GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, NOAA Climate Data Modernization Project National Weather Service Historical Great Lakes Ice Reports for Winters 1899 - 1970 Site No. 237, Approximate Location: 45.75 N. Latitude, 87.04 W. Longitude Site Name Escanaba on Lake Michigan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Mo Da T1 T2 C1 T1C1 T2C1 C2 T1C2 T2C2 C3 T1C3 T2C3 IMAGE Supplemental Information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1899 4 18 18 -1 RT -1 -1 WT -1 -1 -1 -1 001.TIF 1900 2 27 24 -1 SO -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 003.TIF 1900 3 6 25 -1 SO -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 004.TIF 1900 3 13 25 -1 SO -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 005.TIF 1900 3 20 28 -1 IN -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 006.TIF 1900 3 27 28 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 007.TIF 1900 4 3 27 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 008.TIF 1900 4 10 26 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 009.TIF 1900 4 17 -1 -1 FD -1 -1 RT -1 -1 SW -1 -1 010.TIF 1901 3 5 21 22 IP -1 -1 BV -1 -1 -1 -1 011.TIF 1901 3 12 -1 -1 SO -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 012.TIF TO WASHINGTON ISLAND 1901 4 9 -1 -1 WT -1 -1 RT 2 4 -1 -1 016.TIF 1901 4 16 -1 -1 FD -1 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 017.TIF LAKE 1902 3 31 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 023.TIF 1903 3 24 16 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 027.TIF 1904 3 22 30 -1 SO -1 -1 NC -1 -1 -1 -1 032.TIF 1904 4 12 24 26 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 035.TIF 1906 3 13 16 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 046.TIF CHANNEL 1906 3 20 21 -1 SO -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 047.TIF CHANNEL 1906 3 27 21 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 048.TIF CHANNEL 1906 4 3 20 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 049.TIF CHANNEL 1907 3 5 26 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 051.TIF LITTLE BAY DE NOC 1907 3 26 -1 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 054.TIF BAY 1907 4 2 -1 -1 FD -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 055.TIF TO 3Mi SOUTH 1907 4 2 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 055.TIF BEYOND 3Mi SOUTH 1907 4 2 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 055.TIF SMALL CHANNEL N. OF LIGHTHOUSE 1907 4 9 -1 -1 IP -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 056.TIF NORTHWARD 1908 4 14 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 062.TIF NINE MILE POINT 1908 4 14 -1 -1 BK -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 062.TIF 1908 4 21 -1 -1 IP -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 063.TIF UPPER PORTION OF BAY 1908 4 21 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 063.TIF LOWER PORTION OF BAY 1911 3 7 -1 -1 IP -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 077.TIF BAY 1911 3 7 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 077.TIF BAY: TO NEAR FORD RIVER 1911 3 7 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 077.TIF BAY: TO NEAR FAYETTE 1911 3 14 -1 -1 IP -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 078.TIF BAY 1911 3 21 -1 -1 SO -1 -1 NC -1 -1 -1 -1 079.TIF IN NEIGHBORING GREEN BAY 1912 4 16 -1 -1 BK -1 -1 NS -1 -1 -1 -1 088.TIF 1913 4 14 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 096.TIF 8 TO 10Mi SOUTH 1913 4 14 -1 -1 IP -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 096.TIF IN NEIGHBORING GREEN BAY 1913 4 22 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 097.TIF 1914 4 14 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 104.TIF TO N OF PENINSULA PT. 1914 4 21 -1 -1 IP -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 105.TIF NORTH OF THE CITY 1915 4 13 19 -1 SO -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 111.TIF 1915 4 20 -1 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 112.TIF BAY 1916 4 11 22 24 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 118.TIF 5Mi BEYOND THE POINT 1916 4 17 -1 -1 SO -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 119.TIF SOUTH SHORE TO 8Mi OUT 1916 4 17 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 119.TIF SOUTH SHORE BEYOND 8Mi OUT 1918 4 9 -1 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 133.TIF 1918 4 23 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 135.TIF 1919 3 11 -1 -1 FD -1 -1 SC 2 3 -1 -1 137.TIF BAY 1919 3 18 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 138.TIF STONINGTON SHORE 1919 3 25 -1 -1 FD -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 139.TIF TO 3Mi OUT ON SOUTH SHORE 1919 3 25 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 139.TIF BEYOND 3Mi OUT ON SOUTH SHORE 1919 3 25 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 139.TIF STONINGTON SHORE 1920 4 10 -1 -1 FD -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 145.TIF OFF SOUTH SHORE 1921 3 8 18 -1 SO -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 146.TIF 1921 3 15 16 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 147.TIF 1921 3 22 12 16 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 148.TIF 1921 3 22 -1 -1 FD -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 148.TIF SOUTHWARD 1922 3 14 26 -1 SL -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 150.TIF 1922 3 21 21 -1 SO -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 151.TIF 1922 3 28 21 23 BK -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 152.TIF 1922 4 4 20 22 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 153.TIF 1922 4 11 16 18 RT -1 -1 WT -1 -1 -1 -1 154.TIF 1923 3 6 25 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 155.TIF 1923 3 13 25 -1 SC 6 8 -1 -1 -1 -1 156.TIF 1923 3 20 25 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 157.TIF 1923 3 27 25 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 158.TIF 1923 4 10 28 -1 SC 20 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 160.TIF 1923 4 17 26 29 SC -1 -1 WT -1 -1 -1 -1 161.TIF 1923 4 24 22 -1 DC -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 162.TIF 1924 3 4 18 20 SC 4 6 -1 -1 -1 -1 163.TIF 1924 3 11 18 20 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 164.TIF 1924 3 18 18 20 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 165.TIF 1924 3 25 18 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 166.TIF 1924 4 8 15 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 168.TIF 1924 4 15 12 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 169.TIF 1924 4 21 -1 -1 RT -1 -1 WT -1 -1 -1 -1 170.TIF TO 10Mi SOUTH 1925 3 17 28 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 171.TIF 1925 3 24 27 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 172.TIF 1925 3 31 19 22 RT -1 -1 WT -1 -1 -1 -1 173.TIF 1926 3 2 24 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 176.TIF 1926 3 9 24 -1 SC 12 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 177.TIF 1926 3 16 24 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 178.TIF 1926 3 23 23 -1 SL -1 -1 DC -1 -1 -1 -1 179.TIF 1926 3 30 22 -1 SL -1 -1 WT -1 -1 -1 -1 180.TIF 1926 4 6 22 -1 NC -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 181.TIF 1926 4 13 20 22 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 182.TIF 1926 4 20 -1 -1 DC -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 183.TIF 1926 4 27 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 184.TIF 1927 3 8 22 24 SC -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 185.TIF 1927 3 15 24 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 186.TIF 1927 3 22 -1 -1 DC -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 187.TIF 1927 3 29 14 18 SC -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 188.TIF 1927 4 5 12 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 189.TIF 1929 3 5 23 -1 SC -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 196.TIF 1929 3 12 20 -1 SI -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 197.TIF 1929 3 19 -1 -1 FD -1 -1 WT -1 -1 -1 -1 198.TIF 1929 3 26 15 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 199.TIF 1929 4 2 -1 -1 BK -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 200.TIF 1930 4 1 18 -1 SC 6 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 206.TIF 1930 4 8 18 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 207.TIF 1930 4 15 -1 -1 BK -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 208.TIF 1930 4 15 -1 -1 LF -1 -1 DI -1 -1 -1 -1 208.TIF SOUTH SHORE 1932 3 8 10 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 215.TIF 1932 4 5 11 -1 SC -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 218.TIF 1933 4 18 -1 -1 FD -1 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 226.TIF 1933 4 25 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 227.TIF 1934 3 6 25 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 228.TIF 1934 3 27 25 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 231.TIF 1934 4 10 21 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 233.TIF 1936 3 23 -1 -1 RT -1 -1 SW -1 -1 -1 -1 246.TIF 1937 3 8 -1 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 254.TIF 1937 4 5 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 258.TIF 6Mi OUT 1937 4 12 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 259.TIF CHANNEL TO ORE DOCKS (CUT) 1938 4 11 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 266.TIF EXCEPT AROUND DOCKS 1939 4 17 -1 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 274.TIF 1939 4 24 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 275.TIF 1940 4 8 14 -1 RT -1 -1 BK -1 -1 -1 -1 282.TIF 1940 4 22 -1 -1 BK -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 284.TIF CHANNEL (CUT) 1942 3 9 -1 -1 SC -1 -1 SL -1 -1 -1 -1 292.TIF 1942 3 16 24 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 293.TIF 1942 3 23 20 -1 SL 6 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 294.TIF 1943 4 5 -1 -1 BK -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 303.TIF (CUT) 1943 4 12 -1 -1 BK -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 304.TIF CHANNEL TO GREEN BAY (CUT) 1943 4 19 -1 -1 IJ -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 305.TIF AT THE "BOTTLE NECK" 1944 3 20 -1 -1 BK -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 310.TIF CHANNEL TO L. MICHIGAN (CUT) 1944 4 3 -1 -1 LI -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 312.TIF CHANNEL 1944 4 10 -1 -1 DI -1 -1 SW -1 -1 -1 -1 313.TIF CHANNEL TO L. MICHIGAN 1944 4 17 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 314.TIF CHANNEL TO L. MICHIGAN 1945 3 26 -1 -1 BK -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 316.TIF 1946 3 25 -1 -1 NS -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 321.TIF 1947 3 31 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 330.TIF ALL COAL & ORE DOCKS 1948 3 8 -1 -1 WI 480 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 335.TIF OFF MOUTH OF FORD RIVER 1948 4 5 -1 -1 SW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 339.TIF SOUTH OF LIGHT 1948 4 5 -1 -1 SW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 339.TIF SOUTH OF STONINGTON POINT 1948 4 5 -1 -1 PI -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 339.TIF FORD RIVER SHOALS 1949 3 7 -1 -1 SW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 341.TIF SOUTH OF LIGHT 1949 3 14 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 343.TIF 10Mi SOUTH OF ESCANABA LIGHT 1949 3 28 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 347.TIF CHANNEL: ORE DOCKS SOUTHWARD 1950 3 13 22 -1 SC -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 351.TIF 1950 3 27 20 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 353.TIF 1950 4 10 10 14 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 355.TIF 1950 4 10 -1 -1 BK -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 355.TIF ORE & COAL DOCK CHANNELS (CUT) 1950 4 10 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 355.TIF BEYOND 7Mi SOUTH 1950 4 17 9 16 CL -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 356.TIF 1951 4 2 10 20 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 364.TIF IN CHANNEL 1953 3 9 16 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 376.TIF YACHT H. TO STONINGTON PENIN. 1953 3 16 19 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 378.TIF PIERHEAD AND NORTH 1953 3 23 10 17 RT -1 -1 SL -1 -1 -1 -1 379.TIF 1954 3 1 8 12 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 381.TIF 1956 2 27 12 18 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 397.TIF SOUTH TO 10Mi BEYOND FORD RIVE 1958 3 31 4 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 421.TIF LOWER BAY 1958 3 31 14 -1 RT -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 421.TIF UPPER BAY 1962 3 31 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 455.TIF PORT OPENING 1962 4 23 -1 -1 LF -1 -1 DI -1 -1 -1 -1 455.TIF BELOW GLADSTONE/SQUAW PT. LINE 1962 4 23 -1 -1 IP -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 455.TIF ABOVE GLADSTONE/SQUAW PT. LINE 1963 3 4 24 26 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 457.TIF 14Mi SOUTH 1963 3 18 32 36 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 459.TIF LIGHT: TO WASHINGTON ISLAND 1963 4 8 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 464.TIF PORT OPENING 1963 4 8 -1 -1 BK -1 -1 HF -1 -1 PN -1 -1 462.TIF LEADS TO ALL DOCKS & TERMINALS 1963 4 15 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 463.TIF LIGHT: SOUTHWARD 1963 4 15 -1 -1 DI -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 463.TIF ORE DOCKS 1964 3 9 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 467.TIF 3Mi S OF LIGHT 1964 4 6 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 471.TIF TO ORE DOCKS 1965 4 6 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 482.TIF PORT OPENING 1965 4 19 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 481.TIF CARRIERS ASSOC. TRACK: N & W 1966 2 28 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 483.TIF 5Mi SOUTH 1966 3 7 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 484.TIF 5Mi SOUTH 1966 3 14 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 485.TIF 5Mi SOUTH 1966 3 21 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 486.TIF 5Mi SOUTH 1966 3 28 -1 -1 OW -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 487.TIF 1966 4 2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 484.TIF ANTICIPATED PORT OPENING 1967 4 5 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 496.TIF PORT OPENING 1967 4 16 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 490.TIF ANTICIPATED PORT OPENING 1968 2 26 30 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 521.TIF 1968 3 31 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 502.TIF PORT OPENING 1969 4 7 12 -1 FS -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 509.TIF N OF ESCANABA LIGHT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ice thickness is in inches, -1 = no thickness reported, see report for ice conditon codes. T1 = ice thickness or part of a range if T2 is present, C1 = primary condtion of ice. T1C1 = thickness of C1 or part of range if T2C1 is presnet. C2, T1C2, T2C2, C3, T1C3, T2C3 are secondary and ternary ice conditon and condition thickness.