At a Glance

For only the fifth time in 20 years, Lake Superior nearly reached 100 percent ice coverage.All of the Great Lakes combined reached 71 percent ice coverage on March 10.

For only the fifth time in 20 years, the ice cover on Lake Superior reached more than 90 percent over the weekend.

Ice coverage was before it dropped to 94.65 at the lake Saturday, according to WXYZ.com. By Sunday, ice coverage was down to 87 percent, the report added.

Last year, Lake Superior ice coverage at its peak reached 51.67 percent. In 2017, it topped out at 5.1 percent and 5.34 percent in 2016.

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As for the other Great Lakes, Lake Michigan reached 34.24 percent ice coverage on March 10; Lake Huron 89.9 percent; Lake Erie 92.43 percent; and Lake Ontario 11.87 percent. Combined, all five Great Lakes reached 71 percent on March 10.

The Marquette, Michigan, area experienced its fourth-coldest first 10 days of March on record with an average temperature of 7.2 degrees, which is about 12 degrees colder than average, weather.com meteorologist said. This stretch of below-average temperatures began on Feb. 25. The average temperature in February was about 5 degrees colder than average in the Marquette area.

In Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, the most recent cold blast began Feb. 25 and lasted through March 9.