How cool is that? Record from 1901 falls

How cool is that? Record from 1901 falls

http://www.ludingtondailynews.com
August 31, 2009

It’s been more than a century since it was this cold on this date in Ludington.

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Cold summer disappoints tourists, delays crops

Cool summer disappoints tourists, delays crops

http://www.reformer.com
July 25, 2009

…Temperatures have been well below normal. Sunshine often has been in short supply and rain has fallen at inopportune times. It’s resulted in crops ripening slowly and some tourist havens — already dealing with a sour economy — taking an extra hit…

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Cold spring worries northern Michigan strawberry growers

Cold spring worries northern Michigan strawberry growers

http://www.mlive.com
June 08, 2009

LELAND, Mich. — June or not, it’s been getting pretty cold lately in northern Michigan, and that has some fruit-growers worrying about the effects of frost.

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Metro Detroit slogs through near-record April snow

Metro Detroit slogs through near-record April snow

http://www.freep.com
April 7, 2009

…Monday’s official snowfall of 6.7 inches was the region’s second-heaviest in April history, according to the National Weather Service in White Lake Township. The area’s deepest April snow was 24.1 inches in 1886 — also set on April 6. It stands as the all-time record for a one-day snowfall in Detroit’s recorded weather history…

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Arctic front freezes US, Canada in record cold snap

Arctic front freezes US, Canada in record cold snap

http://www.google.com
Jan 16, 2009

WASHINGTON — A record cold snap gripped the American Midwest Friday as temperatures plummeted to lows of minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 34 degrees Celsius) and officials scrambled to protect the homeless and vulnerable.

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