Local Forecast Discussion
Greetings!
AOSS students will be taking exams during the coming week and then will be on winter break until the first week in January. Forecast discussions will be resume once the new academic term begins.
Happy Holidays from the AOSS Forecasters!
Current Conditions
At the Ann Arbor Airport
| Temperature: | 52°F (11°C) |
| Dew Point: | 44°F (7°C) |
| Relative Humidity: | 74 % |
| Mean Sea Level Pressure: | 1014 mb |
| Wind Direction: | 350° |
| Wind Speed: | 8 mph (4 m/s) |
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| Observation taken at 120516/1100 (UTC) | |
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Climate Watch
For the week ending December 10th, 2011:
Temperatures continued to cool across the area as we being to settle into the winter season, though it is still officially over a week away. The average maximum temperature for the week ending December 10th was 39.1°F, while the average minimum temperature for the week was 26.6°F. In general, these temperatures were seasonal, though they were a bit warmer than the climatological averages for the period. The climatological averages for the period are 38.2°F and 24.9°F, for the maximum and minimum temperatures, respectively. Precipitation-wise, we received 0.89 inches of melted precipitation, with a total of 5.1 inches of snowfall. For the current snow season (Nov 2011 through present), we have received a total of 9.5 inches of snowfall at the AOSS Cooperative Observation Station.
According to the Climate Predication Center, sea surface temperatures (SST) were at least 0.5°C below average across much of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. Thus far, these La Nina conditions have resultsed in generally above average temperatures and precipitation across the eastern Great Lakes. Current forecast models suggest that we will continue to experience La Nina conditions through the 2011-2012 winter season, though we may see varying effects during this period.