THE 30-YEAR NORMAL HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES FOR NEXT WEEK ARE NEARĨ0/60 DEGREES, AND CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH THAT WARMER-THAN-NORMALĬONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT. GENERALLY BELOW 10 KNOTS TODAY AND SUNDAY. FORTUNATELY WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT, THE JACK PINE FOREST AREAS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED FOR FIRE LOWER TO MID 20S ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES WHERE DRY CONDITIONS IN QUIET WEATHER THIS WEEKEND AS SURFACE HIGH AND UPPER RIDGINGīRINGS DRY WEATHER WITH LOW HUMIDITY. This is one of the driest end of Spring and start of summer in west Michigan history. 0.31” at Lansing, 0.54” at Holland and 0.57” at Muskegon. Since May 9 th there has been just 0.24” of rain fall at Grand Rapids. The record rain fall of 2.01” fell in 19. For today the average H/L is 80/59 the record high of 95 was set in 19 (it should be noted that 1992 was a very cool summer so even in cool summers there can be some hot days) the record low of 40 was set in 1980. There were 0 HDD’s and 1 CDD’s The overnight low here in MBY so far is 50. The official H/L at Grand Rapids yesterday was 76/55 there was 54% of possible sunshine. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) Huntsville, AL, reported a record 11.65 inches for the month, compared to the 0.17 inch rainfall total in June 1988. In Colorado, 15 inches of snow was reported at the summit of Mount Evans and, in Wyoming, 18 inches was reported at Dickensen Park, west of Lander. (The National Weather Summary)ġ989 – The first day of summer heralded snow in the northern and central Rockies. Highs of 103 degrees at Des Moines, IA, 102 degrees at Fort Wayne, IN, 109 degrees at Huron, SD, 108 degrees at Sioux City, IA, and 101 degrees at South Bend IN were records for June. The high of 110 degrees at Sioux Falls, SD, was an all-time record for that location. reported record high temperatures for the date. Sixty-nine cities in the north central U.S. (The Weather Channel)ġ988 – The first full day of summer was a torrid one, with afternoon highs of 100 degrees or above reported from the Northern and Central Plains to the Ohio Valley. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)ġ972 – Phoenix, AZ, was drenched with 1.64 inches of rain late on the 21st and early on the 22nd to easily surpass their previous June rainfall record of 0.95 inches. Ironically, at about the same time, heavy rains in the Mississippi Valley were causing the river to swell to its highest level of record at New Orleans, LA. The heat wave initiated a severe three year drought in the Central Plains Region. Here are some fun weather facts for the 1 st day of summer in weather history.ġ893 – On the first day of summer the temperature at Dodge City, KS, soared to 106 degrees during the midst of a blistering heat wave. After the summer solstice, the hours of daylight start to decrease. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, or the day with the most daylight. The 2023 summer solstice is June 21 at 10:58 a.m. This system is mainly used by meteorologists. The meteorological start of the season is based on annual temperature cycles and the 12-month calendar. The changes of seasons are marked by solstices or equinoxes. Astronomical seasons are based on the Earth’s position in relation to the sun. Meteorological summer, which started June 1, is in full swing.
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