Posted on Sat, Sep 17, 2011 : 4:13 p.m.
Michigan winter likely to be colder than normal
By Paula Gardner
Colder weather than normal will affect the Great Lakes states - including Michigan - this winter, according to a report on Bloomberg.com.
Temperatures, in turn, could be lower than 30-year averages - thus spiking demand for utilities like natural gas and electricity as Americans heat their homes.
According to Ann Arbor-area weather data, January is the coldest month here, with an average high of 30 and low of 17.
The lowest temperature recorded in Ann Arbor is -22, which happened in 1994.
Comments
treetowncartel
Mon, Sep 19, 2011 : 4:33 p.m.
Some like it hot, I am one of those someones.
Trepang674
Mon, Sep 19, 2011 : 1:40 p.m.
Another tough winter, but we'll have to make sure we get out and enjoy it. Importantly, if you have a sidewalk...you have an obligation to keep it shoveled ...That goes for you apartment owners. I can't believe the city lets you get away with 2 ft snow banks at crosswalks that people have to climb over all winter long. Shovel before it turns to ice - and again after the snow plows have cleaned the streets.
snapshot
Mon, Sep 19, 2011 : 5:28 a.m.
The "good 'ole days" are coming back! 12 foot snowbanks, ice storms, walking 15 or 20 blocks to school, more stringent testing, living within your means, my goodness, how will we survive?
E. Daniel Ayres
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 : 3:26 p.m.
I'm not freaking out over this prediction... We do what we can to keep the energy costs of our 73 year old house under control without investing in long-term ROI items which will only have a payback long after we are dead and gone. Unfortunately, as we age, it is getting harder and harder to withstand extreme cold or heat so anthropogenic climate changes are a serious concern to us all. Insulation will help you save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and should be a priority for all.
Polyjuce123
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 : 2:44 p.m.
Oh beans...when will someone challenge DTE for cheaper energy?
outdoor6709
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 : 12:34 p.m.
The question is who do you want to blieve? The politicians who are pushing a green agenda or climate specialists like Dr. Roy Spencer? <a href="http://www.drroyspencer.com/" rel='nofollow'>http://www.drroyspencer.com/</a> The scientists that get millions in grant money and need to keep the gravey train coming and are willing to falsify data to support their point? "In the emails, which date to 1996, researchers in the U.S. and the U.K. repeatedly take issue with climate research at odds with their own findings. In some cases, they discuss ways to rebut what they call "disinformation" using new articles in scientific journals or popular Web sites." <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125883405294859215.html" rel='nofollow'>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125883405294859215.html</a> No one wants the believe they are "destroying" the world. Politicians ar using this as a wedge issue.
Epengar
Mon, Sep 19, 2011 : 6:02 a.m.
The question is who do you want to believe? The *97%* of climate specialists who agree that human activity is causing warming? The scientists who were totally cleared of falsification after a politically motivated witchhunt? Even Spencer agrees that the climate is warming.
10dz
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 : 12:01 p.m.
My sources tell me it will be warm and sunny all through the winter months and then rain and snow in May and June.
McGiver
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 : 11:31 a.m.
There is not one single climate or weather issue the man-made global warming kooks don't own.
Gill
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 : 3:34 a.m.
It's called global climate change people. You can have the northern areas go into a deep freeze, have the equatorial zones get overly fried, and still end up with an overall increase in global temperature. Change in temperature = change in weather patterns. Expect Europe to get colder due to disrupted weather patterns in the Atlantic.
Urban Sombrero
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 : 3:18 a.m.
I hope this winter doesn't turn out to be like the one we had a few years back (Maybe 3-4 years? I'm old, I don't remember things.) Anyway, it was the year it got down to almost -20. And, the schools actually closed because it was too cold for kids to walk. That was an awful winter. I really don't want a repeat of that. (Not like I have a choice in the matter, or anything.)
A2Woman
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 : 3:23 a.m.
I'm with you on that! Not only hating the cold, but not remembering things, too! :)
nicole
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 : 2:38 a.m.
I think this may be true. Every year, we record the date when we see our hummingbirds for the last time in the fall. This year it was a week earlier than last year, the last day being September 12. To me, this means they know, it's going to be a cold one in Michigan and they left early to be sure they made it to the warm southern climates. And also I'd like to say, where's Al Gore when we need him? I thought we were on a global warming trend?
Epengar
Mon, Sep 19, 2011 : 5:47 a.m.
Hummingbirds are still being seen around town, I saw a female in Hannah Park Friday afternoon. We are on a warming trend, which means the *average* is increasing. Every year there is variation around the average.
Urban Sombrero
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 : 2:49 a.m.
Your hummingbirds are gone? Huh. Weird. Mine are still around---just saw a couple today on my feeder. Maybe the ones by me are lazy or something...
SimonDarcourt
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 : 12:38 a.m.
From the full report (as linked in the article) '"It's not too much outside the normal winter outlook," said Eric Bickel, a commodity analyst at Summit Energy Services Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky. He said his company relies on the CPC and other government forecasts. ' So, yeah - it'll be cold. And it will probably snow.
Tom Joad
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 : 12:34 a.m.
Bloomberg? now that's a reliable source...LOL. What's the Farmers Almanac have to say?
jrigglem
Sat, Sep 17, 2011 : 11:45 p.m.
So I really should just expect normal temperatures then?
free
Sat, Sep 17, 2011 : 9:25 p.m.
STILL waiting for snowmageddon.......
tom swift jr.
Sat, Sep 17, 2011 : 9 p.m.
I'm going to rush out and prepare for this, because , in my experience, weather reporting and long term forecasts are ALWAYS correct... . . . . . oh, wait...
hut hut
Sat, Sep 17, 2011 : 8:46 p.m.
And the nights will be dark and long until spring.