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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I'm not sure the mechanism for Calgary to get drier. Our weather largly originates from the coast, and if in general it gets warmer I would expect it to be wetter. I actually think last summer will be more common than this summer. But we tend to get stuck in one weather system for a season around here, I'm not sure that will change.
Temperature, I think will be similar, with probably warmer evenings due to a growing urban heat island, winter lows may not be quite as cold. I really don't think this summer is indicative of a typical summer in the future. I n general, I think if you woke up 50 years in the future and spent a couple years in Calgary, you'd be hard pressed to notice a change. Our weather is just so variable.
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That's a good description of the current state of affairs, but I'm a bit more hesitant. Our weather is dependent on what's happening in the Pacific northwest that's true, but also the Arctic which is likely to see change before we do. But if these two things converge we'll eventually get caught in the pincer claw. That said there are likely all sorts of places that will be affected before Calgary.