2018-Aug-25
August 25th Water Levels
Over the past week, August temperatures have generally been approximately average for the Great Lakes basin. In the coming week, expect temperatures to rise a little bit. For the most part, the past week has had some storms bringing with it some above average precipitation. Expect some precipitation this weekend throughout most of the Great Lakes Basin, with the majority of the accumulation occurring in the northern and western regions. So far this month Lake Michigan-Huron has received approximately average precipitation.
All of the Great Lakes remain above their long-term average levels. Lake Michigan-Huron is 2 inches below its level of one year ago. Since the previous month, Lake Michigan-Huron has fallen 2 inches. Over the next 30 days, Lake Michigan-Huron is forecast to fall by 2 inches.
Lake Superior’s outflow through the St. Mary’s River and Lake Michigan-Huron’s outflow into the St. Clair River are projected to be above average in August.
