Lake Michigan and Lake Huron continue to rise. The continued rise means Lakes Michigan and Huron have achieved something in November that has never before been recorded.

Data from Keith Kompoltowicz of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows that the water level on Lake Michigan-Huron continued to rise in November. This means Lake Michigan-Huron still has not reached its seasonal high water mark. Usually the high water mark is reached between June and August.

But this year the water level on Lake Michigan and Lake Huron has continued to rise each month since April 2014.

Data from the Corps of Engineers dates back to 1918. 81 of those years had the peak water level in June, July or August. Only one year had the peak water level in November, and two years the Lake Michigan-Huron water level topped out in December.

This year Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are higher again in November. Although not a big rise in water levels, Lake Michigan-Huron rose .12" in November. That means the seasonal peak this year will occur either in November or December. Unless we get a widespread heavy rain, November will likely be the seasonal high this year. So only two years, 1928 and 1951, will have a seasonal peak water level later than this year.

What's the historic feat?

Never before, since good records started in 1918, has Lake Michigan-Huron water levels been higher each month from July to November. While there have been two years when water was highest in December, those years also saw water levels drop some in the fall, before surging during a very wet December. This year the water levels have steadily been increasing.

Since July 2014, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron have risen 3.24". During this time period we would normally see a 7.87" decline in water levels.

In my mind, this means those lakes have actually gained the combined total of 11.11". This won't be realized at this time of year, but could very well show up next summer, at the high water level. Of course this assumes that from now through next summer we will have "normal" precipitation and evaporation rates.

If we actually continue on the wet path, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron could be more than a foot higher next summer, as compared to this summer.

Even if Lake Michigan-Huron is one foot higher next summer, the water level would still be two feet below the record levels of 1986. Just imagine three more feet of water on top of current water levels.

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MLive Chief Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa has been forecasting Michigan weather for more than 20 years. He's been chief meteorologist at three television news stations in Michigan, and he's an avid gardener and hunter. Email him at mtorregr@mlive.com and find him on Facebook at facebook.com/mark.torregrossa and Twitter @weathermanmark