A stiff wind off of Lake Michigan in January isn’t often known for being terribly warm, but when it is accompanied by a thick overcast, strange things happen. This was how it went in Holland for our forecast at the beginning of the week. Temperatures were as warm as 40 on Monday, but they were accompanied by winds that gusted to nearly 50mph as well. That is brisk! The thick layer of overcast, particularly overnight that accompanied these howling winds were enough to keep the temperature from dropping off too significantly, which allowed for the base that lead to the warm days. In fact, the nearest NWS station was so warm that all precipitation there was reported as light rain, which went astray from every single one of our forecasts. I teased Clime for being so warm, but in the end, their robots claimed victory.
Actuals: Sunday, High 32, Low 25
Monday . 02 inches of rain, High 40, Low 30

Grade: C-D