Whitelakeroy Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 My gear keeps me pretty warm as long as the temp is about zero, below zero I start to feel it... At home, I use a sleep machine that produces humidity to breathe while sleeping, its much nicer not cranking the whole home humidifier and having dripping windows. 2008-2009 winter was horrible with all the soaked window sills and even a wet dry wall sheet on the bathroom ceiling. Odd thing, my December gas usage was more than January. I can't explain this one. The right gear makes all the difference! I am normally OK too but there have been a couple days that I just didn't want to deal this year. I have had a couple numb-finger days!! My 'new' house has been pretty darn good with 'house sweat'. Just the -10 or less days have I had any real 'house sweat'. Yeah my January bill was not bad at all either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I brought this up before.... Outside of northern Oakland county and maybe the thumb region, nobody in SE Michigan averages more than 55 inches. I would put Ann Arbor at 48 inches, Detroit at 42 inches and Howell at 50 inches. The one advantage for northern Oakland and Livingston is staying power. We hold onto snow better than metro Detroit and possibly Ann Arbor as a whole. Sounds about right Jonger. I figure my long term avg in Marshall is 51". I will get a little help from Lk. Michigan in a LES event, but it's really penny to nickel stuff with the occasional surprise exception. So, I'm more in line with SEMI than SWMI snowfall wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTWeatherFan Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I love the staying power we have had this winter but this cold has tested even me at times. I do tons of winter activities and get out as much as possible but these single digit during the days have landed even me in the house occasionally. I was looking at your signature and I would honestly say AA's annual snow fall is more like 50-55". While yes the past decade average may be above 55"+ in the Irish Hills to the Upper Huron River Watershed areas in SW MI ... the long term average is closer to 50". Yeah I feel the same way. And thanks for the info. Just changed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Pictures does not do justice but those piles on the sides are near 4 feet and the ones on the bottom of my driveway is 6 feet and its very wide. Frozen Lakes means = Perfect mid winters day. I think at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Temperature is in the mid teens here with sunshine. Perfect February day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Pics around campus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 So much snow around town^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I see my fellow SE MI folks are taking advantage of the rare cobalt blue sky to take some winter shots today. Love it! The bright blue sky is making for a snowblind day today, but the contrast is awesome. The first two pics are waist deep snow i walked through in a field. I took a lot of pics showing all the mounds yesterday, so today I went more for the simple deep snow look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 It really is great to see a sunny day. Feels good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Awesome pics guys. Last time I remember snow that deep in Toronto was Feb of 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Great pictures SnowFreak and DMC! These cobalt blue skies are awesome. Something you rarely see in the warmer months. SW winds are blowing again today, should keep the temperature above zero tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Great pictures SnowFreak and DMC! These cobalt blue skies are awesome. Something you rarely see in the warmer months. SW winds are blowing again today, should keep the temperature above zero tonight. Thanks...and you bring up a good point....yes, we rarely see blue sky days in the winter but when we do, its a lot bluer than you will ever see in the sunny summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimChgo9 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 GFS has precip in the region for next Saturday.... Right now, looking like rain as the 996mb low goes north of the Wisconsin border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 ice motion off the western shore: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 After starting out at a bone chilling -8 we torched all the way to 16 under blazing Feb sunshine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Its sad when a torch is in the teens@! I do like the sunshine. NWS Milwaukee had a nice graphic on the thickening ice... Saukville is getting excited already for his May lake breezes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Its sad when a torch is in the teens@! I do like the sunshine. NWS Milwaukee had a nice graphic on the thickening ice... Saukville is getting excited already for his May lake breezes. He's gotta be on the edge of insanity by now after this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 ice motion off the western shore: I noticed the ice going out this afternoon. Open water now near the shore. Tomorrow the wind will be SE so the ice will end up going towards Milwaukee and points north. Currently 8°. Wind is helping keep the atmosphere mixed this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 11º/-11º at LAF today. Normals for today are 36º/21º...so a nice -28º departure for the day. It's also the ninth day this winter, to have a -20º or colder departure at LAF. Phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 -28° departure at FWA also. -13° low broke the record by 5° and the high of 9° beat min max by 3°. Average temp 2°. More subzeros looming tonight and next week. I'm beginning to know DLL feels like. Brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 11º/-11º at LAF today. Normals for today are 36º/21º...so a nice -28º departure for the day. It's also the ninth day this winter, to have a -20º or colder departure at LAF. Phenomenal. I just noticed that for all of the snow we've accumulated this year, YBY is 0.3" ahead of MBY. Pretty tight race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I just noticed that for all of the snow we've accumulated this year, YBY is 0.3" ahead of MBY. Pretty tight race. blue60007 (in West Lafayette) is leading both of us by about 1.5" or so. Good luck the rest of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 This was in the Target parking lot in Allen Park with a car for reference. Wasn't even the biggest pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Two months ago today was the last time i saw bare ground! What a ride it has been! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 LAF/CMH winning the departure race! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 LAF/CMH winning the departure race! Closer to 150% here, but the map definitely tells the story. Those 300% areas are really impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 -8/-11/-1 in the point for Sunday night/Monday night/Tuesday night. After that the temps warm up considerably, and closer to average temp levels through mid-month. Very good chance that these 3 days will be the last subzero days of the season. Sure as hell hoping they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 -8/-11/-1 in the point for Sunday night/Monday night/Tuesday night. After that the temps warm up considerably, and closer to average temp levels through mid-month. Very good chance that these 3 days will be the last subzero days of the season. Sure as hell hoping they are. Sure hope so too! Hit 4° earlier, but now up to 8° with clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 La Crosse updated...going for a high of 7F on Monday...low -15F.. niice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogget Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 At the moment, the forecast temp in Madison is -4 and the measured is -10. This is not the first time this winter that we have had that large a difference. I hope it doesn't happen early week when the forecast is -15... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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