December has been snowy enough to more than make up for the super-warm November. In the first 21 days this month the Soo received 38.2 inches (vs. the "normal" 15.9 inches for the first three weeks of December).
That brings the season total to 45.1 inches ("normal" is 39.0 inches).
BTW, November's snowfall total was only 6.9 inches. "Normal" is 15.1.
that site is sure to have different information next year. http://www.factcheck.org/2016/12/facts-trumps-epa-nominee/
November's snowfall total was only 6.9 inches. "Normal" is 15.1.
this month the Soo received 38.2 inches (vs. the "normal" 15.9 inches for the first three weeks of December).
That brings the season total to 45.1 inches ("normal" is 39.0 inches).
"Will January be able to put it all back on an even keel or will it keep being topsy turvy.... only time will tell!!" 
Any report on how frozen, or not frozen, the lakes are this year?
The picture of the kitten on the ice is from an amusing gif, but they don't work when I post them as such.
Based on that middle cartoon, with Al's penchant for feeding golf balls to water traps you'd think he'd like the northern climes. He might lower his lost golf ball costs enough to offset his heating bill.
We've got another shot at losing electrons tonight. Freezing rain with a couple tenths of an inch of ice accumulation is likely during the overnight hours, accompanied by winds of 25-30 mph. That's often a bad combination . . .
Tomorrow may make it up into the 40s (F), though that would be after any ice damage that might occur.
Just in case anyone has it backwards, here's what we don't want with the freezing rain and wind. 
Damn!
Sad 
That warm front that brought the freezing rain last night is fully in place and it's a toasty 41°F right now. Everything's pretty slushy on the surface. Once winter is here I like it when the high temps are in the mid-20s so it's not slippery and slushy.
25°-30° is nice. That's warm enough so I don't need a paper mask (I have potential nosebleed problems below 20°) and I'm comfortable running errands in a light hoodie as long as it's not fairly windy. Oh, and it's best if it's cloudy too when the temperature is in the upper 20s, or there can be spot warming by the sun that makes some places wet and slippery.
There's been another windfest today, though it's calming slightly now. Wind gusts topped 60 mph on the Lake Michigan shores south of the Straits. Up here the Soo recorded gusts of 45 and 46 at 3 different stations. However, the lighthouse only a little less than half a kilometer from me recorded a top gust of only 28 knots (~32 mph), which is a little surprising as it is much more open to wind (which is from the west this evening) than is most of the Soo.
Here are a few New Year's Day data for the Soo, courtesy of the Gaylord NWS.
Average high T (1981-2010): 24°F
Average low T (1981-2010): 10°F
Record high T: 43°F (2011)
Record low T: (-23)°F (1999)
% of years with measurable snow on the ground: 69%
Most new snow on January 1st: 8.7" (1999)
Happy upcoming New Year! And let some other moron drive.
Snow in the NW and Sault Ste Marie tomorrow.
Happy New Year!
it most certainly will be. 80º+ and sunny tomorrow.
and i have a tee time.
wow. ironscab, you're just one overall happy dude, eh?
me, no, I just wish them to die, nothing wrong with it, I'm a peaceful creature ya know, just wishes
*zap*
Yeah, the stuff I was posting that I was impressed with was a specific air mass/system-- weather, not climate.
And it looks like there's another big swing from the norm coming up, this time in the arctic. By the end of the week temps may be back to more than 25 degrees F above normal. The last couple weeks had been cooler, after November averaged 23 degrees above normal at the pole for the full month.
NOAA said 2 days ago that 2016 is still on pace to end up as the hottest year on record, breaking 2015's record. And 2015 broke the record set in 2014.