31 December - Wednesday

High: 0.5
Low: -22.5
Rain:(3)
Snow:(18)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (11)
It was a beautiful bright sunny day with lots of blue sky. We got into positive figures today, but it still felt quite cold out of the sun as there was quite a cold wind. It was still much better than what we have had over the last few weeks. Due to the warmer weather, the snow started to melt, which made the roads very slushy which meant constant use of washer fluid and wipers on the windscreen. Headlights get very dirty too. Not getting caught without washer fluid is a way of life here in Southern Alberta!

30th December - Tuesday

High: -10.5
Low: -18.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(18)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (11)
It was a white sky this morning but the drive to work was good - roads and visibility were clear. However, there were reports of very slushy driving conditions in and around Calgary. It was showing -13 but it didn't feel too cold - no biting wind today.

29th December - Monday

High: -9.0
Low: -18.5
Rain:(3)
Snow:(18)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (10)
It was a very cold start to the day with quite a lot of cloud cover. The roads on the drive to work were fairly clear of snow, but it was quite foggy so visibility was poor. It did brighten up and the sun did come out for a while, before clouding over again. It remained very cold all day.

Hours of Darkness This Week

It started to come light at around 8.10 am and was very light by 8.30. It started to go dark at 4.45 and was very dark by 5.30pm.

28th December - Sunday

High: -5
Low: -11.5
Rain:(3)
Snow:(17)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)
It was a white and snowy sky this morning and snow was falling quite heavily. We cleared maybe 3cm-4cm of snow from the drive. The snow is now dry and wispy and is light to push to the sides of the drive and then shovel away. Despite the snowfall, the snow-ploughs and gritters had the main highways looking pretty clear by early to mid afternoon. The white skies and snow gave way to near clear blue skies for a time this afternoon. Then a little fog rolled in as the evening came on. A very mixed day!

27th December - Saturday

High: -1.5
Low: -16.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(16)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (8)
There was a large bright Chinook arch over the mountains this morning. Overnight the temerature was showing -19 but by this morning, it had warmed to -3.9. During the day, we got into low positive numbers and it felt fairly mild. There was a bit of wind from time to time which reminded you it was winter but between times, we were able to leave jackets off, which was nice.

26th December - Friday

High: -8.5
Low: -22.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(15)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (8)
It was a sunny start to the day with a bright blue and almost cloudless sky. The day remained bright and sunny but felt really quite cold with a wind nipping at face and hands.

25th December - Thursday - Christmas Day

High: -8.0
Low: -17.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(15)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (8)
It's been a very pleasant Christmas Day. Despite not getting above about -13, the wind was slight to non existant and the sun had a number of spells where it broke through the clouds making it feel perfectly comfortable while out and about in a sensible number of layers and with a hat and gloves.

24th December - Wednesday

High: -5.5
Low: -20.5
Rain:(3)
Snow:(15)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (8)
The day started overcast, with a sunny Chinook Arch over the mountains. It felt quite mild at around -10, but the wind did pick up and it felt much colder by mid afternoon.

23rd December - Tuesday

High: -18.0
Low: -22.5
Rain:(3)
Snow:(15)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (8)
The sky was bright, blue and sunny. With the sun shining, it felt much warmer than it had in past days.

22nd December - Monday

High: -18.0
Low: -22.5
Rain:(3)
Snow:(15)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (8)
The sky started white and cloudy but the cloud did clear by around noon. It was bitterly cold agian.

It had snowed overnight so we had to clear the driveway this morning.

Hours of Darkness This Week

It started to come light at around 8.10 am and was very light by 8.30. It has been a fairly cloudy week so it is possible that has had some impact on how dark it felt. It started to go dark at 4.30 and was very dark by 5.00pm.

21st December - Sunday

High: -19.0
Low: -30.5
Rain:(3)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (7)
The sky started quite blue and bright, but looked to be about 80% cloud by noon. It was bitterly cold agian. There feels like there is quite a wind chill this afternoon, making it feel much colder than the -22 showing on our thermometer.

The coldest temperature last December (2007) was -22.3, so this last few weeks has felt really quite extreme.

20th December - Saturday

High: -23
Low: -32
Rain:(3)
Snow:(13)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (6)
It was another bitterly cold day but it was bright blue sky and sunny. Thermals, lots of layers, hat, scarf, coat and gloves definitely needed.

We went for a five minute walk in the morning and I had ice drops on my eyelashes and fringe.