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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

                    

Overview

The winter of 2023-2024 was the warmest winter on record for much of Southwest Michigan.

Winter weather primarily occurred during a two week period in January and that is shown in a graph under the "Temperature Data" tab. 

There were several impactful weather events this winter.  The event summaries for those are located here under Winter: