tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88804412325000670192024-03-28T20:29:32.873-07:00Edmonton weather nerderyExpect charts.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-90135942178039660082024-03-01T06:10:00.000-08:002024-03-01T06:10:28.154-08:00February 2024 Review
Another interesting month, and another month-in-review - let's take a big look back at February 2024.
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Even with the late deepfreeze, February 2024's average High of -0.7°C was our 27th warmest on record.
The average Low of -10°C was 16th warmest.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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February 2024 started warm, and then spent several weeks barely above average. <div>Then a brief heatwave, including a new record of 11.2°C on February 23rd. </div><div>And then right into a deepfreeze. </div><div><br /></div><div>20 Highs were above our 30-year average, and 9 were below.
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In February we average 11 Highs above-freezing, and 2024 had 14.
February averages 4 Highs of 5°C, and 2024 had 7. </div><div><br /></div><div>And February had 2 Highs reach 10°C. Recently 2017 had 3, and 2016 had 2.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm Winter Days</span></b>
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For the 91 days from December-February we had 49 Highs reach 0°C (54%), which is tied for 4th most on record.</div><div><br /></div><div>That included 19 Highs that got to 5°C (21%), and 4 at 10°C (4%).
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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For the Lows, February 2024 was warm to start, and then really average until the brief heatwave, followed by the brief deepfreeze. </div><div><br /></div><div>20 Lows were above average, and 9 were below.
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February can certainly be a month of deepfreezes, averaging 6 Lows of -20°C, including 2 of -25°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>This year it went a little easy on us, with just 3 -20°C Lows, and the coldest was -23.5°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>The last time that February didn't reach -25°C was 2016.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cold Winter Days</span></b>
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So far this winter we have had 14 Lows reach -20°C, when the average at the end of February is around 22.</div><div><br /></div><div>We've had 7 -25°C Lows, while the average is around 11, and 5 -30°C Lows compared to an average of 4.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Deepfreeze Season</span></b>
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We're getting close to the end of our deepfreeze season, but we're not quite there yet. </div><div><br /></div><div>The likelihood of -20°C Lows and even -25°C Lows stays pretty high until around March 10th.
After that they're still possible, but are much more rare.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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January 2024's temperatures were pretty close to our 20th century.
But February was above average, even with its little deepfreeze.
The High of -0.7°C was 4.1°C warmer than the 20th century average, and the Low of -10°C was 5.2°C warmer.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Across Canada</span></b>
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February 2024 was fairly warm across the country, and especially in Winnipeg.
Their High of -2.4°C was 7.3°C warmer than their 20th century average, and their Low of -10.5°C was 9.9°C warmer.
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Winnipeg started February with 6 new records for warmest-Lows, following 3 more at the end of January.
This has been their warmest start to a year on record.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cold Days Across Canada</span></b>
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At the end of February Winnipeg has only had 14 Lows of -20°C, when they average 37.
Regina & Saskatoon are also well below their average, along with Calgary & Edmonton.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow</span></b>
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In February we average 14cm of snow, and the late storm pushed 2024 over that to 20.9cm.
This is the first time that we've had a snowier-than-average month since November 2022.
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By the end of February we average 79cm of snowfall.
The late storm pushed us up to 44.4cm.</div><div><br /></div><div>Over a whole winter our average is around 120cm, but for March-May we average another 40cm.
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Across the country Edmonton has finally recorded more snow than Vancouver's 37cm, but we're still below Toronto's 49cm.</div><div><br /></div><div>Charlottetown is at the top over 320cm, and Halifax & St. John's are both getting close to 250cm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowstorms</span></b>
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Our biggest snowday of February, and of the winter so far, was 8.4cm on February 25th.</div><div><br /></div><div>Combined with the 26th the 2-day total was 15.8cm.
15cm+ is a pretty big storm, and some winters have more than one of those, but a lot of winters don't have any.
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Our 15cm storm at the end of the month felt like a lot, but: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Charlottetown had 60.4cm on February 3rd, and 125cm total this month. </li><li>Halifax had 84cm on February 2nd-4th, and 134cm total.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowdepth</span></b>
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At the end of February we average 21cm of snowdepth. </div><div><br /></div><div>Late in the month Campsie and Stony Plain were at 0cm, and the airport was down to 2cm. </div><div><br /></div><div>But the big storm pushed Campsie to 3cm, the airport to 13cm, Stony Plain to 15cm, and Elk Island to 27cm.</div><div><br />
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On average our big spring melt starts after the first week of March.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some years are early, and can be snowfree well before the end of March.
But others like 2020 or 2018 can hang on until mid-April.
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Across the country, Halifax's snowdepth got to 96cm, and St. John's reached 82cm.
Charlottetown got to 58cm, Dawson City spent most of the month around 55cm, and Moncton got to 45cm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">March</span></b>
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March averages 20 days with Highs above freezing, and we often start to hit 10°C. It also averages about 3 -20°C Lows, though. </div><div><br /></div><div> March's average snowfall is 20cm, which is pretty typical for our winter months.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-63582341729927503592024-02-01T05:59:00.000-08:002024-02-01T05:59:43.848-08:00January 2024 Review
It's time for our big look back at January 2024, which was a, shall we say interesting, month?
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After our extremely warm November and record-breaking December, January 2024 was a little chilly.<div><br /></div><div>The average High of -8.7°C ranked as our 82nd warmest, and coldest since 2004.</div><div><br /></div><div>The average Low of -17°C was 68th warmest, and slightly warmer than 2020.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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January 2024's Highs started warm, but the deepfreeze kicked in from the 10th through 17th, and cool temperatures lingered for another week after that. Then the end was ridiculously warm, including a new record of 12.4°C for January 30th.
17 Highs were below our 30-year average, and 14 were above.
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In January we average 12 Highs above-freezing, and 2024 had 9.
January averages 4 Highs of 5°C, and 2024 had 5, including 2 that reached 10°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>On the other hand, we had 2 Highs reach -30°C, and 2004 was the last time that we had one of those.
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This chart is a bit cramped, but January 2024 was our first January on record with Highs of both -30°C and 10°C. And it had 2 of each.</div><div><br /></div><div>(December 1884 also had Highs from -30°C to 10°C, and so did February 1884, 1893 & 1936.)
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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For the Lows, January 2024 had a mild start and warm end. But we were below -20°C from the 9th through 19th, including the 12th through 14th below -36°C.</div><div><br /></div><div>15 Lows were below average (with 4 as the coldest in 30+ years), and 16 were above.
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January had 11 Lows below -20°C, when we average around 8.
That included 7 below -25°C, with 5 below -30°C, and 3 of those were below -35°C.</div><div><br /></div><div>In recent years 2020 had 4 -30°C Lows. Going further back 1997 had 6, and 1996 had 9. The most -35°C Lows was 2 in 1997.
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January 2024 recorded temperatures from -37.7°C to 12.4°C, for a range of 50.1°C.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is the first January to cover move than 50°C since 1943.
1884 & 1922 have the record, with a 53.9°C range.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Great Deepfreeze</span></b>
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January's deepfreeze was pretty unusual, and it's tough to cover all of it: </div><div><br /></div><div>It was our first -30°C High since 2004, and the first winter with 2 -30°C Highs since 1992.</div><div><br /></div><div>And actually, it was our first -31°C High since 1989, and the only year with 2 of them since 1954.
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January 14th's Low of -37.7°C was only our 3rd -37°C since 1972.
January 15th, 2020 was -37.6°C, and January 19th, 1996 was -37.8°C.</div><div><br /></div><div>The 3 Lows of -36°C were the most since 1972. The only recent year with more than 1 was February 1989 with 2.
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January 2024 had:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>4 Highs in-a-row of -27°C which is the most since 1969. </li><li>6 Highs in-a-row of -20°C which tied 2020. 2021 had 7. </li><li>3 Lows in-a-row of -36°C tying 1972. </li><li>5 Lows in-a-row of -34°C tying 1969.</li><li>11 Lows in-a-row of -20°C (2019 had 18)
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During the deepfreeze there were lots of -40°Cs around town. </div><div><br /></div><div>Stony Plain's last -40°C was 1977, but this year had 3, and the airport had 5. </div><div><br /></div><div>The airport recorded 3 Lows of -45°C in-a-row, which it had never done before. And its 5 Lows of -40°C in-a-row tied 1969.
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The airport's Highs of -34.4°C & -34.3°C on the 12th & 14th were the coldest ever recorded there. </div><div><br /></div><div>And the Lows on the 12th, 13th & 14th ranked as its 3rd, 5th & 6th ever recorded.</div><div><br /></div><div>So this deepfreeze rewrote the airport's (relatively short) history books.
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And the deepfreeze wasn't just us.</div><div><br /></div><div>Calgary, Kelowna, Vancouver, and even Victoria were all down at or near historic records.</div><div><br /></div><div>Saskatoon & Regina also got really cold, but not quite at the level of coldest-in-50+ years.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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The last time that Edmonton had a "cold" January that was below our 20th century average was 2004. </div><div><br /></div><div>2024's High of -8.7°C was right on the 20th century average.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Low of -17°C managed to sneak above the 20th century average by 1.3°C.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Horserace</span></b>
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If you recall, 2023 was Edmonton's warmest year on record, at 3.3°C above the 20th century average. </div><div><br /></div><div>After 1 month of 2024 we're sitting right on the average, because the deepfreeze and heatwave basically cancelled each other out.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Across Canada</span></b>
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January 2024's deepfreeze didn't really make it to Winnipeg, so the month was cool in the west, and fairly warm east of Saskatchewan.
Winnipeg was actually the most above-average of all of the cities here.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow</span></b>
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In January we average 20cm of snow, and 2024 got close with 15.6cm. That follows an extremely low December, November & October.</div><div><br />
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By the end of January we average 66cm of snowfall, and so far we've only had 23.5cm.</div><div><br /></div><div>There's still lots of winter to go, though. We average another 55cm between now and May.
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We have a few new cities in the Canada-wide snowtracker.</div><div><br /></div><div>I used to think that St. John's was snowy, but Charlottetown is already up over 200cm (and they average around 600cm each winter).
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Also notable: Vancouver's 36cm of snow so far this winter is substantially more than Edmonton's 23.5cm.</div><div><br /></div><div>36.2cm was their snowiest January since 2002.</div><div><br /></div><div>(we average another ~55cm before spring, but they're mostly done for the winter)
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowstorms</span></b>
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Our biggest snowstorm of January, and of the winter so far, was 8.2cm on January 9th.
The 10th had another 2.2cm, so the 2-day total was 10.4cm
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Across the country:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Moncton had the biggest day, with 36cm on January 23rd </li><li>Calgary had 34cm on the 27th </li><li>St. John's had 32cm on the 21st </li><li>Charlottetown had 3 20cm+ days, including 28cm on the 10th </li><li>Montréal had 22cm on the 25th.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowdepth</span></b>
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At the end of January we average 20cm of snowdepth.</div><div><br /></div><div>Earlier in the month the stations were all just over 10cm, but after the warm end to January they've all dropped: Stony Plain has 0cm, the airport has 2cm, Campsie has 3cm, and Elk Island has 6cm.
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0~ish cm of snowdepth at this time of year is pretty unusual, and we need to go back to 2006 or 2001 to find something similar.
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Across the country, Dawson City has the most snow on the ground, with 52cm.</div><div><br /></div><div>The prairie cities are all close to 0cm.</div><div><br /></div><div>The eastern cities are mostly above that, with Quebec City at the top with 31cm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">February</span></b><div class="tableauPlaceholder" id="viz1706762175550" style="position: relative;"><noscript><a href='#'><img alt=' ' src='https://public.tableau.com/static/images/WB/WBR6R5S4Q/1_rss.png' style='border: none' /></a></noscript><object class="tableauViz" style="display: none;"><param name="host_url" value="https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2F" /> <param name="embed_code_version" value="3" /> <param name="path" value="shared/WBR6R5S4Q" /> <param name="toolbar" value="yes" /><param name="static_image" value="https://public.tableau.com/static/images/WB/WBR6R5S4Q/1.png" /> <param name="animate_transition" value="yes" /><param name="display_static_image" value="yes" /><param name="display_spinner" value="yes" /><param name="display_overlay" value="yes" /><param name="display_count" value="yes" /><param name="language" value="en-US" /></object></div> <script type="text/javascript"> var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1706762175550'); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('object')[0]; vizElement.style.minWidth='650px';vizElement.style.maxWidth='1100px';vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height='910px'; var scriptElement = document.createElement('script'); scriptElement.src = 'https://public.tableau.com/javascripts/api/viz_v1.js'; vizElement.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptElement, vizElement); </script>
Our February temperatures are often a lot like January, with 10~15 Highs above 0°C, and 5 Lows below -20°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>But recently February 2021 & 2019 both had huge deepfreezes.</div><div><br /></div><div>On average February is the least snowy main winter month, with about 14cm.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-81028048650740311472024-01-13T11:00:00.000-08:002024-01-13T11:00:56.896-08:00The Great Deepfreeze of January 2024<p>I'll be updating this post over the next few days, as the deepfreeze works its way along. It's always tough to write about these things while they're still ongoing, because there's so much stuff going on, and today's extreme cold might pale compared to tomorrow's. So if you're looking for the most recent and frequent updates head to:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://twitter.com/yegwxnerdery">https://twitter.com/yegwxnerdery</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/yegwxnerdery.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/yegwxnerdery.bsky.social</a></li><li><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@yegwxnerdery">https://mstdn.ca/@yegwxnerdery</a></li></ul><div>As of January 13th the forecasts have moderated a bit, and at least as far as Edmonton is concerned it looks like January 12th was probably The Big Day. </div><div><br /></div><div>These dashboards will mostly be set for Edmonton, but it was cold across the west, so you can select other cities with the dropdowns.</div><div><br /></div>
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Edmonton's High was our 2nd coldest January 12th on record, and the Low was 4th coldest.</li><li>Calgary had their 2nd coldest High & Low.</li><li>Kelowna had their 2nd coldest High & #1 coldest Low</li><li>Vancouver had their 4th coldest High & #1 coldest Low</li></ul></div></div>
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For Edmonton & Calgary this was the first -30°C High since 2004. <div>Saskatoon got one too, but it also had some in 2022, 2021 & 2008.
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Calgary had its first Low of -35°C since 2005. </div><div>Edmonton also had some in 2020, 2008 & 2004. </div><div>And in Saskatoon & Regina a lot of years get one or two.
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Edmonton hasn't officially hit -40°C since 1972, and for Calgary it's 1954. </div><div>But Saskatoon still gets them somewhat regularly.
January 12th was its first -41°C since 2019, and before that 2009 & 2004.
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Kelowna's January 12th Low of -28.9°C was the first time that they'd reached -28°C since 2005. </div><div>And they've only ever recorded 18 Lows below -28°C.
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The Edmonton airport's history only goes back to the 1960s, so it's not super long. </div><div>But January 12th's High of -34.4°C was its coldest ever recorded. </div><div>The Low of -45.9°C was its 3rd coldest.
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For the stations with a century+ of history, these kind of temperatures don't really rank historically. </div><div><br /></div><div>But just since the 1970s January 12th Low was Edmonton's 6th coldest, Calgary's 23rd, and Saskatoon's 17th. </div><div><br /></div><div>And for High temperatures since 1950, January 12th's High was Edmonton's 2nd coldest, and Calgary's 8th coldest.
</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That's it for now.</div><div><br /></div><div>We've still got a couple cold days to go, and soon we'll be talking about the streaks of X days in-a-row below Y, because we're going to be bumping up against some once-in-a-generation records.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-40589478363848172262024-01-10T06:10:00.000-08:002024-01-10T06:13:17.099-08:00First -20°C of 2023-2024
<div>January 9th's Low of -20.5°C was Edmonton's first -20°C of the winter.</div><div><br /></div><div>That is the 2nd latest first -20°C on record, tied with 2020. 2003 has the record with January 11th.</div><div><br /></div><div>By this point of the winter, on average we've already had around 12 of them.</div><br /><br />
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January 10th will be Calgary's first -20°C, which is their 5th latest on record.<div><br /></div><div>As of January 9th, this is what we've had so far for -20°C across the country. The prairie cities are all well below their averages.</div><div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-26759028064843399212024-01-06T20:56:00.000-08:002024-01-06T20:56:03.222-08:006 New Cities<p> The dashboards have been updated with 6 new cities:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Dawson City, YT</li><li>Victoria, BC</li><li>Kelowna, BC</li><li>Quebec City, QC</li><li>Moncton, NB</li><li>Charlottetown, PEI</li></ul><div><br /></div>
This will make things a little crowded, but it's nice to have a few more locations represented.<div><br /></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-51508744424982552462024-01-02T11:26:00.000-08:002024-01-02T11:26:28.508-08:002023 Year-in-Review Part 3: Snow
And finally we have reached the end of our 2023 Year-in-Review Part 3: Snow! <div><br /></div><div>How was the snow for Edmonton and other Canadian cities last year?</div><div><br /></div><div><i>(Blatchford no longer records snowfall or snowdepth, so most of the numbers will be from the International Airport)
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Monthly Snow</span></b>
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Here we have the snow for each month (including during the summer).</div><div><br /></div><div>There wasn't a month in 2023 which reached our average snowfall, and months like January, March, November & December were some of the lowest on record.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Total Snow</span></b>
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This chart has the cumulative snow for year (it looks a little strange because it includes the summer months).</div><div><br /></div><div>We average about 120cm of snow each year, and in 2023 the airport recorded...36.8cm.
The airport's previous lowest year was 51.5cm in 1981.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow Across Canada</span></b>
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For these cities across Canada Vancouver's 19cm was the lowest, then Edmonton's 37cm. Calgary recorded 100cm more than us, with 137cm.
Up at the top are Ottawa with 260cm and St. John's with 363cm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Last & First Snowfalls</span></b>
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There wasn't much snow to speak of in 2023, but our final spring snowfall was on April 11th, which is a few weeks early.
The first fall snow was on October 23rd, which is right on average.
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This is a comparison of the snow seasons, with Edmonton and Calgary usually starting around October 1st and lasting through May 1st.
Central and Eastern Canada start a month or so later in November, and usually end in April.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Spring Melt</span></b>
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Edmonton had a fairly early spring melt in 2023, with the snow mostly gone at the stations by the first week of April, while is can sometimes hang on a bit longer into April.
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This one is a little busy, but it shows the spring 2023 snow depths for other cities.
Winnipeg, Ottawa & St. John's all hung onto their snow a little longer than Edmonton, into mid-April.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Fall Snow</span></b>
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For fall snow there's not a lot to talk about so far.</div><div><br /></div><div>We got some early snow in the last week of October, then nothing in November, and then a little bit showed up in December.</div><div><br />
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A busy chart again, but at the end of 2023 nobody has much snow on the ground.
Ottawa, Montréal, Halifax & St. John's all had some temporary spikes in early December, but those melted-off.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowstorms</span></b>
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It's tough to talk about snowstorms when the airport had its least snowy year on record.</div><div><br /></div><div>But the biggest day was 10.6cm on April 11th, with a quarter of the snow for the year. Everything else was around 3cm or less.
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For really big 20cm+ storms (over 2 days): </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Calgary had 36cm in January </li><li>Toronto had 24cm in March </li><li>Ottawa had 26cm in January </li><li>Montréal had 35cm in December </li><li>Halifax had 26cm in December </li><li>St. John's had 47cm in January
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The biggest single-day snowfalls were:
St. John's with 34cm & 32cm
Calgary with 34cm
And Ottawa & Montréal had 20cm+ days.
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And that finally brings us to the end of our long look back at the weather for 2023.
As always, all of these charts are interactive dashboards for all of these Canadian cities.<br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-69594216550965694342024-01-02T05:57:00.000-08:002024-01-02T06:08:02.182-08:002023 Year-in-Review Part 2: Precipitation
Are you ready for our 2023 Year-in-Review Part 2: Precipitation! <div><br /></div><div>We will take a look at Edmonton, and some other cities across Canada:<br /><br />
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Edmonton averages 435mm of combined precipitation (rain + snow) per year. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2023 the airport was right on the average with 432mm, Stony Plain was a little high with 456mm, and Blatchford was a little low with 406mm.
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Of all of the stations in the Edmonton area New Sarepta had the most with 464mm.</div><div><br /></div><div>The lowest was South Campus with 297mm, although it might have been missing some days. The 2nd lowest was St. Albert at 391mm.
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On a monthly basis June-August were above-average, and were when we got most of our rain.</div><div><br /></div><div>January, March and October-December were all some of the lowest years on record.
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The total precipitation for October-December was 6.8mm at Blatchford, 10mm at the airport, and 5.9mm at Stony Plain.
That's bottom-5 for Blatchford, and the lowest since the 1960s for the airport and Stony Plain.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Big Storms</span></b>
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Our peak rain season is mid-May through mid-August.</div><div><br /></div><div>The big storm for 2023 was on June 18th with 52mm at Blatchford, 41mm at the airport, and 47mm in Stony Plain.</div><div><br /></div><div>For large 20mm+ storms Blatchford had 5, the International had 7, and Stony Plain had 9.
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Blatchford's 52mm storm was pretty rare for us.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last time that Blatchford recorded a 50mm+ day was 2012, and for the airport it was 2001.
Stony Plain had 2 in 2022, and one in 2016, 2012 & 2011.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation Across Canada</span></b>
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For cities across Canada the total precipitation ranged from Saskatoon at 232mm up to Halifax near 1600mm.
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None of those cities were well above average this year, but Vancouver's 875mm was roughly bottom-10 for them, and Calgary's 348mm was pretty low for them.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Big Storms Across Canada</span></b>
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These festive-looking charts show the biggest storms of the year.</div><div><br /></div><div>Halifax had the biggest days, with 60.6mm on August 5th and 58.9mm on July 21st.</div><div><br /></div><div>Other big days:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Winnipeg's 54mm on June 3rd </li><li>Montréal's 53mm on December 18th </li><li>Blatchford's 52mm on June 18th </li><li>St. John's 51mm on October 16th.
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Halifax was also the winner for the most big storms, with 9 40mm+ days.
St. John's had 4, Blatchford had 2, and Vancouver, Winnipeg & Montréal all had 1.
<br /><br />And that's the end of Part 2 of our 2023 Year-in-Review.
In Part 3 we will take a look at snow.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-48488253893904920302024-01-01T12:19:00.000-08:002024-01-01T12:19:08.719-08:002023 Year-in-Review Part 1: Temperatures
And now, what you've all been waiting for!<div><br /></div><div>It's time for our big look back at 2023 with our Year-in-Review Part 1: Temperatures.</div><div><br /></div><div>And it was a warm one...<br />
<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warmest & Coldest Years</span></b>
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The big news: 2023 is Edmonton's warmest year on record at 3.3°C above the 20th century average.</div><div><br /></div><div>That beats 2016 (2.9°C), 1987 (3°C) and 1981 (3°C).</div><div><br /></div><div>May & Dec were the warmest on record, and Jan, Jun, Aug, Sep & Nov were all very warm.</div><div><br /></div><div>And there was so much smoke.
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2023's average High of 11.7°C was our warmest on record, just sneaking past 1889(!). </div><div><br /></div><div>The average Low of 1.3°C was our warmest, ahead of 1°C in 2016. </div><div><br /></div><div>And together that makes 2023 1st overall.
In the red lines you can see the dips for the cool March and late-October.
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In 2023 the only month which was colder than the 20th century average was March. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our other warmest years (like 2016, 2015, 1987, 1981) also didn't have many cool months. </div><div><br /></div><div>On the other hand, while 2021 had its heatdome summer, it also had a cool February & December.
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For the climate stripes scarf chart 2023's 3.3°C is the reddest red so far.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last time that we had a blue stripe was back in 1996, at -1.7°C colder than the 20th century average.
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For the local outlying stations 2023's Highs ranked 1 for Stony Plain, 2 for the airport, and 3 for Campsie.
The Lows were #2 for Stony Plain, #9 for the airport, and #6 for Campsie. </div><div><br /></div><div>The overall average temperature for those stations ranked 2nd or 3rd.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Temperatures Across Canada</span></b>
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Across the country 2023 was also Montréal's #1 warmest, and Calgary's #2. </div><div>Saskatoon was #5, and Regina & Ottawa were top-10.</div><div>Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto & Halifax were top-15.</div><div>And St. John's rounds out the list as its 22nd warmest year.</div><div><br />
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Edmonton & Calgary had their warmest May & December on record, along with a warm January, June, July, August, September & November.</div><div>In Montréal it was a very warm January, July, September, October & December.
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Here are the climate stripes for the country's big cities.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 2022 we had a few whites and one blue (Winnipeg), but in 2023 everyone is pink or red.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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2023's temperatures were sometimes split west/east across the country, with a cool March in the west, or cool October in the east. </div><div><br /></div><div>But January, September and December were above average across the country.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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For 2023 we had 258 days with Highs above our 30-year average. </div><div><br /></div><div>That included 6 warmest-records in May, June & August, and 22 others which were the warmest in 30 years.</div><div><br /></div><div>We also set 2 new records for coldest-High, with -22.3°C on February 22nd, and 10.8°C on June 20th.
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2023 had 303 days with Highs that reached 0°C.
That's the 3rd most on record, behind 304 in 1912, and 305 in 1981.
The average is around 280 days, and that has stayed pretty constant over the past century.
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2023 had 121 days with Highs that reached 20°C, which is 2nd only to 122 in 1897 & 1898.</div><div><br /></div><div>2023 had 55 days reach 25°C, which tied 2018 for 5th most on record. 1898 has the most with 64.
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For 30°C days 2023 had 7, which was down from 11 in 2022, and from the record 17 in 2021.
Two of those 30°C days were right at the beginning of May, with new daily records on the 3rd & 4th.
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For 30°C days across the country no one was above average, and in fact Toronto, Ottawa & Montréal were all a little low.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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For 2023 there were 258 days with above-average Lows.
That included 15 new warmest-records, which is more than any other year.</div><div><br /></div><div>The below-average days were mostly pretty brief, except for a bit of a blip in late-February and March, and then again near Halloween.
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2023 ended up with 8 Lows of -20°C, which is the 2nd lowest on record. That was helped by the fact that we didn't have any cold days in November-December. </div><div><br /></div><div>2023 had 3 Lows reach -25°C, which makes it a bottom-5 year.
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2023 had 0 days reach -30°C.
The last time that happened was in 2016. </div><div><br /></div><div>Right now our last -30°C was December 22nd 2022.
However, we've had much longed streaks without any -30°C days, in 1999-2002 and 1986-1988.
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For -20°C Lows across the country 2023 was well below average for the prairie cities.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Yearly Extremes</span></b>
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With a warmest High of 32.2°C, and a coldest Low of -27.9°C the range of temperatures recorded in 2023 was 60.1°C.</div><div><br /></div><div>The record for a calendar year is 80.5°C, set in 1936 and 1886 (our Lows used to get a lot colder).
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Frost-Free Days</span></b>
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The final spring frost was pretty early on April 22nd, while the first fall frost on October 22nd was the 2nd latest ever, just missing 2022's record of October 23rd.</div><div><br /></div><div>So 2023 ended up with 182 frost-free days. Our average is 142, and 1980 has the record at 184.
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Across the country most cities' final spring frost was a bit early, except for Vancouver, Ottawa & Halifax.
The first fall frosts were mostly late, except for Vancouver & Toronto.
For the prairie cities 2023's frost-free period was a few weeks longer than average.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Edmonton versus Calgary</span></b>
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And finally, a quick comparison of Edmonton & Calgary.
The temperatures track fairly closely to each other, except that sometimes a Chinook really hits Calgary.
We saw that in January & November, with Calgary's Highs 10°C or more warmer than Edmonton.
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That's the end of Part 1 of our 2023 Year-in-Review.
Part 2 will look at precipitation, and part 3 will be all about snow.
But before we go...
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Will 2024 be even warmer?</span></b>
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I never make predictions, but it's probably unlikely that 2024 will be warmer than 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div>2023 got most of its "points" from December, then January, May, November, etc.
Without an El Niño super-charged winter, 2023 wouldn't have been #1.
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2022 had our warmest August on record, at 4.7°C above the 20th century average.</div><div>But for 2023's record December it was 8.3°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's easier for us to be well above average in the winter, and so a warm winter has a bigger influence on the yearly average than a hot summer.
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This may be hard to believe, but modern Januarys are always warm (or at least warmer than the 20th century average).</div><div><br /></div><div>But November & December flipflop a lot.</div><div><br /></div><div>For any year to beat 2023 it will need a warm November & December, and that might wait until the next El Niño.
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Maybe 2024 will be a repeat of 2016? </div><div><br /></div><div>2016 was the 2nd year of a super El Niño, and through a lot of the year it was the warmest on record.
But eventually the El Niño wound down, and a cool October & December pushed 2016 down to 4th.
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And with that, we're taking a break until tomorrow and Part 2: Precipitation.<br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-20649683408997907802023-12-31T18:12:00.000-08:002023-12-31T18:12:08.992-08:00December 2023 Review
It's time for our look back at the weather in Edmonton for December 2023. <div><br /></div><div>This will be a little bit shorter than our typical monthly reviews, because the upcoming 2023 Year-in-Review will cover everything else.
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It's probably not surprising to hear that December 2023 was warm. But it wasn't just warm, it was one of the warmest. </div><div><br /></div><div>The average High of 2.9°C was #1 warmest on record, well ahead of 1999 & 1997.
The average Low of -6.7°C was #2, just ahead of 1997 and behind 1959.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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December 1st's High was just below our 30-year average, but after that everything was above-average.
We weren't close to any records, except Boxing Day's 9°C missing the 9.8°C record from 1999.
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In December we average about 10 Highs above freezing. In 2023 we had 26, including 7 which reached 5°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>2023's coldest High was -5.4°C on the 1st, and on average December has 13 Highs below -5°C.
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December 2023's 26 above-freezing Highs is the most on record, beating 23 in 1997. (and 2022 had 0!) </div><div><br /></div><div>The 7 Highs to reach 5°C is also a lot, but 2020, 2011 & 1997 all had 10.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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December 2023's Lows were also almost all above average. We didn't have any records though, and most days were a few degrees below the top of our 30-year range.
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December 2023's coldest Low was -12.8°C on the 2nd. </div><div><br /></div><div>The latest that we had previously gone without hitting -15°C was Christmas Day, in 1954.
In December we average 12 Lows of -15°C, and 6 Lows of -20°C, and this year had none.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cold Days So Far</span></b>
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By the end of December we average around 10 Lows of -20°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>So far we have 0, but that also happened in 2019, 2002, 1997, 1987, 1974... </div><div><br /></div><div>By the end of December we average around 15 Lows of -15°C.
So far we have 0, which had never happened before.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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December is a large orange bubble, with the Highs 8.7°C above the 20th century average, and the Lows 8°C above. </div><div><br /></div><div>That follows well below-average Decembers in 2021 & 2022.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Across Canada</span></b>
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December was very warm across the country, and was especially warm on the prairies.
Saskatoon's Highs were 10°C warmer than their 20th century average, and all of the prairie cities were at least 7°C warmer.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow</span></b>
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In December we average 16cm of snowfall, and the airport actually got some snow this month, unlike in November.
5.2cm is one of the airport's lowest Decembers. </div><div><br /></div><div>So far this winter the airport has had a total of 7.9cm, which is its lowest on record. The average would be around 50cm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow Across Canada</span></b>
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For December snow across the country Montréal, Halifax, Ottawa & Calgary all had 10cm+ storms. </div><div><br /></div><div>Montréal was on top with 21cm on the 3rd, and a total of 41cm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowdepth</span></b>
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Around town things aren't looking very snowy right now, but the airport and Elk Island were measuring 2~3cm of snowdepth for most of December. </div><div><br /></div><div>Technically we had 1cm of snow on Christmas day, but it's still a very low-snow winter so far.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowdepth Across Canada</span></b>
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Across the country it's been a low year for snowdepth. </div><div><br /></div><div>At the end of the year Edmonton and Winnipeg are the only cities which are still recording any snowdepth, both with 1~3cm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">January</span></b>
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In January on-average we get 12 days with Highs above freezing.
But January is also our biggest month for deepfreezes, with an average of 8 Lows of -20°C.
January's average snowfall is 22cm.
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We'll be back tomorrow with our multi-part 2023 Year-In-Review to take a look at some of the bigger trends for the past year.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-79611756954696902202023-12-27T14:39:00.000-08:002023-12-27T14:39:48.721-08:002023 is #1 (and what that actually means)
It's getting down to the wire, but on December 27th, 2023 moved past 1981 to become Edmonton's warmest year on record. <div><br /></div><div>2023's overall average temperature is 3.2°C warmer than the 20th century average.
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2023's average High of 11.8°C is 2.7°C warmer than the 20th century average, and #3 warmest on record.
The average Low of 1.4°C is 3.5°C warmer, and #1 warmest.</div><div>And together they rank as #1. </div><div><br />
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That 3.2°C is what gets used to determine the Climatestripes, and it makes 2023 the reddest red so far.
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2023 got to #1 with:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>the warmest May on record</li><li>3rd warmest June & December</li><li>top-10 August & September</li><li>March was the only month colder than the 20th century average</li></ul><br />
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Here each pie slice represents a month, and 2023 has just a single blue piece for March. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our other warmest years (1981, 1987, 2016 & 2015) also didn't have many cool months. </div><div><br /></div><div>On the other hand, while 2021 had its extreme heatdome summer, it also had a cool February & December.
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One thing to note is that our temperature range is much larger during the winter than the summer. And because of that it's much more common to be 10°C above average in January (5°C) than in July (34°C).</div><div><br /></div><div>So the yearly average is affected more by a warm winter than by a hot summer.
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Here's the daily breakdown of how far above/below average 2023 was. </div><div><br /></div><div>2023 was warm for most, but even with the record-breaking May and warm summer, 2023 got a lot of its "points" during the warm January, February, November & December.
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And our other warmest years also got there thanks to warm months during the winter.
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Ranking years based on the daily High & Low temperatures is a pretty broad way to do it.
Hourly temperatures would be more precise, but our hourly temperature data only begins in 1953, which would miss 70 years of history.
So daily data is the best that we've got.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-76742557838425876392023-12-14T19:28:00.000-08:002023-12-14T19:28:19.189-08:002023 is #2When you take all of the daily Highs & Lows for 2023, starting in around late-September the average temperature for 2023 moved into position as Edmonton's 3rd warmest year on record. The Highs rank around 5th warmest, and the Lows are 3rd.<div><br /></div>
<div>But as of December 14th we have now moved past 2016, and sit as the 2nd warmest year on record. That might be short-lived though, because 1987 also had a very warm December, and it could catch up in the next few days. </div><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The main dashboard isn't really built for zooming-in, so here are just some images of the horserace:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3zPmgf6MKeocv91FaYeTQA9o0iXTvMKCTxFr9yKfmxkqORn4O5tsONwnnqU7kbQKcy0DuwTNC991Q1uhyphenhyphen4ryYBNqeXlw0RpL5OqnFQW9nTuAt9LUx_7iEcCWnXIUSochi5bgHnIwJmVXjYJnrAvFmPjBV9hNrxDKWhTkYXW7A7QUmkrj2aXWIi_ZfG4f/s1110/1981.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1110" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3zPmgf6MKeocv91FaYeTQA9o0iXTvMKCTxFr9yKfmxkqORn4O5tsONwnnqU7kbQKcy0DuwTNC991Q1uhyphenhyphen4ryYBNqeXlw0RpL5OqnFQW9nTuAt9LUx_7iEcCWnXIUSochi5bgHnIwJmVXjYJnrAvFmPjBV9hNrxDKWhTkYXW7A7QUmkrj2aXWIi_ZfG4f/w640-h394/1981.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRxMvZbwX0l41MniUwFO75lztR2XCsvbyL0nkf_w-LnybZFhadRU5mxGntfIr5zRrn9ds057JvJWtd0FKDeAN3kz480VR2hPVfAh0MO8TZkP3wm6Vwx9MPkD3UuEhv4fNQUiW0KYSkmZwuMqdsVgwDP5US9Ie_A8FR4MtfpaHNu_kLJiaehibJFvML5hg/s1110/1987.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1110" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRxMvZbwX0l41MniUwFO75lztR2XCsvbyL0nkf_w-LnybZFhadRU5mxGntfIr5zRrn9ds057JvJWtd0FKDeAN3kz480VR2hPVfAh0MO8TZkP3wm6Vwx9MPkD3UuEhv4fNQUiW0KYSkmZwuMqdsVgwDP5US9Ie_A8FR4MtfpaHNu_kLJiaehibJFvML5hg/w640-h394/1987.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRx0m2MOoPst2xDYspRNDx2Sy0yNyQ8DvLp8x2PYfwfBH0jfem1c4IhjX-4GPKBw7-vH34SQZmpueXPHHPbJUAVXNpHrqr0zirg95sElcR55sn23ubxhhtKlLwu0fT7WZBIWhso5tu3YUHBE8t2JQv5wbrUb0PVPWjzxcTFKhyphenhyphenLo4t9zgCmZJSyPUaWRWn/s1110/2016.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1110" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRx0m2MOoPst2xDYspRNDx2Sy0yNyQ8DvLp8x2PYfwfBH0jfem1c4IhjX-4GPKBw7-vH34SQZmpueXPHHPbJUAVXNpHrqr0zirg95sElcR55sn23ubxhhtKlLwu0fT7WZBIWhso5tu3YUHBE8t2JQv5wbrUb0PVPWjzxcTFKhyphenhyphenLo4t9zgCmZJSyPUaWRWn/w640-h394/2016.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lOHBUqtDew9ZTkIKmxQnZ_7j7buqqndqg2hbgPDFehSerl2uykzxzBod2EXL2U347JrP_cLP4-OP4CQBe_l6Gj__xfStcG7B_S-Sgy3H6JZ8ta3CQ__OCUKINhyJV0pRAlEPz3FSOdC4s3AXf8AgWvMib5fP0v7wrkbxj1fnr0Cz0DJZx3SlO9391R6R/s1110/2023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1110" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lOHBUqtDew9ZTkIKmxQnZ_7j7buqqndqg2hbgPDFehSerl2uykzxzBod2EXL2U347JrP_cLP4-OP4CQBe_l6Gj__xfStcG7B_S-Sgy3H6JZ8ta3CQ__OCUKINhyJV0pRAlEPz3FSOdC4s3AXf8AgWvMib5fP0v7wrkbxj1fnr0Cz0DJZx3SlO9391R6R/w640-h394/2023.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>2016 had been in the #1 spot for a lot of the year, but a cold start to December pushed it down to #3. 1987's really warm September-December pushed it into 2nd. And 1981 was just warm for the whole year. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<div>In order for 2023 to stay in 2nd spot it will need to be warmer than 1987 was, and this is what the daily Highs looked like for the end of December for those years. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffa1uHfaAwxokmJSgk9mgZRh5WPSnxsjenNrb4ztlYRPJJRtlEqxBwlJVF0xO_gQB-CKHfB-JTzJva7YjLe47uhbcmBPXkZl-LKzkJUFASFkz-SpR8RopBx39vp_ouYun0zC1KWQt2Li3MOPbu2P30SYNfcZEzE4a3QSk4lrCYwFuqp6vMB1F574H268W/s1099/High%20&%20Low%20Temperatures%201981.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1099" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffa1uHfaAwxokmJSgk9mgZRh5WPSnxsjenNrb4ztlYRPJJRtlEqxBwlJVF0xO_gQB-CKHfB-JTzJva7YjLe47uhbcmBPXkZl-LKzkJUFASFkz-SpR8RopBx39vp_ouYun0zC1KWQt2Li3MOPbu2P30SYNfcZEzE4a3QSk4lrCYwFuqp6vMB1F574H268W/w640-h500/High%20&%20Low%20Temperatures%201981.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oLKwOj5327ukOHm8nke-mcex-HsKcAhB0_3vKEzkRqa87eVM2nzTIPg6GH5gPX_ZxXOSmUzoElNa17HZLNV08WqdFiz82x3YZ7-d-Ll4kBtGlWKmS-6u7F8Ps10g3Qeq8SCkGvZF0O_idSf3-N_vKZftzmmK7Q5MZzzvYzbWiWnT9Nc7_kycreD95bMX/s1099/High%20&%20Low%20Temperatures%201987.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1099" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oLKwOj5327ukOHm8nke-mcex-HsKcAhB0_3vKEzkRqa87eVM2nzTIPg6GH5gPX_ZxXOSmUzoElNa17HZLNV08WqdFiz82x3YZ7-d-Ll4kBtGlWKmS-6u7F8Ps10g3Qeq8SCkGvZF0O_idSf3-N_vKZftzmmK7Q5MZzzvYzbWiWnT9Nc7_kycreD95bMX/w640-h500/High%20&%20Low%20Temperatures%201987.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGl7JEmhN_g2KTYn2Y1Jf9Gd55F1GrOrMvvlzIkeWgkypp9U_aEaKFKgdR6R-TbemIlTCDtR2Cm-HdqaJh17iBa9pkHCzcv_duPei4exIAzyWjIkbv6nWjvMopw8sDbslq41PPlKUN2r0pohE0y9yIg7lKSX865mD0Btd592lgssd2f26D-MSHKB-tzny/s1099/High%20&%20Low%20Temperatures%202016.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1099" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGl7JEmhN_g2KTYn2Y1Jf9Gd55F1GrOrMvvlzIkeWgkypp9U_aEaKFKgdR6R-TbemIlTCDtR2Cm-HdqaJh17iBa9pkHCzcv_duPei4exIAzyWjIkbv6nWjvMopw8sDbslq41PPlKUN2r0pohE0y9yIg7lKSX865mD0Btd592lgssd2f26D-MSHKB-tzny/w640-h500/High%20&%20Low%20Temperatures%202016.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeD5YAcpfxOoZefK1YH6peyuBPLe7D_yEucTd24OAL7h_9pU7yg2EmxWl3Zu-cBizxb4dikgJ2bQDmMb9-PmnbzpBfHAnpA8S1F_WFaEkWFrldas3mAO4uKb17-q-yH20MDPB17MoWm2lx-e6s7fOs9mQQwi1AqfJQ8UCaHfkt5lppq4T_7JtLFfI8RQbZ/s1099/High%20&%20Low%20Temperatures%202023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1099" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeD5YAcpfxOoZefK1YH6peyuBPLe7D_yEucTd24OAL7h_9pU7yg2EmxWl3Zu-cBizxb4dikgJ2bQDmMb9-PmnbzpBfHAnpA8S1F_WFaEkWFrldas3mAO4uKb17-q-yH20MDPB17MoWm2lx-e6s7fOs9mQQwi1AqfJQ8UCaHfkt5lppq4T_7JtLFfI8RQbZ/w640-h500/High%20&%20Low%20Temperatures%202023.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For the back half of December 1987's average High was -1.5°C (including a record of 8.9°C on Christmas day), and the average Low was -10°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>If our temperatures for the rest of the year stay in that range until New Year's, then 2023 will end up right around the #1 & #2 years.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-20988166517652952752023-11-30T19:08:00.000-08:002023-12-01T06:12:21.889-08:00November 2023 Review
How about that November 2023, huh? <div><br /></div><div>It was pretty mild and dry, but was it unprecedented, or merely precedented?
Let's take a look...
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It won't surprise anyone to hear that November 2023 was pretty warm. <div><br /></div><div>The average High of 5.3°C ranked as our 16th warmest overall, and the average Low of -3.7°C was 13th. </div><div><br /></div><div>Recently November 2016, 2009 & 2008 were all in the same range.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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November 2023's Highs were above average for almost the whole month, but not by a whole lot. </div><div><br /></div><div>The only really exceptionally above average days were the 17th-19th at 14°C, 11.8°C & 10.4°C.</div><div><br /></div><div>November ends up with 28 Highs above average, and 2 (just barely) below.
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November 2023 had 28 Highs above freezing, when the average is around 18. </div><div><br /></div><div>November also averages 8 Highs below -5°C, and 2023 had none. </div><div><br /></div><div>The warmest High was 14°C on the 17th, and the coldest was -1.5°C on the 30th.
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By the end of November on average we have 8 Highs reach -5°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>2023 had none, which is unusual, but not all that uncommon.
It also happened in 2021, 2015, 2009, 2008, 2004, 2000, 1987, 1981 ...
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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November 2023's Lows were a lot like the Highs: almost all above average, but also not super-hot.</div><div><br /></div><div>We didn't come close to any records, or to the top of our 30-year range. </div><div><br /></div><div>Overall 28 Lows were above average, and 2 were below (just barely).
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November averages 3 above-freezing Lows, and in 2023 we didn't actually get any. </div><div><br /></div><div>On average it also has 9 Lows reach -10°C, and we had 1.</div><div><br /></div><div>Last year in 2022 we had 3 -20°C Lows in November.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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November 2023 was pretty warm, and here it's an orange bubble. </div><div><br /></div><div>The average High of 5.3°C was 4.8°C above the 20th century average, and average Low of -3.7°C was 4.7°C above.
So far for 2023 March is our only below average month.
<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Across Canada</span></b>
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November 2023 was pretty warm in the west, and average to cool in the east.
The Highs ranged from Edmonton & Calgary at 4.8°C warmer than our 20th centruy averages, down to Halifax at at -1.8°C colder than theirs.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Horserace</span></b>
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With 1 month left in the year, 2023 is still holding onto its spot as Edmonton's 3rd warmest year on record. The Highs are 5th place, and the Lows are 3rd place.
Overall the average temperature is about 2.5°C warmer than our 20th century average.
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Across the county 2023 is a top-5 warmest year in Edmonton, Calgary & Montréal, and top-10 in Ottawa.
For the other cities it's sitting between #16 (Halifax) and #27 (Regina).
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation</span></b>
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In November we average 20.5mm of precipitation. In 2023 we got...basically nothing? </div><div><br /></div><div>Blatchford and the airport recorded 0mm, while Stony Plain had 0.7mm.
Of a dozen local stations, New Sarepta recorded the most with 0.9mm.
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On one hand, it definitely rained downtown on November 19th. But that didn't get recorded anywhere. </div><div><br /></div><div>On the other hand, Blatchford also recorded 0mm of precipitation in November in 1885 (which might be accurate) and in 1886 (which is probably an error).
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The super-dry November follows an extremely dry October, and a pretty dry September. </div><div><br /></div><div>For all 3 months Blatchford's 17.4mm was a bottom-5 year, the airport's 22.9mm was its lowest on record, and Stoney Plain's 36.9mm was bottom-10.
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In November we average around 10 days with precipitation. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2023 Blatchford & the airport recorded nothing (although again, the 19th definitely had rain, and there were some flakes of snow), and Stony Plain had 3 days.
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This shows the precipitation events that we normally get in September-November, compared to just how quiet 2023's fall has been.
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By the end of November we average 423mm of precipitation for the year. </div><div><br /></div><div>The dry fall follows a fairly wet summer, so right now the airport is still right on the average with 427mm.
Stony Plain is still a little high with 455mm, and Blatchford is a little low with 403mm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation Across Canada</span></b>
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This chart has the precipitation for 2023 for these 11 Canadian cities.
Halifax is at the top over 1,400mm, and Saskatoon is at the bottom around 230mm.
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All of the big cities are pretty close to average for precipitation this year. </div><div><br /></div><div>The most unusual one is Vancouver, which is having a roughly bottom-10 year, with 685mm when their average is closer to 1000mm.
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For big November storms: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Halifax had 50mm on the 18th, 43.9 on the 27th & 20mm on the 22nd </li><li>St. John's had 43.6mm on the 28th, 27mm on the 1st & 25mm on the 8th </li><li>Toronto had 20mm on the 8th </li><li>Vancouver had 20mm on the 11th
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow</span></b>
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In November we average 20cm of snow. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2023 the airport recorded 0cm, which had never happened before. </div><div><br /></div><div>Other low-snow Novembers at the airport were: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>2008 1.4cm </li><li>2004 1.6cm </li><li>1981 0.6cm </li><li>1980 0.9cm
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowdepth</span></b>
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No snow means no snowdepth. </div><div><br /></div><div>In recent years, the latest that we'd gone without "lasting" snow on the ground was November 24th, in 2015.
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But if we go a bit further back: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>2008 made it to December 4th </li><li>2005 didn't have substantial snow until February </li><li>2004 made it to December 5th </li><li>2002 didn't really start until December 30th
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow Across Canada</span></b>
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For cities which did get snow this November: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>St. John's topped the list with 27cm </li><li>Halifax, Ottawa & Montréal were all around 10cm. </li><li>Calgary had 2 days for 5cm
Toronto got 2cm.
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Across the country Regina is the only city showing snowdepth, with 1cm.
Calgary & Winnipeg (and Edmonton) all had some around Halloween, but it's gone now.
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In December we average about 10 days with Highs above 0°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>For the Lows, about half of the time December will hit -25°C, but since 1990 there were 3 Decembers which didn't hit -20°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>December averages 16cm of snow.
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</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-86729229170876973862023-11-16T17:50:00.000-08:002023-11-16T17:50:52.270-08:00Mid-November 2023 Update
It's mid-November, but it's not looking very wintery outside.
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Since Halloween our temperatures have been a little bit above average, but we haven't had any super-hot days, or even anything near the top of our 30-year range.
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But we've definitely reached the part of the year where, when we get snow, it will start to hang around.
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November 15th is the last day of the year where our average High is above freezing. <div><br /></div><div>It will stay below freezing until March 9th. </div><div><br /></div><div>It bottoms-out for a week or two around New Year's at -8°C.
But for a lot of the winter our average High sits around -5°C.
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Of course our temperatures don't actually spend much time right at our average High.
Most winters have a lot of mild~ish days, punctuated by the occasional. hopefully-brief deepfreeze. This is last year as an example.<br /><br />
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Our average High is below-freezing from November 16th through March 9th. That's 114 days.</div><div><br /></div><div>During that time on average we have 45 days (40%) with Highs that reach 0°C.
And that includes around 20 days (18%) which get to 5°C.
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January is theoretically our coldest month, and even it averages 12 Highs which reach 0°C, including 4 which reach 5°C.
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(January is theoretically our coldest month, but it has actually warmed up a lot in the past century.
And in the last 10 years its average Highs & Lows now sit above December & February.)
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With a month-and-a-half left in the year, the warm~ish start to November has kept 2023's temperatures as the 3rd warmest on record.
But 2015's super El Niño autumn has closed most of that gap.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-78428577792223531632023-11-01T06:11:00.002-07:002023-11-01T06:11:40.427-07:00October 2023 ReviewAnd now, our big look back Edmonton's weather for October, 2023!
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October 2023 was a little warmer than average, but not a lot.
The average High of 11.9°C ranked as our 69th warmest overall, and the average Low of 0.9°C was 31st overall.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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The Highs for October 2023 were at the top of our 30-year range early in the month, and then at the bottom of the range near the end of the month. <div><br /></div><div>October ends up with 21 Highs above average, and 10 below.
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October averages about 2 Highs which reach 20°C, and 2023 had 7. <div><br /></div><div>But it also averages 2 Highs below freezing, and 2023 had 6. </div><div><br /></div><div>The warmest High was 24.8°C on the 7th, and the coldest was -4.5°C on the 24th.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hot Days</span></b>
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October had 7 Highs reach 20°C, which brings the total for 2023 to 121 days.
That is the 3rd most on record, behind 1897 & 1898 which both had 122.
4th place was last year, with 119 in 2022.
The long-term average was around 95.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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October 2023 had really warm Lows for most of the month, and then a really cool week near the end. </div><div><br /></div><div>Overall 19 Lows were above average, and 12 were below.
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On average in October we get around 14 Lows below freezing, and 2023 had 10.</div><div><br /></div><div>But that included 7 Lows below -5°C, while the average is only 3.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">First-Frost</span></b>
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Blatchford's first-frost-of-autumn was on October 22nd, which was the 2nd latest on record.
It just missed 2022's record of October 23rd. </div><div><br /></div><div>The average is around the end of September.
The other local stations had earlier frosts, which were closer to their averages.
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Blatchford had an early final-spring-frost on April 22nd, and a very late first-fall-frost on October 22nd. </div><div><br /></div><div>Altogether that was 182 frost-free days in-a-row, which is the 2nd most on record, behind 184 in 1985.
The average is around 145 days.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">First-Frost Across Canada</span></b>
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By the end of October every city here had had its first autumn frost.</div><div><br /></div><div>Vancouver & Toronto were a week or two early, while the rest were mostly a week or two late.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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October 2023's average High was 0.3°C above the 20th century average, for a tiny, orange bubble in this chart.
The average Low was 1.4°C above the 20th century average, for a medium orange bubble.
March is our only below average month so far this year.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Across Canada</span></b>
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October 2023's Highs were cool-to-average in the west, and warm in central & eastern Canada.</div><div><br /></div><div>That ranged from Montréal at 3.2°C warmer than their average, down to Calgary at -1.6°C colder than theirs.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation</span></b>
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In October we average 18.7mm of precipitation. </div><div><br /></div><div>2023 was a really dry one, with 3mm at Blatchford, 4.8mm at the airport, and 4.2mm in Stony Plain.
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In October we average around 8 days with precipitation.
In 2023 Blatchford & the airport had 4 days, and Stony Plain & Campsie had 5.
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The precipitation that we did get was pretty quiet, with the biggest day on October 23rd at the airport, with a whopping 2.6mm.
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By the end of October we average 402mm of precipitation for the year.
This year Blatchford is bang-on average at 402.5mm, the airport is at 427mm, and Stony Plain is up at 454mm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation Across Canada</span></b>
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This chart has the precipitation for 2023 for these 11 Canadian cities.
Halifax is at the top near 1,300mm, and Saskatoon is at the bottom at 222mm.
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For big October storms: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>St. John's had 51mm on the 16th </li><li>Winnipeg had 36mm on the 3rd </li><li>Vancouver had 34mm on the 18th </li><li>Montréal had 28mm on the 7th, and 25mm on the 6th
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow</span></b>
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And we got our first snow! </div><div><br /></div><div>October averages 7cm of snow, and in 2023 we got 2.6cm.</div><div><br /></div><div>We didn't have any October snow in 2021 or 2022, but we did get some in every year from 2016-2020.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">First Snow</span></b>
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Blatchford doesn't record snow anymore, but the average date of the first snow has usually been around early~mid October.
So 2023's first snow on October 23 was a little late, but still pretty typical.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowdepth</span></b>
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The airport, Stony Plain & Elk Island all briefly recorded 1~2cm of snowdepth, but that was gone before Halloween.</div><div><br /></div><div>We don't normally get "lasting" snow before Halloween, but once the calendar ticks over into November the white stuff usually starts to stick around.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow Across Canada</span></b>
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A lot of cities saw snow this October:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Calgary topped the list with 16cm. </li><li>Unfortunately Saskatoon, Regina & Winnipeg don't record snowfall anymore, but they did get some. </li><li>And Montréal, Ottawa & St. John's also joined the club right at the end of the month.
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We've started to see little blips of snowdepth in various cities.
Although Edmonton usually gets lasting snow before the other cities (typically even before Winnipeg).
<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>November</span></b>
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In November we average 18 days with Highs above freezing, but we also start seeing Lows of -10°C and -15°C.
Last November even had 3 Lows reach -20°C, which were the first -20°C days in November since 2015.
<br><br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-86715439960050129962023-10-22T08:51:00.001-07:002023-10-22T08:52:31.566-07:00First Autumn Frost of 2023It finally happened: October 22nd is Blatchford's first official frost of fall 2023. <div>That comes 6 months after the final frost of spring, back on April 22nd.
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October 22 is Blatchford's 2nd latest first-frost-of-autumn on record.
It just misses 2022's record of October 23rd.
1975 is 3rd, with October 21st.
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2023 had a fairly early final-spring-frost on April 22nd, and a very late first-fall-frost on October 22nd. </div><div><br /></div><div>Altogether there were 182 frost-free days in-a-row, which is the 2nd most on record, behind 184 in 1985.
182 days is essentially half of the year.
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2023 snuck through on a bit of a technicality though, because we did already drop all of the way down to 0.1°C on October 1st and 5th. </div><div><br /></div><div>Last year in 2022 things stayed above 1°C until the first frost, and 1980 & 1975 dipped down to 0.6°C.
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While Blatchford's first-fall-frost was very late this year, the rest of the region was closer to average, and got caught by some of the cool nights back in September.
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Across the prairies Edmonton almost always records a longer frost-free season than the other big cities. </div><div><br /></div><div>But this year Calgary's was 1 week later than their average, and Saskatoon, Regina & Winnipeg were all around 2 weeks late.
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October 22nd is an extremely late frost for Edmonton, but in central and eastern Canada it's just average.
St. John's had its first frost on October 18th, but the rest of the cities are still waiting.
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This is another way of looking at how freezing Lows start to creep in during September & October. </div><div><br /></div><div>2022 had 5 by the end of October, and the average is around 17.
2018 had a ridiculously cold September, and had 29 freezing Lows up to Halloween.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-55174466848331299882023-10-02T18:40:00.000-07:002023-10-02T18:40:53.839-07:00September 2023 Review
We're a little bit late this month, but now it's finally time for our big look back at Edmonton weather for September, 2023.
Was it warm or cool? Rainy or dry?
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September 2023's average High of 19.8°C ranked as our 18th warmest overall. <div>The average Low of 8.4°C was 5th overall.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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The Highs for September 2023 were mostly pretty warm, although nowhere close to records or the top of our typical range. </div><div><br /></div><div>September ends up with 22 Highs above average, and 8 below.
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September averages about 11 Highs which reach 20°C, and 2023 had 16. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2022 we reached 30°C 3 times in September, but for 2023 the warmest was 26.3°C on the 11th. </div><div><br /></div><div>The coldest High was 9.5°C on the 30th.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hot Days</span></b>
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We're pretty close to the end of our season for hot days. </div><div><br /></div><div>So far 2023 has had 115 days reach 20°C, which is the 5th most on record.
The long-term average was around 82. </div><div><br /></div><div>We've had 56 days reach 25°C, which is the 5th most on record. That average is around 35 days.
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We're probably done with really hot days. </div><div><br /></div><div>2023 had 23 days reach 28°C, which is the 5th most on record. Recently 2022 had 24 and 2021 had 32. </div><div><br /></div><div>And 2023 had 7 30°C days, which isn't unusual. 2022 had 11 and 2021 had 17.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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It's pretty common for Blatchford to make it through September without a frost, but 2023 got close with 0.7 °C on the 30th. </div><div><br /></div><div>We set 3 records for warmest Lows on September 11th, 12th & 23rd. </div><div><br /></div><div>Overall September had 7 below-average Lows, and the rest were above.
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2023 has now set new records for the warmest-Low for 15 days. </div><div><br /></div><div>Recently 2022 had 11, and 2021 had 12, so in the past 3 years we've had 38 new record Lows.
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2023 had another frost-free September. The last time that we had a September frost was in 2019.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">First-Frost</span></b>
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Blatchford escaped a September frost, but Stony Plain had its first fall frost on September 30th, the airport's was the 19th, and Campsie's (100km NW) was the 6th.
Last year both Batchford and Stony Plain waited until October 23rd.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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September 2023's average High was 2.8°C above the 20th century average, and is a medium orange bubble. So far in 2023 March was our only below average month. </div><div><br /></div><div>The average Low was 3.8°C above the 20th century average, which is pretty warm, but not as warm as 2022's 4.8°C.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Horserace</span></b>
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2023 might not have felt super-hot, but at the end of September the average temperatures rank as our 3rd warmest year on record, at about 2.1°C above the 20th century average.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Highs are 1.8°C warmer, while the Lows are 2.5°C warmer.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Across Canada</span></b>
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September 2023's Highs were pretty warm across the country, ranging from 0.8°C above the 20th century average in Vancouver, to 4.7°C in Saskatoon & Regina.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Lows were also warm, from 1.2°C above the 20th century average in Vancouver, to 3.8°C in Edmonton.
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Across the country 2023 was not really a summer of super hot days. </div><div><br /></div><div>For 30°C days Edmonton through Winnipeg were all around average, while Toronto, Ottawa & Montréal were low. </div><div><br /></div><div>For 25°C days the Alberta & BC cities were high, while the other cities were average or low.
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For 2023 so far the average temperatures are top-5 in Edmonton, Calgary & Montréal. Most of the other cities are sitting around the 15~25 range, with Winnipeg the coolest at #31.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation</span></b>
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On average in September we average 34mm of precipitation. </div><div><br /></div><div>September 2023 was pretty dry, with 14mm at Blatchford, 18mm at the airport, and 32mm in Stony Plain.
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In September we average around 10 days with rain. In 2023 the airport had 8 days, Stony Plain had 7, and Blatchford was down at 4.
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The precipitation that we did get was pretty quiet, with the biggest day in Stony Plain with 15.9mm on September 28th.
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By the end of September we average 383mm of precipitation for the year.</div><div><br /></div><div>This year Blatchford is at 399mm, the airport is at 422mm, and Stony Plain is up at 450mm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation Across Canada</span></b>
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This chart has the precipitation for 2023 for these 11 Canadian cities.
Halifax is at the top near 1,200mm, and Saskatoon is at the bottom at just above 200mm.
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Vancouver, Calgary & Winnipeg are all having pretty low years.</div><div>(sometimes really low numbers mean that readings have been missed. But that doesn't seem to be the case here, with fairly complete records for the stations)
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For big storms in September 2023 it's all Halifax, with 36mm on the 14th, and two more 20mm+ days. After that St. John's had the biggest storm with 14mm on the 19th.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">October</span></b>
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For October, we average about 1~2 Highs of 20°C, but half of the time there are none. </div><div><br /></div><div> October also averages 2 Highs below 0°C, and 14 freezing Lows.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-19656145027270484162023-09-01T10:14:00.000-07:002023-09-01T10:14:24.965-07:00August 2023 ReviewAnd suddenly it's September already. So let's take a look back at Edmonton's weather for August, 2023. Was it warm or cool? Rainy or dry?
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August 2023's average High of 23.7°C was right on our average for recent years, and ranked 32nd overall.<div><br /></div><div>The average Low of 13°C was pretty warm, and ranked 6th. That's below 14.4°C in 2022, but above every other August since 1998.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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August 2023 set one new record High, at 32.2°C on the 29th.
Other than that there were some pretty warm days, but nothing else close to the top of our range. </div><div><br /></div><div>August ends up with 20 Highs above average, and 11 below.
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In August we average about 22 Highs which reach 20°C, and 2023 had 25.
That includes 10 25°C days, and this year we had 13.
And August averages 1.4 30°C days, and 2023 had 2. </div><div><br /></div><div>The coldest High was 14.9°C on the 2nd, and August averages 2 days below 15°C.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hot Days</span></b>
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We're getting to the end of our hot days season, and so far 2023 has had 54 days reach 25°C, which is the 6th most on record.
That includes 23 28°C days, which is the 5th most on record.
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At the end of August we've had 7 Highs reach 30°C.
7 is more than a lot of years, but is down from 11 in 2022, and the record-breaking 17 in 2021.
We might get more in September, but the likelihood really drops off after around August 18th.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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In the summer our range of possible Lows is very narrow.
In August our coldest Low was 7.1°C on the 20th, which was the coldest in 30 years for that date.
And we set new records of 16.9°C and 16.7°C on the 15th & 30th.
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August 2023 had 4 Lows below 10°C, when we average around 8.
About half of the time August will even drop below 5°C, which happened in 2018-2020.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Records</span></b>
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2023 has now set 6 records for daily Highs. 2~3 is fairly typical, and 2020 & 2021 both set 5. </div><div><br /></div><div>And 2023 has set 12 new for records for warmest-Lows. 2022 had 11 and 2021 had 13, so in the past 3 years we've set new record Lows for 10% of the days of the year. And just for May-September we've set new records on nearly a quarter of the days.<br /><br />
<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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August 2023's average High was 1.5°C above the 20th century average, and is a small orange bubble. So far in 2023 March was our only below average month. </div><div><br /></div><div>The average Low was 3.2°C above the 20th century average, which is pretty warm, but not as warm as 2022's 4.7°C.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Across Canada</span></b>
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Across the country August 2023's Highs were actually a little cool in the East, and a little warm in the west. At the extremes Toronto's Highs were -0.9°C cooler than their 20th century average, while Calgary was 2.4°C warmer.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation</span></b>
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On average August is our 3rd rainiest month, with 52mm of precipitation.
August 2023 was a little high, with 60mm at Blatchford, 73mm in Stony Plain, and 82mm at the airport.
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In August we average around 12 days with rain.
The airport had 13, but Stony Plain had 9 and Blatchford had 8.
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August can see some summer storms.
Stony Plain and the Airport both had 2 20mm+ days, and Blatchford had 1.
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By the end of August we average 349mm of precipitation for the year.
This year all of the stations are a little high, with 385mm at Blatchford, 404mm at the airport, and 418mm at Stony Plain.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation Across Canada</span></b>
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This chart has the precipitation for 2023 for these 11 Canadian cities.
Halifax is at the top with 1050mm, and Saskatoon is at the bottom with 185mm.
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Vancouver, Calgary & Winnipeg are all having pretty low years.
(sometimes really low numbers mean that readings have been missed. But that doesn't seem to be the case here, with fairly complete records for the stations)
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For big storms in August 2023 Halifax had 61mm on the 5th, and also two more days above 38mm.
Ottawa had two days above 36mm, and Montréal had one 32mm day.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">September</span></b>
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For September we average 11 days at 20°C, including 3 at 25°C.
Since 2000 only 6 Septembers had a High below 5°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>For Lows, about half of the time September is frost-free, but below-freezing days can start to creep in at the end of the month.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-70381476093622469292023-08-01T07:52:00.010-07:002023-08-01T08:48:04.259-07:00July 2023 Review
And somehow it's August already. <div><br /></div><div>So let's take a look back at Edmonton's weather for July, 2023.
Was it warm or cool? Rainy or dry?
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July 2023's average High of 23.9°C was actually just a little bit below our average for recent years, ranking 50th overall. </div><div><br /></div><div>The average Low of 13.7°C was pretty warm though. It was below 2022 (#3) & 2021 (#2), but still ranked 8th overall.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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July 2023 didn't have any super-hot Highs, but the 26th & 27th were right down near the bottom of our typical range with 15.2°C and 15.5°C respectively. </div><div><br /></div><div>July ends up with 19 Highs above average, and 12 below.
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In July we average about 12 Highs which reach 25°C.
In 2023 we had 15, including 30.5°C on the 9th. </div><div><br /></div><div>And unlike in 2022 and 2021, this July didn't have any Highs below 15°C (although it got close on the 26th & 27th).
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hot Days</span></b>
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At the end of July we've had 74 days reach 20°C, which is the 7th most on record. The long-term average is around 60. </div><div><br /></div><div>That includes 41 days which reached 25°C, which is behind only 2018 & 1898 with 42. The average is around 25.
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At the end of July we've had 18 Highs reach 28°C, which is the 2nd most on record, behind 2021 with 24. </div><div><br /></div><div>For 30°C days so far we've had 5, which is around average. Recently 2021 had 13 by this point.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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For the Lows, things were pretty quiet.
20 were above average, and 11 were below.
But overall that still ranked as the 8th warmest on record.
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July's coldest Low was 8.8°C on the 29th. With that and 9.6°C on the 28th we had two Lows below 10°C, when we average around 4.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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July 2023's average High was just a little warmer than the 20th century average, by 0.7°C. So here it's a small orange bubble.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Low was 2.7°C above the long-term average, and joins many orange bubbles in recent years.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Across Canada</span></b>
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Across the country July 2023 was cool in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and warm~ish everywhere else. </div><div><br /></div><div>St. John's was the most above average, with Highs 3.5°C above its 20th century average.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation</span></b>
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July is usually our rainiest month, averaging 90mm of precipitation. </div><div><br /></div><div>For most of the month it didn't look like we would get there, but by the end of the month Blatchford had 123mm, the Airport had 129mm, and Stony Plain had 130mm.<br /><br />
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In July we average around 15 days with rain.
The month started dry, but by the end the stations had 14~17 rainy days.
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July is usually our month for big summer storms. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2023 the biggest was 42mm at the airport on the 24th.
Blatchford's biggest day was 30.3mm on the 24th.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Airport, Stony Plain and Campsie all had 3 20mm+ storms.
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By the end of July we average 297mm of precipitation for the year.</div><div><br /></div><div>Right now Blatchford has 325mm, the airport is at 322mm, and Stony Plain is up at 345mm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation Across Canada</span></b>
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This chart has the precipitation for 2023 for these 11 Canadian cities.
Halifax is at the top with over 800mm.
Winnipeg and Saskatoon are at the bottom with under 150mm.
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The standouts are Vancouver, Saskatoon and Winnipeg who are having some of their driest years on record.</div><div><br /></div><div>(sometimes really low numbers mean that readings have been missed. But that doesn't seem to be the case here, with fairly complete records for all 3 stations)
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For big storms in July 2023 Halifax had 58.9mm on the 21st.</div><div><br /></div><div>Regina, St. John's, Montréal and Ottawa all also had 30mm+ days this month.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">August</span></b>
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For August on average we have 25 Highs which reach 20°C, including ~10 above 25°C.</div><div><br /></div><div>About half of the time August hits 30°C.</div><div><br /></div><div>Most Lows are 10~15°C, but half of the time August will have a night below 5°C.</div><div><br /></div><div>And August is our 3rd rainiest month averaging 52mm.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-87830267075559688962023-07-01T11:21:00.005-07:002023-07-01T11:21:54.124-07:00June 2023 Review
It's time for our big look back at Edmonton's pretty warm weather for June 2023.
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June 2023's average High of 23.7°C was our 7th warmest on record. It was behind the record 24.9°C from the 2021 heatdome, but ahead of 2022, and 2016-2020. <div><br /></div><div>The average Low of 12.8°C was our 2nd warmest on record, behind only 13.0°C from the 2021 heatdome.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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The heat from May 2023 carried into June, with new record Highs of 30.8°C on the 9th, and 31.9°C on the 13th.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then we had a cold, rainy week, and on June 20th we set a record for coldest-High of 11.1°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>June ended up with 9 days below average, and 21 above.
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In June we average about 5 Highs which reach 25°C.
In 2023 we had 14, including 2 which reached 30°C.
We also had 3 Highs below 15°C, which is about average.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hot Days</span></b>
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At the end of June we've had 47 days reach 20°C, which is 6th most on record. The average is around 37.</div><div><br /></div><div>That includes 26 days which reached 25°C, which is the most on record. and is more than many years (2020 & 2020) get in an entire summer.
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At the end of June we've had 15 Highs reach 28°C, which is the most on record.</div><div><br /></div><div>For 30°C days so far we've had 4. Recently 2021 had 6 by this point, and 1912 has the record with 9.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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For the Lows, we set new warmest-Low records on the 9th, 10th and 12th.
That was followed by a pretty cool week, and then we were above average to close the month.</div><div><br /></div><div>Overall 9 Lows were below average and 21 were above.
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June 2023 had our 2nd warmest Lows on record behind 2021, and so there were a lot of warm nights.
We had 12 Lows above 15°C, when the average is 2.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Final Frost</span></b>
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Blatchford's final frost was way back on April 22nd, which was pretty early.</div><div><br /></div><div>Calgary's final frost on April 26th set a new record for them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Saskatoon's April 30th and Winnipeg's May 4th were both pretty early for them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Regina's May 19th was typical.
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Closer to home, the airport's final frost on April 29th set a new record there.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stony Plain's April 26th was pretty early.</div><div><br /></div><div>And Campsie's May 18th was typical for recent years, but would have been very early a few decades ago.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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June 2023's High was 3°C warmer than the 20th century average, so here it is a medium-sized orange bubble. We've had lots of warm Junes recently, with a few cooler ones spread around.
The Low was 4.2°C above average, and joins many orange bubbles in recent years.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Across Canada</span></b>
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Across the country June 2023 was well above average in the west, especially in Saskatchewan and Manitoba at 4°C above their 20th century average. Central Canada was closer to average.
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June 2023's temperatures ranked in the top-5 or top-10 across the western cities.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Horserace</span></b>
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We're 6 months into the year, and after the warm May & June 2023 ranks as Edmonton's 10th warmest year on record, with an overall temperature 1.5°C above our 20th century average.
The Highs are a little cooler at 13th spot, and the Lows are in 9th spot.
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For 2023's average Highs, so far Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal & Halifax are all having a top-15 year.
For Lows Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa & Halifax are having a top-20 year.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation</span></b>
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In June we average 80mm of precipitation.
All of the local stations were above that, and Blatchford was in the lead with 150.3mm, for its 8th rainiest June on record.
The airport had 139mm, and Stony Plain had 115mm.
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In June we average around 14 rainy days. </div><div><br /></div><div>June 2023 had lots of rain, but number of rainy days was actually pretty low, with most stations down around 10 or 11.
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We usually get some big summer storms in June, and 2023 was no exception.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blatchford got 52mm on the 18th, and 40mm on the 15th. The airport's biggest storm was 41mm on the 18th, and Stony Plain got 47mm.
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By the end of June we average 206mm of precipitation for the year.</div><div><br /></div><div>After a very dry start to 2023, all of the rain in June pushed us up to around average, with 214mm at Stony Plain, 203mm at Blatchford, and 194mm at the airport.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">The June 2023 Mini-Flood</span></b>
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With the June storms the river did have a mini-flood on June 22rd, reaching 6.75m and 1,374m3/s.</div><div><br /></div><div>In recent years 2022 got to 1,454m3/s, 2020 was 1,899m3/s, and 2013 reached 2,847m3/s.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation Across Canada</span></b>
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This chart has the precipitation for 2023 for these 11 Canadian cities. </div><div><br /></div><div>Halifax and St. John's are at the top, with over 600mm.
Central Canada and Vancouver are from 300-500mm.
And the prairie cities are down below around 200mm.
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For 2023 precipitation so far 2023 Toronto is having a top-10 year, Vancouver is having a bottom-10(ish) year, and Winnipeg is having one of its lowest years on record (which doesn't appear to be a measurement error?).
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For June 2023 precipitation Halifax and Edmonton were the big winners with 214mm and 150mm.</div><div><br /></div><div>The biggest storm was Edmonton's 52mm, but Halifax, St. John's, Regina and Toronto all had 30mm+ days.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">July</span></b>
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For July, the average High is about 23.5°C.
It has around 25 days reach 20°C, including about 10 at 25°C.
Most July's will get at least one 30°C day, but recently 2020, 2019 and 2016 didn't.
July is also usually our rainiest month, with an average of 90mm.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-7293431826990801872023-06-01T06:05:00.000-07:002023-06-01T06:05:13.897-07:00May 2023 Review
Let's take a look back at the weather for a record-breaking May 2023 in Edmonton.
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May 2023 was our #1 warmest May on record, even with all of the smoke.
The average High of 23.6°C beat 22.3°C from 2018 & 1897.
The average Low of 10.7°C beat 9.1°C from 2018.
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...in the past 12 months we have had:
#1 warmest May on record
#1 warmest October
#2 warmest September
#1 warmest August
#5 warmest July
(and in the middle of all that, our 18th coldest December)
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>High Temperatures</span></b>
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May 2023 started with a heatwave, and new record Highs on the 1st, 3rd & 4th.
After that things weren't quite so exciting, but 6 other days had their warmest Highs in 30 years.
Overall only 1 High was below average (just barely) with 18.6°C on the 25th.
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May 2023 was hot.
On average May has 10 days reach 20°C, but 2023 had 24 of them.
12 days reached 25°C, which was just below 13 in 2018.
And that included 30°C on May 3rd, and 30.8°C on May 4th.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Hot Days</span></b>
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For hot days up to the end of May, 2023 has:
25 20°C days, which ties for 6th most
12 25°C days, which ties for 2nd, and is behind 2018 with 14
6 28°C days, which ties for 2nd most
2 30°C days, although 1986, 1936 & 1928 all had 4.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Low Temperatures</span></b>
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For May 2023's Lows we set 7 new warmest-records, on the 2nd through 5th, and the 14th through 16th.
There were only 2 below-average (just barely) Lows, with 4.5°C on the 18th and 7.1°C on the 24th.
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In May we average around 2 frosts. 2023 had none.
4.5°C on the 18th was the closest that we came to a frost, and that was the only Low below 5°C.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Final Frost</span></b>
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Blatchford's average final spring frost is May 6th, and 2023 was two weeks early on April 22nd.
Stony Plain was April 26th, compared to their average of May 10th.
And right now the Airport's final frost on April 29th is its earliest on record, and almost a month early.
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Calgary and Saskatoon were both frost-free in May 2023.
For Calgary April 26th will set a new record for its eariest final frost, nearly a week ahead of May 2nd in 2018 & 2013.
For Saskatoon April 30th is its earliest since 1926.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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May 2023 was 6°C warmer than the 20th century average, so here it is shown as a big, orange bubble.
May is a pretty variable month for us, with lots of blue bubbles, although 2018 was another really warm recent May.
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Who knows what the rest of the summer will bring, but after the very warm May of 2018 (2nd warmest) the rest of that summer stayed very warm...until smoke rolled in in mid-August, and hung around for weeks. That was followed by our 3rd coldest September on record.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Across Canada</span></b>
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Across the country May 2023 was well above average in the west, while east of Winnipeg things were closer to average.
Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon & Winnipeg were all in the range of 4~5°C above their averages, and Edmonton was the most above-average at over 6°C.
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May 2023's average Highs were #1 in Edmonton, #2 in Calgary, #3 in Saskatoon & Winnipeg, and around top-10 for Vancouver & Regina.
The Lows were #1 in Edmonton & Calgary, #2 in Saskatoon & Regina, #4 in Winnipeg, and #9 in Vancouver.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Snow</span></b>
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None of these cities recorded snow in May 2023.
Edmonton finishes the winter with 74.7cm, which is well below our average of 120cm, and less than half of Calgary's 159.4cm.
Ottawa's 329.5cm was their 6th most on record.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Precipitation</span></b>
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In May we average 49mm of Precipitation.
In 2023 Stony Plain was over that with 66mm, while Blatchord only had 36mm, and the airport was down at 21mm.
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By the end of May we average 126mm or Precipitation.
Of the local stations Stony Plain is the highest with 99mm. The airport and Blatchford are down around 55mm
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In May we usually start to see some big summer storms (the big bubbles here).
May 2023 was pretty quiet for Blatchford and the airport, but Stony Plain recorded 25mm on May 7th and 24mm on May 22nd.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Precipitation Across Canada</span></b>
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For May 2023 St. John's was the precipitation leader, with 103mm.
The biggest storms were 42.3mm in Halifax on May 1st, and 36.3mm in Saskatoon on May 24th.
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For total precipitation for 2023 so far the leader is Halifax, with 565mm.
The prairie cities are all down around 100mm.
And everyone else is sitting between 350-450mm.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>May</span></b>
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In June usually about half of the Highs are above 20°C, with maybe a week above 25°C.
The last time that Blatchford had a June frost was 1942.
But we've had snow in June in 2011, 1967, 1922 and 1888.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-41296619102573872372023-05-01T05:26:00.001-07:002023-05-01T05:39:09.010-07:00April 2023 Review
It's time to take a look back at Edmonton's weather for April 2023.
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April 2023 was a little bit warm.
The average High of 11.6°C was our 59th warmest since 1880.
The average Low of 0.3°C was the 30th warmest.<div><br /></div><div>April (along with October) is a rare month where our average Highs have not increased over the past century.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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April 2023's High were near average, with a few warm days early and late in the month, and a few cool days around the 21st.
The coldest High was 2.7°C on the 21st, and the warmest was 23.7°C on the 30th. </div><div><br /></div><div>Overall 20 Highs were below average and 10 were above.
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In April we average 2 Highs below freezing, and 2023 had 0.
We average 7 Highs above 15°C, and in 2023 had 8. And on average April has 2 days reach 20°C, but 2023 only had 1.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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April 2023's Lows mostly followed the 30-year average pretty closely, except for a few warm ones right at the end of the month.
Overall 19 were above average and 11 were below.
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In April we average 14 Lows below freezing, and 2023 had 15. But our coldest Low was only -4.7°C on the 5th.</div><div><br /></div><div>We also had 3 Lows above 5°C, when April averages 2.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Final Frost</span></b>
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For Blatchford the average date of the final spring frost is May 6th.
Right now we haven't had a frost since April 22nd.
We will probably get a few more.
But 2020's final spring frost was April 19th, and 2012's was the 18th.
So we could possibly be done already.
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On average Stony Plain's final frost is just a few days after Blatchford's, but the airport's is closer to the end of May on May 24th.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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April 2023 was a bit warmer than the 20th century average, and is a small orange bubble here.
That follows a cool March and an above-average February and January.
The average High of 11.6°C was 0.9°C warmer, and the average Low of 0.3°C was 1.8°C warmer.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Across Canada</span></b>
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For April 2023 Edmonton and Calgary were standouts in the west with temperatures a little above average.
The rest of the west was pretty cool with temperatures around -2°C or more below their 20th century averages.
Central Canada was 2~3°C above their averages.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow</span></b>
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In April we average 14cm of snow. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2023 we technically got 10.6cm at the airport, all on April 11th.
I say "technically" because April 11th was really rainy, but no one posted any photos of snow at the airport, so I don't know that it should really count.
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The somewhat questionable 10cm of snow for April brings our total for the winter of 2022-2023 to 74.7cm.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's well below our average of around 122cm, and is the airport's 6th lowest since 1961.
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We always could still get snow in May, but so far our largest snowstorm for the winter of 2022-2023 was the suspicious 10.6cm on April 11th.
After that was 8.8cm on November 2nd, which followed 4.4cm on the 1st for a 2-day total of 13.2cm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow Across Canada</span></b>
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This messy chart has the snow totals for the winter of 2022-2023. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ottawa holds onto the top spot with 333.5cm (6th highest for them) followed by St. John's with 300.4cm. </div><div><br /></div><div>Calgary's 159.4cm more than doubled Edmonton's 74.7cm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowdepth</span></b>
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2023's big melt happened a little big earlier than average. </div><div><br /></div><div>The final snowdepth records around town were: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Stony Plain - March 29</li><li>Campsie - April 1 </li><li>Airport - April 5 </li><li>Elk Island - April 11 </li></ul>Recently 2020 and 2018 all stretched into mid-late April.</div><div><br />
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Across the country Winnipeg, Ottawa and St. John's held onto their snow the longest, with final snowdepths on April 10th, 10th and 13th respectively.
(Winnipeg then got a second batch which held on until the 28th, but I'm not sure how trustworthy those numbers are)
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Precipitation</span></b>
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In April we average 26mm of Precipitation. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2023 we were low with 14mm at Blatchford, 16mm at the airport, and 17mm at Stony Plain.
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By the end of April we average 75mm or Precipitation.
So far the airport and Stony Plain are only around 34mm.
The local station with the most precipitation so far is South Campus with 48mm.
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Our largest precipitation day so far in 2023 was April 11th, with 8.5mm at Blatchford, 10.7mm at Stony Plain, and 13.1mm at the aiport.
But our rainy season usually gets started in a few weeks around mid-May.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">May</span></b>
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For May we average a week or two of days above 20°C. </div><div><br /></div><div>About a quarter of the time our final frost is in April, but more typically May has a handful of frosty nights. </div><div><br /></div><div>And the airport recorded May snow in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2015...
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-65043384817374496542023-04-01T14:42:00.000-07:002023-04-01T14:42:03.485-07:00March 2023 Review
It's time to take a look back at Edmonton's weather for March 2023.
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March 2023 was pretty cool.
The average High of -0.8°C was our 99th warmest since 1880.<div><br /></div><div>The average Low of -11.4°C was the 96th warmest. <div><br /></div><div>So it was cool, but not as cool as 2014, 2011 or 2002.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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Over the course of March our average daily Highs rises from -3°C up to 6°C.
In 2023 March was pretty cool until the middle of the month, and then was pretty close to average. </div><div><br /></div><div>Overall 22 Highs were below average and 9 were above. None were super cold or super warm.
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In March we average around 10 Highs below freezing, and 2023 had 14.
On the flip side we average 4 Highs of 10°C, and this year we only had 2. </div><div><br /></div><div>The coldest High was -13.9°C on the 6th, and the warmest was 11.2°C on the 23rd.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm Winter Days</span></b>
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For this "winter" from November 1st through March 31st we had 56 Highs of 0°C or more, when we average around 73.
And we had 24 days reach 5°C, compared to an average of 35.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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March 2023's Lows were cooler than the 30-year average for most of the month, with 26 below average and only 5 above.
As with the Highs though, none of these were super cold or super warm.
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In March we average 2 days with Lows of -20°C. 2023 had none, although we got really close with -19.6°C on the 8th.
March also averages 3 days with Lows of 0°C or more, but 2023's warmest night was -4.9°C on the 24th.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cold Winter Days</span></b>
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For the winter of 2022-2023 we had 23 Lows reach -20°C, when we average around 26.
We had 10 Lows reach -25°C, when we average around 12.
And our 3 Lows of -30°C were pretty typical.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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March 2023 is a blue bubble, along with last November & December.
The average High of -0.8°C was -1.7°C below the 20th century average.
The average Low of -11.4°C was -1.9°C colder.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Horserace</span></b>
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3 months into 2023 our cool March means that so far this year is our 37th warmest year on record. The Highs are the 41st warmest, and Lows are the 38th.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Across Canada</span></b>
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Looking across the country March 2023 was pretty cool in the west, and just a bit warm in central Canada.
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For the year so far 2023 has been warmer than the 20th century average for all of these cities.
For most cities it's just a little warm, although Toronto, Ottawa & Montréal are around their top-10.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow</span></b>
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March is usually a typically snowy winter month for us, averaging around 19cm.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 2023 we were way down at 2.9cm, which was actually the airport's least snowy March.
That follows an average February and low January.
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By the end of March we average around 100cm of snow, but in 2023 we're way down at 64.1cm.
That's below the 25th percentile, and is a bottom-5 year for the airport.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">2nd Winter</span></b>
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We're probably not done yet with snow, though.
In April & May the airport averages another 20cm of snow, although that can vary a lot from year to year.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow Across Canada</span></b>
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The big snow cities for March 2023 were St. John's with 70cm, Ottawa with 49cm, and Toronto with 45cm.
They all had some 10cm+ days, along with Halifax & Montréal.
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This messy chart has the snow totals for the winter so far.
Ottawa is still at the top near 330cm (top-6 for them), and St. John's has almost closed the gap at 296cm.
Edmonton's 64.1cm is near the bottom, just a bit above Vancouver's 54cm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowdepth</span></b>
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By the end of March our average snowdepth is around 10cm.</div><div><br /></div><div>This year the airport, Stony Plain and Campsie are a bit below that, following big drops in the past two weeks.
Meanwhile Elk Island has just started dropping, but is still up at 37cm.
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Across the country St. John's is the leader for snowdepth, after a snowy month.
Most cities have already started to melt, but Winnipeg and Regina are still pretty flat.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">April</span></b>
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For April, on average we only get 3 Highs below 0°C, although April 2020 & 2018 both started quite cold.
Most Aprils reach 20°C, and 2001, 2015, 2016 & 2018 all got to 25°C.
April still has lots of Lows below freezing, and averages 14cm of snow.
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</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-10820449681492170952023-03-20T06:02:00.006-07:002023-03-20T06:02:28.922-07:00Spring Solstice 2023
So we all know that the spring equinox isn't necessarily they end to our wintery weather, but by this point most of winter should be in the past.<div><br /></div><div>So let's take a look back at the "winter" of 2022-2023...
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By March 20th our average Highs are solidly above freezing again, which hadn't happened since early November.
Our average Lows are still below freezing, but at -6.5°C that's well up from the December through February average of around -14°C.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Horserace</span></b><div class="tableauPlaceholder" id="viz1679266459104" style="position: relative;"><noscript><a href='#'><img alt=' ' src='https://public.tableau.com/static/images/66/66B8RJZJY/1_rss.png' style='border: none' /></a></noscript><object class="tableauViz" style="display: none;"><param name="host_url" value="https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2F" /> <param name="embed_code_version" value="3" /> <param name="path" value="shared/66B8RJZJY" /> <param name="toolbar" value="yes" /><param name="static_image" value="https://public.tableau.com/static/images/66/66B8RJZJY/1.png" /> <param name="animate_transition" value="yes" /><param name="display_static_image" value="yes" /><param name="display_spinner" value="yes" /><param name="display_overlay" value="yes" /><param name="display_count" value="yes" /><param name="language" value="en-US" /></object></div> <script type="text/javascript"> var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1679266459104'); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('object')[0]; vizElement.style.width='650px';vizElement.style.height='910px'; var scriptElement = document.createElement('script'); scriptElement.src = 'https://public.tableau.com/javascripts/api/viz_v1.js'; vizElement.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptElement, vizElement); </script>
November 1st 2022 through March 19th 2023 ends up as our 79th warmest "winter" on record out of 142, with an average temperature that was right on the 20th century average.
The Highs were a little cool in 88th spot, and the Lows were a little warm in 72nd.
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Across the country November-March was a little cool in the west, but pretty warm further east. The winter Highs were top-10 in Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and Halifax.
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The temperatures in Central Canada were above the 20th century average for the whole winter, while the Prairies and Vancouver were cool in November & December.
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For Edmonton, November had a few cold days, but December had the big deepfreeze right before Christmas.
We then had 52 days below freezing, although most were pretty mild.
Then things warmed up in late-January & early-February, before leading into a cool start to March.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cold Days</span></b>
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We're probably done with our -20°C Lows for the winter.
2022-2023 had 23, which is just a bit below our average of 25.
We had a bunch of them at the start and end of December, and then a few more scattered around.
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That included 10 Lows of -25°C, when we average around 12.</div><div><br /></div><div>And we had 3 Lows of -30°C, when we average around 4.
The coldest was -34.1°C on December 21st.
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We've had 6 winters in-a-row with at least 3 Lows that reached -30°C.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last time we had that many in a row was the late 60's and early 70's.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cold Days Across Canada</span></b>
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For -20°C Lows across the country everyone was just a little low this winter. Saskatoon had the most with 53 (so far).</div><div><br /></div><div>For -30°C Lows everyone was also a little Low, and Saskatoon was also at the top with 12.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm Days</span></b>
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From November 1st through March 19th we had 46 Highs of 0°C or more, which is quite a bit below our average of 59.5°C Highs were also low, with 20 while we average 27.</div><div><br /></div><div>The 52-days below-freezing streak from late-November through mid-January didn't help.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowfall</span></b>
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It's been a low-snow winter for us.
So far we only have 63.9cm, and by this point of the winter we average 95.8cm.
It's not over yet though, because in April & May we average another 20cm.</div><div><br />
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Compared to the rest of the country Edmonton's 63.9cm of snow is down near the bottom, and just above Vancouver's 54.3.
Calgary has 150cm, Montréal and St. John's are over 200cm, and Ottawa is over 300cm (currently its 7th snowiest winter).
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowdepth</span></b>
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We are at the part of the winter where our snowdepth starts dropping.
The cool start to March kept things high for the early part of the month, but just since March 15th all of the local stations have seen a drop.
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And across the country the snowdepth in most the cities has started to drop.
St. John's is still at the top at 34cm, and Ottawa is next with 29cm.
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Ottawa had the highest snowdepth this winter with 68cm, although as usual Edmonton has had snow for the longest.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-23454453246317967132023-03-01T05:42:00.005-08:002023-03-01T06:03:54.383-08:00February 2023 Review
Let's take a look back at Edmonton's weather for February 2023.
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February 2023 ends up as a warm~ish month, with temperatures pretty typical for a modern February.
The average High of -2.9°C was our 50th warmest since 1880.
The average Low of -12.5°C was the 44th warmest.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">High Temperatures</span></b>
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February 2023 started a little cool, then was warm for a few weeks, then we had a few days of the typical February deepfreeze, and the month ended a little cool.
Overall we had 15 Highs above average and 13 below.
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In February we average around 11 Highs above freezing, and 2023 had 14. That included 8 of 5°C or more, when we average about 4. <div><br /></div><div>We also had 3 Highs reach -20°C, when February often has none.
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For the winter so far we've had 9 days with Highs of -20°C, when the average is around 8. Last winter in 2021-2022 we had 14.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Low Temperatures</span></b>
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February 2023's Lows were above average for most of the month, but with a few cool days at the start and the end.
Overall we had 16 Lows above average and 12 below.
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In February we average 7 days with Lows of -20°C, and in 2023 we had 5. That included 3 Lows of -25°C, when the average is 2.</div><div><br /></div><div>The coldest Low was -27.8°C on the 22nd.
Since 2000 only a handful of Februarys have reached -30°C: 2021, 2019, 2018 & 2008.
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So far this winter we've had 23 Lows reach -20°C, when we average around 26 for a whole winter.
That includes 10 Lows of -25°C, which is around average.
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...from March 1st onwards there still a chance that we'll reach -20°C again.
2019, 2014, 2011 & 2009 all still had 3 Lows reach -20°C.
But lots of other years are done with deepfreezes by this point.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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Despite the short deepfreeze February 2023 still ranks as a "warm" February, and gets an orange bubble.
The average High of -2.9°C was 2°C above the 20th century average.
The average Low of -12.5°C was 2.7°C warmer.
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At the end of February 2023 ranks as our 18th warmest year on record, with average temperatures 0.74°C above the 20th century average.
The Highs are 22nd warmest and Lows are 18th warmest.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Across Canada</span></b>
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February 2023's temperatures were above the 20th century average across most of the country, with Vancouver, Halifax & St. John's just a little cool.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow</span></b>
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February is on average the least snowy of our main winter months, with 14cm.
In 2023 we were just a little low with 11.8cm.
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By the end of February we average around 82cm of snow.
In 2023 we're sitting quite a bit below that with 61.2cm, with is right around our 25th percentile. So it's pretty low, but not extremely low.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow Across Canada</span></b>
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The big snow cities for February 2023 were St. John's with 123cm, and Ottawa with 76cm.
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For big snow storms:
St. John's had 33.8cm on the 14th
Toronto had 17.4cm on the 22nd
Ottawa had 15.6cm on the 23rd and 15.4cm on the 28th
Montréal had 15.2cm on the 28th
Everything else was under 15cm.
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This messy chart has the snow totals for the winter so far.
Ottawa is still at the top with 280cm, although St. John's made a big jump up to 225cm.
Edmonton's 61.2cm is near the bottom, just a bit below Halifax's 62.4cm, and above Vancouver's 54cm.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Snowdepth</span></b>
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At the end of February our average snowdepth is around 23cm.
The airport is around average, while Elk Island is high, and Stony Plain and Campsie are low.
We're only about a week or so from the point where our average snowdepth starts dropping.
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Across the country Ottawa and St. John's are the leaders for snowdepth right now, although that will start to change quickly in March.
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<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">March</span></b>
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March averages 20 days with Highs above freezing, and we often start to hit 10°C.
March also averages about 3 -20°C Lows, though.
March's average snowfall is 20cm, which is pretty typical for our winter months.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880441232500067019.post-22016567549515677122023-02-01T06:24:00.000-08:002023-02-01T06:24:08.747-08:00January 2023 Review
We're a month into 2023, so it's time for our big look back at Edmonton's weather for January 2023.
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It might not have seemed like it, but January 2023 was pretty warm.
The average High of -2.7°C was our 23rd warmest since 1880.
The average Low of -11.1°C was the 12th warmest.
It was pretty typical temperatures for a modern January, but way up from ye olden days.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>High Temperatures</span></b>
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January's Highs were mostly just a little above average (and just a little below freezing), but we also got one warm week, and then a few cold days to end the month.
We end up with 22 Highs above average and 9 below.
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The biggest news for January had to be the end of our 52 day streak of below-freezing Highs.
It started on November 28th and ended on January 18, and it tied with 1978 for our 3rd longest on record.
1949-1950 went 67 days, and 1955-1956 went 83.
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In January we average about 13 Highs above freezing, and 2023 had 9.
We also average around 4 Highs of 5°C or more, and 2023 only had 3.
We didn't have any Highs reach -20°C, when January averages around 3. Our coldest High was -15°C on the 28th.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Low Temperatures</span></b>
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January 2023's Lows were also mostly just a bit above average, with an extra-warm one on the 25th, and a few cold ones to end things off.
We ended up with 23 Lows above average and 8 below.
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In January we average 8 days with Lows of -20°C, and in 2023 we just had 1, on the 29th.
Our warmest Low was 2.6°C on the 26th. Above-freezing Lows in January are pretty unusual, with just 13 of them since 1990.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Cold Days So Far</span></b>
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So far this winter we've had 16 Lows reach -20°C, which is just above our average of 13.
We got off to an early start with the December deepfreezes, but things settled down in January.
Our 7 -25°C Lows so far is also right around average.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Warm & Cold Months</span></b>
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After a cool November & December, January is an orange, above-average bubble.
January 2023's average High of -2.7°C was 6.1°C above the 20th century average.
The average Low of -11.1°C was 7.2°C warmer.
The last time that we had a below-average January was back in 2004.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Across Canada</span></b>
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January 2023's temperatures were above-average in cities across the country.
But perhaps surprisingly Edmonton & Calgary were the most above-average, with temperatures 6-7°C warmer than the 20th century average for January.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Snow</span></b>
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In January we average 23cm of snow, and in 2023 we got 3.6cm.
That is the airport's 4th lowest going back to the 1960s.
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January averages 9 days with measurable snow, and in 2023 we just had 2: the 27th and the 31st.
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By the end of January we average around 65cm of snow.
After our mostly snowless January we are sitting at 49.4cm.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Snow Across Canada</span></b>
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Edmonton's mostly snowless January was not shared across the country.
Montréal & Ottawa were around 95cm, St. John's had 70cm, and Calgary, Toronto & Halifax were all over 35cm.
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For Ottawa, Montréal & Calgary this was a lot of snow.
40cm was actually Calgary's 3rd snowiest January.
Ottawa's 96.5cm was its 8th, and Montréal's 94.8cm was their 12th.
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This messy chart has the snow totals for the winter so far.
Ottawa is at the top with over 200cm, with Montréal near 170cm. Calgary & St. John's are both around 100cm.
Edmonton's 49cm is near the bottom, just a bit above Vancouver's 36cm.
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For the big storms in January:
- 33.6cm in Calgary on the 27th
- 31.6mm in St. John's on the 21st
- 21.8mm in Montréal on the 25th
Ottawa had 5 10cm+ days, including 18.3cm on the29th
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>Snowdepth</span></b>
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Our snowdepth has been above average for most of the winter, but the warm week finally melted some of it off.
At the end of January we average 20cm of snow on the ground. The airport is close to that, Elk Island is high, and Stony Plain and Campsie are low.
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Edmonton's snowdepth is pretty slow and steady through the winter, but the snowy January spiked Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa & Montréal near the end of the month.
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<br><br><b><span style='font-size: large;'>February</span></b>
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Our February temperatures are often a lot like January, with 10~15 Highs above 0°C, and 5 Lows below -20°C.
Recently though February 2021 & 2019 both had huge deepfreezes.
On average February has the lowest snow of the main winter months, at about 14cm.
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