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Originally Posted by stampsx2
Isn't southern Alberta suppose to have an arid climate. A bit of a desert.
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We're at the high end of a cold semi-arid climate in Calgary. Average 17 - 20 inches of precip. per year. (1971-2000). Without looking it up, I'd guess since 2000 we've averaged more than that though. Trouble is it isn't ever spread out. Like Jimmy Stang said, we get the huge dumps of snow in the spring, along with the June monsoon. That's about our only
guaranteed moisture. The rest is pretty much hit and miss thunderstorms, and spotty snow/rain showers. All in all, we live in a pretty dry place when 10 inches a year is considered true desert.
Makes me think of this good ol' Ian Tyson song.