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Tracking a Couple of Storm Systems Across the Country

Showers, along with a few strong to severe thunderstorms, are expected from the Great Lakes, New England and southward into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. In the wake of this system, a stronger storm is expected to track from the Pacific Northwest, Plains and through the Eastern U.S. this weekend. Strong winds, showers and a larger drop in temperatures are expected this weekend into Monday. Read More >

Meteorological summer is officially over and most locations observed a slightly warmer and drier June through August than normal, but generally closer to normal than last summer was. The hottest temperature observed was 98°F at Houghton on June 20th and the coldest temperature was 30°F at Stambaugh on June 4th. The largest single-day rainfall was 2.65 inches in Ironwood on July 4th. See the images below for more information.