By Benjamin Phillips and Benjamin Werling et.al
Weather
Temperatures this past week ranged from 1-6 degrees Fahrenheit above normal with higher temperatures to the west. Degree day totals are one-plus weeks ahead of normal in the southern Lower Peninsula, with surpluses decreasing to the north.
Rainfall ranged from 0.25 to 2 two inches in far southern Michigan and the Keweenaw Peninsula. West central and southwest Michigan’s rainfall was 50% of normal for the past two months. The Saginaw Valley area thankfully got some relief with rain.