After over 2 years of monitoring Okotoks and surrounds weather, we felt it was now time for our daily report to come to an end. Hopefully, the historical data on this site will still help those looking to move out to Calgary and surrounds, be that to visit or to settle here, hopefully using Eamonn's excellent Real Estate & Relcoation service.

Thank you.

Eamonn O'Gorman & Janet Clarke

14th December 2010 - Tuesday

High: 5.0
Low: -5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (9)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was quite a mild start and +0.1 by 9.30am. It was quite a bright first thing but it clouded over fairly quickly. We had a very brief storm at around 2.30pm, where the wind quickly picked up and it started to snow. It was over in less than 30mins and the sun was shining again.

13th December 2010 - Monday

High: 5.5
Low: -6.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was around -3.5 first thing and it was very bright and sunny. The sky was bright blue and cloudless.  It warmed up to around +6 and it was quite nice in the sunshine.

12th December 2010 - Sunday

High: -1
Low: -11
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was around -7 first thing and it did seem to be warming up, but it still felt quite cold. It was quite a bright day, but it wasn't very sunny. We had the following weather warning in place, but we didn't get any of it.

Wind warning for: Okotoks, High River & Claresholm
Westerly winds 80 gusting 110 km/h this afternoon.


A Pacific disturbance moving across Alberta today will generate strong westerly winds in the Crowsnest Pass region, western sections of Cardston region and southwestern sections of Okotoks region. Winds of 70 gusting to 110 km/h will develop this afternoon and expected to diminish in the evening.

11th December 2010 - Saturday

High: -4.5
Low: -19.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was around -13 first thing and it was quite cloudy and white outside. The cloud did clear and we saw some blue sky and sunshine. It was a fairly cold day, but not too bad.

10th December 2010 - Friday

High: -10.0
Low: -15.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It had snowed lightly overnight, but not as much as we might have thought. It was -13 first thing and cloudy to start with although it did brighten up briefly and it didn't feel too bad on the whole.

9th December 2010 - Thursday

High: -6.0
Low: -15.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was a much colder start at around -10.  It was a bright and sunny day on the whole, and the snow was still melting when in the sunshine.  The day took a turn for the worst very quickly at around 4pm and it looked as though we might have some snow.  The temperature was also beginning to drop quite quickly.

8th December 2010 - Wednesday

High: 6.0
Low: -10.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was a very mild start and +2 at 9am and the snow was already continuing to melt. It was quite a cloudy start but there was blue sky over the mountains. The skies continued to clear and the sun was shining for most of the day. It was showing +10 on our front porch at noon and around +6 elsewhere.
There was a lovely red sky as the sun was setting too.

7th December 2010 - Tueday

High: 3.5
Low: -10.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was a fairly mild start and only -8 first thing. It was a sunny and bright day and actually felt very nice in the sunshine. It was quite cold out of the sun, but a nice day on the whole. Lots of snow has been melting in the sunshine.

6th November 2010 - Monday

High: -1.0
Low: -14.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was another very cold start, but the sky was blue and cloudless.  It was sunny for most of the day, but we did begin to get a bit of light wispy cloud around mid-afternoon. 

5th December 2010 - Sunday

High: -4.5
Low: -17.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was -15 first thing, but it was sunny and the sky was blue and cloudless.  It was quite a cold day though so you needed to wrap up warm.

4th December 2010 - Saturday

High: -7.5
Low: -17.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was around -10 for most of the day, but it did feel very cold. The sky was sunny, bright blue and cloudless.

3rd December 2010 - Friday

High: -9.0
Low: -14.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was -10 at 9am and the sky was blue and sunny with a bit of light, wispy cloud.  It was pretty cold, but quite a nice day on the whole.

2nd December 2010 - Thursday

High: -4.0
Low: -11.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was -9 first thing, but the sky was clear and blue.  It was a sunny day and it warmed up to -5.  It was around +5 on our porch in the sunshine and it felt quite nice when standing in the sunshine.

1st December 2010 - Wednesday

High: 0.5
Low: -6.5
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was -4 first thing and clear blue sky. By mid morning it was very bright and sunny. By noon it was +2 and felt quite nice in the sunshine as long as wrapped up.

30th November 2010 - Wednesday

High:  3.5
Low: -17.0
Rain: (0)
Snow: (8)
Days we didn't see any sun: (8)
Days swept snow from drive: (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive: (6)

It was -8 at around 9am this morning. It was quite cloudy, but it did brighten up during the afternoon and we saw some blue sky and sunshine. It felt quite cold today, and the wind started to pick up around 5pm. but it didn't last long.