...JANUARY 1999 WAS ONE OF THE SNOWIEST JANUARYS ON RECORD IN
SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN...
JANUARY 1999 WAS ONE OF THE SNOWIEST JANUARYS AND SNOWIEST MONTHS ON
RECORD IN SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE DETROIT AREA HAD ITS 2ND
SNOWIEST JANUARY ON RECORD AND THE 9TH SNOWIEST MONTH SINCE 1880.
THE SAGINAW AREA HAD ITS 3RD SNOWIEST JANUARY AND 4TH SNOWIEST MONTH
THIS CENTURY. FINALLY...FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT HAD ITS 5TH SNOWIEST
JANUARY AND 5TH SNOWIEST MONTH SINCE 1942. THE REASON WHY WE SAW SO
MUCH SNOW WAS DUE TO A RATHER ACTIVE STORM TRACK (WHICH IS QUITE
COMMON DURING LA NINAS) AND MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WHICH
PERSISTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID JANUARY.
A THIRD OF THIS SNOW OCCURRED ON JANUARY 2ND AND 3RD WHEN A STRONG
WINTER STORM MOVED THROUGH MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND WESTERN GREAT
LAKES. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW BEGAN IN SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN LATE
DURING THE MORNING OF JANUARY 2ND AND CONTINUED INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS OF JANUARY 3RD. THOUGH RECORD-BREAKING SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS DID NOT OCCUR...THE 11.3" THAT DETROIT METRO AIRPORT
RECEIVED WAS THE MOST SNOW IN ONE STORM SINCE 11.1" FELL ON JANUARY
13-14, 1992. THIS WAS THE 15TH LARGEST SNOW STORM TO HIT THE DETROIT
AREA SINCE 1880. THE 8.5" WHICH FELL AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT WAS
THE MOST FOR THE FLINT AREA SINCE MARCH 19-20, 1986 WHEN 8.4" FELL.
IT WAS ALSO THEIR 16TH LARGEST SNOW STORM SINCE 1948. AT TRI-CITIES
AIRPORT IN FREELAND...13.2" WAS REPORTED DURING THE STORM. THIS WAS
THE MOST SNOW FROM A WINTER STORM SINCE JANUARY 13, 1979. ELSEWHERE
IN SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN...BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES OF SNOW FELL
OVER MANY AREAS SOUTH OF M 59 AND FROM 5 TO 13 INCHES WAS REPORTED
FROM M 59 NORTH INTO THE SAGINAW VALLEY AND THUMB AREA. THE HIGHEST
TOTAL REPORTED WAS IN ANN ARBOR WHERE 15.9" FELL. THE LEAST REPORTED
WAS IN CORUNNA IN SHIAWASSEE COUNTY WHERE 5.5" WAS OBSERVED. DURING
THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH...WE SAW SEVERAL ROUNDS OF 1 TO 4 INCH
SNOWFALLS.
FURTHER DETAILS ON THE JANUARY 1999 SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE FOUND IN
THE FOLLOWING 3 SECTIONS...
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...THE DETROIT AREA HAS ITS 2ND SNOWIEST JANUARY ON RECORD...
...THE DETROIT AREA HAS ITS 9TH SNOWIEST MONTH ON RECORD...
DURING JANUARY 1999...27.3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT DETROIT METRO
AIRPORT. NORMALLY...10.0 INCHES OF SNOW FALLS DURING JANUARY. THIS
WAS THE 2ND SNOWIEST JANUARY EVER IN THE DETROIT AREA (RECORDS GO
BACK TO JANUARY 1880). THE SNOWIEST JANUARY EVER OCCURRED BACK IN
1978 WHEN 29.6 INCHES FELL.
ALSO...JANUARY 1999 WAS THE 9TH SNOWIEST MONTH ON RECORD. THE
SNOWIEST MONTH EVER IN THE DETROIT AREA OCCURRED BACK IN FEBRUARY
1908. DURING THAT MONTH...38.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL. THIS IS
REMARKABLE CONSIDERING THE DETROIT AREA NORMALLY SEES 41.7 INCHES
DURING A SNOWFALL SEASON (OCTOBER THROUGH MAY).
JANUARY 1999 WAS THE SNOWIEST MONTH SINCE JANUARY 1978.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES THE TOP 10 SNOWIEST JANUARYS AND MONTHS FOR
THE DETROIT AREA SINCE 1880...
TOP 10 SNOWIEST JANUARYS AND MONTHS
FOR XE DETROIT AREA SINCE 1880
SNOWIEST SNOWIEST
RANK JANUARY MONTH
---- -------- --------
1 1978-29.6" FEB 1908-38.4"
2 1999-27.4" DEC 1974-34.9"
3 1987-24.0" MAR 1900-30.2"
4 1893-23.1" JAN 1978-29.6"
5 1910-22.2" FEB 1881-28.5"
6 1929-22.1" FEB 1926-28.0"
7 1914-21.8" FEB 1900-28.0"
8 1881-21.8" DEC 1929-27.4"
9 1895-21.5" JAN 1999-27.3"
10 1939-21.1" APR 1886-25.7"
THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES THE JANUARY SNOWFALL FOR EACH DAY AT
DETROIT METRO AIRPORT...
DETROIT METRO AIRPORT DAILY JANUARY 1999 SNOWFALL
DATE SNOWFALL AMOUNT DATE SNOWFALL AMOUNT
---- --------------- ---- ---------------
1 TRACE 17 NONE
2 10.6" 18 0.1"
3 0.7" 19 NONE
4 TRACE 20 NONE
5 NONE 21 NONE
6 2.1" 22 NONE
7 TRACE 23 NONE
8 2.3" 24 0.5"
9 TRACE 25 3.5"
10 0.5" 26 NONE
11 3.3" 27 NONE
12 1.5" 28 NONE
13 2.0" 29 NONE
14 0.2" 30 NONE
15 TRACE 31 NONE
16 TRACE
....TOTAL JANUARY 1999 SNOWFALL IN DETROIT AREA 27.3"...
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...THE FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT HAS ITS 5TH SNOWIEST JANUARY ON
RECORD...
...THE FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT HAS ITS 5TH SNOWIEST MONTH ON RECORD...
DURING JANUARY 1999...24.9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT FLINT BISHOP
AIRPORT. NORMALLY...12.3 INCHES OF SNOW FALLS DURING JANUARY. THIS
WAS THE 5TH SNOWIEST JANUARY EVER AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT
(RECORDS GO BACK TO JANUARY 1942). THE SNOWIEST JANUARY EVER
OCCURRED BACK IN 1976 WHEN 28.5 INCHES FELL.
ALSO...JANUARY 1999 WAS THE 5TH SNOWIEST MONTH ON RECORD AT FLINT
BISHOP AIRPORT. THE SNOWIEST MONTH EVER AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT
OCCURRED BACK IN JANUARY 1976. DURING THAT MONTH...28.5 INCHES OF
SNOW FELL.
JANUARY 1999 WAS THE SNOWIEST MONTH SINCE JANUARY 1979.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES THE TOP 5 SNOWIEST JANUARYS AND MONTHS FOR
FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT SINCE 1942...
TOP 5 SNOWIEST JANUARYS AND MONTHS
FOR FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT SINCE 1942
SNOWIEST SNOWIEST
RANK JANUARY MONTH
---- -------- --------
1 1976-28.5" JAN 1976-28.5"
2 1967-27.6" JAN 1967-27.6"
3 1979-26.1" JAN 1979-26.1"
4 1959-26.0" JAN 1959-26.0"
5 1999-24.9" JAN 1999-24.9"
THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES THE JANUARY SNOWFALL FOR EACH DAY AT FLINT
BISHOP AIRPORT...
FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT DAILY JANUARY 1999 SNOWFALL
DATE SNOWFALL AMOUNT DATE SNOWFALL AMOUNT
---- --------------- ---- ---------------
1 TRACE 17 NONE
2 7.5" 18 1.0"
3 1.0" 19 0.1"
4 TRACE 20 NONE
5 TRACE 21 NONE
6 0.9" 22 NONE
7 NONE 23 NONE
8 1.3" 24 0.5"
9 0.1" 25 2.9"
10 0.6" 26 NONE
11 1.0" 27 NONE
12 4.4" 28 TRACE
13 2.6" 29 NONE
14 0.1" 30 NONE
15 0.1" 31 NONE
16 0.8"
....TOTAL JANUARY 1999 SNOWFALL AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT 24.9"...
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...THE SAGINAW AREA HAS ITS 3RD SNOWIEST JANUARY ON RECORD...
...THE SAGINAW AREA HAS ITS 4TH SNOWIEST MONTH ON RECORD...
DURING JANUARY 1999...29.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT TRI-CITIES AIRPORT
IN FREELAND. NORMALLY...10.3 INCHES OF SNOW FALLS DURING JANUARY.
THIS WAS THE 3RD SNOWIEST JANUARY EVER IN THE SAGINAW AREA (RECORDS
GO BACK TO JANUARY 1900). THE SNOWIEST JANUARY EVER OCCURRED BACK IN
1967 WHEN 30.9 INCHES FELL.
ALSO...JANUARY 1999 WAS THE 4TH SNOWIEST MONTH ON RECORD IN THE
SAGINAW AREA. THE SNOWIEST MONTH EVER IN THE SAGINAW AREA OCCURRED
BACK IN DECEMBER 1989. DURING THAT MONTH...36.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
JANUARY 1999 WAS THE SNOWIEST MONTH SINCE DECEMBER 1989.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES THE TOP 5 SNOWIEST JANUARYS AND MONTHS FOR
THE SAGINAW AREA SINCE 1900...
TOP 5 SNOWIEST JANUARYS AND MONTHS
FOR THE SAGINAW AREA SINCE 1900
SNOWIEST SNOWIEST
RANK JANUARY MONTH
---- -------- --------
1 1967-28.5" DEC 1989-36.7"
2 1978-30.3" JAN 1967-30.9"
3 1999-29.0" JAN 1978-30.3"
4 1979-26.1" JAN 1999-29.0"
5 1997-26.0" MAR 1971-27.5"
THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES THE JANUARY SNOWFALL FOR EACH DAY AT
TRI-CITIES AIRPORT...
TRI-CITIES AIRPORT DAILY JANUARY 1999 SNOWFALL
DATE SNOWFALL AMOUNT DATE SNOWFALL AMOUNT
---- --------------- ---- ---------------
1 NONE 17 NONE
2 6.3" 18 0.3"
3 6.9" 19 TRACE
4 0.1" 20 0.1"
5 TRACE 21 NONE
6 1.2" 22 NONE
7 TRACE 23 NONE
8 2.2" 24 0.6"
9 TRACE 25 1.8"
10 0.6" 26 NONE
11 1.2" 27 NONE
12 4.4" 28 0.1"
13 2.7" 29 NONE
14 TRACE 30 NONE
15 0.2" 31 NONE
16 0.3"
....TOTAL JANUARY 1999 SNOWFALL AT TRI-CITIES AIRPORT 29.0"...
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