31st March 2010 - Wednesday

High: 10.5
Low: -5.5
Rain:(7)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day and +1. It started to cloud over at around 2pm and there were a few flakes of snow.

It was +7 by 5pm but it felt quite cool.

Almost all of the ice on the lake has melted now and we even saw someone fishing in it today.

30 March 2010 - Tuesday

High: 8.5
Low: -3.5
Rain:(7)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start, but only +1 first thing. It got cloudier and colder as the day went on.

29th March 2010 - Monday

High: 14.0
Low: 0
Rain:(7)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day with lots of blue sky. It was +5 in Okotoks, but only -3 in Calgary.

It was calm to start with, but the following wind warning is in place today:

Wind warning for: Okotoks, High River, Claresholm

Strong gusty southwesterly winds of 70 gusting to 100 km/h will develop over Lethbridge, Cardston and Okotoks in the morning. These strong winds will continue to Progress eastward into Brooks, Hanna, Medicine Hat and Cypress Hills in the afternoon. Strong winds are expected to diminish below warning criteria in the evening. It did get very windy as the day went on, it was +14 by noon, and the wind was nowhere near as cold as yesterday. It was bright and sunny for most of the day but we could see a storm coming from over the mountains, we had a rain shower for about 20 minutes and then it was bright and sunny again. By early evening the wind had almost completely died down.

28th March 2010 - Sunday

High: 16.5
Low: 2.0
Rain:(6)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a fairly overcast start, but even first thing in the morning temperatures were already in double figures. It warmed up to around +14 and the cloud did clear. It was quite a windy day though, so it made it feel quite cold.

27th March 2010 - Saturday

High: 15.5
Low: -4.0
Rain:(6)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day and it had reached +14 by noon. It was a lovely warm and sunny day and it remained quite pleasant well into the evening.

26th March 2010 - Friday

High:9.0
Low: 0.5
Rain:(6)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was raining this morning and it was a cloudy and grey start, although it didn't feel too cold. The day got better and it was a pretty nice afternoon and evening.

25th March 2010 - Thursday

High: 10.9
Low: -5.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a cold and foggy start to the day. It was -4 first thing and it felt quite cold and damp. The cloud soon cleared and it warmed up considerably. It was showing +15 on our front porch.

The ice on the lake is melting considerably now.

24th March 2010 - Wednesday

High: -0.1
Low: -4.7
Rain:(5)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a fairly cloudy start to the day and -3 first thing. It felt pretty cold and damp for most of the day. We had a sprinkling of rain at around 7pm for a few minutes.

23rd March 2010 - Tuesday

High: 10.9
Low: -3.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a misty start to morning and -3 at 8.30am. The day did brighten up but it remained quite cold. It warmed up very quickly to around +10 and it was a bright, sunny and warm day.

22nd March 2010 - Monday

High: 5.1
Low: -2.4
Rain:(5)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a fairly cloudy and misty start to the day. It was only zero degrees at 8.30am and withouth the sunshine it felt much colder than it had done. The day got progressively colder and we had a very light dusting of snow during the evening.

21 March 2010 - Sunday

High: 13.8
Low: 3.8
Rain:(5)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a fairly cloudy start to the morning, but that cleared as the day went on. It was another lovely warm and sunny day.

20th March 2010 - Saturday

High: 14.3
Low: -5.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day. Temperatures reached around +13 and it was sunny and warm. There was a huge chinook arch over the mountains for most of the day.

19th March 2010 - Friday

High: 4.1
Low: -5.6
Rain:(5)
Snow:(21)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It had snowed lightly overnight and it was still snowing lightly this morning. The roads were fairly slushy, but not too bad as long as care was taken. It was -3 at 8.30am, there was no wind, so it didn't feel too cold.
The day improved at it was +1 at noon, there was still no wind so it felt quite mild and fairly warm in the sunshine.

18th March 2010 - Thursday

High: 4.7
Low: -4.4
Rain:(5)
Snow:(20)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a fairly bright start, but there was a fair bit of cloud cover which remained for most of the day. It was a fair bit cooler than it had been and there was quite a cold wind blowing by mid-afternoon.

17th March 2010 - Wednesday

High: 12.2
Low: 0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(20)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day in Okotoks and High River and +6 first thing this morning. However, there were reports of heavy rain and snow across Calgary and Cochrane.

It was very pleasant for most of the day, but at around 5pm the sky began to look quite threatening and the wind became very cold.

16th March 2010 - Tuesday

High: 14.1
Low: -1.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(20)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day, with a bit of light cloud cover. It was 0 degrees at 8.30am and by noon it had warmed up to +14. Although it wasn't particluarly bright and sunny it was still nice and warm.

15th March 2010 - Monday

High: 13.1
Low: -3.1
Rain:(5)
Snow:(20)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a fairly cloudy start to the day, with a huge Chinook Arch over the mountains. It was 0 degrees at 8.30am but it was warming up quickly. It was +14 and sunny for most of the day and it was showing +21 in the sunshine on our porch.

14th March 2010 - Sunday

High: 8.8
Low: -7.8
Rain:(5)
Snow:(20)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day. It was -4 first thing but it didn't feel too cold. It warmed up to around +8 and it was very hot in the sunshine and we were able to stroll along without our coats.

13th March 2010 - Saturday

High: 4.8
Low: -2.9
Rain:(5)
Snow:(20)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a fairly cloudy start and it was snowing very lightly first thing. It did brighten up, and although colder than it had been, it wasn't too bad a day.

12th March 2010 - Friday

High: 14.8
Low: -5.3
Rain:(5)
Snow:(20)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

There was a bit of light cloud cover this morning but the day was mainly sunny. It was +13 by noon, but it felt a bit cooler as it was quite breezy.

11th March 2010 - Thursday

High: 11.5
Low: -6.3
Rain:(5)
Snow:(20)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a fairly cloudy start, with a large Chinook Arch over the mountains. It was 0 at a8.30am and it didn't feel cold. It got quite windy during the afternoon which made it feel cooler than it was.

10th March 2010 - Wednesday

High: 6.0
Low: -7.2
Rain:(5)
Snow:(20)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a foggy start to the day, but it had cleared by around 8am and it was bright and sunny. It was -5 at 8.30am but had warmed to +5 by noon. It felt very pleasant in the sunshine and it was a clear blue sky for most of the day.

9th March 2010 - Tuesday

High: 0.3
Low: -7.1
Rain:(5)
Snow:(20)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a cloudy and much cooler start to the day. The snow that fell yesterday had all melted (probably due to the ground warming over the last few days).

8th March 2010 - Monday

High: 6.9
Low: -3.9
Rain:(5)
Snow:(20)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day but there was a fair bit of cloud cover. It still felt very mild. It started to cool down at around noon and it was quite breezy. It also clouded over a fair bit. It started to snow lightly on the drive home, but it didn't really stick.

7th March 2010 - Sunday

High: 13.3
Low: -4.6
Rain:(5)
Snow:(19)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright, sunny and cloudless start to the day. It was really warm and showing +20 in the sun on our front porch. We didn't need our coats until much later on the day.

6th March 2010 - Saturday

High: 9.9
Low: -4.3
Rain:(5)
Snow:(19)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was another lovely start to the day. It was bright, sunny and cloudless. By noon it was +15 on our porch in the sunshine, although they were giving temperatures of +8 in Calgary. It was warm and sunny all day.

5th March 2010 - Friday

High: 9.1
Low: -2.4
Rain:(5)
Snow:(19)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day with a bit of light cloud cover. It was +12 and noon and very sunny. It was lovely and warm in the sun, we even braved it without a coat and it was just fine. A lot of the snow has melted and we even saw a dandelion in flower, which is very unusual at this time of year.

4th March 2010 - Thursday

High: 8.6
Low: -3.2
Rain:(5)
Snow:(19)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day with a bit of light cloud cover. It was -1 at 8.30am. It was a lovely sunny and really warm day.

3rd March 2010 - Wednesday

High: 9.7
Low: -0.6
Rain:(5)
Snow:(19)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a bright and sunny start to the day with a bit of light cloud cover. It was 0 degrees at 8.30am and it didn't feel cold. It was a lovely sunny and warm afternoon.

2nd March 2010 - Tuesday

High: 7.8
Low: -4.7
Rain:(5)
Snow:(19)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was still very foggy this morning and there were reports of zero visibility in some places. It was -3 this morning, but it still didn't feel too cold. It took a long time for the fog to lift, but it did brighten up during the afternoon.

1st March 2010 - Monday

High: 8.2
Low: -3.9
Rain:(5)
Snow:(19)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (14)

It was a sunny and bright start to the day with lots of blue sky. It was a beautiful day and the temperature reached around +9 and it felt very warm in the sun.

It started to get quite foggy at around 8pm though and visibility on the roads was quite poor.