30 June 2009

1st July 2009 - Wednesday: Canada Day

High: 22.5
Low: 4.5
Rain:(20)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start and +10 by 9am and it was +21 by 5pm. It was a warm and sunny day, with a bit of light breeze. The sky started to darken at around 6pm and we had a brief thunder storm with heavy rain from around 6.30pm to 7pm.

30th June 2009 - Tuesday

High: 21.0
Low: 9.0
Rain:(19)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was quite a bright start but there was a bit of cloud around. The wind seems to have died down. It was +12 at 08.30am and the cloud was already clearing. It was a mixture of sun and cloud throughout the day and a bit cooler, it was just +19 at around 5.30pm. By around 7pm it had clouded over completely and had begun to feel really quite cold.

29 June 2009

29th June 2009 - Monday

High: 24.5
Low: 8.5
Rain:(19)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start, with a bright blue sky. There were a few clouds around and it was quite breezy but still warm. It remained windy all afternoon and got quite gusty overnight.

28 June 2009

28th June 2009 - Sunday

High: 26.5
Low: 11.5
Rain:(19)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start, with a clear blue and cloudless sky. It was already +17 by 8.00am and +24 at around 2pm. It was a hot and sunny day but the wind did pick up about 2pm and continued well into the evening.

27 June 2009

27th June 2009 - Saturday

High: 24.5
Low: 2.0
Rain:(19)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start, with a clear blue and cloudless sky. It was already +10 by 9.30am but it felt much warmer.

26 June 2009

26th June 2009 - Friday

High: 23.0
Low: 6.0
Rain:(19)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start, with a clear blue sky. It was already +18 by 8.30am and lovely and warm. There wasn't much breeze today. It was hot and sunny all day.

25 June 2009

25th June 2009 - Thursday

High: 25.0
Low: 10.0
Rain:(19)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start, with a clear blue and cloudless sky. It was already +20 by 08.30am. It was quite breezy for most of the morning and after the past few days of no rain, it was blowing dust around a fair bit. In the high up and exposed areas it was really gusty. This continued all day and seemed to get stronger as the day went on.

24 June 2009

24th June 2009 - Wednesday

High: 25.5
Low: 5.5
Rain:(19)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny and warm start, with clear blue sky. It was +20 by around noon. There were a few white fluffy clouds by around 3pm, but it was still warming up and it was +25 by 5pm. It was a very hot and sunny day.

23 June 2009

23rd June 2009 - Tuesday

High: 22.0
Low: 9.0
Rain:(19)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was an odd start to the day as half of the sky was cloudy and the other was sunny and bright. It was +13 at 08.30am and felt quite warm. The clouds continued to clear throughout the morning and the sky was blue and bright.

22 June 2009

22nd June 2009 - Monday

High: 16.5
Low: 9.5
Rain:(19)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a cloudy start to the day and +10 at 8am but it felt quite cold. The cloud got darker as the morning went on. It started to drizzle at around 11.30 and really began to rain at around noon. It cleared up a bit in the afternoon but we periodic downpours into the evening.

21st June 2009 - Sunday

High: 18.0
Low: 12.0
Rain:(18)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a cloudy and cold start to the day and quite windy. It remained cloudy and cold all day and into the evening. We had a tiny bit of rain around 4pm, but it did brighten up for a bit after that.

20 June 2009

20 June 2009 - Saturday

High: 25.0
Low: 7.0
Rain:(17)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright start with a bit of light cloud cover. It was +11 by 08.30am and warm. It was a really hot day and remained warm well into the evening, but it did begin to cloud over at around 8pm.

19 June 2009

19th June 2009 - Friday

High: 23.5
Low: 7.5
Rain:(17)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and cloudless start and already very warm at 08.30am. By around mid-day there was a fair bit of white cloud in the sky, but it was still bright, sunny and warm.

18 June 2009

18th June 2009 - Thursday

High: 22.0
Low: 8.0
Rain:(17)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

There were a few fluffy white clouds this morning, but the sky was bright. It was +16 at 08.30am and was sunny and warm. By around noon it was +22 and very hot and sunny. There looked to be a storm beginning over the mountains but nothing came of it where we were.

17 June 2009

17th June 2009 - Wednesday

High: 25.0
Low: 7.5
Rain:(17)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

There was a bit of light cloud cover this morning, but the sky was bright. It was +14 at 08.30 and already feeling very warm. By 12 noon it was very warm and +24. By mid afternoon, it had started to cloud over and it looked as though there was a storm coming in. It started to rain quite heavily at around 4.30pm and the wind had really picked up. The storm only lasted about an hour an a half and then all was calm and it started to brighten up. This picture was taken at around 8.30pm, about 2 hours after the storm.

16 June 2009

16th June 2009 - Tuesday

High: 23.0
Low: 8.5
Rain:(16)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

The sky was bright and sunny with just a few whispy white clouds. It was very warm at 08.30am. It was very hot up until around 2pm when a storm started to come in, there was heavy rain and thunder and lightening. It also felt as though it had cooled down a little. The storm was over by around 3.30pm and the sky was pretty clear and blue again by around 4.30pm.

15 June 2009

15th June 2009 - Monday

High: 27.0
Low: 11.5
Rain:(15)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

The sky was bright blue and and almost cloudless this morning. At 08.30 it was already +19 and warm and sunny. By around mid-day there were a few clouds in the sky, but it was still very hot. By around 3.30pm there was a fair bit of dark cloud and at around 4pm it started to rain, but only for about 30 mins and it was still warm.

14 June 2009

14th June 2009 - Sunday

High: 28.5
Low: 9.0
Rain:(15)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a cloudy start to the day but the sky was still bright. It was +13 at 9am, but without the sun it didn't feel quite as warm as yesterday. It soon warmed up though and was a very hot and sunny day, although some cloud remained. It was +30 in the sun at one point.

13 June 2009

13th June 2009 - Saturday

High: 28.0
Low: 6.5
Rain:(15)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was bright and sunny start, with bright blue sky and no cloud. By 9am it was already +13 and very warm. We did get a few white fluffy clouds by mid-afternoon, but it was a bright, sunny and hot day.

12 June 2009

12th June 2009 - Friday

High: 25.0
Low: 7.5
Rain:(15)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was very sunny start and the sky was bright and cloudless. It was +14 at 08.30am and warm. It was +23 at around 4pm, when it started to cloud over and cool down a little.

The wind did pick by around 6.30pm, it went quite dark and started to rain. The wind and rain didn't last long though, probably not even half an hour.

There is a weather watch in place this afternoon in Okotoks, High River & Claresholm

Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon.

This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds. If threatening weather approaches take immediate safety precautions.

Thunderstorms have developed along the foothills. A few of these thunderstorms may become severe with hail approaching 2 cm and gusty winds.

11 June 2009

11th June 2009 - Thursday

High: 24.5
Low: 7.5
Rain:(15)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was very sunny start and the sky was bright and cloudless. It was +12 at 08.30am and was nice and warm, it was hot and sunny all day and into the evening.

10 June 2009

10th June 2009 - Wednesday

High: 20
Low: -0.5
Rain:(15)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day with lots of blue sky. There were a few fluffy white clouds. It was a really warm and sunny day.

09 June 2009

9th June 2009 - Tuesday

High: 16.0
Low: 4.0
Rain:(15)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a very cloudy start to the day, although there were a few bright patches. It was +7 on the drive to work and it didn't feel quite as cold as it had done recently.

08 June 2009

8th June 2009 - Monday

High: 14.0
Low: 0.5
Rain:(15)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a very cloudy start to the day and there were reports of fog in some areas. It was +2 this morning and without the sun, it felt really quite cold. The cloud did clear and the sun came out for a short while. The cloud came back in during the afternoon. It was pretty cold all day.

07 June 2009

7th June 2009 - Sunday

High: 14.0
Low: -2.0
Rain:(15)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start and +2 at 8am this morning and by 1pm it was +12. There was a bit of cloud and a cool breeze blowing for most of the day making it feel quite cold.

06 June 2009

6th June 2009 - Saturday

High: 9.5
Low: 0.5
Rain:(15)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was still snowing when we woke up this morning and it was +2 at 8.30am. It warmed to around +5 by around 11am. We had to wear our coats today, but it wasn't too cold. It was a very cloudy day and snow was in the air for most of the day. It started to clear at around 4pm and we got a bit of blue sky and a small amount of sun. It clouded over again by around 7.30pm and was really very cold.

05 June 2009

5th June 2009 - Friday

High: 6.5
Low: 3.5
Rain:(14)
Snow:(55)
Days we didn't see any sun: (27)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a cloudy start to the day and +8 at 8.30am. There wasn't much sun this morning so it felt really quite cold. It was very cloudy all day and it started to rain at around 4pm for about an hour or so and then it started to snow/sleet at around 8pm. It snowed for the rest of the evening and it was +2.0 at 10.30pm.

04 June 2009

4th June 2009 - Thursday

High: 23.0
Low: 5.5
Rain:(13)
Snow:(54)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright, sunny and cloudless start to the day. It was +7.5 at around 7am and was +15 on the drive to work and +23 on the drive home.

03 June 2009

3rd June 2009 - Wednesday

High: 24.5
Low: 2.0
Rain:(13)
Snow:(54)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright, sunny and cloudless start to the day. It was +3.5 at around 7am and had warmed to +8 by 08.30am. It was +22 by mid-day and not a cloud in the sky. It was a lovely hot day.

02 June 2009

2nd June 2009 - Tuesday

High: 20.0
Low: -0.5
Rain:(13)
Snow:(54)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was +1.5 when we woke up this morning, so we think it probably did go quite cold last night. It was +8 an hour later when driving to work. It was a clear blue, cloudless and sunny sky. Driving home at 5.30 it was +20. It was a lovely sunny and warm day all day.

There was another frost warning in Okotoks overnight, so hanging baskets in again!

01 June 2009

1st June 2009 - Monday

High: 14.0
Low: 6.0
Rain:(13)
Snow:(54)
Days we didn't see any sun: (25)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a cloudy and overcast start to the day. With the absence of sun, the +8 early this morning felt really quite cold. By around 2pm the cloud had started to clear and the sun was shining and it felt quite a lot warmer. There were predictions of it reaching -1 this evening, so we had to bring in our hanging baskets.