buckeye Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 1. Locally would be derecho June 29 2. Overall would be March torch. Not only here, but I still can't believe 90 mark being hit in N. Michigan! That sort of unseasonable torch is a once in a hundred + year event. 3. General heatwave. However it was much more extreme to our immediate west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDude Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 For me it was all about the warmth in March. The heat in summer also was memorable. Wish I spent more time in the pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Through 9 August (when I moved to Pennsylvania), this is what sticks in my mind. In chronological order: --overall lack of cold weather and snow in winter 2011-12 --ground-blizzard conditions on the afternoon of 10 February (maybe more because it was my birthday) --hard-hitting, almost surprise snow (out in DeKalb County) on the afternoon of 2 March; it left 4.2" in less than two hours in DeKalb (city) --Morch, but especially the period from the 14th until the 25th or so --very hot Memorial Day weekend, especially Sunday the 26th, when it reached 99 degrees here (and this was made all the more memorable by having to sit for three hours in a 91-degree gymnasium for my brother's high-school commencement ceremony) --derecho on the night of 29 June --derecho on the day of 1 July --very hot summer, but especially the period from 2 to 7 July --drought, which was most stark (to me, anyway) around mid-July Because I've been back in Illinois visiting for a little over a week now, I add: --lack of snow to date for winter 2012-13: only 0.3" on the season as of now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I saw this on BeauDotson's FB page felt it was a pretty good collection of worldwide/USA images throughout the year http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=19 It is Stu Ostro's year end review. Some of the things that stand out for the region are the heat/drought and the Issac ridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 ^Some straight pornographic weather imagery in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Overall: Hurricane Sandy In Toledo: June Derecho and March Heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Not much to remember except the heat and drought, which I hope is a distant memory next spring and summer. The months of January, February and early March weren't terrible for snow here, in the upper 20s in terms of inches (a tad below average), but they were still warm. There were some decent storms, some severe, in April and May, but then drought kicked in for the better part of June and July. August was an improvement, and fall wasn't bad, but still a bit boring. Hope was there for a decent December, but it disappointed overall. Still, the last ten days at least reminded me that winter is upon us. Here's to a better, more active 2013! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Heat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFF Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 No true winter, the ground never did freeze more than a crust in our region. Lack fruit from the torch of March followed by the freeze. Most of the blossoms were fried from the cold. From here the heat, dryness and the drop of the great lakes thoughout the summer. I think the Detroit river dropped almost 15" during the summer months. Sandy's winds Dry fall overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 my two best shots of 2012 3/2 at my house after the changeover from rain, 2" diameter flakes. 4/14 on the right near Solomon, KS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Heat! I still have a bunch of those extreme NAM/RAP maps showing widespread 110+ highs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I still have a bunch of those extreme NAM/RAP maps showing widespread 110+ highs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 He saved them to troll you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 For some reason the heavy snow squalls some of SEMI got at the end of January stick out for me...at the time I thought I was just over exaggerating it in my head but I certainty haven't seen snow nearly as heavy as what we had in AA since and looking back at my pictures it was really pretty intense. Visibility easily below a quarter mile and I believe the Yipsy airport had a 40mph gust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 He saved them to troll you. Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Forgot what day this was. I think sometime in July. Heat index reached the upper 110s around these parts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwburbschaser Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 For me two events stand out the most: -The March torch was just incredible. Seeing leaves on the trees when a year before there was still snow on the ground and frozen lakes in the area during the same time period. -4/14 tornadoes in Kansas, my first nighttime tornado near Hesston. Then having no radar updates due to dead batteries and calling it off, checked into the downtown Wichita Hyatt just before the sirens went off and only realized how serious the situation was when I plugged my phone into an outlet at the lobby bar. That was a scary 20 minutes after that. Happy New Year everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 For some reason the heavy snow squalls some of SEMI got at the end of January stick out for me...at the time I thought I was just over exaggerating it in my head but I certainty haven't seen snow nearly as heavy as what we had in AA since and looking back at my pictures it was really pretty intense. Visibility easily below a quarter mile and I believe the Yipsy airport had a 40mph gust. Intense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Top 10 weather events for the LOT CWA in 2012... http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=90305&source=2 Also the Chicago/ORD 2012 climate summary... PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL1040 AM CDT TUE JAN 1 2013..A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR 2012 FOR CHICAGOAT CHICAGO...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR 2012 WAS63.8 DEGREES WHICH IS 4.7 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981 TO 2010 AVERAGE OF59.1 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 45.1 DEGREES WHICH IS4.3 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1981 TO 2010 AVERAGE OF 40.8 DEGREES. THE MEANAVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 54.5 DEGREES WHICH IS 4.4DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL AVERAGE OF 49.9 DEGREES. THIS PUTS THEYEAR OF 2012 AS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FORAVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 54.4 DEGREES IN 1921.A TOTAL OF 26.91 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED DURING THEYEAR...WHICH IS 9.98 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS RANKS ASBEING THE 16TH DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD IN CHICAGO DATING BACK TO1871.A TOTAL OF 19.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED DURING THE YEAR...WHICHIS 17.3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.NUMEROUS RECORDS WERE BROKEN OR TIED DURING THE YEAR OF 2012 ATCHICAGO.HERE IS A SUMMARY OF EACH MONTH AT CHICAGO.ANNUAL --* WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 54.5 DEGREES* SIXTEENTH DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD WITH PRECIPITATION TOTAL OF 26.91INCHESJANUARY --NO RECORDS SETFEBRUARY --NO RECORDS SETMARCH --* WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 53.5 DEGREES* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 54 DEGREES ON THE 7TH* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES ON THE 14TH* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES ON THE 15TH* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES ON THE 16TH* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES ON THE 17TH* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 58 DEGREES ON THE 17TH* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES ON THE 18TH* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES ON THE 19TH* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 85 DEGREES ON THE 20TH* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES ON THE 20TH* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES SET ON THE 21ST* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES ON THE 21ST* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 83 DEGREES SET ON THE 22ND* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES SET ON THE 22ND* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES SET ON THE 23RD* RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 1.25 INCHES SET ON THE 23RDAPRIL--NO RECORDS SETMAY --* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES SET ON THE 27TH* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES SET ON THE 28TH* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES SET ON THE 28THJUNE--* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES SET ON THE 19THJULY--* TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 102 DEGREES SET ON THE 4TH* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 103 DEGREES SET ON THE 5TH* RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 103 DEGREES SET ON THE 6TH* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES SET ON THE 6TH* RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES SET ON THE 23RD* 3RD WARMEST JULY ON RECORD WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 81.1 DEGREESAUGUST --NO RECORDS SETSEPTEMBER --NO RECORDS SETOCTOBER --NO RECORDS SETNOVEMBER --NO RECORDS SETDECEMBER --NO RECORDS SET http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=91085&source=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 From GRR... t's Official! 2012 is the Warmest Year on Record for Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Muskegon Now that 2012 has come to an end, the final numbers have been calculated at our official climate sites for the year at Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Muskegon. The final calculations show that each of the three official climate sites had their warmest year on record. Records date back to 1863 at Lansing, and 1896 at Grand Rapids and Muskegon. Top 3 Average Annual Temperatures Grand Rapids 1. 52.9 degrees - 2012 (New record) 2. 52.4 degrees - 1921 3. 52.3 degrees - 1931 Muskegon 1. 52.6 degrees - 2012 (New record) 2. 50.9 degrees - 1998 3. 50.8 degrees - 2010 Lansing 1. 51.7 degrees - 2012 (New record) 2. 50.6 degrees - 1921 3. 50.3 degrees - 1998 2012 ended up being the warmest year on record as a result of the extremely warm March in which average temperatures were over 14 degrees above average, and as a result of 11 out of the 12 months being above average. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=grr&storyid=91071&source=0'>http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=grr&storyid=91071&source=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 2012 Detroit's Warmest YearThe Detroit Area has set a new record for the warmest calendar year in its climate record, which dates back to 1874. The record previously belonged to 1998. That year featured the so-called "Climate Event of the Century" when a very intense el Nino developed in the tropical Pacific which significantly altered Northern Hemisphere weather patterns. This year is different in that there does not appear to be such a strong link to any single phenomenon. The Flint Area, which has a historical climate record dating to 1921, also had its warmest year on record while 2012 tied 1998 for warmest year in the Tri-Cities. Average Temperature Location Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2012 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 1998 Detroit Area 54.0F 53.5F Flint Area 51.7F 50.9F Tri-Cities 51.5F 51.5F See the 2012 Summary for more detail on the most significant warm episodes, in addition to other noteworthy events, to take place during the last year in Southeast Michigan. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=dtx&storyid=90325&source=0 Detroit and Flint smashed their warmest year records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 DVN did a summary as well... For MLI... HIGHEST 104 07/07 87 17LOWEST -4 01/14 11 -15AVG. MAXIMUM 64.9 60.7 4.2AVG. MINIMUM 42.2 40.8 1.4MEAN 53.6 50.7 2.9DAYS MAX >= 90 45 19.8 25.2DAYS MAX <= 32 24 43.0 -19.0DAYS MIN <= 32 120 126.9 -6.9DAYS MIN <= 0 1 10.3 -9.3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 27.25 37.96 -10.71DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.10 -0.03DAYS >= .01 93 117.1 -24.1DAYS >= .10 64DAYS >= .50 18DAYS >= 1.00 5 9.2 -4.2GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.79 12/19 TO 12/20 WIND (MPH)AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 55/310 DATE 04/14HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 78/310 DATE 04/14 Apparently MLI had a 78mph wind gust on April 14. I don't remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Cyclone, here's the MLI ob. It was actually 12:52 AM on April 15 METAR KMLI 150552Z AUTO 30043G68KT 1 1/2SM R09/2400VP6000FT TSRA BR FEW011 BKN025 OVC060 17/16 A2969 RMK AO2 PK WND 31068/0552 WSHFT 0506 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB04RAB05E33B52 PRESRR SLP052 P0040 60057 T01720156 10194 20167 402060106 $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 For Detroit, just to namr a few... -Record-breaking March Heatwave. 6 consecutive 70°F+ days followed by 3 80°F+ days. -Hitting 95°F on Memorial Day. -July 4th Record Heat Followed By Severe Weather Outbreak. After hitting 102°F, we not only had several hailstorms develop late in the afyernoon but also a surprise squall line with damaging winds blast through during the overnight hours. Although it was one of, if not my favorite severe weather event ever, it was about the only severe weather highlight for Detroit in much of the 2012 summer. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Cyclone, here's the MLI ob. It was actually 12:52 AM on April 15 METAR KMLI 150552Z AUTO 30043G68KT 1 1/2SM R09/2400VP6000FT TSRA BR FEW011 BKN025 OVC060 17/16 A2969 RMK AO2 PK WND 31068/0552 WSHFT 0506 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB04RAB05E33B52 PRESRR SLP052 P0040 60057 T01720156 10194 20167 402060106 $ Hmmm, interesting. I must have slept through that lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 For Detroit, just to namr a few... -Record-breaking March Heatwave. 6 consecutive 70°F+ days followed by 3 80°F+ days. -Hitting 95°F on Memorial Day. -July 4th Record Heat Followed By Severe Weather Outbreak. After hitting 102°F, we not only had several hailstorms develop late in the afyernoon but also a surprise squall line with damaging winds blast through during the overnight hours. Although it was one of, if not my favorite severe weather event ever, it was about the only severe weather highlight for Detroit in much of the 2012 summer. - Mine would be, in chronoligical order... ~Feb 10/11 arctic front passage, blizzard conditions ~March heatwave ~Economic impacts: March heatwave creating early buds, late April hard freezes, summer drought all disaster for farmers ~Having THREE 100F+ days at DTW ~Post-Christmas snowstorm ~Warmest year on record despite a full third of the year (Aug-Nov) averaging around normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Top 5 things I won't forget about 2012... 1. March Warmth. I worked in Western Michigan it destroyed a lot Fruit fields out that way. Devasting for farmers 2. Heat wave in most of June/July, It was brutal working outdoors. Never forget that summer. 3. How I shoveled my driveway twice! 4. Constant above average temps. It "seemed" like it was above 90% of the time. 5. Hurricane Sandy. Winds were nuts even out this way. Rain/Sleet/Snow... Crazy event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Here's in the temperature graph for my location throughout all of 2012. March torch really stands out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 2012 year in review from my Davis. Didn't know it had the annual summary. Always cool finding new stuff you didn't know you had. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/811/2012tc.jpg/'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.