Posted on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 : 8:27 a.m.
Snow in April? How about May? It's happened before in southeast Michigan
By Cindy Heflin
Bummed out about an April snowfall? Hey this is Michigan. We’re used to it right?
Well, that depends on your perspective.
Daffodils slump under the weight of a few inches of snow in Ann Arbor Monday morning.
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com
"From mid-April on, it is somewhat unusual," said Steve Considine, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in White Lake Township.
The last time the Ann Arbor area recorded snow after April 17 was 2005, when about 3 to 4 inches fell on April 24 and 25, Considine said.
But it’s not unheard of for southeast Michigan to get blanketed in snow as late as May.
“Detroit actually had a 6-inch snowfall May 9 in 1923,” Considine said, “and a 5-inch snowfall May 21 in 1883.”
Comments
Yvonne Stevens
Mon, Apr 18, 2011 : 1:58 p.m.
Just some statistics: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan#Climate" rel='nofollow'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan#Climate</a> Snowfall, which normally occurs from November to April, averages 52 inches (132 cm) per season, and the median amount is slightly less, at 45 inches (114 cm). Climate data for Ann Arbor, Michigan (UMich, 1971?2000) Snowfall inches (cm) in Apirl: 2.5 (6.4) And here is another source <a href="http://www.mtu.edu/alumni/favorites/snowfall/snowfall.html" rel='nofollow'>http://www.mtu.edu/alumni/favorites/snowfall/snowfall.html</a> Not for AA, but "Snow is measured near the airport by the Michigan Tech Keweenaw Research Center, in Calumet, MI" (almost the most northern tip of MI), but still..... Out of the 10 years shown here they had snow in 9 years: Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total nches 2009-10 3.00 3.50 86.50 38.50 19.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 150.50 2008-09 0.00 17.00 69.50 84.50 27.00 4.50 14.50 0.00 217.00 2007-08 0.00 21.25 39.75 55.00 32.00 23.75 13.50 0.00 185.25 2006-07 6.00 5.50 26.50 37.75 36.50 20.00 30.50 0.00 162.75 2005-06 0.00 36.00 77.50 30.00 49.50 26.50 0.00 0.00 219.50 2004-05 5.50 7.25 50.63 57.38 25.75 17.75 0.20 0.25 164.71 2003-04 1.00 15.50 47.50 105.50 37.50 21.50 3.50 0.00 232.00 2002-03 5.00 27.50 40.50 68.00 44.00 35.00 8.00 0.00 228.00 2001-02 2.50 13.50 71.00 43.00 54.00 62.00 5.50 2.50 254.00 2000-01 1.50 25.0 107.50 57.10 72.00 38.50 2.00 0.00 303.60
Jim Knight
Mon, Apr 18, 2011 : 1:42 p.m.
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81wolverine
Mon, Apr 18, 2011 : 12:54 p.m.
Of all the years I've lived in Michigan, I don't remember any measurable snowfall in May. Flurries or snow showers, yes. But, anything can happen with the crazy spring weather we're seeing this year.