We know, we know . . . it's Michigan, not Miami, so January is supposed to be as chilly as relations between Kevyn Orr and Detroit lenders.
Still, this Detroit News confirmation by Tom Greenwood shows we're not just imagining that winter packs an extra punch so far:
Metro Detroit is on track to break the record for the snowiest January on record, set at 29 inches back in 1978.
The 3½ inches of snow that fell Thursday night and early Friday morning brings the total to 26 inches for this January, and more snow is on the way.
Yes, you read that last phrase right.
“We have snow showers developing on Saturday and Sunday, which might bring in another half-inch to an inch,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Deb Elliott.
The first of the week is expected to bring wicked cold due a cold mass sweeping in from the arctic.
“The bottom will fall out on temps again on Tuesday and Wednesday,” Elliott said. “We’re looking at highs in the single digits and below-zero temperatures at night.”
Detroit ranks near the middle of a Weather Channel list of the 20 coldest major U.S. cities so far this year.
At WDIV, meteorologist Andrew Humphey posts a stark prediction:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will feel like the North Pole with daytime highs in the teens, nighttime/early morning lows near 0 and wind chills well below zero.
