cyclone77 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 It was 78° and humid when I left my daughter's graduation at Ball State in Muncie this afternoon. Drove 50 miles through the front and arrived home to 66° and very windy. Congrats! Turned out to be a real nice day here. Only a few sprinkles this morning, and had some sun mixed in all afternoon. Temp reached 70. Noticed the first hint that the gnats are starting to become more of an issue this evening. Only a few so far. Hope they don't get as thick as the last few springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Holy smoke from Ft. McMurray, AB here today. I smelled smoke the entire day, along with a haze at the surface and aloft. Hasn't been this hazy around here in a good while. Topped out near 70 for the high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 I have very dense fog this early morning, not showing up in current conditions and was not forecast whatsoever. Its bad enough that bus service might have been canceled if it was a weekday. I wonder if any smoke mixing in is playing a role to how soupy it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Cherry blossoms in downtown Detroit at dusk yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 These are the results of spring 2016 so far with March and April combined, pretty well speaks for itself. Literally not a cold anomaly to be found in the US besides the very very far NE corner of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 These are the results of spring 2016 so far with March and April combined, pretty well speaks for itself. Literally not a cold anomaly to be found in the US besides the very very far NE corner of the country.In this neck of the woods, the warm anomalies are due mainly to the last 3 weeks of March. It was quite a potent warm spell for much of March after a wintry first week. The march+April breakdown at DTW is 29 days colder than normal, 29 days warmer than normal, & 3 days exactly normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Speaking of blooming, the trees have exploded in blooms the last few days, however my brother drove from Chicago to Detroit this morning and said that it's crazy how much more bare the tree landscape is the farther east you drive in MI. This strikes me as odd seeing as though the latitude is the same. Lastly, I don't know what kind of tree this is, but thought the yellow flowers were kind of unusual. First, nice pic! Second, as far as the bolded, I'm sure below is part of the reason is shown in the image below. Chicago has had ten 70*F+ days since March (including three 80*F+ days), while Detroit has only had seven 70*F+ days (including only one 80*F+ day). Also, you know I have to bring up sky cover. Detroit on average has many more cloudy days than Chicago, and that certainly can make an difference in the rate very sunlight-dependent plants bloom in one place versus another. Chicago has only had 29 Cloudy days and 23 Partly Cloudy days, while Detroit has had 34 Cloudy days and 27 Partly Cloudy days Thus, it's not always latitude alone that has an effect on things such as the rate in which plants grow, but factors such as elevation, proximity to bodies of water and even longitude as well (the same reason Chicago sees way more big dogs on average than Detroit despite both being at the same latitude). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Seems as though a constant east wind this spring has hampered Detroit and Toledo. As you go away from the lakes a bit to small cities like BG and Findlay the bloom rate exponentially increases. Except for a handful of late bloomers everything else is completely bloomed out You can see here in my neighborhood everything is fully out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 These are the results of spring 2016 so far with March and April combined, pretty well speaks for itself. Literally not a cold anomaly to be found in the US besides the very very far NE corner of the country. I look at that map and just shake my head at the positive anomalies in the area. If it was by county, you'd see the local effects of the lakes clearly. So far this spring has a +0.74°. departure here - most of that is from late March, before things flipped. Had scattered frost this morning with a low of 34°. Quite nice out now with upper 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 What a beautiful spring day, went shooting yesterday and feel like I should have done it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Made it to 69° before an east wind took hold. Really nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Few spring observations the first week of May. Saw a few cherry blossom trees the other day. They aren't a dime a dozen here like the Bradford pears, but they are pretty. I then realized that cherry blossoms bloom almost 1.5 months later in Detroit than in DC, the place synonymous with cherry blossoms. Speaking of blooming, the trees have exploded in blooms the last few days, however my brother drove from Chicago to Detroit this morning and said that it's crazy how much more bare the tree landscape is the farther east you drive in MI. This strikes me as odd seeing as though the latitude is the same. Lastly, I don't know what kind of tree this is, but thought the yellow flowers were kind of unusual. Great pic. I believe it is a dogwood. They are all in bloom right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 The 0Z GFS is active as can be for this subforum with lots of severe weather. Of course, too early for any dates but it has caught on to a pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 26 for a low this morning. going to be a nice day (60) and a nice week. some snow for the weekend?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 26 for a low this morning. going to be a nice day (60) and a nice week. some snow for the weekend?? suicidebooth.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 NWS APX is mentioning snow for my area as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 suicidebooth.gifI hope I am back down this way before the flakes start flying. Definitely suicidebooth.gif stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Low 50s and cloudy here today. Feels more like April 9th. Week three holds some hope right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Leaves are pretty much full grown on most trees now. Some of the later developing trees, such as the sycamores are still not quite there yet. Looks like July out there now for the most part, with the exception of the farm fields of course. Noticed when I was down in southeast IL last weekend that their corn was already coming up. Shouldn't be too much longer here. Not too bad out there today. A little hazy sun at times, with temps/dews in the low 60s/low50s. So far the precip has avoided us, but should get some storms later today or this eve. Thought about maybe running down to west-central IL and play the very low tor potential, but not sure it would be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 For this Saturday the 14th. Need I say more? Brutal lakeside, not much better for most of the sub neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Leaves are pretty much full grown on most trees now. Some of the later developing trees, such as the sycamores are still not quite there yet. Looks like July out there now for the most part, with the exception of the farm fields of course. Noticed when I was down in southeast IL last weekend that their corn was already coming up. Shouldn't be too much longer here. Not too bad out there today. A little hazy sun at times, with temps/dews in the low 60s/low50s. So far the precip has avoided us, but should get some storms later today or this eve. Thought about maybe running down to west-central IL and play the very low tor potential, but not sure it would be worth it. Just noticed several fields outside of town have 3-4" tall corn. Crop season has officially began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Just noticed several fields outside of town have 3-4" tall corn. Crop season has officially began. Not even close to looking like July or having crops pop up here yet. Running 10-14 days behind on the trees. No tree has full leaves yet. These lows in the 30s have to quit before any crops can be put in. Warmest low this month has been 42°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 First, nice pic! Second, as far as the bolded, I'm sure below is part of the reason is shown in the image below. Chicago has had ten 70*F+ days since March (including three 80*F+ days), while Detroit has only had seven 70*F+ days (including only one 80*F+ day). Also, you know I have to bring up sky cover. Detroit on average has many more cloudy days than Chicago, and that certainly can make an difference in the rate very sunlight-dependent plants bloom in one place versus another. Chicago has only had 29 Cloudy days and 23 Partly Cloudy days, while Detroit has had 34 Cloudy days and 27 Partly Cloudy days Thus, it's not always latitude alone that has an effect on things such as the rate in which plants grow, but factors such as elevation, proximity to bodies of water and even longitude as well (the same reason Chicago sees way more big dogs on average than Detroit despite both being at the same latitude). Actually my brother is always saying how much sunnier it is in chicago. We have a group text with my mom and my siblings and he will always be like "it's sunny here" and it will be cloudy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Another steady soaker in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Drizzle/-RN has moved in here with light fog. #crappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Another steady soaker in progress Yep. Same here. These every couple of days rains aren't favorable for the feedback loop that promotes a hot, dry summer that many were predicting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Heavy rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Leaves are pretty much full grown on most trees now. Some of the later developing trees, such as the sycamores are still not quite there yet. Looks like July out there now for the most part, with the exception of the farm fields of course. Noticed when I was down in southeast IL last weekend that their corn was already coming up. Shouldn't be too much longer here. Not too bad out there today. A little hazy sun at times, with temps/dews in the low 60s/low50s. So far the precip has avoided us, but should get some storms later today or this eve. Thought about maybe running down to west-central IL and play the very low tor potential, but not sure it would be worth it. Woops, guess I should have went lol. Picked up 0.23" of rain this afternoon and eve. Pretty mundane event though, as it lacked any heavy downpours and zero thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Yep. Same here. These every couple of days rains aren't favorable for the feedback loop that promotes a hot, dry summer that many were predicting. Yep. Coming into this year I had a gut feeling that we would have a hot and dry summer. Definitely not feeling that anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Some stationary storms a county or two south yesterday dropped 2-3 inches of rain, but it stratiformed out before lifting up to CR. I finished with 0.73". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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