What is your weather today? (II)

[someone123]

The absolute scale on that map doesn't fit parts of Atlantic Canada and BC very well. The biggest category is < -120 mm but in Halifax for example almost every month is over 100 mm of precipitation. When you're talking about a four month period (April, May, June, July), 120 mm below normal is only about a quarter of the total precipitation, so that one colour represents anything from about 0-75% of normal precipitation. Kelowna on the other hand is guaranteed to very extremely dry if it receives 120 mm less than normal during that period.

[Metro-One]

Thanks, quite a wide variation throughout BC. Shows how hit and miss it has been here.

[PrairieGirl]

YVW Metro

The very fast moving cell that gave Moose Jaw an inch and 1/2 rain in 20 minutes on August 2nd (and the weird muffled thunder)



It tried (shot was taken at CFB Moose Jaw...home base of the Snowbirds).


We often have tornadoes touch down there...historically there are favourite places around here the beasts like to touch down (which is the only reason I don't worry too much.....maybe I should but I've noted they always pick the same areas). I truly believe the Couteau Hill range below us, as well as our valley (maybe) seem to work in our favour when violent storms come around.

[digitboy]

Originally Posted by Nicko999

I thought this was joke so I checked... at 2PM the Rimouski area was 34C (40C humidex) before the station stopped reporting... so it could have very well been 38C(or at least close to)...

Speaking of crazy... Huntingdon, Quebec had 26C (humidex of 36C) for a low this morning...

See...I was not joking man and I don't know what happened... honestly, never seen that in the 10 years I have lived here. I don't want you to be anxious about our health and safety, so please know that today we were back to normal, with a good old 19-20C

[Metro-One]

Hot spot in Canada today was once again Ashcroft, with a high of 38.1 C (100.6F)

This is Ashcroft's 5 day this year above 38, and its 12th day above 35.

[SignalHillHiker]

When I woke up this morning at 6:50 a.m. and checked the weather, it was already 19C in St. John's with a Humidex of 26C.

Today the actual temperature is supposed to hit 27C. I don't even want to know what the Humidex is.

Our record high for August is 31C (31.5C for July). I'm curious to see if we'll beat it!

Keep in mind our average yearly highs range from 0.9C in January to 20.3C in July. This summer has been (AWESOMELY) unusual for us.

From Ryan Snoddon's weather blog:

ST. JOHN'S- Less than half the total rainfall. Double the number of rain free days & plenty of 20°+ days!

Last June/July 2011
Number of 20° days: 19 (all 19 in July)
Number of Rain Free Days: 10
Total Rainfall: 250 mm

This June/July 2012
Number of 20° days: 31 (5 in June + 26 in July)
Number of Rain Free Days: 21
Total Rainfall: 119 mm

[SignalHillHiker]

Another significant reason for the better weather this year:

[Xelebes]

Right now it is thundering pretty hard. There is an isolated purple-cell popcorn storm just east of us and it is just throwing the bolts and causing a racket. A larger system of red-celled storms that can climb to purple-cell is heading our way from the north.

Edit: 4:24 PM - The power went out at 4:10 PM.

[SpongeG]

another hot day, +28 but feels hotter, gonna be hot all week apparently

[Denscity]

Originally Posted by PrairieGirl

Not to leave anyone out (at the other site I post at there are only people from Ontario, Quebec and myself posting).

I live in that big purple circle on the BC map! June was wettest month ever and last week had the wettest day ever!

[Xelebes]

When I left work, there were about 16 individual red-cell storms in the Edmonton metro. Haven't checked the radar yet, but it looks like many of them have bundled into a fewer larger storms.

A large archer's bow is heading our way.

[bulliver]

Originally Posted by Xelebes

When I left work, there were about 16 individual red-cell storms in the Edmonton metro. Haven't checked the radar yet, but it looks like many of them have bundled into a fewer larger storms.

A large archer's bow is heading our way.

I didn't get caught in it, but saw the aftermath....crazy torrential rain in the south east. 17 st had a swiftly moving river on each side and it was starting to overflow onto the road...it was crazy.

[Marty_Mcfly]

St. John's high today was a solid 27C with a humidex of 36C, and at 11:37pm it's currently 22C with a humidex of 30C...the lack of air conditioners on this side of the country is making me pretty sad. Another sleepless night is ahead.

Just cracked open a beer to keep cold. It was unfortunately a coors light, and the rocky mountains disappeared in about a minute. If I need to keep drinking to keep cold I'll have to move on to the mystery smirnoff orange twist in the back of my fridge

[SignalHillHiker]

Originally Posted by Marty_Mcfly

St. John's high today was a solid 27C with a humidex of 36C, and at 11:37pm it's currently 22C with a humidex of 30C...the lack of air conditioners on this side of the country is making me pretty sad. Another sleepless night is ahead.

Just cracked open a beer to keep cold. It was unfortunately a coors light, and the rocky mountains disappeared in about a minute. If I need to keep drinking to keep cold I'll have to move on to the mystery smirnoff orange twist in the back of my fridge

I'm on my eighth Keith's, buddy. With Smirnoff Ice in the fridge after this... the nearest gas station was out of Blackhorse so I have to buy a Nova Scotian beer.

I am sitting at the ****ing computer, sweating. This is deadly.

[Marty_Mcfly]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I'm on my eighth Keith's, buddy. With Smirnoff Ice in the fridge after this... the nearest gas station was out of Blackhorse so I have to buy a Nova Scotian beer.

I am sitting at the ****ing computer, sweating. This is deadly.

I know the feeling. Working in the lab all afternoon (in jeans because I'm an idiot). At 4 I had to quit and gather the troops and make a little trip down to the Breezeway, which had both the best AC on campus AND womens olympic beach volleyball. The blackhorse keg wasn't tasting the best though, had to settle for a little Rickards. Tomorrow won't be much better apparently, I'll have to at least wear shorts this time.

[SignalHillHiker]

^ Hahaha, awesome. Breezeway. God, I haven't been there in a decade at least. More of a men's swimming fan myself (shh!). ;-) But I can appreciate a good women's beach volleyball game.

[Metro-One]

A very eastern Canada feeling day here, was kind of sunny most of the day, through thick high clouds / haze with humid air. Was only 24 but humidex was 29/30.

Now, thunderstorms have popped up everywhere and we are actually getting two separate lighting shows from my vantage point. One is right over the airport now.

[SignalHillHiker]

Complaints about the Townie/Bayman (St. John's/RON) aside...

...this is my favourite use of the divide in a contemporary sense.

Metro's comment about typical eastern Canada weather made me LOL because he's right... and also reminded me of the bayman's quip in this one:

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[Metro-One]

Nice, a big jolt of thunder just set off my neighbor's car alarm!

[logan5]

Massive lightning strike just now!