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- From: jmasters@engin.umich.edu (Jeffrey Mason Masters)
- Subject: Re: Clouds over this part of Midwest
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 10:19:32 EST
- Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
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- In article <S2F=LX+@engin.umich.edu> Fil Sapienza <Fil.Sapienza@med.umich.edu> writes:
- >Greetings. I live in South East Michigan, and am curious if someone
- >could tell me why is it that between the months of November to March,
- >we hardly get any sunshine up here? What are the meteorological reasons
- >for this? (i.e. wind patterns, etc).
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- The reason for the extensive cloudiness in Michigan between November and
- March is two-fold:
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- 1) Michigan tends to be positioned near the jet stream, which carries many
- cloud-bearing storms into our vicinity.
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- 2) Winds blowing over the Great Lakes pick up moisture, creating extra cloud
- cover that is not found at other locations at the same latitude. In
- addition, the warm waters of the Great Lakes actully can spawn storm
- systems.
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