Spring Weather 2018

Weather has a significant impact on any golf course operation.   The North Shore of Chicago has a particular micro-climate that is influenced by the closeness and temperatures of the lake.  Our temperatures are generally cooler than many of the Chicagoland areas resulting in slower drying opportunities.  The following headlines are just a few of the many & daily spring 2018 weather reports.   I thought you would find them interesting as they have dramatically impacted our golf course this spring.

Northmoor Spring Rains & Flooding


This photo says it all about this spring.  Plenty of standing water for the ducks.
                                            

                                      

Roughs are saturated

        Rain days in May & June
                                                                  

                              

                                    

Through Friday evening the Chicago area has officially logged 15.05 inches of rain since May 1; 8.21 inches in May and 6.84 inches so far in June. If no additional rain fell the rest of the month, the 2018 May-June tandem would rank as the second wettest in recorded history.

More spring snow in Chicago, and forecasters call April's start among coldest in 130 years

Some 1-2 inches of snow were expected to fall by early Thursday, adding to the 2.7 inches already recorded at O’Hare International Airport in April.  It is rare. … Getting anything an inch-plus is definitely rare this time of year,” Mott said.

The average temperature for April is 46.6 degrees, but this month is registering more than 10 degrees lower — at 36.2 degrees, the weather service said.

Illinois May Have Set Its All-Time April Record Low as Temperatures Plunge Below Zero in the Midwest

Chicago experiencing one of the coldest Aprils on record

Flood warning issued for the far north suburbs.

Posted 6:19 PM, June 18, 2018, by Paul Merzlock