michsnowfreak Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 As weather boards have downsized, Ive scaled back on my end-of-season recaps. But as always, a recap of the winter in pics. Feel free to add any recaps/pics/etc of your own. Oct 2022 – T of snow First flakes of the season Oct 20th. Snow came down pretty good for a few hours, but didn’t accumulate. Nov 2022 – 2.9" of snow Heavy wet snow with parachute flakes on the 12th was the first accumulation, 1.0” of 5-1 ratio snow. An arctic front on the 19th gave a quick 1.8” of powder as wind chills dipped below zero. Dec 2021 – 5.1" of snow Dec was all about Christmas week. The arctic blast on the 23rd saw 2.4” of snow blow around in blizzard conditions as temps fell to 0 with -30 wind chills. Then another 2.4” blanket of fluffy snow fell overnight Christmas Eve into Christmas morning, providing a beautiful Christmas. Most of the rest of Dec was quite blah. Jan 2022 – 11.6" of snow A mild Jan, and winter was a near no-show for the first 3 weeks. A 3.7” snowfall caked to every tree branch on the 22nd, then on the 25th a blinding snowstorm dropped 6.2” of very wet snow, downing some tree branches and creating another winter wonderland. The last week of the month featured several additional light snows. Feb 2022 – 2.0" of snow Despite a snowcovered first week, Feb was mild and a complete about face from the trend of snowy Februarys. The beautiful yet destructive ice storm on the 22nd was by far the months highlight, with the only snowfall of note being 1.4” on the 25th. Mar 2022 – 15.5" of snow Active March. Blinding snow with blizzard conditions, sleet, rain & plentiful thunder/lighting dropped 5.5” of extremely low ratio snow on the 3rd. This was the 3rd winter storm in just over 7 weeks that downed some trees. After a slushy mix on the 6th, a 1.4” snow hit on the 7th, then another scenic wet snowfall dropped 5.3” on the 10th. Several more waves of snow on the 12/13th brought nearly 3 more inches of snow. The only issue was the March sun kept melting snow in between systems. Apr 2022 - Some small hail on the 1st, but no snow has yet fallen in April. So far the first/last flakes of the 2022-23 season have been Oct 20th – Mar 29th Season total snow: 37.1". Detroit officially had 37.0". A bit below avg but not too bad considering the huge snow deficits just to the south, and the near snowless east coast winter. Just need to get to Minneapolis by Fall to take back the magnet. Pic collages below. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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