Lake Superior Ice and More

Traditional winter conditions continue in the Grand Marais area.  It has been cold with off and on Lake effect snow for the past several days.  Yesterday the thermometer climbed to around 10, but wind chills were still below zero.  We have around two feet of snow on the ground.

The trees are coated...

I decided to check out how the snow cover has changed over the last couple of months.

November 2nd...

December 2nd...

January 4th

January 11th (after the thaw)

January 18th...

January 25th...

This is the current air temperature over the Great Lakes...

The current ice cover, which is more than it was all last year but still far less than normal.

Current water temperature of Lake Superior....

As you can see  below, the Lake's water temperature is still above freezing in the Grand Marais area.

CITES:
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/glcfs-ice.php?lake=s&type=F&hr=01
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ofs/lsofs/now_temp.shtml
http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/nsa/index.html?region=National&year=2012&month=10&day=2&units=e