October 6 - interesting day
October 6th, 2008 by Bill Steffen under Bill's Blog
Last year on this date it was 87° in Grand Rapids and I was swimming in Lake Michigan! We had 100% sunshine and an average wind speed of only 5.5 mph. How’s that for a day in October. We were in the midst of 4 consecutive days with highs in the mid-upper 80s. Those four days averaged 23° warmer than average! Record high temperatures and record highest minimum temperatures were set on the 6th (87°/68°), 7th (87°/66°) and the 8th (88°/67°). On October 6, 2003 - we were 28° with a hard freeze…and on October 6, 2001 - we had snow flurries in West Michigan! Check out the quarter moon tonight, with Jupiter just a little above and to the left of the moon.
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October 6th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I’m surprised that it isn’t warmer. After all, it is an election year and there’s an abundance of “hot air”.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
We hit 90F at my house last year, boy how I miss those days….
Oct. 12, 2006 we had a small snowstorm, it was worse the further east you went. Followed by Lake Effect.
Here’s one of the pix I took of tonight’s sunset.
http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/c/charlesimages/2221.jpg
October 6th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
That’s gorgeous, Chuck! You sure do have the eye for your art form.
I was on the north side of that warm front a year ago up in the Keewanaw. It was wet and in the 50’s, while the rest of the UP was sweltering in the 80’s. I was glad I missed out on that late season heat wave! I’m finally ready for Fall to kick in and the siting of the first snow flakes!!!
October 6th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Here is a map showing ‘normal’ snowfall for lower Michigan. It is easy to see the effects of the big lakes on the snow amounts. What has me alittle puzzled is the 20″ increase over in my neck of the woods of eastern Livingston and nw Oakland Counties. Is that because of the higher elevations in that particular area or what? Bill, what’s your take?
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/grr/LowerMichiganSnowfallMap.PNG
October 6th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
its too bad we can not see Bolide tonight that would be some thing to see..also its too bad we can not have the nice warm weather we had last year…I am not ready for fall and less ready for winter…..talking about winter accuweather’s Henry Margusity has his winter guess out and he thinks we are going to have a cold and snowy winter..lets hope he is wrong LOL SlimJim
October 6th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Thanks Craig =)
I just uploaded another shot.
http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/c/charlesimages/2222.jpg?r=1223340593
October 6th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Splendid, Charles!!! Just looking at those pictures reduces stress. Keep em coming, as there are alot of stressed out people right now!
Thanks for sharing.
October 6th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
hey bill when will you winter forcast be out and do you think we going to have alot of snow?
October 7th, 2008 at 4:11 am
I agree, those are awesome Charles!
October 7th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Jim, we have some nice warm weather on the way!! Hang in there buddy!
I still have a pile of wood in the driveway to split, I would rather do that on a cool day…split wood the last two weekends! Im taking a break this weekend…..thinking were gonna take a ride up to mackinaw area…
October 7th, 2008 at 7:38 am
BTW, nice pic’s Charles!!!
October 7th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Craig, Carol, Bob, thanks!!
Craig they really are stress relieving. It’s nice to be able to take pix of something as peaceful as that. I really do enjoy being able to do so.
October 8th, 2008 at 8:38 am
I remember this day as well. I was at Lake Michigan also - in Escanaba! It was warm - I basked in the sun on the beach with NO tourists but me!
Black flies were still biting…