Post on 06-Aug-2015
WHAT IS LAKE EFFECT SNOW?
Cold winds move over warm lake water
Picks up water vapor
Freezes and is deposited as snow on the leeward shores.
1/14
/200
7
2/18
/200
7
3/25
/200
7
4/29
/200
7
6/3/
2007
7/8/
2007
8/12
/200
7
9/16
/200
7
10/2
1/20
07
11/2
5/20
07
12/3
0/20
07
2/3/
2008
3/9/
2008
4/13
/200
8
5/18
/200
8
6/22
/200
8
7/27
/200
8
8/31
/200
8
10/5
/200
8
11/9
/200
8
12/1
4/20
08
1/18
/200
9
2/22
/200
9
3/29
/200
9
5/3/
2009
6/7/
2009
7/12
/200
9
8/16
/200
9
9/20
/200
9
10/2
5/20
09
11/2
9/20
09
1/3/
2010
2/7/
2010
3/14
/201
0
4/18
/201
0
5/23
/201
0
6/27
/201
0
8/1/
2010
9/5/
2010
10/1
0/20
10
11/1
4/20
10
12/1
9/20
10
1/23
/201
1
2/27
/201
1
4/3/
2011
5/8/
2011
6/12
/201
1
7/17
/201
1
8/21
/201
1
9/25
/201
1
10/3
0/20
11
12/4
/201
1
1/8/
2012
2/12
/201
2
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
Snow Fall Totals
Lake Superior Lake Michigan Lake Ontario
Dates
Tota
ls (
inch
es)
1/14/2
007
3/4/2
007
4/22/2
007
6/10/2
007
7/29/2
007
9/16/2
007
11/4/2
007
12/23/2
007
2/10/2
008
3/30/2
008
5/18/2
008
7/6/2
008
8/24/2
008
10/12/2
008
11/30/2
008
1/18/2
009
3/8/2
009
4/26/2
009
6/14/2
009
8/2/2
009
9/20/2
009
11/8/2
009
12/27/2
009
2/14/2
010
4/4/2
010
5/23/2
010
7/11/2
010
8/29/2
010
10/17/2
010
12/5/2
010
1/23/2
011
3/13/2
011
5/1/2
011
6/19/2
011
8/7/2
011
9/25/2
011
11/13/2
011
1/1/2
012
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
Lake Superior - Snowfall Total
Date
Sn
ow
fall T
ota
l
1/14/2
007
3/4/2
007
4/22/2
007
6/10/2
007
7/29/2
007
9/16/2
007
11/4/2
007
12/23/2
007
2/10/2
008
3/30/2
008
5/18/2
008
7/6/2
008
8/24/2
008
10/12/2
008
11/30/2
008
1/18/2
009
3/8/2
009
4/26/2
009
6/14/2
009
8/2/2
009
9/20/2
009
11/8/2
009
12/27/2
009
2/14/2
010
4/4/2
010
5/23/2
010
7/11/2
010
8/29/2
010
10/17/2
010
12/5/2
010
1/23/2
011
3/13/2
011
5/1/2
011
6/19/2
011
8/7/2
011
9/25/2
011
11/13/2
011
1/1/2
012
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
Lake Superior - Snowfall Total
Date
Sn
ow
fall T
ota
l
1/29/2
007
3/12/2
007
4/23/2
007
6/4/2
007
7/16/2
007
8/27/2
007
10/8/2
007
11/19/2
007
12/31/2
007
2/11/2
008
3/24/2
008
5/5/2
008
6/16/2
008
7/28/2
008
9/8/2
008
10/20/2
008
12/1/2
008
1/12/2
009
2/23/2
009
4/6/2
009
5/18/2
009
6/29/2
009
8/10/2
009
9/21/2
009
11/2/2
009
12/14/2
009
1/25/2
010
3/8/2
010
4/19/2
010
5/31/2
010
7/12/2
010
8/23/2
010
10/4/2
010
11/15/2
010
12/27/2
010
2/7/2
011
3/21/2
011
5/2/2
011
6/13/2
011
7/25/2
011
9/5/2
011
10/17/2
011
11/28/2
0110.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
14.00
16.00
18.00
Lake Michigan - Snowfall Total
Dates
Sn
ow
fall T
ota
ls
1/29/2
007
3/12/2
007
4/23/2
007
6/4/2
007
7/16/2
007
8/27/2
007
10/8/2
007
11/19/2
007
12/31/2
007
2/11/2
008
3/24/2
008
5/5/2
008
6/16/2
008
7/28/2
008
9/8/2
008
10/20/2
008
12/1/2
008
1/12/2
009
2/23/2
009
4/6/2
009
5/18/2
009
6/29/2
009
8/10/2
009
9/21/2
009
11/2/2
009
12/14/2
009
1/25/2
010
3/8/2
010
4/19/2
010
5/31/2
010
7/12/2
010
8/23/2
010
10/4/2
010
11/15/2
010
12/27/2
010
2/7/2
011
3/21/2
011
5/2/2
011
6/13/2
011
7/25/2
011
9/5/2
011
10/17/2
011
11/28/2
0110.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
14.00
16.00
18.00
Lake Michigan - Snowfall Total
Dates
Sn
ow
fall T
ota
ls
1/25/2
007
3/15/2
007
5/3/2
007
6/21/2
007
8/9/2
007
9/27/2
007
11/15/2
007
1/3/2
008
2/21/2
008
4/10/2
008
5/29/2
008
7/17/2
008
9/4/2
008
10/23/2
008
12/11/2
008
1/29/2
009
3/19/2
009
5/7/2
009
6/25/2
009
8/13/2
009
10/1/2
009
11/19/2
009
1/7/2
010
2/25/2
010
4/15/2
010
6/3/2
010
7/22/2
010
9/9/2
010
10/28/2
010
12/16/2
010
2/3/2
011
3/24/2
011
5/12/2
011
6/30/2
011
8/18/2
011
10/6/2
011
11/24/2
011
1/12/2
012
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
Lake Ontario - Snowfall Totals
Date
Sn
ow
fall T
ota
ls
1/25/2
007
3/15/2
007
5/3/2
007
6/21/2
007
8/9/2
007
9/27/2
007
11/15/2
007
1/3/2
008
2/21/2
008
4/10/2
008
5/29/2
008
7/17/2
008
9/4/2
008
10/23/2
008
12/11/2
008
1/29/2
009
3/19/2
009
5/7/2
009
6/25/2
009
8/13/2
009
10/1/2
009
11/19/2
009
1/7/2
010
2/25/2
010
4/15/2
010
6/3/2
010
7/22/2
010
9/9/2
010
10/28/2
010
12/16/2
010
2/3/2
011
3/24/2
011
5/12/2
011
6/30/2
011
8/18/2
011
10/6/2
011
11/24/2
011
1/12/2
012
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
Lake Ontario - Snowfall Totals
Date
Sn
ow
fall T
ota
ls
1/25/2
007
5/24/2
007
9/20/2
007
1/17/2
008
5/15/2
008
9/11/2
008
1/8/2
009
5/7/2
009
9/3/2
009
12/31/2
009
4/29/2
010
8/26/2
010
12/23/2
010
4/21/2
011
8/18/2
011
12/15/2
011
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
Lake Ontario
Date
Sn
ow
fall T
ota
ls
1/29/2
007
5/28/2
007
9/24/2
007
1/21/2
008
5/19/2
008
9/15/2
008
1/12/2
009
5/11/2
009
9/7/2
009
1/4/2
010
5/3/2
010
8/30/2
010
12/27/2
010
4/25/2
011
8/22/2
011
12/19/2
0110.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
Lake Michigan
Dates
Sn
ow
fall T
ota
ls
1/14/2
007
5/13/2
007
9/9/2
007
1/6/2
008
5/4/2
008
8/31/2
008
12/28/2
008
4/26/2
009
8/23/2
009
12/20/2
009
4/18/2
010
8/15/2
010
12/12/2
010
4/10/2
011
8/7/2
011
12/4/2
011
0.005.00
10.0015.0020.0025.0030.00
Lake Superior
Date
Sn
ow
fall T
ota
l
1/1/
2009
16:
00
1/16
/200
9 7:
00
1/30
/200
9 22
:00
2/14
/200
9 13
:00
3/1/
2009
4:0
0
3/15
/200
9 19
:00
3/30
/200
9 10
:00
4/14
/200
9 1:
00
4/28
/200
9 16
:00
5/13
/200
9 7:
00
5/27
/200
9 22
:00
6/11
/200
9 13
:00
6/26
/200
9 4:
00
7/10
/200
9 19
:00
7/25
/200
9 10
:00
8/9/
2009
1:0
0
8/23
/200
9 16
:00
9/7/
2009
7:0
0
9/21
/200
9 22
:00
10/6
/200
9 13
:00
10/2
1/20
09 4
:00
11/4
/200
9 19
:00
11/1
9/20
09 1
0:00
12/4
/200
9 1:
00
12/1
8/20
09 1
6:00
1/2/
2010
7:0
0
1/16
/201
0 22
:00
1/31
/201
0 13
:00
2/15
/201
0 4:
00
3/1/
2010
19:
00
3/16
/201
0 10
:00
3/31
/201
0 1:
00
4/14
/201
0 16
:00
4/29
/201
0 7:
00
5/13
/201
0 22
:00
5/28
/201
0 13
:00
6/12
/201
0 4:
00
6/26
/201
0 19
:00
7/11
/201
0 10
:00
7/26
/201
0 1:
00
8/9/
2010
16:
00
8/24
/201
0 7:
00
9/7/
2010
22:
00
9/22
/201
0 13
:00
10/7
/201
0 4:
00
10/2
1/20
10 1
9:00
11/5
/201
0 10
:00
11/2
0/20
10 1
:00
12/4
/201
0 16
:00
12/1
9/20
10 7
:00
1/2/
2011
22:
00
1/17
/201
1 13
:00
2/1/
2011
4:0
0
2/15
/201
1 19
:00
3/2/
2011
10:
00
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Water Temperature Composite
Water Temp -Superior Water Temp-Ontario Water Temp-Michigan
1/1/
2009
16:
00
1/16
/200
9 7:
00
1/30
/200
9 22
:00
2/14
/200
9 13
:00
3/1/
2009
4:0
0
3/15
/200
9 19
:00
3/30
/200
9 10
:00
4/14
/200
9 1:
00
4/28
/200
9 16
:00
5/13
/200
9 7:
00
5/27
/200
9 22
:00
6/11
/200
9 13
:00
6/26
/200
9 4:
00
7/10
/200
9 19
:00
7/25
/200
9 10
:00
8/9/
2009
1:0
0
8/23
/200
9 16
:00
9/7/
2009
7:0
0
9/21
/200
9 22
:00
10/6
/200
9 13
:00
10/2
1/20
09 4
:00
11/4
/200
9 19
:00
11/1
9/20
09 1
0:00
12/4
/200
9 1:
00
12/1
8/20
09 1
6:00
1/2/
2010
7:0
0
1/16
/201
0 22
:00
1/31
/201
0 13
:00
2/15
/201
0 4:
00
3/1/
2010
19:
00
3/16
/201
0 10
:00
3/31
/201
0 1:
00
4/14
/201
0 16
:00
4/29
/201
0 7:
00
5/13
/201
0 22
:00
5/28
/201
0 13
:00
6/12
/201
0 4:
00
6/26
/201
0 19
:00
7/11
/201
0 10
:00
7/26
/201
0 1:
00
8/9/
2010
16:
00
8/24
/201
0 7:
00
9/7/
2010
22:
00
9/22
/201
0 13
:00
10/7
/201
0 4:
00
10/2
1/20
10 1
9:00
11/5
/201
0 10
:00
11/2
0/20
10 1
:00
12/4
/201
0 16
:00
12/1
9/20
10 7
:00
1/2/
2011
22:
00
1/17
/201
1 13
:00
2/1/
2011
4:0
0
2/15
/201
1 19
:00
3/2/
2011
10:
00
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Water Temperature Composite
Water Temp -Superior Water Temp-Ontario Water Temp-Michigan
GLOBAL TEMPERATURES
2010 top warmest, tied with 20051.12 F (anomaly) + 57.9 F (average)Dramatic Change in El Nino-EL NinaHeat Waves
DOES SIZE AFFECT SNOWFALL? Lake Superior—186 inches
Largest and DeepestFurther WestHolds More heat and releases more moisture
Lake Ontario — 89 inchesSmallest and ShallowestFurther East