It's ironic, you know?

This debate comes up all the time on this board...it's puzzling.

That's along the lines of what I'm talking about. I understand that these things are fascinating, but it's so easy to sit on a computer and wish for bad weather somewhere else, which affects someone else, and changes someone else's life. If there's a cat 5 hurricane, people are going to die.

Why wish for that? That's just my thinking.

[michsnowfreak]

very very well put beast and geos. If "wishing" had any actual affect on the weather, than those who wished and enjoyed that March torch should be to blame, not those who enjoyed cold April mornings. Flint had 11 freezes in April, which is exactly normal. Detroit officially only had 3 freezes with a normal of 7 (tho a slew of 33-34s and a seemingly increasing UHI affect at DTW notwithstanding, lol even DET had 4). Ann Arbor had 10 freezes with a normal of 9. Bad Axe in the thumb had 17 freezes with a normal of 15. So when you even it all out, it was more or less right around the norm for freezes. We may have even had a few more freezes than normal in the areas where it counts most (ie, where fruit crops are), not to mention a few very late hard freezes April 27-29th. But the bottom line is, a near normal April should not cause devastation it is causing MI farmers, the likes which has not been seen here since 1945 IF EVER. So if anyone wants to "thank" anything, thank the epic March torch for the complete disaster that will be the 2012 fruit season. My moms all upset because her young magnolia tree looks half-dead, Ive never seen it look like this, though Im sure it may perk up. I think the FULL extent of the freeze damage wont be known for sometime.

[daddylonglegs]

Michigan State University fruit update came out the other day... More or less, there is very little of a crop outside of maybe blueberries and other small fruits... The tree fruits look more or less toast...except for maybe a few apples here and there...

A guy on another forum said he was walking around his small orchard (lots of various fruits) and said there is nothing...everything is brown and dead (the fruits)...he said he probably will have NO fruit this year. This guy lives right outside of Detroit.

http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/regional_reports_on_michigan_fruit_may_8_2012/

Still figuring out how bad the northeast got hit. They grow a a lot of apples in NY...

[SpartyOn]

Michigan State University fruit update came out the other day... More or less, there is very little of a crop outside of maybe blueberries and other small fruits... The tree fruits look more or less toast...except for maybe a few apples here and there...

A guy on another forum said he was walking around his small orchard (lots of various fruits) and said there is nothing...everything is brown and dead (the fruits)...he said he probably will have NO fruit this year. This guy lives right outside of Detroit.

http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/regional_reports_on_michigan_fruit_may_8_2012/

Still figuring out how bad the northeast got hit. They grow a a lot of apples in NY...

The insurance claims must be in the hundreds of million dollars.

[Ajdos]

Michigan State University fruit update came out the other day... More or less, there is very little of a crop outside of maybe blueberries and other small fruits... The tree fruits look more or less toast...except for maybe a few apples here and there...

A guy on another forum said he was walking around his small orchard (lots of various fruits) and said there is nothing...everything is brown and dead (the fruits)...he said he probably will have NO fruit this year. This guy lives right outside of Detroit.

http://msue.anr.msu....uit_may_8_2012/

Still figuring out how bad the northeast got hit. They grow a a lot of apples in NY...

My parents have lots of fruits trees in their yard. Peaches, pears, apples, plums, everything is dead...Horrible..

[Powerball]

It's mid-May, what's been done this past Spring/Winter has been done, and no amount of complaining at this point can change it.

On the positive side, much of the country and Southern Ontario is experiencing a record-breaking green out. Many places are in full bloom as of the 1st week of May (as if it were July), where as normally the buds would just be opening up. Even places near Lake St. Clair, which normally take slightly longer to bloom due to the cooler lake waters, are in full bloom.

This is certainly helping severe weather chances too, because evapotranspiration processes are also probably well ahead of schedule.