Jan & Eam's Weather Watch

1st January 2009 - Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:32:00 +0000

High:
Low:
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 bright and sunny start, but it did start to cloud over by around noon. It was -20 first thing this morning, but had reached -14 by noon. It was another failry cold day.

31st December 2009 - Thursday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:28:00 +0000

High:
Low:
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.

30th December 2009 - Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:14:00 +0000

High:
Low:
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.

29th December 2009 - Tuesday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:23:00 +0000

High:
Low:
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.

28th December 2009 - Monday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:29:00 +0000

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.

27th December 2009 - Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:27:00 +0000

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.

26th December 2009 - Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:19:00 +0000

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.

25th December 2009 - Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:21:00 +0000

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.

24th December 2009 - Thursday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:29:00 +0000

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.

23rd December 2009 - Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:24:00 +0000

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.

22nd December 2009 - Tuesday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:48:00 +0000

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 - Monday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:59:00 +0000

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.

20th December 2009 - Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:30:00 +0000

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.

19th December 2009 -Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:52:00 +0000

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.

18th December 2009 - Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:40:00 +0000

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.

17th December 2009 - Thursday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:46:00 +0000

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.

16th December 2009 - Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:04:00 +0000

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.

15th December 2009 - Tuesday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:55:00 +0000

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.

14th December 2009 - Monday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:57:00 +0000

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.

13th December 2009 - Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:50:00 +0000

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.

12th December 2009 - Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:56:00 +0000

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.

11th December 2009 - Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:55:00 +0000

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.

10th December 2009 - Thursday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:46:00 +0000

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.

9th December 2009 - Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:23:00 +0000

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.

8th December 2009 - Tuesday

noreply@blogger.com (Jan & Eam) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:43:00 +0000

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.