January
1st- 32F wet and cold.
2nd- 27F cold, a little fresh snow, but dry.
3rd- 26F cold, more snow showers.
4th- 21F Snow, cold, but a tiny bit of sun!
5th- 22nd a cold day to go drink coffee with some cats.
6th- 23F cold.
7th- 22F cold.
8th- 25F cold.
9th- 24F overnight snow and it was c-o-l-d this morning, like 3 degrees. The ice on the road felt like grains of sand.
10th- 25F very snowy afternoon.
11th- 32F a fun day celebrating my favorite!
12th- 32F a bit of new snow and more cold.
13th- 21F snowy and slick.
14th- 14F snowy overnight, but not enough for a snow day
15th- 24F a little snow, a little sun, but oh so cold.
16th- 31F overnight snow, then a snow shower, but a melty afternoon.
17th- 39F warmest day we've had for a while! And the sun, beautiful sun came out!
18th- 28F a fun day to explore Grand Rapids.
19th- 17F a pleasant enough drive home.
20th- 9F so so cold. Some blinding snow. Did I mention that it's cold?
21st- 5F a snow day! But oh so very cold.
22nd- 14F another snow day, and more shovelling.
23rd- 24F a very slippery morning, ended up shoveling twice: once before school and once after I worked a half day. The sun did peek out for a while though.
24th- 20F a fun day to visit the museum with the twins!
25th- 26F a great day to stay cozy and warm.
26th- 27F cold, but brilliantly sunny!
27th- 34F more sun, but still cold.
28th- 38F not as much sun, but melting snow
29th- 37F more sun, at least in the afternoon.
30th- 46F I got gas, did a couple of outside chores, and soaked up the sun.
31st- 36F a pleasant, if cold, morning, but a super wet snow fell at school release! William had to leave a birthday party early, due to illness.
February
1st- 23F cold.
2nd- 35F overnight snow, and not much sun, but warmer than it's been.
3rd- 37F cold, foggy, gray, but above freezing.
4th- 24F cold, again.
5th- 25F bitterly cold.
6th- 33F slippery morning, snow day for EW, a bit of sun in the afternoon.
7th- 28F cold, so cold, but beautiful sunshine melted a bit of the ice.
8th- 27F cold and grey.
9th- 26F cold, not much sun, but no wind.
10th- 29F cold, but the sun melted thin patches of ice.
11th- 25F cold, with some sun, but the storm clouds were moving in!
12th- 25F cold snow Moon morning, snowy afternoon and evening. Enough for everyone to have a snow day tomorrow!
13th- 26F snow day!
14th- 26F cold and overcast with another round of snow moving in.
15th- 28F a bit of overnight snow, but a fun day to visit the Rodeo with the Cornishes!
16th- 26F and more snow to shovel. = (
17th- 14F planned no school day, but lots of snow made for some light shoveling.
18th- 14F a c.o.l.d. morning! But sunny and no new snow.
19th- 17F cold, but only a sprinkling of snow on our Grand Rapids trip.
20th- 24F the forecast called for a clear morning and snowy afternoon, but we got just the opposite,
21st- 31F blue skies and sun! But still cold.
22nd- 27F cold, but I spent the day inside prepping for a murder mystery party!
23rd- 35F cold, but the sun melted the snow a bit.
24th- 48F sunny, and pretty, but a cold wind!
25th- 51F two beautiful days in a row. I feel so spoiled!
26th- 38F wet and cold again.
27th- 40F but cold and overcast.
28th- 52F sunny, pleasant, but windy
March
1st-- 21F cold, again.
2nd- 31F cold, but trending in the right direction!
3rd- 42F the cold is still hanging on tightly.
4th- 48F but rainy and cold
5th- 53F rainy morning, but sunny afternoon.
6th- 33F cold and windy.
7th- 36F a cold but pleasant morning, snowy afternoon!
8th- 37F not warm, but a beautiful sunny day for Emily's party!
9th- 54F warm and sunny enough today to crack the windows for an hour or so to help air out winter vibes!
10th- 64F a pretty day! Happy 18th anniversary to us!
11th- 50F still chilly, but sunny!
12th- 49F sunny, but felt chilly.
13th- 59F sunny again, and warm enough to walk to collect the twins!
14th- 76F sunny again and warm enough to wear a skirt and break in my reworked sandals!
15th- 71F warm, but the wind blew in rain and cold.
16th- 47F back to cold, with a rain/snow mix in the afternoon.
17th- 48F cold but no snow, and brilliant snow!
18th- 67F cold morning, warm afternoon.
19th- 69F one last beautiful 'summer preview' day, then back to cold.
20th- 40F rainy morning, but a watery sun in the afternoon.
21st- 53F a sunny start to spring break!
22nd- 37F cold and mostly cloudy.
23rd- 42F another cold day.
24th- 35F cold with snow and rain.
25th- 42F cold and cloudy.
26th- 45F cold, but sunny!
27th- 52F warm enough to collect sticks.
28th- 69F warm enough to trim the girls' hair!
29th- 71F a fun game day with the Cornishes.
30th- 70F warm, a bit of sun, and quick evening storm.
31st- 39F cold and windy with some frozen rain in the morning.
April
1st- 43F cold, but pretty and sunny.
2nd- 53F thunderstorms and rain all day.
3rd- 55F sunny and way less rain!
4th- 51F sunny morning, but still quite chilly, with an overcast afternoon.
5th- 52F rainy and cold, but a pretty sunset.
6th- 45F deceptively sunny, because it was not very warm. I did plant some flower seeds in milk carton greenhouses today, though!
7th- 42F sun, snow, wind, cold.
8th- 34F cold, again
9th- 45F a cold day to celebrate the twins' 11 laps around the sun!
10th- 40F still cold!
11th- 51F not sunny, but not miserable.
12th- 55F a lovely sunny day for the twins' birthday party.
13th- 58F chilly, but spring is trying.
14th- 62F sunny, but a very cold wind for Emily and William's first track meet.
15th- 45F on and off rain, and another unpleasant dip into the cold.
16th- 51F cold morning, sunny afternoon, but still cold.
17th- 73F chilly day, but sunny.
18th- 76F sunny and beautiful, then rainy, then cloudy and muggy.
19th- 59F cloudy and cold day for the beer fest.
20th- 59F a sunny and pleasant Easter!
21st- 64F pretty, but a strong wind blew the cold back in! =(
22nd- 64F a little chilly, but a nice day for an after dentist adventure!
23rd- 67F warm enough to walk everyone this morning!
24th- 80F no, that's not a typo! Beautiful day today!
25th- 79F another pretty day, still didn't get the expected rain.
26th- 57F cold and overcast.
27th- 67F sunny and pretty!
28th- 75F a pretty day.
29th- 80F sunny, but windy!
30th- 61F quite the chill after yesterday!
May
1st- 71F a very cold morning, a pleasant afternoon, but rain showers off an on; and on during the walk home from the twins' school.
2nd- 62F another cold morning, but a pleasant afternoon, and less rain than yesterday.
3rd- 55F chilly, but sunny. A perfect day for mother daughter tea!
4th- 56F a cold day, with a wet evening.
5th- 66F drizzling in the morning, sunny afternoon!
6th- 58F and it rained all day on this talent show/middle school concert day!
7th- 74F a pretty, mostly warm, day.
8th- 54F sunny, but too cold, especially for an outdoor Dimondale farewell!
9th- 62F practically freezing in the morning, but comfortable in the shade in the afternoon.
10th- 75F a beautiful day for the zoo!
11th- 71F another beautiful day; I felt very celebrated.
12th- 79F a beautiful day.
13th- 69F a rainy day.
14th- 75F overcast, but no rain here. The track meet got some rain though!
15th- 81F overcast start to the day, but sunny finish for Alice's final band concert.
16th- 81F sunny and beautiful for the twins' final field day.
17th- 57F a cold rainy morning, and back to being cold, again!
18th- 62F cold, but sunny.
19th- 56F cold, mostly cloudy.
20th- 51F a cold, overcast day to visit Greenfield village for the first time, but at least the rain held off.
21st- 50F a light rain all day.
22nd- 55F cold and rainy fifth grade party!
23rd- 53F cold, but a lovely day at the zoo.
24th- 60F still cold, but sunny for a trip to impressions 5.
25th- 63F cloudy, but not terribly cold.
26th- 68F a beautiful, sunny, day for two parades and grilling out.
27th- 72F sunny and pretty.
28th- 63F sunny and fairly warm.
29th- 66F overcast and rainy, still chilly.
30th- 72F a warm day, with a sprinkle of rain.
31st- 62F another chilly May day.
June
1st- 67F chilly, but sunny
2nd- 77F AEW still in school, but GJ had a summer play date involving water guns and hot chocolate. lol.
3rd- 86F a beautiful day to visit a couple of state parks before heading to the dentist for Juliet.
4th- 76F warm, but a rainy afternoon and evening.
5th- 72F rainy morning, but a pretty afternoon!
6th- 73F a pretty day to visit impression five, again!
7th- 74F a beautiful day for the magical realm Faire.
8th- 78F a pretty day for William to socialize with his friend!
9th- 75F a pretty day, but stormy evening, cooling things off again
10th- 70F chilly all day.
11th- 84F a chilly morning, but a pretty day!
12th- 75F a warm day all the way through.
13th- 69F a little cold and rainy for a garage sale and downtown car show!
14th- 78F sunny and mild, a much better day for a yard sale.
15th- 78F another sunny day! But picked Texas Roadhouse to celebrate Father's Day! = )
16th- 81F finally starting to feel like summer! A good day for the twins to start summer camp!
17th- 87F warm and sunny
18th- 81F brief showers in the morning, pretty day at camp for the twins, a rainy night for Jacob's sleepover.
19th- 76F rainy morning, pretty afternoon.
20th- 78F overcast, with a few sprinkles, a pleasant day.
21st- 89F a warm enough day to feel sticky.
22nd- 92F a nice warm start to our Jellystone adventure.
23rd- 93F a warm enough day for me to get in the pool!
24th- 89F a lovely morning, but stormy evening.
25th- 77F a cold day after the nighttime storms.
26th- 85F always sad to leave Jellystone, but the rain mostly stayed away for our trip home. Billy not l hit his first deer today, after eight winters in Michigan. My car took minimal damage, at least.
27th- 88F lots of laundry! A sunny and warm day, with a short lived thunderstorm.
28th- 78F warm and sunny. Got all the camping supplies put away!
29th- 86F another sunny day. Had fazolis to support Emily's color guard.
30th- 83F sunny, with a midday storm, and hundreds of lightening bugs at twilight! Emily and William are both staying with friends tonight.
July
1st- 82F a sunny, beautiful day!
2nd- 85F another warm, sunny day!
3rd- 84F warm and beautiful, quick thunderstorm, then a fair evening.
4th- 84F warm and pretty. Finally made the backyard fire for Grace's delayed s'mores!
5th- 90F a lovely day to spend playing D&D with the Cornishes.
6th- 87F pretty day, evening storm brought in cooler temperatures.
7th- 68F much cooler than yesterday, but a fun day visiting four State Parks!
8th- 82F sunny and pleasant. A nice day to get ready for St. Louis.
9th- 88F said a rainy goodbye to my children in Michigan, then reunited with them, Avia, and the Helferbrands in Missouri.
10th- 89F a beautiful day for my dear ones' first trip to six flags!
11th- 95F a hot humid walk to take a group St Louis photo!
12th- 87F rain off and on all the way to Indianapolis.
13th- 83F a pleasant, if slow, trip home from Indianapolis.
14th- 83F a warm, sunny Monday.
15th- 85F another lovely summer day.
16th- 85F a sunny start for our state park adventure with Aunt Janet, but a rainy conclusion.
17th- 70F A chilly, overcast, day for the dentist, farmer's market, and color guard.
18th- 76F a very chilly day for rummage sales.
19th- 79F an overcast day, with a rainy ending.
20th- 76F chilly, and partly sunny.
21st- 78F pleasant and sunny.
22nd- 79F sunny and warm.
23rd- 80F a sunny day for Grace and I to collect our library prizes!
24th- 92F sunny and warm day, stormy evening.
25th- 82F a little overcast, but warm day to take my sewing machine in for maintenance
26th- 80F a muggy day spent at the Cornishes.
27th- 85F a pretty day for Emily's full week of Bandcamp.
28th- 87F a warm sunny day, with midday showers.
29th- 88F sticky and sunny.
30th- 86F a sunny, warm day to leave for Poland.
31st- 71F a pretty enough first day in Poland!
August
1st- 67F a cold day to explore Poznan!
2nd- 75F warm enough to forgo the jeans and leave the sweater.
3rd- 69F a cold rainy morning, never got to shed my corduroys and sweater.
4th- 68F a cold mix of sun and clouds.
5th- 68F a rainy enough day to buy umbrellas!
6th- 71F a cold day turned pretty in Berlin!
7th- 77F a sunny, beautiful day in Berlin, and a smooth return to Poland.
8th- 77F a warm day to travel back to my babies.
9th- 90F a beautiful day for Alice's 16th birthday party!
10th- 86F a pretty Sunday!
11th- 84F a pretty day to bring Bill and Brenda to Max's south seas in Grand rapids.
12th- 83F pleasant morning, stormy evening.
13th- 82F a temperate day to visit William's new school!
14th- 83F another pleasant day for a visit to the big girls' school
15th- 86F a lovely Friday for yard sales.
16th- 90F sunny with severe weather at night.
17th- 80F a nice day for blogging.
18th- 81F a beautiful day for a trip to the zoo and for the twins to visit their new school!
19th- 77F a wet day to go homecoming dress shopping with Emily!
20th- 71F a chilly, overcast, first day of school
21st- 75F a cloudy start, but ultimately sunny day.
22nd- 79F which felt pretty good, but we are in a downward trend. = (
23rd-80F but that awful downward trend.
24th- 72F a chill is in the air for sure!
25th- 67F I'm not ready for it to be this cold.
26th- 69F cold day, with a sunny rainstorm at the end.
27th- 73F cold morning, we got freeze warnings! But the day turned pretty by the end.
28th- 74F much better than yesterday.
29th- 76F a pleasant day.
30th- 71F the absolute most perfect day to go to the zoo!
31st- 75F a pretty end to August!
September
1st- 75F a pretty Labor Day.
2nd- 78F sunny and warm. A perfect day to dive into the latest CB Strike book
3rd- 75F sunny morning, but the rain came through and cooled everything off.
4th- 65F sunny, but felt like fall.
5th- 65F chilly and windy, a cold first football game for Emily!
6th- 60F a sprinkle of rain, but too cold to play our murder mystery outside.
7th- 66F a prettier day than yesterday, but still chilly.
8th- 67F a frigid morning, but it was sunny and warmed up a bit!
9th- 77F another cold start, but pretty, sunny day!
10th- 77F warmer start and a pretty day.
11th- 78F another pleasant day. Found my first fall leaf though. = (
12th- 80F sunny and beautiful for garage sailing!
13th- 85F a beautiful day, with just a few clouds, to visit the country Mill for pictures.
14th- 82F another pretty day, this time we spent some time kayaking on the river.
15th- 82F another beautiful fall day.
16th- 83F feeling spoiled with another beautiful day!
17th- 81F crisp air first thing in the morning, but another clear, sunny day!
18th- 86F sunny and beautiful!
19th- 87F warm sunny day for the homecoming football game.
20th- 80F beautiful day for friends!
21st- 73F a rainy start and end to the day, with a bit of sun in between.
22nd- 77F wet morning, but a partially sunny afternoon.
23rd- 71F chilly day, with a midday thunderstorm, but clear evening for band.
24th- 70F cloudy, super thick morning food, but saw the sun peeping out occasionally.
25th- 74F cloudy morning, but pretty afternoon.
26th- 78F another pretty day!
27th- 84F a nice day to spend time with the Cornishes and make s'mores.
28th- 78F sunny and warm enough for a skirt!
29th- 82F pretty and sunny!
30th- 80F another beautiful day!
October
1st- 72F a beautiful day, but a chilly night!
2nd- 78F another pretty day!
3rd- 85F a beautiful day for four of my dear ones to march in the light show!
4th- 87F another gorgeous day!
5th- 84F sunny and pretty any October is just spoiling us!
6th- 82F cloudier than previous days, but still warm!
7th- 63F rainy and cold. = (
8th- 58F sunny, but oh so cold.
9th- 60F Sunny, so deceptively cold.
10th- 65F sunny, but cold.
11th- 59F mostly sunny, didn't spend much time outside, because Emily and I were at her all girls robotics event!
12th- 68F a beautiful day! After the tournament Emily and I went to Lake Erie and then to Ikea.
13th- 71F another pretty day, but chilly morning.
14th- 68F sunny and fair.
15th- 63F a pretty day to set up for a rummage sale!
16th- 67F a watery sun, never quite warm.
17th- 71F warm and sunny.
18th- 73F rain, but after we finished clearing up the rummage sale!
19th- 57F rainy and chilly.
20th- 60F Sunny, but felt like fall!
21st- 58F chilly, rainy, windy, but a few hours of sun.
22nd- 50F only fifty and cold and rainy.
23rd- 50F clouds and sun mixed and matched all day.
24th- 50F mostly sunny, but a very chilly morning!
25th- 53f a nice day for a bounce house.
26th- 56F a sunny, chilly Sunday, perfect for raking leaves!
27th- 56F cold morning, sunny afternoon.
28th- 57F same as yesterday.
29th- 55F another cold, sunny day.
30th- 53F cloudy and windy and cold.
31st- 52F cold, but not the worst weather for Halloween.
November
1st- 51F cloudy and cold.
2nd- 55F sunny, but chilly.
3rd- 56F not too shabby for a November day in Michigan. Windy afternoon.
4th- 57F a chilly day, but good day for thrift shopping!
5th- 56F cloudy and chilly, but a decent day to rake some leaves.
6th- 52F a little overcast, a little sunny, but a frosty morning.
7th- 55F rainy morning, cold afternoon.
8th- 37F cold in Clare, but at least it wasn't windy.
9th- 32F we had light snow in Clare, but the first sticking snow of the season in Dimondale.
10th- 30F cold, windy day. But had fun thrift shopping with Kristy!
11th- 38F cold, overcast, and windy.
12th- 46F cold, with a little sun and a few clouds.
13th- 50F warm for the season.
14th- 58F a sunny day to walk with Billy after lunch.
15th- 63F warm, but windy.
16th- 43F back to seasonal temperatures. = (
17th- 43F watery sun, but cold.
18th- 37F a wintery mix of precipitation.
19th- 43F cold, but better than yesterday.
20th- 46F a dark and drizzling trip to Ann Arbor for William's tooth extraction.
21st- 48F felt pretty warm without wind.
22nd- 43F a few clouds, but another mild day with more sun than wind.
23rd- 50F sunny and pleasant enough.
24th- 50F a pretty enough day for getting car maintenance done
25th- 48F rainy and gross all day for an Ann Arbor trip.
26th- 34F bitterly cold and windy, with some sticking snow midday.
27th- 32F a cold and snowy thanksgiving.
28th- 32F cold
29th- 33F snow.
30th- 33F the storm cleared out, but dropped probably 6 inches on us overnight.
December
1st- 27F cold, but no new snow.
2nd- 28F cold, and no temperatures above freezing on the 10-day forecast!
3rd- 28F cold, with evening snow, on the night of Billy's work party.
4th- 18F cold, cold, cold, but sunny!
5th- 26F cold, so very child.
6th- 27F overnight snow, and it's still really cold!
7th- 22F cold, but no new snow.
8th- 35F- snowy morning, soggy afternoon
10th- 31F snow day for the kids, work day for Billy, sick day for me.
11th- 26F cold, not much in the way of new snow.
12th- 28F cold, but no new snow.
13th- 19F cold, with a little bit of morning snow, before our trip to the aquarium!
14th- 17F cold, and with the breeze, miserable.
15th- 17F cold again, but some sun.
16th- 35F cold, but some sun, and we did get above freezing!
17th- 40F it was sunny and felt so warm!
18th- 49F rainy and wet all day.
19th- 22F cold, windy, and no snow day!
20th- 39F I didn't spend much time outside, but it was cold.
21st- 27F sunny and no wind made it feel manageable, but still bitterly cold
22nd- 40F went out for William's doctors' appointment, and a few errands.
23rd- 47F a good day to run errands.
24th- 38F a cold Christmas Eve.
25th- 37F a still, mostly cloudy day to take down the Christmas decorations. Merry Christmas!
26th- 36F icy porch, wet day.
27th- 37F cold, but not too bad indoors.
28th- 53F so much rain that we didn't even get to enjoy the warmth.
29th- 26F snowstorm made for a little bit of shoveling, but the wind was brutal.
30th- 22F cold with more wind.
31st- 27F cold and snowy.
