Snow. It always depresses us all. With the first snowfall of the year comes the knowledge that from now on we have to always bring a coat with us when we go out, and that we won’t be able to do outdoor sports easily until April.
Every year in Calgary there is 1cm of snow or more on the ground for a quarter of the year, and frost for almost half of the year. And, this isn’t the coldest October (so far) that has been recorded. The record low in October was -25.7 Celsius, and the record low of the year was -45. Brrr!!!!!
The average snowfall a year in Calgary is 135.4 cm, and it has been know to snow from as early as September until May.
This gives global warming a whole new silver lining!
Amen. I don't know how I'd live in -25.7°C weather…I'm already hating the -1°C weather. : (
I can also remember it snowing heavily in June last year, and once during Stampede week, which must have been an awful shock for the tourists! I think it is fair to say it could snow at any time here and we should be grateful for the Chinooks when they show up.