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Old 04-01-13, 15:37
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-19c here today
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Old 04-01-13, 16:50
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-19c here today
60cm (2ft) of snow in last week's two storms. That's over two days.
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Old 04-01-13, 17:45
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We are also experiencing unseasonably warm temperatures: It's -12°C out right now, with a forecast high of -5°C today.

Normals for this time of year are -22 for the low, and -12 for the high, so I guess I can't complain.
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Old 04-01-13, 21:08
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The temp got up to -1oC just before noon at Hammond. But it was plenty hot, but not in the barn. Outside one could work up a sweat in no time - particularly when it involves snow removal from CMP/SMP hoods. This is a necessary task as the CMP hoods in particular tend to bend with the snow load. The SMP trucks were not too bad off, but they too were feeling the effects of the two foot deep snow on top. Only 10 more trucks to go!

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Old 04-01-13, 21:10
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We are expecting a high of 40 today at Yass. someone in the family thought it would be good to have a party in early rather than later on in January to beat the heat, now with the hottest day for many years we'll have to see.
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Old 04-01-13, 21:31
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I have worked in both the extreme cold ( Alert, and Repulse Bay tundra just accross the arctic circle) and the extreme heat (Cypress, Kandahar Airfield). It is almost hard to say which is better. I guess it comes down to the threat on the physical well being. At moderate negative temperatures you can simply dress warmer. At the 40+ above mark you can ensure adequate hydration.

End of the day, I guess I would take the heat over the cold. But quite frankly, I would prefer a climate where it just stayed at 21°C every day, and maybe 18 at night. Also, if it oculd rain only at night, that would be fine also.

Made it up to -3 outside right now. I am out in just a hoodie with no gloves and running shoes on. A nice break form the recent cold spell.
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Old 04-01-13, 22:29
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Rob,

You should move to Brisbane.

Apart from a handful of days out of left field, the annual average temperature is 24c (75F) with summer tops seldom over low 30's and winter night time bottoms seldom below 10c.

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Old 05-01-13, 01:23
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I think we struggled to about 0 degrees C today, from an overnight low of -10 degrees C.

And my better half has booked tickets for us to attend the Spokane Rodeo this evening. Hopefully the indoor arena will be heated!

It's 16:22 hours, and is already 'late twilight'. No wonder Bears hibernate....

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Old 09-01-13, 04:42
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I have worked in both the extreme cold ( Alert, and Repulse Bay tundra just accross the arctic circle) and the extreme heat (Cypress, Kandahar Airfield). It is almost hard to say which is better. I guess it comes down to the threat on the physical well being. At moderate negative temperatures you can simply dress warmer. At the 40+ above mark you can ensure adequate hydration.

End of the day, I guess I would take the heat over the cold. But quite frankly, I would prefer a climate where it just stayed at 21°C every day, and maybe 18 at night. Also, if it oculd rain only at night, that would be fine also.

Made it up to -3 outside right now. I am out in just a hoodie with no gloves and running shoes on. A nice break form the recent cold spell.
Ah, punk. When I lived in Iqaluit I walked to work in running shoes at -30C (yes, I really did, but the deal was I didn't stop to talk to anyone). Parkas with fur lined, wire adjustable hoods could deal with anything short of a 90K wind face on. The cold was manageable. After all it was the eastern Arctic where it seldom went below -30C. The hot, well melt me and suck the life out of me...
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Old 10-01-13, 21:21
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Not quite that hot here but we are having a very nice winter so far. In the city you can still see the grass with just trace of snow here and there,but outside of city the most snow there is about a foot maximum. Was just for a walk behind my house and only have 8 inches of snow here. Sure is nothing like what it used to be 40 years ago. Only been a few days of mid to high minus 20's C.
The last couple weeks have been very nice if this winter at it's worst I would love winter. The temperature today is +7 C not bad for Jan 10th in northwestern Ontario

Have a great day all
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