Earliest Great Lake Ice in 40 Years

Ice is beginning to form on the Great Lakes, almost a month before it becomes officially winter on Dec. 21. Michigan Live reports as follows:

Decent early season ice coverage records date back to 1973. Last Friday was the earliest date that all three Great Lakes already had ice since the better reporting of early season ice began.

Lake Superior actually had ice forming on November 15th of this year. That is the earliest ice on Lake Superior in the good data set.

Imagine the convoluted logic it will require to attribute this chilly outcome to global warming. Hat tip to Drudge Report for the link.