Worst Spring in a long time?

[TheSutterDynasty]

Originally Posted by stampsx2

Up to April 2nd, 2011 had 108.2 mm. So really 2011 is the second worst for snow in the last 10 years. Only 2009 had more.

WORST?!

Skiing was sick this year!!

[TylerSVT]

Its not the snow... its the unusally cold weather we have had, normally the snow melts away and more snow comes... this year it just didnt get warm enough to melt anything.

I remember last winter during the olympics, there was no snow on the ground and the days were pretty warm and sunny. (it got colder of course).

I'll admit, it was nice running with the dogs in the snow today, sun is nice to see again, big old alberta sky!

[Vansmack]

Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty

WORST?!

Skiing was sick this year!!

last two days at Louise were phenominal. Fresh turns all day, tons of face shots. Some of the best spring skiing i've ever experienced

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Vansmack

last two days at Louise were phenominal. Fresh turns all day, tons of face shots. Some of the best spring skiing i've ever experienced

Nice! I was with fotze's mom this weekend and it was the same thing. Tons of face shots.

[THE SCUD]

Originally Posted by TylerSVT

Its not the snow... its the unusally cold weather we have had, normally the snow melts away and more snow comes... this year it just didnt get warm enough to melt anything.

I remember last winter during the olympics, there was no snow on the ground and the days were pretty warm and sunny. (it got colder of course).

I'll admit, it was nice running with the dogs in the snow today, sun is nice to see again, big old alberta sky!

Where do you farm? I thought DeWinton was all mcmansions? Didn't know there were still farmers there. What do you grow?

[TylerSVT]

So after 3 days of nice weather we are back to +3 and looking at another 20cm dump of snowfall.


I bet we dont see green grass until mid june now...

[puckluck]

Originally Posted by TylerSVT

So after 3 days of nice weather we are back to +3 and looking at another 20cm dump of snowfall.


I bet we dont see green grass until mid june now...

My grass is already green.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by TylerSVT

and looking at another 20cm dump of snowfall.

What? Where?

[Sainters7]

It was definitely bad for outdoor hockey this winter, man the thermometer was all over the place. Would get a huge dump and be freezing, then it'd be warm & melt everything and warp the ice. Rinse, repeat. Seemed like it was either in the -20's and too cold to play, or around freezing and above where it'd F up the ice. Least I've played in years this past winter.

[TylerSVT]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

What? Where?

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/wea...var1=0#ltermfx

Sorry, says 10cm's now...

Either way its mid April... this is stupid.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by TylerSVT

Either way its mid April... this is stupid.

How long have you lived here? It's pretty standard.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by getbak

How long have you lived here? It's pretty standard.

Haven't lived in the city since '04 but I still remember in '01 when we got a huge snowstorm in late MAY. It was so bad that cars couldn't get up the hills, they were stuck all over the place. I got stuck on Millrise Dr and had to get pushed up by a good samaritan. That's obviously a severe case but it seems to be the norm there. March is usually the worst for this, which tends to bleed into April. The only thing Calgary weather is consistent in is its inconsistency.

[TylerSVT]

Originally Posted by getbak

How long have you lived here? It's pretty standard.

My whole life, i get that the random snowfalls are standard, but being 6-8 degrees below average temps is not...

[Flabbibulin]

Meh... Environment Canada is saying only 5cm. Let's hope most of it doesn't accumulate and is gone by the end of the weekend.

[BurningYears]

Originally Posted by TylerSVT

My whole life, i get that the random snowfalls are standard, but being 6-8 degrees below average temps is not...

It's called an AVERAGE temperature, highs and lows. We dont say whats the standard temperature for the day.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by TylerSVT

My whole life, i get that the random snowfalls are standard, but being 6-8 degrees below average temps is not...

Environment Canada has the daily highs and lows for every day going back for longer than you've been alive: http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc....StationID=2205

The only consistency is the inconsistency.

The high on this date last year was 1.8°C, two years ago it was 14°C, and today it'll be 5°C. The "normal" for April 12 is 11°C.


In 2003, the high on April 24 was 22.1°C. Two days later, we got 32.2cm of snow, and there was no snow left on the ground on May 1.

[HOOT]

It's been brutal here in Victoria as well. I almost had to put a jacket on....in April!

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by getbak

Environment Canada has the daily highs and lows for every day going back for longer than you've been alive: http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc....StationID=2205

The only consistency is the inconsistency.

The high on this date last year was 1.8°C, two years ago it was 14°C, and today it'll be 5°C. The "normal" for April 12 is 11°C.


In 2003, the high on April 24 was 22.1°C. Two days later, we got 32.2cm of snow, and there was no snow left on the ground on May 1.

Is it pathetic that reading this makes me kinda homesick? Sure it's s****y weather, but its OUR s****y weather. Haha maybe if I was living somewhere a little more tropical than central Alberta I would have a different take on such info.

[La Flames Fan]

Originally Posted by Vansmack

last two days at Louise were phenominal. Fresh turns all day, tons of face shots. Some of the best spring skiing i've ever experienced

I can't help but read this post in this voice:

[HotHotHeat]

Holy crap Tyler, stop complaining about things. Everything thread you post in it's something different.