Great lakes ice reaches “average high” one month early

Remember, we were promised that ice would be a thing of the past by now? 

Interesting how global warming can create 4X more ice than average.

Almost 4X the amount of ice as on this date last year.

The average high for Great Lakes ice coverage of 42.53% is typically reached on March 4, says reader Mark A. McCraley.

Yesterday, February 4, with ice coverage standing at 43.2%, the Great Lakes reached its average high exactly one month early.

One year ago, Great Lakes ice coverage stood at 11.3%.  In 2016 on this date, it stood at only 7.2%.

Via NOAA

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