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warm weather in Calgary!

Post by Cowtown Palm Society » Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:03 pm

-2.7 this morning (Nov. 4, 2010)
23.6 this afternoon :shock:

It's always an interesting ride in Calgary! All the yuccas and palms look happy. No protection yet. Lots of frost, but many warm highs too. The worst we've done in my part of town is about -5.5. I'll start getting my protection rigged up pretty soon for the looming inevitability. But we'll sure take this for now. :lol:

Duncan


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Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:05 pm

I'm sure you'll be blasted with cold any day now so ENJOY!!
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Post by Cowtown Palm Society » Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:34 am

Thanks Tim :D ! You're right, it's coming! Any frost for you yet?

Duncan
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Post by lucky1 » Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:59 am

Duncan with such warm afternoons, a light blanket thrown over more tender stuff would do in the interim.
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Post by TerdalFarm » Sat Nov 06, 2010 5:58 pm

Duncan,
our weather patterns are similar despite my being rather closer to the Gulf of Mexico (but not close enough!).
Today we started at -3 oC but got to 20 oC. It is our shared pattern of dry air and lack of clouds. --Erik

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Post by Cowtown Palm Society » Sat Nov 06, 2010 6:32 pm

Hi Erik,

Crazy. Has the northern jetstream dipped way south? I know you guys can get some downright chilly weather when that happens. Although, if it has we're almost always 10x worse! Wait a week or two, and our weather will have nothing in common :lol: ! Thanks for the message. Take care!

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Post by Cowtown Palm Society » Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:38 am

Cowtown Palm Society wrote:Hi Erik,

Wait a week or two, and our weather will have nothing in common :lol: !

Duncan
Nov. 6, 2010

Erik,

What did I tell ya!
:lol:

We're above zero on the American scale now! Too warm for the hot tub :lol: !
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Post by hardyjim » Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:54 am

To the day!

It's hard to look at that weather sticker and see 1(F) right now :shock:

Our weather gets cold next week but they have backed off on saying single digits (F)
and are now saying teens(F),-10ish(C)

If we get snow we may see the single digits though.

The only thing missing from this cold is the snow-pack up north that usually
doesn't allow much moderation.
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Post by TerdalFarm » Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:01 pm

Duncan,
I stand corrected :oops:
Right now I have a strong south wind and can practically smell the Gulf of Mexico
(it smells like oil. But so does Oklahoma. And Alberta :lol: )
It now looks like a mere -4 oC by weeks ends, which is not much worse than I've had already.
Anyway, about time to make a batch of ice tea and head back to the garden :D
--Erik

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Post by Cowtown Palm Society » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:01 am

TerdalFarm wrote: Anyway, about time to make a batch of ice tea and head back to the garden :D
--Erik
You didn't..... :x

Just kidding, enjoy it Erik. All temperature aside, it looks very lovely. I'll try to get some photos up.

Duncan
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Post by hardyjim » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:17 am

Man that is a long winter that starts so early,so cold.

I hope you get lot's of breaks with mild weather this winter.
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Post by Cowtown Palm Society » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:44 am

Thanks Jim!

Unlike many places in Canada, we do thankfully get breaks in the form of the warm westerly chinook winds.

Looks like we could be cooking by next weekend 8) !

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Post by lucky1 » Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:51 pm

Duncan, holy cow, a 31 degree increase in Highs expected from one day to the next.
Yup that's a Chinook.

or maybe a Coho. :wink:
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Post by Cowtown Palm Society » Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:16 pm

Barb,

These tend to be, what I cynically call, suicide prevention forecasts :shock: . I think they're more of a public mental health service than science. I figure the only scientific part is the 50/50 probability that a chinook will occur after an arctic blast. The only thing the forecasters get right for Calgary is the arctic stuff!

I'm actually hoping for a sockeye though :wink: .

Duncan
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Post by lucky1 » Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:33 pm

Duncan, if Alberta's chinook is suicide prevention forecast, GlobalTV can be blamed for sadism.

This is Global's: Click on Monday, Scroll down my area's Monday forecast lows (for Tues a.m.) -28C (WC-37C)
http://www.globaltvbc.com/weather/login.html

This is EC's for the same time period (Tuesday morning low) -13C
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pag ... ric_e.html

How could there be fifteen degrees between two agencies?

(Should'a put this in your EC/WN topic! sorry).

Sockeye on the BBQ ... heaven!
Stay warm and safe
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