Table 7. Regression of FDD vs. Lake Averaged Ice Cover on BOM Dates . Station* Adjusted R2 Standard Error Coefficient Intercept Lake Superior Jan AFDD SSM 0.64263 4.78123 0.03207 -5.8234 MFDD SSM 0.68862 4.46303 0.03884 -5.8042 Feb AFDD SSM 0.54223 15.4064 0.05612 -26.1366 MFDD HOU 0.52179 15.7465 0.11190 -27.3279 Mar AFDD HOU 0.73089 16.7196 0.08025 -59.5693 MFDD MSK 0.59922 20.4039 0.17189 22.8190 Lake Michigan Jan AFDD ALP 0.79379 4.28370 0.05049 -5.1839 MFDD ALP 0.80463 4.16965 0.05799 -4.9717 Feb AFDD ERI 0.68942 7.82462 0.05387 9.8976 MFDD CLV 0.68833 7.83832 0.06813 12.54517 Mar AFDD MSK 0.67248 11.9061 0.05216 NA MFDD MSK 0.62700 12.9232 0.11529 8.48292 Lake Huron Jan AFDD SSM 0.81694 5.30130 0.05570 -10.31077 MFDD SSM 0.79894 5.55581 0.06460 -9.24577 Feb AFDD ERI 0.78723 9.91655 0.08787 19.55333 MFDD OSW 0.76427 10.4378 0.12607 12.53056 Mar AFDD MQT 0.73795 12.7995 0.05708 -37.70493 MFDD MSK 0.71421 13.3668 0.14492 26.59998 Lake Erie Jan AFDD ERI 0.79614 12.8623 0.24801 NA MFDD ERI 0.78970 13.0638 0.25836 NA Feb AFDD CLV 0.71109 20.0038 0.13774 18.68873 MFDD DET 0.70688 20.1490 0.20816 13.66617 Mar AFDD ROC 0.44594 21.3682 0.11301 NA MFDD DET 0.56964 19.1542 0.17110 42.36384 Lake Ontario Jan AFDD OSW 0.51523 4.53561 0.03643 NA MFDD OSW 0.54009 4.41779 0.03875 NA Feb AFDD MSK 0.54485 7.07133 0.03655 NA MFDD ALP 0.60531 6.69745 0.05358 -7.48265 Mar AFDD CHI 0.41993 10.0650 0.02663 NA MFDD TOL 0.46321 9.84788 0.05889 8.29911 * Results shown here are for the station with the highest Adjusted R2 . Station abbrivations: SSM (Salute Ste. Marie), HOU (Houghton), MSK (Muskegon), ALP (Alpena), ERI (Erie), CLV (Cleveland), OWS (Oswego), MQT (Marquette), DET (Detroit), ROC (Rochester), CHI (Chiago), TOL (Toledo). AFDD (Seasonal accumulations of FDDs on BOM dates) MFDD (monthly accumulations of FDDs)