Winter 2018-19 Picture Recap in SE Michigan

[michsnowfreak]

As an avid picture taker, Ive done this every year, so heres my annual picture recap of the winter just past. It had its moments but definitely not a memorable winter here nor are their impressive winter pics that there are some years. An unusual amount of ice and a record arctic blast certainly stood out, but snowfall, something southeast MI seemingly could do no wrong with in recent years, was nearly a foot below avg. In fact, almost twice as much snow fell last winter. Despite lots of mood flakes as always (75 days had a trace or more of snow), I finished at just 31.9" (barring no late season snow). This was my 24th winter measuring snow and only 4 had less snow (1995-96, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2011-12). This means that in the past 19 winters, only 1 (2011-12) had less snowfall than 2018-19. Still, snowfall is running well above avg the past 15 years or so.

 

November 2018 - 6.1". Lots of small snowfalls in Nov...it seemed to snow every day. I could not recall a November with snow falling so often.

11-9-18 - The First blanket of Snow

 

11-13-18 - Another snowfall

 

11-15-18 - Another snowfall, 1.5"

 

11-18-18 - yet another scenic November snowfall

 

11-20-18 - Aaaaand yet another scenic snowfall

 

December 2018 - 0.3" What a trainwreck of a Dec. Quite a few days saw mood flurries, but hardly any snow. Nothing worth a picture. Still, its the most wonderful time of the year!

 

January 2019 - 14.5" A snowy, wintry second half of January proved to be the most exciting time of the winter, complete with several snowstorms and a record arctic blast

 

1-19-19 - There were some dustings earlier in Jan, but nothing picture worthy until Winters largest snowstorm dropped 6.1", lots of glittering and drifting

 

 

1-21-19 - temps plunged to -7F for the blood moon eclipse, but that was childs play compared to what loomed later the next week

 

1-21-19 mid winter scene

 

1-23-19 the first of several ice storms

 

1-27-19 waking up to around 4" of snow when less than 1" was forecast = a good Sunday

 

1-28-19 Snowstorm ahead of the arctic blast

 

1-29-19 A well hydrated tree

 

1-30-19 steam simmers on the Detroit River as temps plunge to -14F with wind chills of -40F

 

February 2019 - 7.2" several ice storms and several snowfalls (tho no large snowstorms) were the story of a roller coaster February

2-1-19 bitterly cold sunset but a huge thaw looms

 

2-2-19 huge park snowman

 

2-6-19 another ice storm

 

2-13-19 I was up north playing in deep snow while the worst ice storm in years paralyzed far southeast MI for a day on the 12th. Some of the pics I saw were incredible but I can not take credit for any of them. Some of the ice melted after nearly 12 hours of thawing, but when I came home the next day, I was surprised to see there was still ice everywhere (it had fallen off the trees). There was fresh wind whipped snow from a day of howling winds and sideways snow.

 

 

2-14-19 still lingering ice

 

2-18-19 a few inches of fresh fluffy snow

 

2-27-19 a cold snap and a few inches of powder close out Feb

 

March 2019 - 3.8" A cold but pretty benign month

3-3-19 over an inch of unexpected snow on untreated roads meant slick and icy driving

 

3-7-19 snowflakes and sunshine during a March cold snap

 

3-8-19 late winter sunrise

 

3-30-19 A driving wet snow plastered everything in its path

 

3-31-19 March ended with frozen landscape

 

April 2019 - T just some light snow overnight Apr.10-11 that didnt stick

4-1-19 April did dawn with snow on the ground, leftover from 3/30, however it melted by midday