Weather Update

By yesterday afternoon (December 12), we had lost enough snow that you could see the ground in places. It was the first time in nearly two weeks that we didn't have complete snow cover. However, today is a new day and we're currently in the middle of a significant snow event for our area. It started snowing this morning and we've already received about 07 cm at 12:41. The weathermen forecasted that we'd receive between 10 and 20 cm in total, so we're right on schedule with their predictions.

As a person that loves winter weather, this has been the best late November/early December that I have ever experienced!

Through A.D. 2007 December 13:

Days with snow cover: 24
Days with complete snow cover: 12
Total snowfall: 25 centimeters*
Maximum snow depth: 20 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: -11º Celsius

*I won't add in the total from today's storm until it has finished.

Weather Update

I'm typing this post at 06:58 on a Monday morning. Normally I'd be driving to work at this time, but we're having a two-hour delay because of freezing rain. In the three previous winters we've had two freezing rain events. Incredibly, this is already our second freezing rain event of this season!

Through A.D. 2007 December 10:

Days with snow cover: 21
Days with complete snow cover: 10
Total snowfall: 25 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 20 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: -11º Celsius*

*I find it reallly wierd that we've hit -11 four separate times this year but we've haven't gotten any lower.

Weather Update

Awesome weather yesterday and today...

Yesterday we received about 03 centimeters of snow and we had our first day with complete snow cover. Last night we received about 10 cm of snow! It's raining outside right now, but it's only about 28 degrees, so everything is getting a pretty little coating of ice on it. I went snowshoeing this morning for two hours, and it was absolutely beautiful!

Through A.D. 2007 December 02, Sunday:

Days with snow cover: 13
Days with complete snow cover: 02
Total snowfall: 16 centimeters
Maximum snow depth: 13 centimeters
Maximum low temperature: -11º Celsius

First Light Frost

Amongst all of the complaining, there is a very nice bright spot. On A.D. 2007 September 17, we had our first light frost! It didn't harm any plants - the icy spots were confined to low pockets and areas that receive very little sun during the day. In any case, it was very exciting - a sign of things to come! It's ironic considering the extreme heat we're having, but a frost this early - even a light one - is two or three weeks earlier than usual for us. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's a sign we'll have a cold, snowy winter!

A.H.S. Heat Zone 05

Ahh, September, sometimes it's my favorite month...but not this year.

The past 23 days, the weather has been extremely erratic. We began the month with some of the hottest weather of the year (including the two hottest days of the year). That was followed by a beautiful stretch of weather with high temperatures around 20 degrees Celsius. That, in turn, was followed by this past week, with temperatures that started at 5 degrees Celsius above normal. To make things even better, the weatherman tells us that it's going to be above 30 two of the next three days. Yipee.

What the hell happened to autumn? If this is global warming (and it is), I don't want any part of it. If anything, the past four years have told me that it's time to start plotting a move even farther north. (I can dream, but it'll never happen)

Through A.D. 2007 September 23, there have been 30 days with high temperatures at or above 30 degrees Celsius. (A.H.S. Heat Zone 05)

By the way, we're also having a pretty dry September. So far, we've received about 60 millimeters (2.36 inches) of precipitation. That's only about half of normal, and it's been exacerbated by the warm temperatures.

First Light Frost

Ahh, the beginning of the best time of year! On A.D. 2007 September 17 we received our first light frost of the year. ...and when I say light, I mean very light - the car had ice on the windshield and there were pockets of white on the north side of the hedgerows... Still, it was awesome to see some frozen water again! It's been a while (since mid May) but winter is making its return. Whoopee!!!!

Weather Update

Through A.D. 2007 September 04: 27 days at or above 30 degrees Celsius.

August felt like a month of extremes! It seemed like every day was either above 30 degrees Celsius or below 25 degrees Celsius. The historical averages are right in the middle.