Michigan Weather Breaks Cold Temperature Records; What Should Residents Expect for March?

Some parts of Michigan have logged record-breaking cold temperatures this week, smashing previous cold weather lows from the 20th Century.

The cities of Detroit, Flint and Saginaw saw freezing conditions in the low teens, National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Mosteiko told the Detroit News.

"The low temperature for Tuesday was zero compared to the previous low of 5 degrees set in 1912," Mosteiko said from his base in the White Lake Township station.

Flint, Mich.'s lowest high on Monday was 12 degrees Fahrenheit, beating out its past record of 16 degrees. Meanwhile, in the northern city of Saginaw, the lowest high temperature was recorded as just 10 degrees - three less than the 1972 lowest low of 13 degrees.

Although it will still be cold in the Midwestern state for the forseeable future, Mosteiko the coming days won't be as glacial as Monday.

"We're looking for a warm-up into the 30s later this week," Mosteiko reported.

Tuesday will have a high of 22, and a low for 11 in the evening. Wednesday will be nearly 24 degrees, with a low of 6 degrees at night, Mosteiko told the Detroit News, adding that Friday will be the first day since Feb. 23 that these regions will experience temperatures above freezing.

"It will be 33 degrees, which is just barely above freezing, but we'll take it," he said.

Another record could be set soon, as the metro region is just a couple days shy of taking the top spot for most consecutive days of at least one inch of snow.

"As of Tuesday, we've had 64 days of consecutive snow cover," the meteorologist continued. "We'll need 75 days of constitutive snow cover to beat the old record of 74, which was set in 1978. With all the snow we have on the ground, that shouldn't be too hard to beat."

According to a report by the Climate Prediction Center, March will be very cold for most Michigan residents - the chilly forecast leaves the state with a 60 percent chance of temperatures colder than the national average.

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