michsnowfreak Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Wanted to save my winter recaps from eus, so Im reposting here NOVEMBER 2008 - 1.9" Snow showers were very common the 2nd half of the month, and though monthly snowfall only totaled 1.9" imby and 2.2" at DTW, the northern suburbs of Detroit saw anywhere from 3 to 10 inches. 11-16-08, the largest snowfall of the month at 1.2" DECEMBER 2008 - 21.4" December was a very snowy and very cold month. Snow fell on 26 of the 31 days, and the total imby was an exact match to DTW at 21.4" (though daily figures were usually a little different). The best storm of the month and winter was on December 19th when 8.2" of snow and some sleet fell. 12-6-08, saw some deer at the park during the months 1st snowstorm (2.2") 12-16/17-08, winters first moderate snowstorm drops 4.5" 12-19-08, snowstorm drops 8.2", but 6" of that fell in 3 hours! 12-20-08, finish digging out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 12-21-08, arctic blast brings -30F windchills 12-22-08, tons of snow before Christmas 12-23-08, another snowstorm, but this one turns to rain 12-25-08, the old snow, even after a big rain/thaw, sparkled Christmas Night 12-27-08, record high of 62F causes rapid snowmelt JANUARY 2009 - 26.1" January was as wintry as it gets. Bitter cold and heavy snowfall. The largest snowstorm was 8.1" on the 9th/10th, but there was also a heavy snowfall a week later on the 17th/18th of 5.9" (sandwiched in was record cold). The snow depth was in the double-digit inches 2/3 of the month. 1-8-09, first snowstorm of the month drops just under 3" 1-10-09, the 8.1" snowstorm featured several hours of very heavy snow cont... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 1-11-09, a winter wonderland 1-15-09, blue skies but below zero temps 1-16-09, DTW sets daily record low of -15F 1-17-09, another snowstorm, this time 5.9" of snow...its getting deep! 1-18-09, deep winter, 13-16" on the ground 1-19-09, glitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 1-20-09, sunset 1-23-09, ICE 1-27-09, sledding 1-28-09, another snowstorm, this one drops 4" 1-31-09, deep winter continues FEBRUARY 2009 - 10.0" February saw the harsh winter weather quiet down quite a bit. The total fall of snow was 10.0" imby and 8.5" at DTW, but the deep winter snowpack of January melted under a blowtorch Feb 7-10th. 2-1-09, Superbowl Sunday sees a thaw, still lots of snow 2-4-09, bright winter day cont... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 2-8-09, big thaw has destroyed deep snowcover 2-10-09, very warm temps, big thaw continues 2-14-09, snow returns with a 3.7-inch fall on the 14/15th 2-21-09, another snowstorm, this one drops 4.3" 2-22-09, fresh snow, along with some local ice sculptures 2-23-09, bright late winter day MARCH 2009 - 0.6" After nearly 2 snow seasons of constant above normal snow, a return to normal snow in February was followed by a shockingly snowless March. Through the 28th, only a trace had fallen on 4 different days. The months only measurable snow fell on 3/29 with 0.6" here, bringing me to 60.0" on the season. DTW received 1.0", putting them at 58.3" on the season and 16th snowiest winter. 3-1-09, March started wintry for ME because I was in northern Michigan with lots of snow still left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 3-29-09, snow starts to fly, and would continue for 4 hours after the pic was taken, dropping 0.6" of very slushy snow April 2009 - 4.8" Winter returned in April for one last gasp, with monthly total snowfall of 4.8" IMBY, but 7.4" at DTW (5th snowiest April on record). It was mainly courtesy of a very heavy, wet, spring snowstorm on Apr 5/6. I recorded 4.6" with the storm (1" of water content), but DTW recorded 7.2"! 4-6-09...a winter wonderland in April 4-7-09...still looks like winter! First winter precip: October 27th- sleet/graupel Last winter precip: April 22nd - sleet (also sleet/graupel on Apr 13th and Apr 21st) First snowflakes: October 28th (flurries) Last snowflakes: April 7th (snow squalls) First measurable snow: November 10th (0.1") Last measurable snow: April 7th (0.2") Monthly breakdown of 2008-09 snowfall IMBY OCTOBER 2008........T NOVEMBER 2008....1.9" - biggest storm 1.2" on Nov 16th DECEMBER 2008..21.4" - biggest storm 8.2" on Dec 19th JANUARY 2009.....26.1" - biggest storm 8.1" on Jan 9/10th FEBRUARY 2009...10.0" - biggest storm 4.3" on Feb 21/22nd MARCH 2009.........0.6" - biggest storm 0.6" on Mar 29th APRIL 2009...........4.8" - biggest storm 4.6" on Apr 5/6th SEASON TOTAL...64.8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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