31 December 2009

31st December 2009 - Thursday

High: -18.0
Low: -24.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(12)
Days we didn't see any sun: (15)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (7)

It was a very cloudy start and bitterly cold at -23. The temperature didn't improve by much and it remained cold and cloudy all day.

30 December 2009

30th December 2009 - Wednesday

High: -14.0
Low: -17.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(12)
Days we didn't see any sun: (14)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (7)

It was a cloudy and dull start to the day and it had snowed lightly over night. There was light snow in the air in the morning too and it felt quite cool at -14. Going into the evening it cooled down dramatically and felt very cold.

29 December 2009

29th December 2009 - Tuesday

High: -6.0
Low: -14.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(11)
Days we didn't see any sun: (13)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (7)

It was a fairly cloudy start to the day but it soon brightened up and was sunny and blue sky for most of the afternoon. It was around -6 for most of the day and sunny. It was quite pleasant in the sunshine, but quite cool out of it.

28 December 2009

28th December 2009 - Monday

High: -5.0
Low: -15.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(11)
Days we didn't see any sun: (13)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (7)

There was a bit of patchy cloud this morning and it was -14 at 8.30am. It was a sunny day but it still felt very cold.

27 December 2009

27th December 2009 - Sunday

High: -1.5
Low: -9.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(11)
Days we didn't see any sun: (13)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (7)

It was a crisp and frosty start to the day. There was a bit of light cloud cover this morning, but it was mainly sunny and bright blue sky. It was around -12 at 8.30am.

26 December 2009

26th December 2009 - Saturday

High: -2.5
Low: -16.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(11)
Days we didn't see any sun: (13)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (7)

It was a bright and sunny start and it was showing -11. The day got colder and the temperature was bouncing around between -17 and -19. It was a bright sunny day though with lots of blue sky.

25 December 2009

25th December 2009 - Friday

High: -5.5
Low: -13.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(11)
Days we didn't see any sun: (13)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (7)

It was a bright and sunny start and it was showing +2 on our sunny porch by noon today but the car was showing -8 so it was quite cool out of the sun. Wrapped up warm though it was a beautful sunny day with lots of blue sky and no cloud or wind.

24 December 2009

24th December 2009 - Thursday

High: -5.5
Low: -23.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(11)
Days we didn't see any sun: (13)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (7)

It was a bright and sunny start and -19 8.30am. By mid-day it had reached -9.0. It was a clear and sunny day for most of the day and it didn't feel too cold. There looked to be a chinook forming over the mountains by late afternoon.

23 December 2009

23rd December 2009 - Wednesday

High: -16.0
Low: -24.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(11)
Days we didn't see any sun: (13)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (7)

It was a bright and sunny start, but very cold. It was -24 at 8.30am and it warmed up to around -19.

22 December 2009

22nd December 2009 - Tuesday

High: -12.0
Low: -15.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(11)
Days we didn't see any sun: (13)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (7)

There was quite a bit of cloud cover this morning, but it was clearing by 8.30am and blue sky could be seen. It was quite cold this morning at -16, but reports said it would feel colder due to a wind chill.

The highway down to High River was in pretty good shape and ploughs and gritters were out in force. There were reports of some slippery road conditions up in Calgary so care was needed.

It was a fairly sunny day and didn't feel quite as cold as predicted. It started to snow early evening and got progressively heavier. We were in Calgary at around 7.30pm and visibility and conditions were very poor for the drive home.

21 December 2009

21 December 2009 - Monday

High: -10.5
Low: -12
Rain:(5)
Snow:(11)
Days we didn't see any sun: (13)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (6)

There was a lot of cloud cover this morning and it was -10 at 8.30am and it felt quite cold. There was a bit of light snow in the air this morning which got progressively heavier as the day went on. Visibility wasn't too bad on the drive home, but that got worse as the evening went on.

20 December 2009

20th December 2009 - Sunday

High: -7.5
Low: -11.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(10)
Days we didn't see any sun: (12)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (5)

There was a lot of cloud cover this morning which remained all day. It was -10, but without the sun it felt very cold.

There was snow up in the North of Calgary this morning, but we didn't get any down in Okotoks.

19 December 2009

19th December 2009 -Saturday

High: -0.5
Low: -7.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(10)
Days we didn't see any sun: (11)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (5)

There was a bit of light cloud cover this morning, but most of the cloud cleared leaving bright blue sky and sunshine. The temperature was bouncing around between -3 and zero. It was a beautiful day which didn't feel cold at all.

18 December 2009

18th December 2009 - Friday

High: 0.5
Low: -10.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(10)
Days we didn't see any sun: (11)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (5)

There was a fair bit of light cloud this morning but it was still farily bright. It was -7 at 8.30am but it didn't feel too cold.

17 December 2009

17th December 2009 - Thursday

High: 2.0
Low: -5.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(10)
Days we didn't see any sun: (11)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (5)

It was another warm, sunny and bright start to the day. It was -3 at 8.30am but it felt quite pleasant. The day warmed up and it was probalby +2 for most of the day and some of the snow was beginning to melt.

16 December 2009

16th December 2009 - Wednesday

High: 6.0
Low: -8.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(10)
Days we didn't see any sun: (11)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (5)

It had warmed up dramatically overnight and at 8.30am it as +3. There was a warm westerly wind blowing which was melting the snow. There was very little cloud and the day was bright and sunny.

Due to the melt, the highways on the drive into work were very slushy and the wind was strong on the open highway, so caution was needed. There was also a lot of spray from other vehicles. Advice is to slow down, take care, make sure windscreen fluid is topped up and clean your lights if you need to.

15 December 2009

15th December 2009 - Tuesday

High: 2.0
Low: -31.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(10)
Days we didn't see any sun: (11)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (5)

It was -23 on the drive to work this morning, so things are improving. It was still cold but not as biting as it has been. There was a bit of cloud cover this morning which was starting to clear by around 9am. It was a sunny and bright day and by around noon it had warmed up to around -17 and continued to warm throughout the afternoon.

14 December 2009

14th December 2009 - Monday

High: -14.0
Low: -31.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(10)
Days we didn't see any sun: (11)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (5)

It was -32 at 8.30am this morning and the reports said the wind chill made it feel more like -40. It was bitterly cold, not a day to hang around outside for too long. There was virtually no cloud and the sky was bright and sunny.

13 December 2009

13th December 2009 - Sunday

High: -25.5
Low: -30.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(10)
Days we didn't see any sun: (11)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (5)

It was another cold (-23 this morning) and cloudy day. It started to snow very lightly by mid-morning and the day seemed to be getting colder. It was -28 for most of the afternoon and felt absolutely freezing.

12 December 2009

12th December 2009 - Saturday

High: -22.0
Low: -27.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(10)
Days we didn't see any sun: (10)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (5)

It was quite a cloudy start to the day but most of it had cleard by around noon. It was very cold and the temperature remained quite steady at around -20 for most of the day. The evening temperature was around -30 and it was bitterly cold.

11 December 2009

11th December 2009 - Friday

High: -9.0
Low: -20.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(10)
Days we didn't see any sun: (10)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (5)

It was quite a cloudy start to the day although it looked like it was starting to clear at around 9am. It was -9 at 8.30am, but it didn't feel too cold. The cloud didn't really clear and it started to snow at around noon.

10 December 2009

10th December 2009 - Thursday

High: -11.5
Low: -19.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(9)
Days we didn't see any sun: (9)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (5)

It was a bright start to the day with not much cloud. We had to shovel the drive this morning after the snow last night. The snow ploughs had been out and the main roads were clear or well on their way to being clear and gritted.

It felt a little warmer than it had done over the last few days and it was around -12 on the drive to work.

09 December 2009

9th December 2009 - Wednesday

High: -9.5
Low: -21.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(9)
Days we didn't see any sun: (9)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (4)

It was quite a cloudy start to the day and it didn't really clear. It was -12 at 8.30am and was still feeling quite cold. It started to snow at around 1pm and continued for most of the afternoon. The snow ploughs had been out and were still out on the drive home, but visibility was still quite poor and care was needed.

The snow stopped around 9pm and visibility was beginning to improve.

08 December 2009

8th December 2009 - Tuesday

High: -14.0
Low: -30.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (7)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (3)

It was a cold but bright start to the day with a bit of light cloud, which got heavier as the morning went on. The temperature was -29 and it felt quite cold.

07 December 2009

7th December 2009 - Monday

High: -21.0
Low: -29.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (7)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (3)

It was a cold but bright start to the day with virtually no cloud. The temperature was bouncing between -29 and -32 on the drive to work this morning. The side roads were still quite snow covered, but the Highways and major routes had been well cleared. It was around -24 at lunchtime, but it remained bright and sunny.

The picture shows one of the many mounds of snow that had been shovelled from the roads and some super long icicles.

06 December 2009

6th December 2009 - Sunday

High: -17.0
Low: -21.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (7)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (3)

It was another windy, cloudy and cold start to the day. It was a cold start to the day at -16, but the wind chill made it feel much colder.

There wasn't as much snow to clear from the drive today.

05 December 2009

5th December 2009 - Saturday

High: -7.0
Low: -9.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(7)
Days we didn't see any sun: (6)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (2)

It was still very windy overnight and for most of today. We are told that around 20cm of snow fell yesterday, although that readings is taken at the airport, we suspect there was a fair bit more than that down here in Okotoks. Today started at -7 and rose to -4, but with the wind chill it felt much much colder. We haven't ventured out today, so we can't comment on the condition of the highways, but the side roads are in pretty bad shape.

It didn't snow much if at all, hard to tell as there is a lot of blowing snow.

A number of cars parked on the side of the road had to be dug out.

There were reports of nearly 200 accidents just in the City of Calgary yesterday.

We have another weather warning in effect as follows:
Winter storm warning for: Okotoks, High River & Claresholm

Snow blowing snow and strong winds tonight. This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions...Listen for updated statements.

Snow at times heavy is persisting in the southeast corner of Alberta this evening. Another 10 cm is possible by morning. Strong northerly winds continue to blow up to 60 gusting 80 km/h giving near zero visibilities in blowing snow. Conditions are expected to improve from the northwest tonight as winds diminish and snow tapers off.


04 December 2009

4th December 2009 - Friday

High: 0.5
Low: -13.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(6)
Days we didn't see any sun: (5)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (1)

There was a fair bit of light cloud this morning, but the sky was still bright. It was 0 at 8.30am, but it felt quite cold.

The weather warning is still in effect today and it had started to snow lightly in Okotoks and High River by 9am. By 10am snow fall was quite heavy and conditions were getting worse. As the day went on, wind and blowing snow made conditions brutal and despite the mild terperature, the northerly wind chill made it feel absolutely freezing.

This Highway alert was issued on the AMA site: R C M P in the Calgary area are asking motorists to stay off of the highways. The Queen Elizabeth Highway 2, northbound and southbound is closed between Calgary and Airdrie because of a motor vehicle collision. Highway 2 at the highway 7 intersection near Okotoks is closed due to a multiple vehicle pile-up.
More pictures and a short video can be found at: http://janandeam.blogspot.com/2009/12/brutal-weather-today.html

03 December 2009

3rd December 2009 - Thursday

High: -2.5
Low: -21.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(5)
Days we didn't see any sun: (4)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright a crisp and cloudless start to the day, but very cold. It was -22 at 8.30am. There was a bit of very light fog on the drive to work this morning but by 9.15am it was clear blue sky and sunshine.

The following Winter storm warning has been issued for tomorrow.
Okotoks, High River & Claresholm

An Arctic cold front will sweep southeastward across Southern Alberta Friday bringing snow blowing snow and strong winds. This is a warning that dangerous winter weather conditions are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions...Listen for updated statements.

An Arctic cold front will sweep rapidly southeastward across Southern Alberta through the day on Friday. This front will be accompanied by snow, strong winds and blowing snow. Snowfall accumulations of 10 to 20 centimetres can be expected in many regions by midnight Friday. The front will also be accompanied by strong north to northwest winds resulting in widespread blowing snow and near zero visibilities. These reduced visibilities will be most pronounced in exposed and rural areas. The winds will slowly begin to ease overnight Friday.

In the wake of this cold front much cooler air will settle over the province on Saturday.

This winter storm can produce poor travelling conditions. Persons in or near these areas should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and listen for updated warnings.

Over the southwest strong west winds will develop through some mountain passes and adjacent valleys this evening. These winds will persist into Friday morning before easing below warning levels.

02 December 2009

2nd December 2009 - Wednesday

High: -8.0
Low: -18.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(5)
Days we didn't see any sun: (4)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright a crisp and cloudless start to the day, but very cold. It was -13 at 8.30am and on the drive to work the temperature was bouncing around between -17 and -18. It was a very sunny day and didn't feel too bad at around lunchtime, but temperatures dropped dramatically again in the evening.

01 December 2009

1st December 2009 - Tuesday

High: -4.0
Low: -13.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(5)
Days we didn't see any sun: (4)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright a crisp start to the day and quite cold at -11. Roads weren't in too bad condition this morning as the snow ploughs and gritters had been out overnight. Most of the day was sunny with bright blue sky and although it was only around -3, it didn't feel too cold.

30 November 2009

30th November 2009 - Monday

High: 9.0
Low: -7.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(5)
Days we didn't see any sun: (4)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was quite a cloudy start to the day today and -5 at 8.30am. There was some lifting fog on the drive to work, but by around 9.30am the cloud was clearing and blue sky could be seen. The wind really picked up around mid-morning and there was a weather warning in effect, advising people to take necessary safety precautions in the High River, Okotoks and Claresholm areas.

It was +11 at around mid-day, but it began to snow early afternoon for the rest of the day.

It was -3 on the drive home at 5pm and a second weather warning had been issued at 4.4.5pm for Calgary, Okotoks, High River, Claresholm, Airdrie, Cochrane, Strathmore, Vulcan, Lethbridge.

A band of heavy snow along a cold front is sweeping south through
Southern Alberta. Behind this front strong winds with gusts up to
80 km/h are creating blowing snow with near zero visibilities.
These poor visibilities are expected to last for a brief time as the
front goes through. Conditions will improve later this evening.

Further details follow in the upcoming revised public forecast.

29 November 2009

29th November 2009 - Sunday

High: 6.0
Low: -8.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (4)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

There was some light cloud this morning, but it was bright and just into the positive figures by 8.30am. There was also a Chinook arch over the mountains, so hopefully it will warm up today and melt some more of the snow. There was a cool breeze this morning but that died down into the afternoon, which then felt quite mild. Temperatures reached +9 today.

28 November 2009

28th November 2009 - Saturday

High: 1.5
Low:-10.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (4)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a grey and overcast start to the day and -7 at 8am. By noon the sun was trying to shine and it was +1. The sun shone for most of the day and it melted some of the snow, but the temperature didn't get any higher.

27 November 2009

27th November 2009 - Friday

High: 1.0
Low: -3.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(4)
Days we didn't see any sun: (4)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was snowing when we woke up this morning, but we hadn't had the 5-10cm they had been predicting. It as 0 at 8.30am but with no sun shining, it felt quite cold. The roads around Okotoks and High River were mainly just wet so some caution was needed. The snow had stopped by mid-morning and a lot of it had melted by mid afternoon.

26 November 2009

26th November 2009 - Thursday

High: 7.5
Low: -1.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright and sunny start with a fair bit of cloud. There was another Chinook arch over the mountains today. It was +1 at 8am and +5 by 10am.

25 November 2009

25th November 2005 - Wednesday

High: 14.5
Low: -7.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright and sunny start. There was a huge chinook arch over the mountains along with a fair bit of cloud, the Chinook got bigger and brighter as the day went on. It was -3 at 8.30am, but felt very mild. It rained very lightly for about 3 seconds at lunchtime and by 1.30pm it was +14. There was a coolish breeze, but still sunny & pleasant.

24 November 2009

24th November 2009 - Tuesday

High: 6.5
Low: -4.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day with not much cloud. It was -3 at 8.30am but it felt quite mild. It was sunny for most of the day and it reached around +7. There was a cool breeze, but the day was fairly pleasant on the whole.

23 November 2009

23rd November 2009 - Monday

High: 7.5
Low: -8.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day with not much cloud. It was -4 at 8.30am and it felt quite cold. The sun shone for most of the day, so it felt better as the day went on. It reached +8 at around 1pm.

22 November 2009

22 November 2009 - Sunday

High: 5.0
Low: -5.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day and it felt quite warm in the sun. There was a bit of light cloud in the afternoon, but it still felt very mild.

21 November 2009

21 November 2009 - Saturday

High: 3.5
Low: -2.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was quite a cloudy and white sky this morning. It was +5 at around mid-day and it felt quite mild. We were outside putting Christmas decorations up in just jeans and jumpers.

20 November 2009

20th November 2009 - Friday

High: 12.5
Low: 0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright start with a bit of light cloud cover. It was +8 in Okotoks at 8.30am and felt quite mild, but they were saying that it was only -2 in Calgary and there was a wind chill making it feel colder. It remained at around +8 for most of the day and well into the evening.

19 November 2009

19th November 2009 - Thursday

High: 10.5
Low: -4.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright start, with a bit of light, patchy cloud and it was +3 at 8.30am. It was quite breezy, but it didn't feel too cold today. Just a few days ago, the whole lake was looking as though it had a covering of ice on it. After the last few warmer days, a fair bit has melted off.

The wind had really picked up by mid-day and there was the following weather warning in place:

Wind warning for Okotoks, High River & Claresholm

Strong west to southwesterly winds of 70 to 100 km/h are occurring over the southwestern foothills. Winds are expected to diminish this afternoon but may return overnight as a second weather system moves across the northern sections of Alberta.

Strongest wind gusts reported across the southern foothills as of 10 AM MST include:
Waterton Park Gate - 106 km/h
Brocket - 95 km/h
Pincher Creek - 93 km/h
Stavely - 91 km/h

18 November 2009

18th November 2009 - Wednesday

High: 6.0
Low: -4.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright start, with not much cloud. It was only -1 at 8.30am, but it felt quite mild. It was +7 by noon, but there was quite a coole breeze.

17 November 2009

17th November 2009 - Tuesday

High: 12.0
Low: 5.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright start, with a bit of light cloud. It was +10 at 8.30am, but it was quite breezy so it felt cooler than it was.

The wind had really picked up by mid-morning and there was the following weather warning in place:

Wind warning for Okotoks, High River & Claresholm

Strong southwest winds of 60 gusting to 80 km/h are now occurring in Calgary, Drumheller, Brooks, and Coronation regions, and are expected to persist until the early evening.

Strong winds will continue to gust at times to 100 km/h intermittently in the Crowsnest Pass region and over western sections of the Cardston region and southern sections of the Okotoks region. These conditions are expected to persist through much of the day.


It was +13 by mid-day and the wind had died down considerably by around 5pm.

16 November 2009

16th November 2009 - Monday

High: 13.0
Low: 3.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright start, with light cloud that cleared quite quickly. It was +9 at 8.30am in Okotoks and it felt quite mild. The radio said it was 0 in Calgary and this was due to the Chinook wind only reaching to Southern Calgary. It was +14 by noon and it was warm, sunny and a little breezy.

15 November 2009

15 November 2009 - Sunday

High: 10.0
Low: -7.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was quite a grey start with a fair bit of cloud cover. There was a Chinook arch over the mountains this morning so hopefully some warm weather will be on the way. It was +8 during the afternoon, but it felt quite cold.

14 November 2009

14 November 2009 - Saturday

High: 2.0
Low: -5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was bright and sunny and cloudless start to the day. It was -4 at 8.30am and only reached 0 by noon, but the sun was shining so it didn't feel too bad. It remained at 0 for most of the day and started to feel quite cold once the sun had gone down and the temperature began to drop into the minus figures.

13 November 2009

13th November 2009 - Friday

High: 6.5
Low: -11
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was bright and sunny start to the day, it was -10 at 8am, but had warmed to -5 by 8.30am. It felt quite a mild start. The ice on the lake is continuing to freeze.

12 November 2009

12th November 2009 - Thursday

High: 4.0
Low: -10.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was bright and sunny start to the day, but only -10 at 8.30am. It felt cool, but not freezing. It was a fairly pleasant day, but it did start to get quite cold once the sun went down.

11 November 2009

11th November 2009 - Wednesday

High: 11.5
Low: -7.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was bright and sunny start to the day, with some very light cloud cover. It was +10 on our porch by noon, but the wind was also beginning to pick up again. There was a thin film of ice on the lake this morning, but as the picture shows, some of it has melted during the morning. The breeze was quite cool for the rest of the afternoon.

10 November 2009

10th November 2009 - Tuesday

High: 9.0
Low: 0.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was bright and sunny start to the day, with some very light cloud cover. It was +3 at 8.30am and it felt quite mild. There was a thin film of ice on the lake this morning, but a lot of it seemed to have melted during the morning. The wind had really picked up again by mid-morning and it was very gusty at times. The wind died down by early afternoon and it was quite pleasant for the rest of the day.

09 November 2009

9th November 2009 - Monday

High: 10.0
Low: -7.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was bright and sunny start to the day, with a fair bit of cloud cover. It was -4 at 8.30am, and it didn't feel too bad. It was +10 at noon and very sunny.