Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MI-CT-1 Latitude 42.8402777
Station Name Laingsburg 5.0 SW Longitude -84.4197222
County Clinton Elevation (ft) 811



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 11 2.85 3.20 30 3.20 30 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 2.81 3.43 30 3.31 26 0.12 4 1 10 1 8.7 1 1
Dec 11 1.98 2.14 31 2.14 31 0.00 0 0 14 3 4.9 6 9
Jan 12 1.83 2.16 30 2.16 30 0.00 0 0 16 2 15.4 12 18
Feb 12 1.63 1.56 29 1.56 22 0.00 7 2 10 1 11.7 8 12
March 12 2.04 2.32 30 2.32 24 0.00 6 1 9 2 0.9 2 2
April 12 3.06 2.23 28 2.21 24 0.02 4 1 8 5 0.0 0 0
May 12 3.47 3.75 30 3.71 26 0.04 4 1 9 1 0.0 0 0
June 12 3.43 1.77 30 1.41 25 0.36 5 1 6 0 0.0 0 0
July 12 3.09 4.09 31 3.00 21 1.09 10 1 5 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 3.27 2.97 31 2.97 31 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 3.56 2.45 30 2.45 30 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 33.02" 32.07" 360 days 30.44" 320 1.63" 40 days 8 115 days 19 days 41.6" 29 days 42 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2011 0.10
10/2/2011 0.00
10/3/2011 0.00
10/4/2011 0.00
10/5/2011 0.00
10/6/2011 0.00
10/7/2011 0.00
10/8/2011 0.00
10/9/2011 0.00
10/10/2011
10/11/2011 0.00
10/12/2011 0.00
10/13/2011 T
10/14/2011 0.30
10/15/2011 0.12
10/16/2011 0.01
10/17/2011 0.00
10/18/2011 0.00
10/19/2011 0.05
10/20/2011 1.60
10/21/2011 0.61
10/22/2011 0.00
10/23/2011 0.00
10/24/2011 0.25
10/25/2011 0.00
10/26/2011 0.02
10/27/2011 0.02
10/28/2011 0.00
10/29/2011 T
10/30/2011 0.11
10/31/2011 0.01
11/1/2011 0.00
11/2/2011 0.00
11/3/2011 0.00
11/4/2011 0.00
11/5/2011 0.00
11/6/2011 0.00
11/7/2011 0.00
11/8/2011 0.02
11/9/2011 0.14
11/10/2011 0.28
11/11/2011 0.02
11/12/2011 0.00
11/13/2011 0.00
11/14/2011 0.13
11/15/2011 0.04
11/16/2011 0.00
11/17/2011 0.00
11/18/2011 T
11/19/2011 0.00
11/20/2011 0.00
11/21/2011 0.00
11/22/2011 0.00
11/23/2011 0.49
11/24/2011 **
11/25/2011 **
11/26/2011 **
11/27/2011 0.12
11/28/2011 0.30
11/29/2011 0.56
11/30/2011 1.33
12/1/2011 0.00
12/2/2011 0.18
12/3/2011 0.00
12/4/2011 0.30
12/5/2011 0.05
12/6/2011 0.00
12/7/2011 0.00
12/8/2011 0.00
12/9/2011 0.03
12/10/2011 0.00
12/11/2011 0.00
12/12/2011 0.00
12/13/2011 0.00
12/14/2011 0.04
12/15/2011 0.54
12/16/2011 0.04
12/17/2011 T
12/18/2011 0.03
12/19/2011 0.00
12/20/2011 0.00
12/21/2011 0.04
12/22/2011 0.07
12/23/2011 0.08
12/24/2011 0.01
12/25/2011 0.00
12/26/2011 0.00
12/27/2011 T
12/28/2011 0.40
12/29/2011 T
12/30/2011 0.00
12/31/2011 0.33
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012 0.01
1/2/2012 0.04
1/3/2012 T
1/4/2012 0.00
1/5/2012 0.00
1/6/2012 0.00
1/7/2012 0.00
1/8/2012 0.00
1/9/2012
1/10/2012 0.00
1/11/2012 0.00
1/12/2012 0.11
1/13/2012 0.39
1/14/2012 0.08
1/15/2012 0.02
1/16/2012 0.00
1/17/2012 0.09
1/18/2012 0.26
1/19/2012 0.00
1/20/2012 0.03
1/21/2012 0.15
1/22/2012 0.00
1/23/2012 0.28
1/24/2012 0.03
1/25/2012 0.00
1/26/2012 0.00
1/27/2012 0.38
1/28/2012 0.05
1/29/2012 0.06
1/30/2012 0.18
1/31/2012 T
2/1/2012 **
2/2/2012 **
2/3/2012 0.00
2/4/2012 **
2/5/2012 **
2/6/2012 **
2/7/2012 0.00
2/8/2012 0.00
2/9/2012 0.00
2/10/2012 0.00
2/11/2012 0.28
2/12/2012 0.00
2/13/2012 0.00
2/14/2012 0.03
2/15/2012 T
2/16/2012 0.31
2/17/2012 0.02
2/18/2012 0.01
2/19/2012 0.00
2/20/2012 0.00
2/21/2012 0.00
2/22/2012 0.02
2/23/2012 0.02
2/24/2012 0.18
2/25/2012 0.25
2/26/2012 0.00
2/27/2012 0.00
2/28/2012 0.00
2/29/2012 0.44
3/1/2012 0.20
3/2/2012 0.00
3/3/2012 0.29
3/4/2012 0.04
3/5/2012 0.02
3/6/2012 0.00
3/7/2012 0.00
3/8/2012 0.20
3/9/2012 T
3/10/2012 0.00
3/11/2012 0.00
3/12/2012 0.00
3/13/2012 0.55
3/14/2012 0.00
3/15/2012 0.00
3/16/2012 0.00
3/17/2012 0.00
3/18/2012 0.00
3/19/2012 T
3/20/2012 0.00
3/21/2012
3/22/2012 0.00
3/23/2012 0.13
3/24/2012 0.46
3/25/2012 **
3/26/2012 **
3/27/2012 **
3/28/2012 **
3/29/2012 **
3/30/2012 0.00
3/31/2012 0.43
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 T
4/2/2012 T
4/3/2012 T
4/4/2012 0.40
4/5/2012 0.00
4/6/2012 0.00
4/7/2012 **
4/8/2012 **
4/9/2012 **
4/10/2012 0.02
4/11/2012 T
4/12/2012 0.00
4/13/2012 0.00
4/14/2012 0.00
4/15/2012 0.71
4/16/2012 0.32
4/17/2012 0.01
4/18/2012 0.00
4/19/2012 0.00
4/20/2012 0.04
4/21/2012 0.34
4/22/2012 0.00
4/23/2012 0.00
4/24/2012
4/25/2012
4/26/2012 0.14
4/27/2012 T
4/28/2012 0.00
4/29/2012 0.00
4/30/2012 0.25
5/1/2012 0.45
5/2/2012 0.00
5/3/2012 0.00
5/4/2012 1.49
5/5/2012 0.03
5/6/2012 0.00
5/7/2012 0.33
5/8/2012 0.39
5/9/2012 0.00
5/10/2012 0.10
5/11/2012 0.00
5/12/2012 0.00
5/13/2012 0.79
5/14/2012 0.00
5/15/2012 0.00
5/16/2012 0.11
5/17/2012 0.00
5/18/2012 0.00
5/19/2012 0.00
5/20/2012 0.00
5/21/2012
5/22/2012 0.02
5/23/2012 0.00
5/24/2012 0.00
5/25/2012 **
5/26/2012 **
5/27/2012 **
5/28/2012 0.04
5/29/2012 T
5/30/2012 0.00
5/31/2012 0.00
6/1/2012 0.83
6/2/2012 0.34
6/3/2012 0.02
6/4/2012 0.00
6/5/2012 0.00
6/6/2012 0.00
6/7/2012 0.10
6/8/2012 0.00
6/9/2012 0.00
6/10/2012 0.00
6/11/2012 0.00
6/12/2012 0.09
6/13/2012 0.00
6/14/2012 0.00
6/15/2012 **
6/16/2012 **
6/17/2012 **
6/18/2012 **
6/19/2012 0.36
6/20/2012 0.00
6/21/2012 0.00
6/22/2012 0.03
6/23/2012 0.00
6/24/2012 0.00
6/25/2012 0.00
6/26/2012 0.00
6/27/2012 0.00
6/28/2012 0.00
6/29/2012 0.00
6/30/2012 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.00
7/2/2012 T
7/3/2012 T
7/4/2012 0.00
7/5/2012 1.35
7/6/2012 0.00
7/7/2012 0.00
7/8/2012 0.00
7/9/2012 0.00
7/10/2012 0.00
7/11/2012 0.00
7/12/2012 0.00
7/13/2012 0.00
7/14/2012 0.00
7/15/2012 0.18
7/16/2012 0.00
7/17/2012 0.00
7/18/2012 0.00
7/19/2012 0.75
7/20/2012 0.34
7/21/2012 **
7/22/2012 **
7/23/2012 **
7/24/2012 **
7/25/2012 **
7/26/2012 **
7/27/2012 **
7/28/2012 **
7/29/2012 **
7/30/2012 1.09
7/31/2012 0.38
8/1/2012 0.00
8/2/2012 0.00
8/3/2012 0.00
8/4/2012 0.00
8/5/2012 0.03
8/6/2012 0.00
8/7/2012 0.00
8/8/2012 0.00
8/9/2012 0.01
8/10/2012 1.29
8/11/2012 1.06
8/12/2012 0.21
8/13/2012 0.00
8/14/2012 0.12
8/15/2012 0.00
8/16/2012 0.00
8/17/2012 0.12
8/18/2012 0.00
8/19/2012 0.00
8/20/2012 0.00
8/21/2012 0.00
8/22/2012 0.00
8/23/2012 0.00
8/24/2012 0.00
8/25/2012 0.00
8/26/2012 0.00
8/27/2012 0.13
8/28/2012 0.00
8/29/2012 0.00
8/30/2012 0.00
8/31/2012 0.00
9/1/2012 0.00
9/2/2012 0.00
9/3/2012 0.00
9/4/2012 0.00
9/5/2012 0.75
9/6/2012 0.00
9/7/2012 0.00
9/8/2012 0.63
9/9/2012 0.00
9/10/2012 0.00
9/11/2012 0.00
9/12/2012 0.00
9/13/2012 0.00
9/14/2012 0.53
9/15/2012 0.00
9/16/2012 0.00
9/17/2012 0.00
9/18/2012 0.12
9/19/2012 0.02
9/20/2012 0.10
9/21/2012 0.00
9/22/2012 0.26
9/23/2012 0.04
9/24/2012 0.00
9/25/2012 0.00
9/26/2012 0.00
9/27/2012 0.00
9/28/2012 0.00
9/29/2012 0.00
9/30/2012 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 very windy raw day with scattered showers and temps falling into the 40s.
10/2/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 7:00am temp dropped to 32.4 deg. Frost covered the lawn this morning and was our first frost of the season.
10/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/4/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/5/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Yesterday was sunny and mild with temps in low 70s. A nice stretch of warm indian summer weather has begun.
10/6/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The nice stretch of indian summer weather continues.
10/7/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/8/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Great Indian summer weather with temp yesterday reaching 82 deg with full sun.
10/11/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Our stretch of Indian summer weather continues with afternoon temps near 80 and morning lows in the low 50s with mostly sunny conditions
10/12/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/13/2011 6:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some light drizzle occurred during the overnight and at the time of the obs. The 9-day stretch of nice Indian summer weather is coming to an end with rain and arriving later today followed by colder temps this coming week-end.
10/14/2011 6:30 AM 0.30 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain associated with a storm system and cold front moved through during the overnight hours beginning around 10pm. Rain ended during the early morning hours and west winds were becoming gusty. Our stretch of Indian summer has ended with temps expected to remain in the 50s today.
10/15/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain showers fell during the overnight hours along with gusty west winds.
10/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few very light showers (sprinkles) passed over during the early morning hours.
10/17/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/18/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 No precip yesterday and overnight; however, that will change by tomorrow morning with a major storm expected to bring a significant rain and wind event to our area.
10/19/2011 6:30 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Some scattered light rain fell during the overnight in advance of the strong fall storm expected to impact us later today. NE winds were starting to increase this morning.
10/20/2011 6:30 AM 1.60 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light scattered rain fell yesterday through 5pm. Moderate to occasionally heavy rains moved in from the southeast after 5pm in response to deepening storm system moving north through Ohio. Moderate rain and strong NE winds continued through the night and at the time of the Obs. Storm system's dry slot was just off to our east and may cut back on rainfall amounts this morning. 2-day storm total so far is 1.65 inches.
10/21/2011 6:30 AM 0.61 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The fall storm has moved on but not after depositing 2.26 inches of rain from late Tuesday through yesterday evening (2-day total).
10/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Heavy frost and freeze with 7am temp at 30.0 deg.
10/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/24/2011 6:30 AM 0.25 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 light rain fell during the overnight hours.
10/25/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/26/2011 6:30 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few light rainshowers fell yesterday during the morning hours mainly between 7am and 1pm in association with a large rain that passed mostly to our north as low pressure moved east from central plains over lower Michigan. Warm front lifted into our area during the afternoon resulting in sun and temps jumping into the mid 60s.
10/27/2011 6:30 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few light rain showers fell during the late evening and overnight hours.
10/28/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hard freeze this morning...
10/29/2011 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
10/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 rain showers fell yesterday off and on through the day...sleet and hail fell with a passing shower around 4pm yesterday. Some thunder also accompanied the passing showers.
10/31/2011 6:30 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/1/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/2/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/3/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A band of rain associated with a slow moving front remained to our north and west through yesterday and the overnight hours. Mild weather persisted with a south flow.
11/4/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/5/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/6/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/7/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/8/2011 6:30 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few light showers and drizzle passed over during the early morning hours leading to a wet and dreary morning commute.
11/9/2011 6:30 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 light rain fell yesterday during the late afternoon mainly between 4 and 6pm. Temps remained mild with south flow and ranged between 50 and 60 over the 24hr period.
11/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain followed by strong winds occurred yesterday in association with strong low pressure passing to our west over lake Michigan. Strongest winds were from 3pm to approx. 11pm. A few rainshowers re-developed after 6pm and changed to scattered snow flurries as temps dropped into the upper 30s. The snow flurries marks the first snow; however, it was just a few flakes that didn't even measure up to even a trace.
11/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.02 T 0.02 0.0 0.02 Several intense snow showers passed through yesterday around noon and again around 3:00pm. Temps were in the upper 30s during the snow showers; thus the snow melted on contact.
11/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/14/2011 6:30 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A line of thundershowers passed through yesterday evening between 8:45pm and 9:15. Gusty winds also accompanied the storms as they passed through. Temps were mild yesterday (low 60s) and remained mild through the overnight.
11/15/2011 6:30 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A period of light rain in association with low pressure passing over SE MI occurred yesterday afternoon between 1 and 3pm.
11/16/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Mostly sunny and temps near 60 with mild overnight weather - temp down to 40 lead to a nice late fall day and overnight.
11/17/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Coldest overnight thus far...2am temp dropped to 22.5 deg before rising back to the mid 20s by 6am with some incoming cloud cover.
11/18/2011 7:00 AM T T 0.00 0.0 0.00 Scattered off and on snow showers occurred with west flow lake-effect. First day that really began to feel like winter with a high temp just above freezing.
11/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/20/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 mild and breezy conditions over the past 24 hours - no precip as cold front passed through during the morning hours.
11/21/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/22/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.49 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Moderate rain (a little sleet mixed in at times) and a stiff NE wind made for a miserable evening...very light scattered rain fell during the afternoon (1:30 to 5:30pm) and picked up in intensity after 5:30pm. Moderate rain tapered off after midnight.
11/28/2011 6:30 AM 0.30 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain fell much of the enire day Sunday along with falling temps (55.0 deg at 8am down to 34.8 deg by 10:30 pm. Precip ended as a few light snow flurries.
11/29/2011 7:15 AM 0.56 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Moderate rain occasionally mixed with sleet commenced around 11pm last night and was continuing this morning in association with strong low pressure moving north into the Ohio valley. Some slight glazing was starting to occur as the outdoor temp was at 32.1 deg along with strong NE winds. Anticipating measurable snow for tomorrow's obs...time to get the snow board ready!
11/30/2011 6:30 AM 1.33 8.7 0.89 8.0 M First major winter storm of the season hits hard...steady rains (0.44 in from 6:30am to 4:00) changed to sleet then heavy snow between 4 and 4:45pm..heavy snow fell from 4:45pm till midnite at rates of over an inch per hour...snow became lighter after midnight and ended around 2am...the snow was wet and heavy and stuck to everything. Numerous power outages and downed branches. Looked like a winter wonderland this morning! Storm precip total since the storm started was 1.89 inches...1.0 inch of rainfall and 0.89 inches of melted snow.
12/1/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.0 M A mostly sunny day with high temp of 37 deg melted most of the snow from the tree branches. Without power again today.
12/2/2011 6:30 AM 0.18 2.1 0.18 7.0 M Anonther round of wet snow fell during the early morning hours in association with a cold front moving south across lower Michigan.
12/3/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.0 M Nearly 11 inches of snow has fallen since Tuesday; however, the combination of mild temps (mid 30s afternoon temps) and warm soil temps continues to melt the snow cover from the top and bottom. With temps reaching 40 today and staying in 40s through the night, the remaining snow should disappear rather quickly.
12/4/2011 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 0.00 T 0.00 Yesterday temp reached 40 and remained in the low 40s thru the night with light rain; thus most of the snow cover was melted to just a few patches by Sunday morning.
12/5/2011 6:30 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few light showers fell during the late afternoon along a slow moving cold front. Temps in the upper 40s melted the remaining snow (except in low and north facing areas).
12/6/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/7/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/8/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/9/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 T M a period of light snow fell during the early morning hours...less than half an inch accumulated.
12/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Overnight temp dropped to 12.0 deg making it the coldest night of the winter thus far.
12/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/12/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/13/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/14/2011 6:30 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain started falling during the overnight as temps held steady in the mid 30s.
12/15/2011 6:30 AM 0.54 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Where is Winter? Very warm night with temps holding in the low to mid 50s...actually had the bedroom window open overnight!! Also placed the inner rain gauge back outside to measure the rainfall...6am temp was 55 deg making it seem more like 10 days past Labor Day instead of 10 days before Christmas!
12/16/2011 6:30 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Strong winds occurred yesterday evening in wake of departing storm system. Temps fell from early morning highs in the mid 50s to the low 30s by late evening. A few flurries occurred overnight and 6:30am temp was 30.2deg.
12/17/2011 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Some very light snow was starting to fall around the time of the obs.
12/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 0.5 M Light snow showers fell yesterday and into the evening..just enough to make the ground white.
12/19/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Temps yesterday rosed into the mid 30s and climbed into the low 40s during the overnight quickly erasing the minor snow accumulation that fell on Saturday
12/20/2011 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 T T 0.0 0.00 Another mainly rain event overnight...not much precip. Rain started yesterday eve as a brief period of mixed sleet and snow.
12/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Winter has officially started; however, it doesn't seem that way...light rain, drizzle, and fog all day yesterday and through the overnight. No signs of a white christmas...Santa will need wheels on his sleigh this year!
12/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.08 0.3 0.08 0.5 M Another cloudy, foggy, drizzly, dreary December day...light rain began falling around 6pm then mixed with and changed to light snow by 7pm and ended around 11pm. A thin coating of snow on the grass this morning..doubt that it will last till Christmas to give us a "white Christmas".
12/24/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 0.5 M Computer was down for several days; but kept obs notes. Weak clipper crossed northern mich. and deposited another thin coating of very light fluffy snow making Christmas eve morning half-white.
12/25/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 What little snow was on the ground yesterday morning qucikly melted by early afternoon...thus making for a green (brown) Christmas - 7am obs with no snow cover.
12/26/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
12/27/2011 7:00 AM T T T T M A storm system was moving in from the south and precip..mix of rain and snow was just starting at the time of the obs.
12/28/2011 6:30 AM 0.40 1.8 0.40 1.5 M A wet heavy snow fell thru the day yesterday (temps held steady between 32 and 34 deg). Approx. 3 to 4 inches of snow fell - based on 0.4 water equiv. however, the accumulation remained under 2-inches due to melting as temps remained slightly above freezing.
12/29/2011 6:30 AM T T T 1.5 M A few light snow showers (dusting) passed through around 6am in association with weak clipper system approaching from the west.
12/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M computer issues at home again...keep records and entered today...another clipper system moving east from the upper plains but temps too warm....expecting mostly rain today
12/31/2011 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 0.00 T M Rain fell off and on through the entire day yesterday and lasted into the evening...melting off what little snow cover we had...actually used the inner tube and funnel! ready to put the snow board away!
1/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Strong low pressure passing to our west brought mild temps overnight (low 40s) and gusty south winds. Cold front to pass thru and give us a return to winter
1/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.4 0.04 0.5 M Arctic front passed thru yesterday around 11am. Temp dropped from 43deg at 11am to 27 deg by 6pm. Snow showers developed in strong WNW flow; however at our distant location from Lake MI, less than a half-inch accumulated here.
1/3/2012 6:30 AM T 0.1 T 0.5 M Scattered snow showers continued yesterday and overnight...however; NNW flow trajectory is not favorable for significant lake-effect snow accumulation in SE Clinton Co.
1/4/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.5 M
1/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
1/6/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Temps held steady around 40 deg through the entire night.
1/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 yesterday's high temp reached 52.3 degrees with full sun...at the year "without a winter" continues!
1/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/10/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/11/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Temps yesterday reached the mid 40s with full sun and dropped to 28.0 deg this morning. It may be time to "dust" off the snow-board as a change back to more of a winter pattern appears likely by the end of the week.
1/12/2012 6:30 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain fell during the overnight as low pressure moved up into the Ohio valley. Temps held steady in the mid to upper 30s thru the nite. No snow yet, however the snow board may finally get some use within the next 24hrs.
1/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.39 3.5 0.39 3.5 M Light rain yesterday afternoon changed to light snow between 6 and 6:30pm. Light to moderate snow continued through the night and was falling lightly at the time of the obs.
1/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.08 2.0 0.08 5.5 M An additional o.5 inches (0.04 water equiv) of snow fell with departing storm system that began on Thurs eve bringing a storm total of 4.0 inches. Additional light snow and snow showers fell during the afternoon and overnight bringing 1.5 inches of very fluffy - low moisture content snow (0.04 inch water equiv). It finally looks like winter again!
1/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 5.0 M light snow showers fell off and on through the day and into the early evening.
1/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 M
1/17/2012 6:30 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Light rain and drizzle with 6:30 am temp at 36.6 deg. Temps yesterday reached 42 deg and held steady in the upper 30s thru the night; thus melting most of the snow that accumulated several days earlier.
1/18/2012 6:30 AM 0.26 0.6 0.26 1.0 M Low pressure tracked across southern lower mich bringing us mostly rain. Rain changed to snow at tail end of event around 230pm and ended by 5pm totaling 0.6 inches.
1/19/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 1.0 M Artic front approaching with band of snow poised to move in..few flurries were starting at time of obs with a strong SW wind and temps in the mid 20s
1/20/2012 6:30 AM 0.03 0.5 0.03 1.0 M A burst of snow accompanying an arctic cold front passed thru yesterday between 8 and 9am. Temps dropped thru the day and bottomed out to -2.0 deg at 5am this morning. Quite cold given the mild winter thus far!
1/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.15 1.5 0.15 3.0 M Light snow fell yesterday from approx 4:20pm till 11pm with temps holding steady around 20 deg.
1/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 M
1/23/2012 6:30 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 T M The "snow-eater" pays yet another visit to south-central mich overnight with temps rising well into the 40s along with gusty south winds, moderate rain, and a thunderstorm! I even installed the funnel and the interior tube for rainfall measurement with this event! 6:30am temp was 44.4 degress with only a few patches of slushy snow remaining. Where is winter?
1/24/2012 6:30 AM 0.03 T 0.00 0.0 0.00 High temp reached 48 deg yesterday around 1:30 pm then temps dropped after cold front and was 30.0 deg at time of obs. Strong west winds blew through the nite along with a few snow flurries. No snow cover except for a few isolated patches in protected areas.
1/25/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/26/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
1/27/2012 6:30 AM 0.38 1.6 0.38 1.5 M Rain in association with lower Ohio valley low pressure began falling around 6:30pm yesterday evening. Rain gradually mixed with sleet then turned to wet snow around 11pm. Snow fell at a light to moderate rate till around 3 or 4am. The snow was wet and heavy...sticking to everything with the 6:30am temp holding at 32.5 deg.
1/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 0.5 0.05 0.5 M light snow was falling at 7am with outside temp at 32.0 deg. More snow was coming in from the west.
1/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 0.8 0.06 1.5 M Snow fell yesterday morning in assoc. with cold front and ended at 11am totaling 1.2 inches (0.7 in from 7am to 11am and 0.5 inches in prev. day's report). Another compact low press moving east spread more snow that started falling around 2:30am giving 0.1 inches by 7am. Additional snow was falling after the 7am obs
1/30/2012 6:30 AM 0.18 3.5 0.18 5.0 M A period of moderate to heavy snow fell yesterday in association with a compact low pressure that tracked east across southern MI. 0.1 inches of snow had fallen before the 7am obs (recorded in yesterday's report). Snow fell lightly till about 11am, then moderate to heavy snow fell till about 1:30pm. The snow ended by 2:30pm with a storm total of 3.6 inches.
1/31/2012 6:30 AM T T T 3.0 M A brief period of snow showers occurred yesterday around noon along an advancing warm front. Temps rose from 33 deg at 6pm to 42.5 by 6am this morning. Mainly clear skies overnight; however, led to a melting of the snowcover. Expecting a spring-like day for the 31st of Jan with mid 50s!
2/8/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/9/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/10/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.28 4.0 0.28 3.0 M Snow began falling around 10am yesterday - more of a light fluffy variety that mostly melted on contact with the snowboard through 3pm. An estimated 1-inch of snow fell during this time as it accumulated on frozen surfaces-protected surfaces. Snow began accumulating after 3pm as the intensity increased and sun angle decreased. The arctic front blasted through at 6:15pm and was followed by a period of heavy snow. The temp dropped from 31deg at 6pm to 15 deg by 8pm.
2/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 M
2/13/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.5 M
2/14/2012 6:30 AM 0.03 0.3 0.03 2.0 M A light dusting of snow overnight as a weakening area of low pressure moved south of our area.
2/15/2012 6:30 AM T T T 2.0 M 6:30 am temp was 33.0 deg with the next incoming storm now expected to bring rain as our "year without a winter" continues. I placed the rain gauge's inner collection tube and funnel outside again to capture this rain event.
2/16/2012 6:30 AM 0.31 0.0 0.00 0.5 M Another rain maker moves through the area as temps remain too warm for snow in the "year without a winter". 6:30 am temp was 36 deg and what little snow cover existed yesterday morning had mostly melted over the 24 hour period.
2/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 T M On vacation - neighbor recorded meas
2/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 T M On vacation - neighbor recorded measurements
2/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M On vacation - neighbor recorded measurements
2/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M On vacation - neighbor recorded measurements
2/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M On vacation - neighbor recorded measurements
2/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 T M On vacation - neighbor recorded measurements
2/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.2 0.02 T M On vacation - neighbor recorded measurements
2/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 3.0 0.18 3.0 M On vacation - neighbor recorded measurements
2/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.25 3.5 0.25 5.0 M On vacation - neighbor recorded measurements
2/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 M On vacation - neighbor recorded measurements
2/27/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.5 M On vacation - neighbor recorded measurements
2/28/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.5 M Was out on vacation since Feb 18th..just returned home yesterday eve. Missed out on a decent snow event. Will obtain obs report from my neighbor and post them asap.
2/29/2012 6:30 AM 0.44 0.0 M 2.0 M Freezing rain and sleet fell during the overnight hours with approx 0.1 inches of glaze clinging to the trees at 6:30 am. Temp was at 32.7 deg with moderate rain.
3/1/2012 6:30 AM 0.20 T T T M Most of the snow cover melted yesterday as temps rose into the low 40s. Light rain showers fell during the overnight and changed to a bit of light snow. Temps remained above freezing so the snow did not accumulate.
3/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
3/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.29 T T T M Strong low pressure passed directly overhead yesterday evening between 8 and 9pm and was accompanied by strong SW winds gusting to nearly 60mph. Steady rain fell from around 1pm till 5pm...followed by scattered snow showers during the overnight after the storm passed to our NE. A trace of snow was on the ground at the time of the obs.
3/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.5 0.04 0.5 M A period of light to occasionally moderate snow fell yesterday evening from between 8:30pm and 10:15pm totaling to 0.5 inches.
3/5/2012 6:30 AM 0.02 0.4 0.02 0.5 M A localized snow shower deposited 0.4 inches of very light fluffy snow between 5 and 6:30am.
3/6/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M
3/7/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 High temp reached 60 deg yesterday and remained in the 50s overnight with strong south winds.
3/8/2012 6:30 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 An area of rain passed thru during the early morning hours in association with a cold front. Fropa occurred around 7am.
3/9/2012 6:30 AM T T M T M A few scattered snow showers passed over during the late overnight hours resulting in only a light dusting of snow by morning.
3/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Cold nite with 4am temp down to 18.2 deg F
3/11/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/12/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain had not started at the time of the obs; however, it was right on our doorstep...and began falling shortly after 7am.
3/13/2012 6:30 AM 0.55 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Two rounds of rain occurred yesterday...one during the morning from 7am till approx 10am...followed by a round of strong thunderstorms between 7:30pm and 10pm. Very warm temps continued making the weather seem like mid-May instead of mid-March!
3/14/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/15/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 High temp reached 79.5 degrees yesterday and was 59.0 deg this morning...seems more like early summer rather than mid-march!
3/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 record warmth continues with high temp of 79 yesterday
3/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/19/2012 6:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few sprinkles occurred during the overnight hours.
3/20/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 summer weather continues....high temp yesterday was 79.0 deg
3/22/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Anothor record setting day...outdoor temp reached 87.1 deg. Bushes and trees are starting to bud making it resemble early May instead of mid-late March!
3/23/2012 6:30 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A round of showers and thunderstorms passed over yesterday btween 5:30pm and 7:30pm. Heaviest rain and storms passed to just to our east.
3/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.46 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain, moderate at times, fell yesterday beginning around 4:00pm. Heaviest rain fell between 10pm and 1am.
3/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.43 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A period of moderate rain with embedded thunder passed over yesterday between 10:30 am and 12:30pm. Light rain and drizzle persisted through the afternoon and ended shortly after 6pm. Temps remained in the 30s making it a cold raw day.
4/1/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/2/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few sprinkles fell sunday evening around 7pm
4/3/2012 6:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few sprinkles fell during the early morning hours. More showers and thunderstorms were approaching from the west at the time of the obs.
4/4/2012 6:30 AM 0.40 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain and isolated thundershower passed over yesterday morning between 7am and noon.
4/5/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/6/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Outside temp dropped to 23.5 deg just prior to sunrise.
4/11/2012 6:30 AM T T T 0.0 M A few scattered snow showers fell yesterday throughout the day...feels like winter again!
4/12/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Outside temp was 28.4 deg at 6:30am with frost and freezing conditions.
4/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.71 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A round of thunderstorms passed thru during the early morning hours. Light rain was still falling at 7am.
4/16/2012 6:30 AM 0.32 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 An additional 0.1 inches of rain fell sunday morning 7am to 8am in association with thunderstorm complex that passed through. An additional 0.22 inches of rain fell during very early morning hours on monday in association with weakening storms out ahead of approaching cold front.
4/17/2012 6:30 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Strong west to southwest winds yesterday rangning between 40 and 50 mph blew most of the day and subsided shortly after sunset. A few scattered showers and falling temps made for a chilly afternoon after a warm start to the day.
4/18/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/19/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/20/2012 6:30 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Most of the system rain stayed north and west of our area
4/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain fell during the afternoon hours of Friday as a cold front passed through. 11am temp in the low 60s dropped the low 40s by late afternoon.
4/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/23/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/26/2012 6:30 AM 0.14 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain fell yesterday evening.
4/27/2012 6:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Outside temp dropped to 27.0 degrees.
4/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/30/2012 6:30 AM 0.25 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain along with a few rumbles of thunder ocurred during the overnight...mainly after 3am
5/1/2012 6:30 AM 0.45 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain fell off and on throughout the majority of the day yesterday and into the evening. Light drizzle was occuring this morning.
5/2/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/3/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/4/2012 6:30 AM 1.49 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Strong thunderstorms passed thru yesterday evening from 6:10pm till approx 8:15pm. Marble sized hail and strong winds accompanied the storms along with 1.3 inche of rainfall. Additonal rain fell later in the night raising the total to 1.49 inches. Some light rain was falling at the time of the obs.
5/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/7/2012 6:30 AM 0.33 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain fell yesterday late evening from around 9pm to approx midnight.
5/8/2012 6:30 AM 0.39 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Additional rain fell yesterday bringing system total to 0.72 inches of rainfall - from Sunday evening thru yesterday mid-evening.
5/9/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/10/2012 6:30 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few instability thunder showers popped-up yesterday during the afternoon hours. Mostly of the "hit and miss" variey...we got hit. Some light patchy frost was noted in a few areas this morning with outdoor temp at 36.5 deg.
5/11/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 rain and storms were moving in at the time of the obs.
5/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.79 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 rain and thundershowers fell through the majority of the day...heaviest rains fell between 730am and 1pm,
5/14/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/15/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/16/2012 6:30 AM 0.11 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Showers and a few rumbles of thunder passed over late last night after 11pm. Gusty winds also occurred between 10:45pm and 11pm.
5/17/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Outdoor temp was 34.5 deg and some patchy frost was noted on open low lying areas.
5/18/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/22/2012 6:30 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 some light rain fell yesterday late during the late morning and around the lunch hour.
5/23/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/24/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/29/2012 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 another dry cold front passage...no significant rain for approx 2 weeks
5/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/1/2012 8:00 AM 0.83 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 light steady rain fell yesterday beginning around 3pm and continued through the night.
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 additional rain showers and drizzle occurred through June 1st....temps held steady around 50 deg....felt more like early April....
6/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Saturday was windy and an isolated thundershower passed over around 5:30pm.
6/4/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/5/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/6/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/7/2012 6:30 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 An isolated thundershower passed through between 8:45 and 9:45pm.
6/8/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/11/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Hot and dry over the weekend and no significant rainfall for over a week...the lawn is starting to dry out.
6/12/2012 6:30 AM 0.09 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another cold front passage that produced meager rainfall...dry weather now expected for the next 5 to 7 days.
6/13/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/14/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/20/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/21/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another cold front approaching for today to give us a chance of much needed rainfall.
6/22/2012 6:30 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Poor timing of frontal passage - early to mid-afternoon again resulted in storms and beneficial rain firing off to our south and east...just enough rain to settle the dust.
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few storms off to our north yesterday...no rain here
6/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another cold front to pass through this afternoon for another chance of scattered storms...
6/25/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another "dry" cold front passage....seems to be the trend this summer...vegatation is showing signs of stress and the lawn has turned brown.
6/26/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/27/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/28/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 dry weather continues with high temps expected in the 95 to 100 degree ranges. Drought conditions are developing in our area.
6/29/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
6/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rainfall continues to miss us....the lawn is dried out and brown...drought conditions are developing
7/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/2/2012 6:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few sprinkles fell yesterday afternoon....
7/3/2012 6:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Strong storms, heavy rain - one inch plus by-passed us by 25 miles to the north this morning....only a few drops here...so the drought conditions continues in our back-yard!
7/4/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A disappointing day for rain as storms fired north, east, and south of our area...yet we remained high and dry. High heat and drought conditions continue to worsen.
7/5/2012 7:00 AM 1.35 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A strong line of storms blew thru late last night between 3:30 and 4:30 am...with wind gusts over 60 mph. Blew down some trees in the yard and dropped over an inch and a third of much needed rainfall. The storm also knocked out our internet....just got it back up.
7/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Another very hot day with but some drought relief with storms from the previous night.
7/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 record temp reached 101.0 deg yesterday afternoon
7/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/9/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/10/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/11/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Abnormally dry weather continues in spite of the rain we received last week. Most of that rain ran-off due to the intenese rainfall rate and the remainder was lost to the 100+ degree heat that followed. Most lawns are brown and garden vegetables are becoming impacted.
7/12/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/13/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Drought conditions continue to worsen...unwatered lawns are brown and the garden continues to wilt in spite of watering...besides lack of rain...low dewpoints (low 40s) are also contributing to more rapid drying.
7/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A bit of much needed rainfall fell yesterday evening between 9 and 11pm as a weakening area of thunderstorms moved overhead. The meager amount won't do much good with 90 deg weather (poss. near 100 by Tues) is expected..
7/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
7/17/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Drought conditions worsen as high temp yesterday reaches 96 degrees with no rainfsll.
7/18/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Our immediate backyard misses 2 rounds of thunderstorms, again. The first round passed to our north by approx 25 miles around 10pm. The second round of storms with beneficial rains passed north and south of us within 20 miles at the time of the observation. Bone dry here!!
7/19/2012 6:30 AM 0.75 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Much needed soaking rainfall occurred yesterday morning after 7am till around 10:30 am as several clusters of thunderstorms passed overhead...again localized rainfall...with areas just south of Bath (Haslett & E. Lansing) receiving less than 0.1 inches of rain from this event. More rain was incoming this morning after the 6:30 obs.
7/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 more rainfall yesterday in the morning and again during the evening further helping to alleviate the drought conditions.
7/31/2012 6:30 AM 0.38 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A line of thunderstorms passed thru during the early morning hours between 3 and 5am. Gusty winds and a period of moderate rainfall accompanied the storms.
8/1/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/2/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/4/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 As has been the case most of this summer, the good soaking rains fizzled out before arriving yesterday evening followed by a second complex of storms that bypassed us to the north later in the evening. Only a few light rain showers passed thru to settle the dust.
8/6/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/7/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/8/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/9/2012 6:30 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Major storm system to bring widespread rain...precip just getting underway at the time of the obs.
8/10/2012 6:45 AM 1.29 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Soaking rain fell yesterday morning, let-up during the afternoon, then resumed during the overnight hours. Moderate rain was falling at the time of the observation.
8/11/2012 7:00 AM 1.06 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Steady rainfall continues with a two-day storm total of 2.36 inches...light on and off rain was falling at the time of the obs.
8/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Additional light rain fell yesterday and ended at 1pm. A 3-day storm total of 2.57 inches of rain will alleviate the drought conditions that held over the area for most of the summer.
8/13/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/14/2012 6:30 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Low pressure system passed to our south and brought some scattered rainshowers from yesterday afternoon and lasted (off and on) into the overnight. N
8/15/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/16/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/17/2012 6:30 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A weakening storm complex passed over yesterday early afternoon bringing 0.04 inches of rain...a second line of showers passed thru around 9pm in association with strong cold front and depositing another 0.08 inches of rainfall.
8/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 7am temp dropped to a fall like 43.3 deg..
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/20/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/21/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/22/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/23/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/24/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/27/2012 6:30 AM 0.13 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Light rain fell during the overnight hours mainly after 10pm.
8/28/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/29/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/30/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
8/31/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/4/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A line of thunderstorms were approaching from the west at the time of the obs.
9/5/2012 6:30 AM 0.75 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A line of strong thunderstorms passed thru yesterday morning mainly between 8 and 10am.
9/6/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thunderstorms did not materialize yesterday as expected..a few storms fired off to our northeast during the afternoon.
9/7/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.63 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain and thunderstorms began yesterday evening around 745pm and continued past midnight. The heaviest rain fell between 8 and 930pm.
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/10/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 6:50 am temp dropped to a fall-like 40.4 deg.
9/11/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/12/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/13/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/14/2012 6:30 AM 0.53 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Rain fell during the overnight, mainly after 830pm in association with a cold front passage. Skies were clearing at the time of the obs.
9/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/17/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/18/2012 6:30 AM 0.12 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A period of light rain showers passed thru during the overnight hours in association with a strong cold front passage.
9/19/2012 6:30 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A few "lake-effect" rain showers fell yesterday as a more fall like pattern took hold over the area. Chilly start at 6:30 am at 37.2 deg....no frost noted.
9/20/2012 6:30 AM 0.10 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A line of thundershowers passed through around 6:00 am just before the obs and brought a brief period of heavy rain. Amounts were light as the storm moved through quickly.
9/21/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 A period of light rain fell yesterday from late afternoon and into the early part of the night.
9/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Scattered lake-effect rain showers passed thru the area during the late afternoon yesterday and again during the late overnight hours.
9/24/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 6:30am temp was 35.4 deg and was just above the frost threshold....heavy dew in the backyard...but no frost
9/25/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/26/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/27/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/28/2012 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
9/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
11/24/2011 11/27/2011 8:00 AM 4 0.12 M M Most of the 3-day stretch was dry until later Saturday evening when rain advanced in with a slow moving cold front.
2/1/2012 2/03/2012 6:30 AM 3 0.00 0.0 0.00
2/4/2012 2/07/2012 12:00 AM 4 0.00 0.0 0.00 tranquil mild weather continues in this "year without a winter" !
3/25/2012 3/30/2012 7:00 AM 6 0.00 M M
4/7/2012 4/10/2012 6:30 AM 4 0.02 0.0 M
5/25/2012 5/28/2012 7:00 AM 4 0.04 0.0 0.00
6/15/2012 6/19/2012 6:30 AM 5 0.36 M M Most of the rain came with yesterday's storm that moved thru around 11am bring 0.34 inches. 0.02 inches of rain fell Sunday morning - June 17th.
7/21/2012 7/30/2012 6:30 AM 10 1.09 0.0 0.00 Just returned from 10 day vacation...more needed rainfall fell and, based on noaa weather checks, most of the rain fell during the overnight hours of Wed. July 25th and early Thurs July 26th as a line of strong storms dropped south across central lower Mich. Some additional rainfall occurred on Friday July 27th.



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground