SHORE TEMPERATURES VERSUS INLAND TEMPERATURES
We will focus on Copper Harbor versus Houghton to explain this. Putting the day and night together, the average temperature at Copper Harbor is warmer than Houghton between August and March and it is cooler between May and July. Copper Harbor is a degree warmer than Houghton in August and it is about 2 1/2 degrees warmer in the fall between September and November. During the winter the amount by which Copper Harbor is warmer than Houghton gradually declines, from 2.8 degrees warmer in December to about one degree warmer in February and March. In April, the average temperature is almost exactly the same.
From May through July, Copper Harbor is slightly cooler than Houghton. Copper Harbor is about 2 degrees cooler in May and 2 1/2 degrees cooler in June. In July Copper Harbor is about a degree cooler than Houghton.
In summary, within Big Snow Country, the overall annual average temperature right along the shore is one or two degrees warmer than it is 5-30 miles inland. As an annual average, night lows at the shore are one to four degrees warmer whereas days average out to between the same and one degree warmer. For example, to nearest half a degree, the overall annual average temperature at Copper Harbor is 42, while it is 41 at Houghton-Hancock, 40.5 at South Range, and 40 at Ironwood. At Marquette along the Lake, it is about 43.
DAY / NIGHT MICRO VARIATIONS
We will use Copper Harbor versus Houghton to look at seasonal day/night micro differences. In the fall and winter, from September through February, the nights are 2-3 degrees warmer at Copper Harbor versus Houghton. The exact difference is 2.3 degrees and the peak difference is in December, when Copper Harbor is 2.8 degrees warmer than Houghton at night.
In March at night, Copper Harbor is a degree warmer than Houghton. In August it is half a degree warmer.
Between April and July, Copper Harbor nights are cooler than they are in Houghton, ranging between half a degree cooler in April to almost three degrees cooler in June.
As for day highs, between September and February they average 2-3 degrees warmer at Copper Harbor versus Houghton. In March and late August, day highs are about 1 degree warmer at Copper Harbor versus Houghton.
The rest of the year, between April and mid-August, the days are cooler at Copper Harbor versus Houghton. In April, the highs are less than a degree cooler at Copper Harbor versus Houghton.
Between May and mid August, you would probably notice the difference between Copper Harbor and Houghton, because during this period the days are 2-3 degrees cooler in Copper Harbor than they are in Houghton.
SNOWFALL
For the differences in snowfall between shore and inland, see this article.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION TO BIG SNOW COUNTRY
In the first few years Big Snow Country was entirely contained on this page. By 2009, due to large scale development, the page took too long to load and it would not completely load at all in some situations. To solve this problem, most of the features were moved out to niche feature pages. This was accomplished in the spring of 2010. These feature pages are described and linked to in and by the boxes that you will find just below the article below.
Along with the many features Big Snow Country also has original articles about the area. Only one article loads at a time. In between this introduction and the actual article is an index of the articles that allows you to choose among the different articles.
NEW IN 2011
For literally two years we have been planning to introduce more regular postings for Big Snow Country. Due to numerous other commitments and due to lengthy consideration of many different possible editorial approaches, the start of more active, regularly scheduled posting has taken much longer than we wanted. Now, certain other projects have been cut back so that we finally have the resources to produce at least monthly postings for Big Snow Country. So starting in 2011 regular postings will join all of the features and what we call the core articles (the ones that were posted in 2008 and 2009) to form a larger and more "active" Internet project.
COMMENTS ARE WELCOME
Your suggestions and comments in general are welcome; just click the comment button under any of the postings.
Unfortunately, comments have to be moderated due to all the "spam" (advertising) that you get in comments that are not moderated. Even more unfortunately, moderation can only be provided roughly twice a month. Thus, it could take up to two weeks until your comment appears. But it will eventually appear as long as it is not inappropriate advertising.
TO GET TO THE INFORMATION AND FEATURES THAT YOU WANT AND/OR NEED, SCROLL DOWN AND THEN CLICK ON ANY OF THE BOXES THAT YOU WILL FIND BELOW THE ARTICLE INDEX AND THE ARTICLE ITSELF THESE BOXES LEAD TO NUMEROUS RESOURCES, MANY OF WHICH ARE FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON THE INTERNET
TO ACCESS ARTICLES CHOOSE ARTICLES/POSTINGS BY USING THE INDEX JUST BELOW
In the first few years Big Snow Country was entirely contained on this page. By 2009, due to large scale development, the page took too long to load and it would not completely load at all in some situations. To solve this problem, most of the features were moved out to niche feature pages. This was accomplished in the spring of 2010. These feature pages are described and linked to in and by the boxes that you will find just below the article below.
Along with the many features Big Snow Country also has original articles about the area. Only one article loads at a time. In between this introduction and the actual article is an index of the articles that allows you to choose among the different articles.
NEW IN 2011
For literally two years we have been planning to introduce more regular postings for Big Snow Country. Due to numerous other commitments and due to lengthy consideration of many different possible editorial approaches, the start of more active, regularly scheduled posting has taken much longer than we wanted. Now, certain other projects have been cut back so that we finally have the resources to produce at least monthly postings for Big Snow Country. So starting in 2011 regular postings will join all of the features and what we call the core articles (the ones that were posted in 2008 and 2009) to form a larger and more "active" Internet project.
COMMENTS ARE WELCOME
Your suggestions and comments in general are welcome; just click the comment button under any of the postings.
Unfortunately, comments have to be moderated due to all the "spam" (advertising) that you get in comments that are not moderated. Even more unfortunately, moderation can only be provided roughly twice a month. Thus, it could take up to two weeks until your comment appears. But it will eventually appear as long as it is not inappropriate advertising.
TO GET TO THE INFORMATION AND FEATURES THAT YOU WANT AND/OR NEED, SCROLL DOWN AND THEN CLICK ON ANY OF THE BOXES THAT YOU WILL FIND BELOW THE ARTICLE INDEX AND THE ARTICLE ITSELF THESE BOXES LEAD TO NUMEROUS RESOURCES, MANY OF WHICH ARE FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON THE INTERNET
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THE MONEY YOU CAN SAVE WITH QUEST SERVICES
OTHER OUTSTANDING BIG SNOW COUNTRY SITES
GENERAL UP GUIDE SITES
Hunt's UP Guide
EDUCATIONAL AND HIGHER LEVEL INFORMATIONAL SITES
Michigan Technological University
Northern Michigan University
Lake Superior Information
TRADITIONAL NEWS AND INFORMATION
Newspaper / Web Site for Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties
ABC TV Marquette / CW Network TV Calumet
NBC TV Marquette
SPECIFIC PLACES ATTRACTIONS, PICTURES, EVENTS,.
Eagle Harbor Site--by far the best site based on a specific location
Eagle Harbour Site With Numerous Links
Eagle Harbor.net
Keweenaw Traveler
Hancock mid-winter Festival--Heikinpaiva
Biggest Hotel and Convention Location in Houghton
HISTORY INCLUDING HISTORICAL PICTURES
Copper Country History (by far the best history site)
Copper Country Historical Photos
Copper Country Reflections
Copper Country Historical Museum
Upper Peninsula Historical Photos
Houghton County Historical Museum
Keweenaw County Historical Society
Quincy Mine and Hoist
Hunt's UP Guide
EDUCATIONAL AND HIGHER LEVEL INFORMATIONAL SITES
Michigan Technological University
Northern Michigan University
Lake Superior Information
TRADITIONAL NEWS AND INFORMATION
Newspaper / Web Site for Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties
ABC TV Marquette / CW Network TV Calumet
NBC TV Marquette
SPECIFIC PLACES ATTRACTIONS, PICTURES, EVENTS,.
Eagle Harbor Site--by far the best site based on a specific location
Eagle Harbour Site With Numerous Links
Eagle Harbor.net
Keweenaw Traveler
Hancock mid-winter Festival--Heikinpaiva
Biggest Hotel and Convention Location in Houghton
HISTORY INCLUDING HISTORICAL PICTURES
Copper Country History (by far the best history site)
Copper Country Historical Photos
Copper Country Reflections
Copper Country Historical Museum
Upper Peninsula Historical Photos
Houghton County Historical Museum
Keweenaw County Historical Society
Quincy Mine and Hoist
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SNOW TOO DEEP
