This week’s snowfall has been record-breaking in Michigan’s U.P.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022, 11:59 a.m. | Published: Feb. 23, 2022, 11:51 a.m.
Pine trees continue to collect snow on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019.Kaytie Boomer | MLive
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Brandon Champion | bchampio@mlive.com
MARQUETTE, MI – It’s been a record-breaking couple days in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
According to the National Weather Service in Marquette, several snowfall and precipitation records were broken on Monday and Tuesday.
Most notably, the 21.6 inches of snow on Tuesday, Feb. 22 is the most snowfall for a February day at the bureau in its history dating back to 1961.
The snowfall broke a record 19.4 inches the area received on Feb. 26, 2002. The previous record for snowfall on Feb. 22 was just 7.5 inches in 1974.
“Areas prone to northeast wind lake-effect have had their fair share of snow the last couple days, our office included,” NWS meteorologists said. “While the previous records were on the lower end, we did set new precipitation and snow records the last two days. Yesterday’s snow was also the single largest snowfall amount for any day in February on record.”
Daily precipitation (melted snow) records were also set on Monday and Tuesday, breaking previous records set in 1979 and 2017, respectively.
Finally, 9.7 inches of snow fell in the area on Monday, Feb. 21, breaking the old record of 6.9 in 2009.