Rainy Days Are Here Again!

[Buzzard]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

I'd be really curious to see our recent history in the month of September compared to 10 years ago or so. It seems our summers last way longer now.

Ask and Ye Shall Receive

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by Shin Pad

I'm not sure which is better - over 40 deg C in Phoenix or rain and 15 in Calgary.

This. Come on hot weather is awesome and the girls wear less!

I actually think the volume of rain has been incredibly low this year. Seems there's barely in rain. Though I don't remember the previous years much cept for the flood year of course. It was rain rain rain everyday.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by Joborule

I actually think the volume of rain has been incredibly low this year. Seems there's barely in rain.

Actually, there has been quite a bit in the last two months. Here's the total rainfall for the last 60 days compared to the average.



http://www.agr.gc.ca/pfra/drought/prrl60dy_e.htm

[Jordan!]

Originally Posted by Shin Pad

I'm not sure which is better - over 40 deg C in Phoenix or rain and 15 in Calgary. Today was great - but this coming week looks horrible here in Alberta. I guess it doesn't matter either way - I'd be in my house keeping cool in Arizona, or in my house here in Strathmore keeping out of the rain.

I spent an entire summer plus what i've had so far. 40+ is hot but the only time to me that it's intolerable is when you first get into a car especially with leather seats! A/C is your friend and to me 25+ and the 75% humidity that exists in Calgary is worse than 40+ in AZ.

June is almost half over so we've got July-August to get through then things cool off into the very tolerable 90's.

I'm hitting my 1 year anniversary of moving down here and man, 2 months of "Hot winter" vs 8 months of "Actual winter" is no big thing.

[Buzzard]

Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow

I spent an entire summer plus what i've had so far. 40+ is hot but the only time to me that it's intolerable is when you first get into a car especially with leather seats! A/C is your friend and to me 25+ and the 75% humidity that exists in Calgary is worse than 40+ in AZ.

June is almost half over so we've got July-August to get through then things cool off into the very tolerable 90's.

I'm hitting my 1 year anniversary of moving down here and man, 2 months of "Hot winter" vs 8 months of "Actual winter" is no big thing.

You seem to have Calgary mixed up with somewhere else. 15-20°C and 75% humidity....ok sometimes, but 25°C+ and 75% humidity....extremely rare.

[Ducay]

Anyone know if there is a site that tracks how accurate the forecasts are?

[llama64]

Give me a crap load of rain any day. Calgary doesn't get much, so I tend to roll my eyes at people who complain about it.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by Buzzard

You seem to have Calgary mixed up with somewhere else. 15-20°C and 75% humidity....ok sometimes, but 25°C+ and 75% humidity....extremely rare.

Yeah, other than that one summer a few years back, it never happens.

[The Yen Man]

I'm really only complaining about the rain for the first time ever because I want to get my driveway poured. The only time I need it to not rain for 4 or 5 days in a row, and it hasn't done that in the past 3 weeks. Hopefully today's the lucky day they can pour it before it rains again (fingers crossed).

Normally though, I enjoy having it rain once in awhile in Calgary so it doesn't get so dry and dusty.

[macker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdodc1Eu1nA

[hockeycop]

Rain makes corn. Corn makes whiskey. Whiskey makes my baby, get a little firsky.

... Rain is a good thing!

[algernon]

I'm gonna go ahead and complain about the rain.

If it weren't raining, the temperature drops may not kick the everloving shizen outta my tomato plants.

I have frost-blanketed our plants so far, and am 50/50 on their chances of survival.
It's June 14th FFS. WDF?

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by hockeycop

Rain makes corn. Corn makes whiskey. Whiskey makes my baby, get a little firsky.

... Rain is a good thing!

I’m pretty sure good corn growing weather is more dependant on heat than irrigation (although nothing grows well in overly dry conditions, of course).

Growing up in Southern Ontario I can remember hearing about summer temperatures in terms of “corn units” which are measurements of how much heat energy a crop is receiving - more usually being better to ensure rapid growth and fully matured crops.

[Buzzard]

Originally Posted by llama64

Give me a crap load of rain any day. Calgary doesn't get much, so I tend to roll my eyes at people who complain about it.

I actually don't mind rain days at all. I like a nice steady rain that does everything good. What I don't like is the schleppy crap. The cloudy days with a few drops here and there, not enough to do anyone any good. Kind of what we've mostly had this spring.

Give me sun and warmth, or a nice steady rain and I'm happy.

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by sclitheroe

I’m pretty sure good corn growing weather is more dependant on heat than irrigation (although nothing grows well in overly dry conditions, of course).

Growing up in Southern Ontario I can remember hearing about summer temperatures in terms of “corn units” which are measurements of how much heat energy a crop is receiving - more usually being better to ensure rapid growth and fully matured crops.

Those are lyrics from a song.....but well played

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by Ducay

Those are lyrics from a song.....but well played

Heh...well the song is wrong too then.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by llama64

Give me a crap load of rain any day. Calgary doesn't get much, so I tend to roll my eyes at people who complain about it.

<-- Vancouver's thataway. Enjoy.


But seriously, this rain is a good thing for most of us. The benefits are plenty. Campers/no fire bans, farmers/uhh precipitation, city dwellers/green grass... It sucks now, but it's a damn good primer for summer. My only complaint is the inbetweeney days where it doesn't rain, but it's grey all day. July and August will be gorgeous as usual, and we'll stop bitching about the weather until September.

[Regulator75]

Originally Posted by hockeycop

Rain makes corn. Corn makes whiskey. Whiskey makes my baby, get a little firsky.

... Rain is a good thing!

Firskey? Sounds really unattractive.

[llama64]

Originally Posted by 4X4

<-- Vancouver's thataway. Enjoy.


But seriously, this rain is a good thing for most of us. The benefits are plenty. Campers/no fire bans, farmers/uhh precipitation, city dwellers/green grass... It sucks now, but it's a damn good primer for summer. My only complaint is the inbetweeney days where it doesn't rain, but it's grey all day. July and August will be gorgeous as usual, and we'll stop bitching about the weather until September.

Totally would move to Vancouver... if only I could afford to live in downtown and their hockey team wasn't so crappy.

Living anywhere else other then downtown Vancouver would be depressing as all get out.

The only time I'll complain about the weather in Calgary is when it's 30+ and dry as bone - or -30 and dry as bone. Calgary's awful during those phases. Everything in-between is great.

[LockedOut]

Oh man it's raining really hard here in the NW with some small hail.