Weather

It's official: Record snow fall for winter 2007-2008 in Waterloo

As expected, the record from 1932 snowfall (245.3 cm) was broken this winter (246 cm), and winter is not even over yet.

Even the amount of snow for one day was 32 cm on Saturday, topping the previous record in Jan 22, 1966 of 30.5 cm.

The total amount of snow from Friday/Saturday was 38 cm, but with wind and drift, it was waist deep or even chest deep in many places.

Snow, snow and more snow: a record year for snowfall in Southern Ontario

With February not even half gone, the Greater Toronto Area has received 70 centimeters of snow, 3 times the normal for that period.

Yesterday we had a major snow storm that dumped 20 cm of snow. Not the first one that does that. Several other storms have done the same earlier.

Sick on snow? Sell your snowbanks for charity

True to weather specialists forecasts, winter of 2007-2008 is more snowy than the last 15 years. We already had two big snow storms here in Southern Ontario, the last just today (January 1, 2008). Atlantic Canada had more storms than here.

Canada's winter 2007-2008 to be the coldest in 15 years

Environment Canada says that winter 2007-2008 will be the coldest winter in 15 years.

Southern Ontario experiences unseasonaly warm October weather

Southern Ontario is experiencing unseasonably warm weather. The temperature today was 27C, although my van's dashboard said 31C.

This makes it feel like summer, and not early October. While many trees have changed colors or shed their leaves altogether, others still have green leaves on.

In the news, you can read about it in the Canadian Press.

Elie, Manitoba Summer 2007: Strongest tornado in Canadian history

An almost-intact house in the Manitoba town of 550 just west of
Winnipeg being thrown several hundred metres through the air before disintegrating and falling to the ground ... seconds later, a large van is seen whirling through the air; it was later found in a distant field

That is really powerful ...

Via CBC.

Record temperatures recorded in British Columbia

The changes in global weather have been more frequent and more marked around the world.

British Columbia had record all time high temperatures in seven locations, including 39.9C in Lillooet, BC.

See the CBC article

iPods compound thunderstorm dangers

A 37-year old man was jogging in Vancouver, B.C. while having an iPod strapped to his bidy and the speakers in his ears. When an adjacent tree was struck by lightening, the lightening jumped and struck him.

The result was disastrous. Not only was the man thrown off 2.4 meters from the tree, but he suffered ruptured ear drums, dislocated jaws, and first and second degree burns on his chest, where the iPod was strapped. The burns were up his ear channel as well. His feet had burns and his sneakers were blown up as the electric shock exited his body to the ground.

More tornadoes in Southern Ontario

On May 15, 2007, there were tornadoes in Southern Ontario.

Yesterday, June 8, 2007, Environment Canada issued torando warnings for the areas around Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Wellington county.

Indeed, two probable tornadoes were reported. Environment Canada is investigating, specially the Mildmay area south of Walkerton.

Southern Ontario smog and frost in one week in June

Last week we had smog warning days in Southern Ontario with temperatures of 29C. Tonight, we are seeing the risk of frost with the temperature being just a few degrees above freezing.

And all this in the span of a week, and in June too!