Weather winter 2010/2011

[Hoy]

Talking about weather - I know other people experience worse weathers than I am - but I have lived through the driest and coldest autumn here for 30 years. The November mean temperature was 5C colder than normal and with no snow cover. I am expecting dead plants when they thaw - sometimes. I would welcome milder weather and rain!

[Paul T]

Is 29^oC mild enough for you?    That's what we're having here today, with chance of a shower or thunderstorm late this afternoon.  I'm starting to think they've moved Canberra to the tropics. 

[johnw]

Yet another wind storm last night.   Some spots in SW New Brunswick received 175mm of rain and 100 more on the way.  As for Nova Scotia while it was not so bad here in Halifax the Annapolis Valley was hard hit.
 
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTbwiedllas[/youtube]  

The once large gutter-connected greenhouse at a garden centre - at Youtube 6:10  - was erected by our company several years ago, an expensive piece of work it was.  The Valley damage is extensive and astounding given the winds didn't seem as bad as they were here in Halifax last Monday.

Today was glorious on this coast, +13c  and dense fog as I drove down the southern coast and then the sun came out by 10:30 am making for a perfect December day. By 8pm it was pouring a sea again  - yet another low pressure system rolling in from the south Atlantic.  With the rain the fog rolled into the city again. (I always find evening fog magical which is a good thing as it is a very frequent occurence on this coast.)  The mild weather continues here until Sunday at least whilst the rest of North America down to Miami is having terrible snow storms and/or blasts of cold, Ontario is being buried in snow and 300 people had to be rescued by helicopter from their trapped cars in SW Ontario, meanwhile the Florida citrus crop is threatened again tonight and the low in Miami is expected to be +1c!

johnw           -  +11c at 23:45, dense fog

[Hoy]

Is 29^oC mild enough for you?    That's what we're having here today, with chance of a shower or thunderstorm late this afternoon.  I'm starting to think they've moved Canberra to the tropics. 

29^o had been perfect . . . in summer! The warmest day last summer was about 24^o and that's a bit cool too!

It's johnw and and the eastern parts of Canada that has gotten "our" weather. A high pressure system above Norway stops all low pressure systems normaly traveling this way in winter. It is the second year in row with a negative NAO which is very rare. Even Island has milder weather than us these days.

[Paul T]

Trond,

When we get to summer proper, there are nights that are around 24^oC here.    Thankfully not many.  At the height of summer, a day of 29^oC is a welcome relief from the heat.    

[Hoy]

Paul T, I would love to experience nights in the 20+ degrees. Normally we have a few each summer, and as the nights are pretty light I would enjoy a glass of white wine while reading a book outside (no artificial light needed!) under the canopy of the oaks.

[angie]

Paul T, I would love to experience nights in the 20+ degrees. Normally we have a few each summer, and as the nights are pretty light I would enjoy a glass of white wine while reading a book outside (no artificial light needed!) under the canopy of the oaks.

If I got that temperatures like that I would never go to my bed I could garden all night. 20+ at night sounds fantastic I can imagine myself lying in a hammock with a cool drink admiring all my happy plants. Okay I need to stop dreaming.

Angle 

[johnw]

It's johnw and and the eastern parts of Canada that has gotten "our" weather.

And we plan to keep it Hoy! We may return the wind though.   Only 8,000 still without power in the Valley.

Another glorious day here and to slide just below freezing the next few night but mild daytime temperatures.

johnw  - +8c and sun

[Hoy]

Well Johnw, we have got back some rain today but the cold ground transform the rain to glaze and the roads are pretty slippery. I even had trouble climbing up my own front door steps. Tomorrow the cold returns and maybe we get some snow.

[Paul T]

Trond and Angie,

Nice as it may sound, it is awful to try to sleep on nights that warm.  And if I was outside in a hammock somewhere I would probably be carried off by mosquitoes anyway.

[Hoy]

Trond and Angie,

Nice as it may sound, it is awful to try to sleep on nights that warm.  And if I was outside in a hammock somewhere I would probably be carried off by mosquitoes anyway.

Can't you sleep in the fridge ?
Mosquitoes are no fun, fortunately the mosquito population has decreased where I spend my summer holidays. I should probably be anxious but I don't miss'em.

[Paul T]

Wow!  Nice view!!  Somewhat better than from my place.

[angie]

Paul a hammock with a mosquito net still sounds good to me.

Angle 

[Hoy]

Wow!  Nice view!!  Somewhat better than from my place.

Thanks! It is nice when the weather is good but the view is due north and when the storms come you can't sit there! In the summer the sun sets 10.30PM.

[cohan]

a couple of warmer days here, up to around freezing, now dropping again, another arctic system--but we have missed forecast possible freezing rain at least 3 times (thank goodness) and the snow and wind making traffic bad farther north in alberta missed us as well, so no complaints! no significnt precip still since 20cm or so in mid november (its all still there )