[vanman]

There was another crazy storm that hit Vancouver yesterday with winds clocked at over 90km in some places and very heavy rains.The storm knocked out power to 190 000 people.

I came home and found a roofing shingle on my doorstep (not a good sign)! Apparantly there is supposed to be another two more storms before the end of the week!!!!!

[vid]

And next week there are two more on the way! :D

Yay el Niño! :D

[softee]

It's currently +4 C in North Bay, and we're expecting more mild temperatures and rain for the rest of the week.

[Taller Better]

And next week there are two more on the way! :D

Yay el Niño! :D

Vid, what is your avatar? I thought at first that it was some crazy guy killing a dolphin, but I think
he is riding it!:D

[caltrane74]

This weather is crazy warm. The grass is still almost its summer green and only very very lite brown spots in places. Unreal for this time of year. And its likely gonna be this warm for the rest of this week and into next. (7-9 degrees C)

Crazy I tell'ya...just plain crazy.

[vid]

Vid, what is your avatar? I thought at first that it was some crazy guy killing a dolphin, but I think
he is riding it!:D

If you could read Russian you would understand that is it 'man with horns riding dolphin.' :) It was on engrish.com the other day, and I just had to use it. :)

Thunder Bay has no snow. Why, I don't know. But frankly, I am worried that we won't see any not just until Christmas but possibly not even into early next year.

It went up to 2 degrees today and it is 2degrees now. For this time of day at this time of year, it should be about -12 degrees and we should have about 7 inches of snow.

[Greco Roman]

Ohhh, the fur was flying in Edmonton over the last couple of days!

Residents bombarding city councillors with angry phone calls at work and their private homes demanding they clear the side streets.The city finally caved and now the ginormous task is underway.

I am still baffled that Edmonton and Calgary DO NOT HAVE THEIR SIDE STREETS, PUBLIC SIDEWALKS AND BACK LANES PLOWED. That is one thing I miss about Winnipeg; even if the plows are late, everything gets cleared. Edmonton is a winter city, even more so than Calgary, and should have these services. But ultimately it's up to council to make that choice.

[vid]

Thunder Bay plows it's side streets, public sidewalks and back lanes even if we get just an inch of snow.

But our plowing is privatised.

They do that to get paid by the city, and usually end up running the budget down a good amount before winter actually sets in. We have gone over budget several years in a row now when it comes to plowing.

But, when you can drive down a back alley that gets one car a month in the summer, two days after a blizzard, it's all good. :)

The budget draining could also be our insanely large amount of roads and sidewalks. We have more than 1500 named streets here.

[caltrane74]

Another Early november, Late April Day here in Toronto. To add insult to injury its sunny AND WARM today. Gross. I cant wear my toque in peace everyone is looking at me like im crazy. But in my mind I know they are the crazy ones if they think this warm weather will last. I pray for a quick cold snap to come and freeze these fools wearing t-shirts like its july in their tracks and give frost bite to the bitches in knickers. Itz fukn' december stop this already.


hmmm

I want winter - to come at this rate im looking at only 2 months of cold to practice my outdoor activity...skiing and skaking (ya baby!!)

[IntotheWest]

It was +9c and very sunny when I left work yesterday...only +5c today, and then it drops for a couple days. Typical Calgary.

At least most of the snow has melted (for the third time this season!).

[Taller Better]

8c and mix of sun/cloud today in TO. I'm not complaining; I don't miss the snow!

[vid]

We had snow for twenty minutes earlier, then it rained and was washed away... then it snowed again. We could get an inch!!!!!

It hasn't snowed this hard since August! :D

[kool maudit]

11 today.

[feepa]

Ok, you can stop laughing at Edmonton now. We are about to go into the freezer again over the weekend

Text Forecast from Environment Canada
Edmonton: Issued 4.00 PM MST Thursday 14 December 2006

Tonight
Increasing cloudiness. 30 percent chance of flurries overnight. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 7.
Friday
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries in the morning. Snow beginning early in the afternoon. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h late in the day. High minus 3.
Friday night
Snow ending near midnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind northwest 20 km/h. Low minus 11.
Saturday
A mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of flurries. High minus 7.
Sunday
Sunny. Low minus 21. High minus 11.
Monday
Sunny. Low minus 14. High minus 4.

[flar]

Strangely enough, the last two nights in hamilton the temperature has risen into double digits. Right now its 11 degrees at 11:23 pm. It was around 7 or 8 during the day.

[Coldrsx]

when did Canada become a warm winter country?

[Greco Roman]

when did Canada become a warm winter country?


Oh, the things you miss when you blink ;)

[Taller Better]

Got up to 12c today! Was positively toasty!

[CanadianCentaur]

There's something about a really bad storm hitting Vancouver now - wind warnings are supposed to be for winds as high as 100 km/h - this is close to a Category 1 hurricane force. But winds up to 157 km'h have been reported. That is equal to the lower end of a Category 2 hurricane. As many as 200,000 people have been without power and the transit/skytrain service is disrupted, as some Skytrain station have no power at all. This is what happens when you have an El Nino weather pattern going on.

I'm supposed to be leaving for Vancouver on the 20th. Reminds of the weather I encountered in England as a kid way back during the Christmas holidays in 1981 while visiting my late grandparents in a seaside town on the North Sea coast in northern England. :D

I don't even want to think what will happen if the planet ends up in a permanent El Nino (there is some evidence this may have happened about 3-5 million years ago) because we're putting way too much CO2 and methane into the atmosphere.

It was up to 2C yesterday in Edmonton and it's now overcast and -4C and dropping. The forecast is for a high of -11 by Sunday, but there may not be a bad cold snap like what happened earlier in late November, as temps will rebound back to around 0-2C by Tuesday.

[caltrane74]

I think this warm weather has something to do with the Jet Stream.

It cant be global warming because emmissions are coming down, right?

[SteelTown]

^ Er no....emissions won't be cut to half until 50 years from now with the proposed Clean Air Act.

[vanman]

Yet another massive storm in vancouver last night, I was actually woken up by all the noise. Literally 100s of trees have fallen around the city especially around port moody, the north shore , and the stanley park causeway. I was watching the news this morning and multiple houses were crushed by collapsed trees as well as 250 000 left with out power (luckily I'm not one of them). Skytrain servicehas also been disrupted. BC Hydro opened it's emergency operations center for the first time since Y2K

[Taller Better]

Yesterday's high in Toronto was 10c, and today's predicted high is 5c with mostly sun mixed with some cloud. Bit dreary looking at this time of year... trees completely bare. Certainly not looking like it is going to be a white Christmas this year, but who knows?

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/408/dec1606ao1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[feepa]

STORM WARNING FOR CITY

Storm warning for city

By CARY CASTAGNA, EDMONTON SUN

Hunker down, Edmonton. It's about to get nasty.

After a balmy start to 2007, a blast of Arctic air - with the makings of one of the worst winter storms in 18 years - is headed for the area and should strike Wednesday, says CTV Edmonton weather specialist Richard Ozero.

"It's a winter reality check," Ozero told the Sun yesterday.

Wednesday's Arctic blast is expected to bring falling temperatures, as much as 14 cm of snow and strong winds, which could result in blowing snow and wind-chill factors in the minus 40s, Ozero said.

WORST SINCE 1989?

By his estimate, it could be the worst storm since Jan. 30, 1989.

"In 1989, we had winds close to 30 kmh, temps falling to -27 (-42 with the wind chill) and 29 cm of snow," Ozero said.

"Weather can change, but it looks like it could be a nasty storm."

Shelley Williams, Bissell Centre executive director, said the weather will make life difficult, but staff and volunteers will just have to work harder to get to the city's homeless.

"I believe they've worked very diligently this year to come up with a winter plan,"she said.

Coun. Kim Krushell said the city's snow-clearing efforts following a hefty snowfall in mid-November were hampered early on by a lack of contractors, but that improved into December.

"If that trend continues, we should be able to weather the storm," she added.

The snow will taper off Thursday, but frigid temperatures will remain with a daytime high in the -20s and overnight low in the -30s, Ozero said.

The cold snap could last for up to two weeks.

The ominous weather forecast is in stark contrast to the past week, which saw a record-breaking high of 8.6 on Jan. 2, according to Ozero.

WACKY EVERYWHERE

Indeed, the weather has been wacky across the country this season.

Snow is rare in many regions, with ski hills and tourist operators complaining the weather has been melting away their bottom line.

Climatologists have predicted 2007 will be the warmest year on record.

In Ottawa, the Rideau Canal, billed as the world's longest skating rink, still isn't frozen.

In Toronto, temperatures were expected to continue hovering a few degrees above freezing for the next few days.

Vancouver was sitting at a seasonable 10 degrees yesterday, but has seen weeks of record-breaking wind and rain storms.

CCASTAGNA@EDMSUN.COM
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Edmonton: Issued 11.00 AM MST Monday 8 January 2007

Today
Sunny. Wind northwest 30 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High minus 4.
Tonight
Clear. Increasing cloudiness near midnight with 30 percent chance of flurries overnight. Risk of freezing rain. Low minus 12.
Tuesday
Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries early in the morning. 30 percent chance of rain showers or flurries late in the day. Risk of freezing rain early in the morning. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h in the morning. High plus 3.
Wednesday
Snow and blowing snow. Windy. Low minus 10. High minus 8.
Thursday
Sunny. Low minus 25. High minus 23.
Friday
Sunny. Low minus 30. High minus 20.

[Greco Roman]

Yes, that's right. Everyone in Edmonton, get your shovels ready cause it's going to be a digging fest. No warm winter for us this year. But that's the way it should be as a winter city. I love it :banana:

[Coldrsx]

^winter so far has been warm, little snow relatively, and comfy.

[feepa]

Freezing rain tomorrow night for the drive home, followed by up to 30 cm of snow in the Edmonton surrounding area with substained winds of 40-60 km/h for longer then 4 hours should make blizzard conditions for a good afternoon/evening tuesday, followed by temperatures dropping to -30 tuesday/wednesday morning!
Yeehaw.

[Greco Roman]

^winter so far has been warm, little snow relatively, and comfy.


Well, in my five years out in Alberta, this is the closest to a real winter Alberta has offered me, but I really do like a winter with a good snow cover on the ground. I think it brings character to the city. I say bring it !

[Darkoshvilli]

Ok, just in case you people thought you were feeling cold, heres something that should make you feel warm, and laugh a little

Edmonton
Currently
Observed at: Edmonton City Centre Airport 23 November 2006 9:26 AM MST
Light Snow


Temperature
-17°C
Pressure/ Tendency
101.6 kPa↓
Visibility
0.8 km
Humidity
84 %
Wind Chill
-25
Dewpoint
-19°C
Wind
NE 13 km/h

Text Forecast from Environment Canada
Edmonton: Issued 5.00 AM MST Thursday 23 November 2006

Today
Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning this morning. Amount 5 cm. Temperature steady near minus 15.
Tonight
Snow ending this evening then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 17. Wind chill minus 25.
Friday
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. High minus 16. Wind chill minus 28.
Saturday
Cloudy with 70 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 27. High minus 21.
Sunday
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 25. High minus 23.
Monday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 28. High minus 24.

and, just in case you thought I made this up, and its not possible, http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-50_metric_e.html
I seriously envy you. I want to play outdoor hockey SO bad but because of this f****d up warm weather here in montreal I cant. Its been raining the entire day. Its 2, 4, 5, 10 degrees c the entire month of december and january. I cant stand this. I want my winter back and most importantly, my hockey back.

[scumtoes]

that's a little to cold to play outdoor hockey in.

[Darkoshvilli]

that's a little to cold to play outdoor hockey in.
I dont know. I'd get up at 6am -5 or -30 degrees I dont care, all I want is to play some hockey.

[Coldrsx]

the storm has started....wind up and snow falling hard, but small flakes.

[Greco Roman]

I've got the shovel ready to go ! Can't wait ! :cheers:

I'm hoping for about 20-30 cms of snow. I'm really wanting to see how Edmonton handles a real significant snow fall.

[WHISTLERINMUSKOKA]

Tomorrow will be our coldest day of the winter yet, -2 then it warms back up to 5 by Thursday and 7 on Friday. Getting closer and closer to spring :) 72 days from now.

[habsfan]

montreal forecast... Current temperature +2°C

This weather is nuts, but I ain't complaining.

10 JAN -8°C
11 JAN 0°C
12 JAN 4°C
13 JAN 2°C
14 JAN 3°C
15 JAN 2°C

[feepa]

City of Edmonton - St. Albert - Sherwood Park
10:25 AM MST Tuesday 9 January 2007
Blizzard warning for
City of Edmonton - St. Albert - Sherwood Park continued

Blizzard conditions expected tonight and into Wednesday.



A disturbance crossing southern British Columbia will track eastward into Alberta today and intensify. Bands of snow ahead of the system will become an organized snow area tonight and is forecast to extend from the Lloydminster area west into the grand Prairie/southern Peace regions. Widespread snowfall amounts of near 10 centimetres can be expected with local heavier amounts especially over east central Alberta. Increasing winds this evening will combine with the falling snow to generate blizzard conditions in exposed areas across most of central Alberta. Conditions will slowly improve from the northwest on Wednesday as the snow tapers off and the winds gradually diminish.

In the wake of the disturbance on Thursday an Arctic ridge will build down over western Canada bringing clear skies and very cold temperatures. Brisk winds and temperatures near minus 30 will result in extreme wind chills over the High Level region.

[CanadianCentaur]

the storm has started....wind up and snow falling hard, but small flakes.

It's stopped by around 1 pm, but the worst might be yet to come, because the atmospheric pressure is still dropping and the wind's begun picking up again now.

The blizzard warning is still in effect for Edmonton and area.

[scumtoes]

i wish edmonton had real blizzards with like 2 feet of snow, downed power lines, destruction on the streets and howling winds. something that could shut down the city and close the schools. has the EPS/edmonton catholic ever shut done due to cold and/or snow?

all i predict from this "blizzard" is nothing more than a regular snowfall with some wind. followed by a few days of freezing fucking cold.

[itom 987]

^ Yeah, our blizzards have always been lame.

[vid]

It went UP to -11 today! Normal temperatures! Yay!

But everyone said it was cold. See, this warm weather is making us weak. Mother Nature is trying to soften us all up. We must kill that bitch.

[alps]

It was 13 degrees yesterday...

Something is awry!

[Xelebes]

i wish edmonton had real blizzards with like 2 feet of snow, downed power lines, destruction on the streets and howling winds. something that could shut down the city and close the schools. has the EPS/edmonton catholic ever shut done due to cold and/or snow?

all i predict from this "blizzard" is nothing more than a regular snowfall with some wind. followed by a few days of freezing fucking cold.

Edmonton does have real blizzards, just not often.

The blizzards in 1949 and 1965 both were pretty bad. Of course, areas south of here like Red Deer would get so much snow that tunelling was required for the main streets of several towns.

[CanadianCentaur]

How about the blizzard of 1989? That was the worst I can remember having seen in Edmonton in my lifetime.

[slapshot™]

all i predict from this "blizzard" is nothing more than a regular snowfall with some wind. followed by a few days of freezing fucking cold.

The standard for a blizzard, according to Environment Canada, is that the winter storm must have winds of 40 km/h (25 mph) or more, have snow or blowing snow, visibility less than 1 km (about 5⁄8 mile), a wind chill of less than −25 °C (−13 °F), and that all of these conditions must last for 3 hours or more before the storm can be properly called a blizzard.

When all of these conditions persist after snow has stopped falling, meteorologists refer to the storm as a ground blizzard.

[dubiousmike]

How about the blizzard of 1989? That was the worst I can remember having seen in Edmonton in my lifetime.

What was it? 1969? When it hung around -30 for over a month?

My dad still has his certificate. It's framed in his office.

[CanadianCentaur]

What was it? 1969? When it hung around -30 for over a month?

My dad still has his certificate. It's framed in his office.

I wasn't even born yet then!

But I'm aware what happened to Edmonton in January-February of 1969. It didn't go above -18°C for about 26 days. My parents were in Grande Prairie at the time, and it was just as bad up there, maybe a little worse, since it's farther north above the 55th Parallel. Mind you, my parents had very recently immigrated to Canada at the time, and that was through Halifax only several months before in 1968. (Dad was from Sydney, Australia, and mom was from Northern England)

January 30, 1989, was when Edmonton had one of its worst snowstorms in recent history. Over 30 cm (or nearly a foot) of snow fell on the city, with really nasty windchills down to -70°C. I remember that ETS service was seriously disrupted, and that students were excused from school due to the weather conditions at the time. I was in Grade 11 at the time.

[dubiousmike]

^^^

It was over a decade before I was born, too.

But my dad always talks about it because it was during that cold snap that he met my mom :)

[Greco Roman]

So the "blizzard" came and is almost over.

That was hardly a blizzard. Damn you environment Canada !

[SHOFEAR]

lame.

give me something like Denver had and I'd be smiling for a month!

[CanadianCentaur]

This was a near-blizzard, from what I could see in the weather data from EC. It almost met the criteria for a blizzard for a couple of hours. But today's weather was nothing like the blizzard of '89.

With at least 3 more months of winter ahead for Edmonton, you never know what's in store.....

[vid]

Everyone here is saying 'Iss a fuckin' blizzert ou'saide!'

It is -4. :)
The wind is ESE at 22Km/h
The snow is barely falling, we have gotten about 2cm in the last 6 hours.
I can still see the power plants aerial beacons... They are three miles away!

Blizzard my ass. It's a light snow fall.

[habsfan]

Well, we finally got some snow. About 3cm last night! The only problem is that it is currently 2°C and it'll climb up to 5 or 6 this afternoon with a 40% chance of Rain. Looks like the Snow will be gone as fast as it showed up!

[IntotheWest]

^The cold is coming your way...should hit Montreal by Sunday-ish. Temps won't be as cold as in the west yesterday/today, but still may hit in the minus teens.

Winter is coming...

[habsfan]

^The cold is coming your way...should hit Montreal by Sunday-ish. Temps won't be as cold as in the west yesterday/today, but still may hit in the minus teens.

Winter is coming...

Oh well...we've had a good run up to now(it's already mid January!). Even if we do get a couple of months of Winter, it won't be too bad!

[Coldrsx]

got into van last night....and i actually got quite cold waiting for my gf standing outside of YVR for 10min....and there is a decent amount of snow on the grass and shaded areas, sure it is better than - 30, but not by much.

[IntotheWest]

^It's only -6c in south Calgary right now (Van is -3c)...and plenty sunny. Still feels cold though after all the positive temps through Dec and first week of Jan.

[Greco Roman]

Even though I still want winter to last a while longer yet, still.........................

+8C by Thursday !

:cucumber: :apple: :banger: :righton: :leek:

[LordMandeep]

i heard it could turn -30 to -35 in the next two weeks with the windchill in Toronto. Yep, not going outside i need too. Well any city or town turns very empty (compared to normal weather) when it gets that cold.

Snow has been light. A nice cover of 5cm to cover the bladness of winter. I hope for a good 20 cm.

[feepa]

Text Forecast from Environment Canada
Edmonton: Issued 5.00 AM MST Tuesday 23 January 2007

Today
Sunny with cloudy periods. Increasing cloudiness late this afternoon. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light this morning. High plus 3.
Tonight
Cloudy. Low minus 2.
Wednesday
Clearing in the morning. High 10.
Thursday
Sunny. Low zero. High 7.
Friday
Sunny. Low minus 12. High minus 2.
Saturday
Sunny. Low minus 14. High minus 6.

east is warm, west is cold
east is cold, west is warm. Just the way it works I suppose. Good old jet stream

[Taller Better]

i heard it could turn -30 to -35 in the next two weeks with the windchill in Toronto. Yep, not going outside i need too. Well any city or town turns very empty (compared to normal weather) when it gets that cold.

Snow has been light. A nice cover of 5cm to cover the bladness of winter. I hope for a good 20 cm.


LOL! Windchill factor is a bunch of baloney, and they really should stop using it as it is such an exaggerative thing. It looks like the coldest part of the winter so far is coming up in the next two weeks, though. I'll be glad when winter is done.
Currently -2c and a high of 0c today.

[IntotheWest]

LOL! Windchill factor is a bunch of baloney

You think so? I think it's somewhat useful...however, I'll admit I'd take -35c with no wind vs -20 with a wc of -35c. Wind is just different, however, it does speed up the freezing process on the skin - which is why they say "feels like". Try Portage and Main at -52 wc :-)

Anyway, -35c with windchill in Toronto is pretty rare...so I'll believe it when it happens. When forecasting weather, meteoroligists rarely seem to use probability (and past record keeping) to help forecast.

It was raining in Calgary yesterday morning - with a nice full rainbow to the north...quite interesting for January actually.

[Taller Better]

Well, some of the windchill factors are based on a comparison with temperature in a vacuum... no wind, no humidity, etc.. None of us has ever experienced temperatures in a vacuum, so all our lives we are constantly exposed to the elements. I just find the windchill thing to be a big dramatic device used to exaggerate the temperatures. For example, I have been in -30c temps, and I found them MUCH colder than the "windchill factor" of -30c. (unless a person lives out on a field at the airport, city buildings do block much of the wind). And forever people are hearing on the radio in the morning that it will be a windchill factor of -20c that day and they will repeat for the rest of the day that the temperature is -20c, even though in reality it is -8c. People are drama-queens at heart! LOL! There was talk a few years ago that Environment Canada was going to stop doing the calculations because of the strong argument that it was exaggerative and misleading, but so far they have resisted the temptation to stop doing it.

[Coldrsx]

+9 for Edmonton tomorrow....WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[sdimedru]

better line up for the car wash NOW! ..... only so it can get dirty again

i don't get it.... lol, i would rather wash my truck when its colder, and it can actually stay clean for more than 10 minutes!

[IntotheWest]

There was talk a few years ago that Environment Canada was going to stop doing the calculations because of the strong argument that it was exaggerative and misleading, but so far they have resisted the temptation to stop doing it.

Yes...true. But it's there as a warning of how fast skin can freeze. Wind will increase how fast moisture is evaporated from the skin, so, in an effort to explain to people that "hey, it's -8c, but with the wind blowing at 10km/h constantly, you better prepare like it was -20c", the WC factor is used. It's likely more useful on the Prairies and in Quebec where temps (without WC) can drop into the -20c range (or less). I agree, that when it's 5c outside and they say it feels like -2c (or whatever), it is a little ridiculous.

However, in a lot of situations, you are correct that it can be misleading because of so many other factors (i.e. not being in the middle of an airport field, wearing wind-protective clothing vs heavy insulated clothing, etc).

Also - I agree its also not good for the media (or the Canadian "always cold" image outside of Canada) when the actual and WC temps get mixed-up.

[Taller Better]

Also - I agree its also not good for the media (or the Canadian "always cold" image outside of Canada) when the actual and WC temps get mixed-up.


LOL! That's the truth. I deal a lot with touristos and the British ones always latch onto the "windchill" temp when they are here. -25c sounds so much more dramatic than boring old -8c! You can bet your boots they go home and tell their friends it was -25c, which frankly is not great for tourism. :haha:

maybe Canadians are a bit masochistic! ;)

[vid]

It was -6 on the radio today, they didn't say windchill. I'm a big guy so I can stand up to about -10 in a t-shirt if I have to, but when I went outside, it sure as fuck didn't feel like -6. It may not have been the -18 the windchill said it was, but it was a lot colder than the -6 they kept saying.

Wind does have a factor, but windchill and humidex are over-rated. People feel different temperatures different ways. I like it really cold but my brother starts shivering when it's cooler than 15. He loves really hot weather but I can barely breathe when it's past 25.


The windchill, while not accurate, does give you an idea of how to dress appropriately. Today was a two-sweater/thick gloves day, but I only wore one sweater/thin gloves because I thought it was warmer.

[IntotheWest]

^Yes, -6 with wind while wearing a T-shirt will feel cold ;-)

[Taller Better]

^^^ LOL! I used to always laugh when I went back to Winnipeg to visit my family, as I would see guys out walking in t shirts in cold weather, or light open jackets in extremely cold weather! Some people have amazing tolerance for cold. I do not.

[vid]

^Yes, -6 with wind while wearing a T-shirt will feel cold ;-)

No, I had a sweater. :D

I only go outside in the cold in a t-shirt when I'm getting the mail or bringing out garbage or something.

[IntotheWest]

^Fair enough...as raised in Winnipeg, I fetch the mail in a T-shirt as well.

Taller - I'm losing my tolerance for cold. When I first moved to Calgary, it felt so baumy that I would rarely wear a proper winter jacket, and would likely leave it open anyway. However, even if it approaches 0c, I'm bundled...and dreaming of beaches (actually, anything above 5c and sun is very pleasant).

When I went back to work in the Peg back in 03/04, I worked and "lived" at portage and main...there was a week of -40c (-50+ with WC), and I left work late one night only to find the underground passage was closed! I didn't have a jacket! That 20-second dash across Portage East was one of the coldest I've experienced!

[Greco Roman]

Man oh man!

I just hope that people realize that Winnipeg isn't the ONLY cold city in Canada! What about Saskatoon, Regina or Edmonton?

I really am not trying complain (much anyway :D ), but it gets damn cold here in E-town, and people have the same mentallity when it comes to cold here as in Winnipeg. I would like to see people use a city other than Winnipeg as a benchmark for how cold it really is:) .

[Taller Better]

Well, I think it is because, of the major cities in Canada, it is the coldest! ;)

But it is not the only. All Canadian cities get cold in the winter. That is what we do
here in Canada. Get cold.

[vid]

But Winnipeg is the coldest. They even have that song. You know, that song? On the radio? By those guys? From that city? That song!

Thunder Bay is cold too. Not as cold as people keep saying but it is cold!

[IntotheWest]

But Winnipeg is the coldest. They even have that song. You know, that song? On the radio? By those guys? From that city? That song!

Thunder Bay is cold too. Not as cold as people keep saying but it is cold!

"that song" is by Big Wreck..."Portage and Main 50 below" is Randy Bachman ;-)

Tallest - you are absolutely right...all of Canada gets cold..including the west coast (though, milder). We like picking on Winnipeg knowing that we aren't as cold - but truthfully.

Stat-wise, Winnipeg's average daytime high in Jan is -12.7...where as Edm is -8, Regina is -10.7, Saskatoon is -11.8, T-Bay is -8.6. Whitehorse is -13.3. But hey, Yellowknife is -22.7.

I found it funny when I worked in Vancouver and some folks there would refer to lotusland as "tropics of Canada" :-)

[vid]

The 'that' was referring to the Bachman song, I wasn't in any way mentioning the song 'that song'. It makes more sense to me, I actually talk like that. Without the nouns. You know those words that mean things? Those ones.

[drew]

I would like to see people use a city other than Winnipeg as a benchmark for how cold it really is:) .

Nah - it's time we owned the winter here in Winnipeg. Let's stop hiding behind our summers.

Now that "global warming" has reduced winter to a glorified slushy spring day for much of Canada - Winnipeg should be positioning itself for winter tourism and outdoor activities.

We own major city winter in Canada and pretty much the world over - we should start to see some benefit from it.

[IntotheWest]

^ most global warming models (you can find them on Environment Canada) suggest that Winnipeg may be recieving well above 0c average highs in January by the end of this century.

When the "new" 30 year rolling averages are calculated and used by EC in 2010, you'll see that -12.7 jump by at least a degree.

[IntotheWest]

The 'that' was referring to the Bachman song, I wasn't in any way mentioning the song 'that song'. It makes more sense to me, I actually talk like that. Without the nouns. You know those words that mean things? Those ones.

I realized that. ;)

[vid]

Nah - it's time we owned the winter here in Winnipeg. Let's stop hiding behind our summers.

Now that "global warming" has reduced winter to a glorified slushy spring day for much of Canada - Winnipeg should be positioning itself for winter tourism and outdoor activities.

We own major city winter in Canada and pretty much the world over - we should start to see some benefit from it.

Thunder Bay has every winter sport opportunity Winnipeg has an then some, and if we don't have it, we can whine to the government to give us money for it! :banana:

[drew]

^ yes - but winters are like clockwork here. I seem to remember a certain city name Thunder Bay not having snow for a long period this winter...

[Greco Roman]

^ yes - but winters are like clockwork here. I seem to remember a certain city name Thunder Bay not having snow for a long period this winter...

I can remember the winter of 1998-1999 (or was it 1997-1998? it was one of the two) where Winnipeg didn't have snow up until mid-december and then all melted away by april first. Plus, from my understanding last year, there wasn't a permanent snowfall until the beginning of december.

I think the whole clockwork analogy is slowly unravelling........................

[vid]

Pfft, we can make snow! :rolleyes:

[drew]

I think the whole clockwork analogy is slowly unravelling........................

Well either way - we still have the most consistent winter weather for a larger centre in Canada.

The weather is consistent enough that we have an 80+ team outdoor ice sponge hockey league (spongee) here each and every season from December till March.

[IntotheWest]

outdoor ice sponge hockey league (spongee)

mmm...outdoor ice...I wish that was a little more consistent here. But I never got sponge hockey (with running shoes) - hockey on ice is for skates :-)

[Taller Better]

Well either way - we still have the most consistent winter weather for a larger centre in Canada.

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Yup. That is one way to look at it! I'm afraid it was just a little too consistent for me, however.....

[drew]

mmm...outdoor ice...I wish that was a little more consistent here. But I never got sponge hockey (with running shoes) - hockey on ice is for skates :-)

Only crazy people play spongee with running shoes - 99.9% of the players use spongee/broomball shoes... (kinda like the winter tire for feet...)

[IntotheWest]

Only crazy people play spongee with running shoes - 99.9% of the players use spongee/broomball shoes... (kinda like the winter tire for feet...)

Same diff...should be using skates :-)

I do miss playing hockey outside in the Peg...there was always tons of rinks to choose from in our area (NK/EK). Outdoor rinks are just not common here (or have terrible ice).

[Taller Better]

I guess I am in the minority, but I hated outdoor rinks as a kid. I seriously froze my feet/ears, and nose way too many times than is medically advised! In those days, no games were EVER cancelled because of cold weather. Snow yes, cold no. ;)