31st January 2010 - Sunday

High: -9.9
Low: -12.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(18)
Days we didn't see any sun: (23)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (11)

It was a very overcast and dull day today. It was only -10 by noon and it was another bitterly cold day. It snowed lightly on and off for most of the day.

30th January 2010 - Saturday

High: -6.8
Low: -10.4
Rain:(5)
Snow:(17)
Days we didn't see any sun: (22)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (10)

It was a very overcast and dull day today. It was -6 for most of the day but the wind chill made it feel bitterly cold.

29th January 2010 - Friday

High: -1.0
Low: -12.8
Rain:(5)
Snow:(17)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (10)

There was a fair bit of cloud cover this morning, with a few bright patches. It was -5 at 8.30am and it felt quite pleasant.

28th January 2010 - Thursday

High: 0.6
Low: -15.9
Rain:(5)
Snow:(17)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (10)

There was a bit of light cloud cover this morning but the sky was bright and sunny. The clouds continued to lift and it was quite a pleasant day.

27th January 2010 - Wednesday

High: -5.3
Low: -20.8
Rain:(5)
Snow:(17)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (10)

It was a clear and bright start to the day, but very cold. It reached about -8 as the day went on and it was quite pleasant in the sun.

26th January 2010 - Tuesday

High: -10.3
Low: -17.8
Rain:(5)
Snow:(17)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (10)

It was a cloudy and dull start to the day. It was -13 at 8.30am but it didn't feel quite so cold. By noon, the day was bright and sunny and it felt quite warm in the sun, but cold out of it.

25th January 2010 - Monday

High: 11.1
Low: -14.3
Rain:(5)
Snow:(17)
Days we didn't see any sun: (21)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (10)

It was a cloudy, dull and snowy start to the day. It was -12 at 8.30am and felt very cold.

24th January 2010 - Sunday

High: -7.7
Low: -11.25
Rain:(5)
Snow:(16)
Days we didn't see any sun: (20)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (10)

It was a cloudy and dull start to the day and it had snowed quite heavily overnight. It was -8 this morning and there was a bit of a breeze blowing making it feel really quite cold.

23rd January 2010 - Saturday

High: -7.4
Low: -8.8
Rain:(5)
Snow:(15)
Days we didn't see any sun: (19)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was a cloudy and dull start to the day with some light snow flurries. It was -5 at noon and it didn't feel too bad.

22nd January 2010 - Friday

High: -7.1
Low: -9.2
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (18)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was still a bit foggy this morning, but not as bad as yesterday. It was -8 at 8.30am and it felt much colder than it had been recently.

It was a dull and cloudy day and it didn't really warm up much as the day went on and there were occasional flurries of very light snow.

21st January 2010 - Thursday

High: -4.5
Low: -8.3
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (17)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was still very foggy this morning and visibility was poor on the drive to work (picture shows that we couldn't even see the houses across the lake this morning).

It was -7 on the drive to work and the fog didn't really lift. With the lack of sun today, it felt quite cold and damp.

20th January 2010 - Wednesday

High: 3.0
Low: -5.1
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was -3 at 8.30am this morning and it felt quite pleasant. There was a mix of cloud and bright blue sky. As the day went on, it turned into a bright, sunny and warm day.

By around 11pm it got very foggy and visibility was poor, it also started to snow lightly.

19th January 2010 - Tuesday

High: 2.7
Low: -8.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was -8 at 8.30am this morning, so a much cooler start. There was a bit of light cloud cover, but the sky was still bright and sunny.

18th January 2010 - Monday

High: 9.3
Low: -5.8
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was 0 at 8.30am this morning, and there was a huge Chinook Arch over the mountians. There was quite a bit of cloud cover, but the sky was fairly bright and it felt quite mild. We stood outside for 2 hours today watching the Olympic Torch celebrations, and although it wasn't sunny until later on we felt OK. Just getting a little cold towards the end.

17th January 2010 - Sunday

High: 6.9
Low: -11.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was -9 at 8.30am this morning, but there was a huge Chinook Arch over the mountians. The sky was bright even though there was a fair bit of cloud cover. It did get into positive temperatures, but it remained cloudy.

16th January 2010 - Saturday

High: 5.9
Low: -5.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

There was a bit of light cloud cover this morning, but it was mainly bright and sunny. It was -2 this morning and it only warmed to +2 as the day went on. It was a bright and cloudless afternoon and it didn't feel too cold.

15th January 2010 - Friday

High: 9.6
Low: -4.9
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

There was a bit of light cloud cover this morning, but it was very bright and sunny. It was +8 at 8.30am and although there was a strong Chinook wind blowing, it still felt quite warm. It was +10 at noon, but the wind was very gusty.

We have the following wind warning for most of southern Alberta including:
Calgary, Okotok, High River, Claresholm, Airdrie, Cochrane, Olds, Sundre

Strong west to southwest winds of 80 gusting to 110 km/h have developed in the Crowsnest Pass and Cardston regions. These winds have slowly spread east and north through the day today. Winds will increase to wind warning criteria by early evening in the Lethbridge region and for areas near and in Calgary. Wind speeds will be slightly lower the further one moves away from the Rockies. The winds will ease below warning criteria late this evening as the direction becomes more northwesterly.

14th January 2010 - Thursday

High: 9.2
Low: -3.9
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was a fairly cloudy start, but most of it had cleared by 9am and the sky was bright and sunny. It was +1 at 8.30am and it felt quite pleasant, by noon it was +9 although it did not feel as warm as yesterday. As you can see from the field in the photo, much of the snow has now melted.

13th January 2010 - Wednesday

High: 8.8
Low: -3.6
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was a bright and almost cloudless start to the day. It felt a little cooler at -1 but by noon it was +7 and it felt very warm and sunny.

12th January 2010 - Tuesday

High: 10.2
Low: 0.4
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

There was quite a bit of cloud cover this morning, but it was +7 by 8.30am and felt quite pleasant. A lot of the snow had melted overnight and a large number of roads & fields etc were clear from snow.

11th January 2010 - Monday

High: 11.8
Low: -1.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

There was quite a bit of cloud cover this morning and it was quite windy. It was +6 at 8.30am but the wind made it feel a little cooler. The wind died down by mid-day and it was another bright, sunny and warm afternoon.

10th January 2010 - Sunday

High: 9.0
Low: 0.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was +8 for most of the day and really warm and sunny. It was showing +14 on our sunny porch and it felt very warm in the sun. It was a beautiful day and the snow continued to melt.

9th January 2010 - Saturday

High: 8.5
Low: -5.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was a bright start to the day with a bit of light cloud cover. It was +8 for most of the day, there was a light breeze so didn't feel quite as warm as yesterday, but it was still very pleasant and we didn't have to be bundled up in winter clothes.

The snow was melting and the roads were very wet.

8th January 2010 - Friday

High: 5.5
Low: -20.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was a bright start to the day with a fair bit of light cloud cover. There was a huge Chinook Arch over the mountains and it was -3 at 8.30am, so it had warmed up 30 degrees in 24 hours! Our temperature guage was showing +10 in the sunshine and it felt like a lovely spring day.

This morning the roads were already quite slushy with the snow that had melted overnight.

7th January 2010 - Thursday

High: -6.5
Low: -28
Rain:(5)
Snow:(13)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was a bright and clear start to the day with lots of blue sky and sunshine. It was showing -25 on our temperature guage at home, but the car dropped to -33 on the highway and it was bitterly cold.

It warmed up as the evening went on and it was -12 by 11pm.

6th January 2010 - Wednesday

High: -15.5
Low: -24.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It was a bright and almost cloudless start to the day and by 9am it was clear bright blue sky and sunshine. It was -24 at 8.30am and very cold. By mid day it was -19 and although it was cold, it didn't feel too bad in the sunshine. The school children were all playing outside in the snow, so it wasn't cold enough to keep them in.

5th January 2010 - Tuesday

High: -12.0
Low: -15.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(14)
Days we didn't see any sun: (16)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (9)

It had snowed quite heavily overnight and there were several inches of snow on the drive. It was -15 at 8.30am but didn't feel too cold at that time. The roads weren't too bad and visibility was a bit patchy in places, but OK on the whole. The roads around Calagary were quite slippery and a lot of care was needed, but the roads to and from High River were pretty clear.

It reaminad around -15 for most of the day, but it felt as though it was getting colder.

4th January 2010 - Monday

High: -9.0
Low: -12.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(13)
Days we didn't see any sun: (15)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (7)

It snowed lightly overnight and it was a cloudy start to the day with a little bit of snow in the air. It was -13 at 8.30am. The sky did brighten but it took until around 1pm. It clouded over again during the early eveing and it began to snow lightly.

3rd January 2010 - Sunday

High: -5.0
Low: -16.5
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, sunny and cloudless start. It was -13 by mid morning. It was quite a pleasant day in the sun as there was no wind, but it was quite cool out of the sun.

2nd January 2010 - Saturday

High: -11.5
Low: -15.5
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 and seemed to have warmed up overnight. It was -14 at 8.30 and although the day only warmed up by a couple of degrees, it was very warm in the sun and a lovely bright day.

1st January 2010 - Friday

High: -0.5
Low: -22.5
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.