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Farmers Almanac predictions - how is everyone doing?
Original Message   Jan 6, 2014 6:20 pm
How is everyone doing snow wise this winter? Seems to be pretty quiet in the group so I assume you are all dealing with a lot of snow and cold. Seems like all the storms have slid below most of eastern Canada & hit the midwest & northeast pretty heavily. We got lots of snow in Nov. & Dec. but only bitter cold since before xmas. Temp actually went above freezing today & we had a lot of rain. Had to go out & make sure everything necessary was shoveled out before it turns to concrete when it freezes up again tonite!

Cheers & keep warm
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Re: Farmers Almanac predictions - how is everyone doing?
Reply #5   Jan 12, 2014 9:04 am
I live in Grand Haven Mi. it's about 2 1/2 hours north of Chicago.
It sits right on the Lake.
We've had about around 67" of snow so far.
Our first snow was on 11/28 about 6"
Last week we had wind chill temps. as low as -38
Wind blew at 30mph for days.
We're getting a little warm up now.
Had a 1/2" of rain Friday.
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Re: Farmers Almanac predictions - how is everyone doing?
Reply #6   Jan 20, 2014 12:09 pm
Up in Northern Michigan, 50 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge. Around 40" on the ground today, most of it coming steady since mid-Dec.. No thaws to speak of, the sun hasn't put a dent in my ice dams or driveway ice. Worst I've seen in 10 years. And it ain't letting up.

No big storms so far - a couple of 10" dumps, but mostly 1-2 inches a day - EVERY day. Pretty typical for these parts. The big story is the bone-chilling cold. Temp bottomed out below -20F several times so far, with unbelievable wind chills. What falls to the ground stays on the ground. Generator and snowblower have been getting a workout, and the cost for gasoline is ridiculous. Batteries on two vehicles bit the dust, one comepletly froze and cracked the case. Temp climbed to +22F a couple days back, seemed like Miami beach.

Gonna be a long one...
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Re: Farmers Almanac predictions - how is everyone doing?
Reply #7   Jan 31, 2014 9:22 am
3rd Michigander here, next to Sleeping Bear Dunes. As of Jan 30th, we hit 190"...still more to come. Yesterday, before I got done with my driveway, there was another 4" back at the garage.
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Re: Farmers Almanac predictions - how is everyone doing?
Reply #8   Jan 31, 2014 2:38 pm
Wow, 109 inches, you guys must be driving thru canyons of snow where it drifts! I guess Michigan gets a lot of lake effect snow like Buffalo. In the Montreal area we had 1/3 of the average snow for the month and the average has been dropping for years. But, at least the cold has moderated, we should be in the mid 20's for a few days. Should be interesting to see how the Superbowl plays out in the cold in N.J. this year. GO BRONCOS!

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