Record Broken? Can someone confirm?

[Jim Cantore]

I was watching the baseball game and I heard mentioned that Detroit today recieved it's earliest snow on record, is this true?

[superstorm93]

I have been hearing this too but will have to check more reports and observations to find out weather or not it acutally is.. If I find out anything else i will post it.

[vbhoutex]

Chicago also had its' earliest snow since the 1870's.

[donsutherland1]

Detroit received its earliest measurable snow on record. From the Detroit National Weather Service Forecast Office:

Snow Squalls Blast Southeast Lower Michigan and Sets Records

...EARLIEST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL AT BOTH DETROIT AND FLINT AND TIES AT SAGINAW....

SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UNUSUALLY COLD CORE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES HAS BROUGHT THE EARLIEST MEASURABLE SNOWFALLS TO BOTH DETROIT AND FLINT.

DETROIT`S EARLIEST MEASURABLE SNOW HAD BEEN OCTOBER 13TH, 1909 WHEN 0.4" OF AN INCH FELL IN A VERY SIMILAR TYPE STORM THAT BROUGHT AN UNUSUALLY EARLY BLAST OF WINTER-LIKE WEATHER. IT ALSO SNOWED ON THE 12TH IN 1909 BUT ONLY A TRACE FELL. OFFICIALLY AT DETROIT METRO AIRPORT TODAY /12TH/, 0.2" OF AN INCH OF SNOW FELL IN QUICK BURSTS OF SNOW. OFFICIALLY HERE AT THE NWS AT WHITE LAKE, 1.6" OF SNOW FELL. AT FLINT, 1.6" INCHES OF SNOW FELL AND THIS WIPED OUT THE OLD OFFICIAL EARLIEST MEASURABLE RECORD OF 3.5" ON OCTOBER 19TH, 1989. SAGINAW EARLIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 12TH, 1909 WITH 0.8" OF AN INCH. SO FAR TODAY, 0.3" OF SNOW HAS FALLEN.
$$
DEEDLER

[superstorm93]

I haven't found anything on Detroit setting a record yet but here are some I could find.

... Record daily maximum snowfall set at Grand Rapids...

A total of 1.4 inches of snow has fallen at Grand Rapids as of 2 PM.
This breaks the record snowfall for the date... which was 0.2 inches
set in 1909. This is also the most snow for so early in the season
and the second earliest measurable snow on record. The earliest
measurable snow on record was 0.1 inches set on October 7 2000. The
record for the earliest inch or greater of snow was broken by a full
week. The old record was on October 19 1989 when 4.5 inches fell.

... Record daily maximum snowfall set at Lansing...

A total of 0.7 inches of snow has fallen at Lansing as of 2 PM. This
breaks the record snowfall for the date... which was 0.5 inches
set in 1909. This is also the most snow for so early in the season
and ties the record for the earliest measurable snow.

... Record daily maximum snowfall tied at Muskegon...

A trace of snow has fallen at Muskegon as of 8 am today. This ties
the record set in 1909 and tied in 1921... 1979... and 1988.

More snow accumulations are possible today... so these records may be
added to before midnight.

[tropicana]

RECORD SNOWFALL FOR THU OCT 12 2006

Muskegon MI TR tied 1988
Pittsburgh PA TR tied 1921
Sioux City IA TR tied 1969
Springfield IL TR snow
Madison WI TR tied 1959
Ft Wayne IN TR tied 1988
Milwaukee WI 0.1 inches tied 1909
Rochester NY 0.1 inches
Rochester MN 0.1 inches
Wausau WI 0.2 inches
Detroit MI 0.2 inches **EARLIEST MEASURABLE SNOW**
Midway Airport IL 0.3 inches
Chicago O'Hare IL 0.3 inches **EARLIEST MEASURABLE SNOW**
South Bend IN 0.3 inches
Fargo ND 0.4 inches
Houghton Lake MI 0.4 inches
Saulte Ste Marie MI 0.4 inches
International Falls MN 0.5 inches
Lansing MI 1.5 inches
Grand Rapids MI 2.0 inches
Duluth MN 2.3 inches
Flint MI 2.3 inches **EARLIEST MEASURABLE SNOW**
Buffalo NY 8.6 inches ***SNOWIEST OCTOBER DAY EVER**

RECORD SNOW FRI OCT 13 2006

Buffalo NY 10.6 inches (and counting)
(THIS IS IN ADDITION TO WHAT FELL ON OCT 12)
**SNOWIEST OCTOBER DAY EVER, replacing the record set on Oct 12, 2006***
**HISTORIC SNOW EVENT IN BUFFALO HISTORY**

-justin-

[superstorm93]

From a report that i just seen Buffalo,NY got a total of 22.5"

[tropicana]

From a report that i just seen Buffalo,NY got a total of 22.5"

22.6inches is the final total, 15 inches remains on the ground tonight.

[superstorm93]

Thanks for the report.. But from the understanding i had it was 22.5inch's.

[bob rulz]

It was 22.6 inches:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/displayprod.php ... ersions=10

000
NOUS41 KBUF 131839 CCA
PNSBUF
NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-140600-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
245 PM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS
SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT


NEW YORK

...ERIE COUNTY...
DEPEW 24.0 1100 AM 10/13
BUFFALO AIRPORT 22.6 1100 AM 10/13
AMHERST 20.0 1100 AM 10/13
ALDEN 19.0 1100 AM 10/13
CLARENCE 18.0 1100 AM 10/13
SOUTH BUFFALO 9.0 1100 AM 10/13
EAST AURORA 4.5 1100 AM 10/13

...GENESEE COUNTY...
DARIEN CENTER 16.0 1100 AM 10/13
ELBA 5.0 1040 PM 10/12

...NIAGARA COUNTY...
N.TONAWANDA 12.0 1100 AM 10/13
SOUTH LOCKPORT 8.0 1100 AM 10/13
NORTH LOCKPORT 5.0 1100 AM 10/13

...ORLEANS COUNTY...
ALBION 6.0 1200 AM 10/13

$$

[southerngale]

Must be global warming...

[superstorm93]

yea must be

[Cyclenall]

Must be global warming...

It's true. Global warming could cause more extreme weather events for earth. This may include snowstorms.