In case you hadn't noticed, it's been an extraordinary week of weather. Here is a collection of milestones and headlines from around Michigan and the Midwest.
• Forecasters in Grand Rapids are suggesting the temperature could reach as high as 88 degrees on Thursday. The National Weather Service office there is keeping a running tally of falling records for Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Lansing.
• Traverse City saw a fifth consecutive day of record-breaking heat and likely will see temperatures in the mid-80s again today before an anticipated cooldown on Thursday, according to the Record-Eagle.
• Marquette broke its March 20 high-temperature record Tuesday by a whopping 22 degrees, and tied its all-time heat record for March, which was set Sunday, according to the NWS. The Upper Peninsula still has trace snow in some places, and the NWS provides an animated satellite image showing how fast most of it has disappeared.
• Because of the heat, low humidity and gusting wind, there is an elevated risk of fires in the Northern Lower Peninsula, according to the NWS office in Gaylord.
• The unseasonable warmth is giving morel mushroom enthusiasts a jump on their hunting season, the Associated Press reports.
• Chicago recorded its warmest-ever Election Day, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Poster Comment:
Haven't found any morels yet as we could use some rain but the snow peas I put in the ground Sunday are just now popping through the ground. Unbelievable year. I have to cut the f'n front yard tomorrow! Haven't even serviced the lawn tractor yet...
