Weather in Canada 2022-up

[Mark]

Vancouver Island’s roads have been besieged by extreme snowfall events of late, and clearing crews are losing the battle, despite working 12-hour shifts.

During snowstorms, Mainroad, a company responsible for snow clearing operations throughout B.C. and Alberta, operates flat-out and with all available resources, said Chris Cowley, the company’s North Island general manager, who called the recent snowfall events “extraordinary.”

“We see events like this pretty rarely,” he said. “In ‘96 we had a similar scenario and then in ‘71– it’s not very common.”

Responding to complaints of it taking a long time to the clear the roads, and also concerns that supplies of salt are running low, Cowley said the company’s resources are designed around average events — meaning extreme events stretch its resources.

“In these extraordinary times, we just appreciate everyone being patient,” he said. “We will get there when we can, and we’re sparing no resources, that’s for sure.”

According to a report by vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca, meteorologists say snowstorms are becoming stronger and more frequent on Vancouver Island than in decades past — a complete contradiction to the original global warming hypothesis which called for decreasing heavy snowstorms due to milder winter temperatures.
https://electroverse.net/record-snow-from-wa-to-ny-japans-frigid-lows-record-snows-vancouver-island/

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[Mark]

A major winter storm slammed much of the eastern United States with snow, ice and high winds over the weekend, causing travel chaos and widespread power outages.

Winter weather alerts stretched more than 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from Alabama to Maine, with the governors of Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina all declaring emergencies due to the storm.

200,000 homes and businesses in New York State, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia were STILL without power into the early hours of Monday morning, according to poweroutage.us.

While in North Carolina, where a host of all-time snowfall records were broken, and at least two people are known to have died.

Focusing on the snow records, they were plentiful and widespread. To highlight just a few:

Ronald Reagan Airport and Dulles Airport, both Virginaia, busted daily records over the weekend, and a number of flights were cancelled (a total of 3,000+ into or out of the U.S. on Sunday alone, with 8,000+ delayed, according to FlightAware data).

Buffalo, New York’s 10 inches (25.4cm) of snow on Sunday broke the daily record of 8.3 inches (21cm) from 1958.

While Asheville, North Carolina also received 10 inches on Sunday, which took out the previous record of 7 inches (17.8cm) set back in 1891 (some reports have the year at 1881):
https://electroverse.net/hunga-tongas-98400-ft-6-killed-in-japan-winter-storm-slams-east-coast-fight/

[Mark]

RECORD COLD VALENTINE’S DAY
Several Ontario cities were among the many locales to set new low temperature records on Valentine’s Day, as Arctic air gripped the entire eastern half of North America.

Greater Sudbury logged a low of -30.4C on Monday, breaking its previous record of -28.8C set in 2003; North Bay dipped to -35C, busting its old benchmark of -33.9C set way back in 1943; while Sault Ste. Marie pipped its 1974 record by 0.2C, hitting a new low of -30.8C.

The full list of busted records is exhaustive — Monday’s low temperature anomalies stretched from the edge Greenland all the way down to Florida and southern Mexico:
https://electroverse.net/record-cold-valentines-day-great-lakes-ice-sees-big-recovery-sea-temps-havent-changed-in-150-yrs-farside-cme/

[Mark]

At least 17 low temperature records were broken in British Columbia alone on Wednesday, according to Environment Canada data, as Arctic air parked itself over the province, and indeed over much of the the country, too.

The majority of the fallen records date back decades, with the oldest being the city of Duncan’s -7.2C (18.1F) which, until Wednesday’s -7.7C (18.1F), had held for 105 years–since the year 1917 (the Centennial Minimum).

Other temperature records broken in B.C. (in degrees Celsius) include:


Campbell River: -9.5 bested the -6.6 from 1982; Hope Slide: -16.5 beat the -14.8 set in 1979; Malahat: -7 broke the -6.3 set 2011; Nanaimo: -7.5 vs -5.6 (sate set not indicated); Port Alberni: -9.5 vs -7.2 from way back in 1922; Port Hardy: -4.6 pipped the -4.3 set in 1982; Powell River: -5.5, vs -4.5 from 2017; Qualicum Beach: -6.9 vs -4.6 set in 2018; Sechelt: -4.7 vs -3.6 from 2018; Sparwood: -28.2 vs -26.7 set back in 1956; Squamish: -6.1 vs -5.5 from 2018; Tofino: -4 broke the old record of -3.3 set in 1982; Trail: -17.4 vs -17.1 from 2018; Victoria: -6 pipped the -5.9 set in 1993; West Vancouver: -5.7 usurped the -3.1 from 2018; White Rock: -5.5 bested the -4.4 set in 1957.
https://electroverse.net/canada-sets-low-temp-records-all-time-snow-in-japan-grain-prices-spike/

[Mark]

CANADA’S EXCEPTIONALLY COLD FEBRUARY
February in Canada held very cold. The nation’s temperature anomaly finished at an impressive -1.36C below the 1991-2020 baseline. It was especially chilly in the central areas — as much as -6C below the norm in Yellowknife.

Peter Kimbell, a warning preparedness meteorologist () at Environment Canada, said the mean daily temperature recorded for February was –16.9C (1.6F), which is almost a full five degrees lower than average for the month.

“Five degrees is considerably below average,” said Kimbell. “And we had quite a few days of minus 30 degrees overnight lows. In fact, you hit –36 on February 24th, and –34.5 on February 25th.”


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Canada’s Feb, 2022 Temp Anomalies [@Pat_wx].

February followed what was a very cold January, too, amplifying the misery for Canadians: “If people were moaning about [the cold], it’s for good reason,” added Kimbell. “It’s entirely warranted, because five degrees below normal in the middle of wintertime is very cold.”

Along with the anomalous freeze, unusually high volumes of snow were also noted: 67cm (2.2ft) settled last month at Hazelwood Lake, just north of Thunder Bay, with the long-term February average at the site sitting at just 27cm (10.6 inches).

It is unusual to have both a cold and snowy month, noted Kimbell, as it tends to be drier when the temperature drops.
https://electroverse.net/canadas-exceptionally-cold-feb-corsicas-coldest-march-day-heavy-snow-forecast-in-ukraine/

[Mark]

RECORD COLD GRIPS CANADIAN PRAIRIES
Record cold has been persisting across the Canadian Prairies as low solar activity continues to buckle the jet stream.

Hundreds of unprecedented low temperatures for the time of year are being reported this week, including the -21.9C (-7.4F) in Wasagaming, MB; the -19.5C (-3.1F) in Broadview, SK; the -18.9C (-2F) in Estevan, SK; the -18.5C (-1.3F) in Melita, MB; the -18.4C (-1.1F) at Cypress River, MB; the -18.2C (-0.8F) Weyburn, SK; and the -17.2C (1F) in Brandon, MB — to name just a handful.

North America’s spring freeze is forecast to persist today, Tuesday, April 19, too.

This is visualized by the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer tool (shown below) which is also suggesting that the world’s average temperature anomaly today will be 0C against the 1979-2000 base:
https://electroverse.net/bird-flu-next-scapegoat-record-cold-grips-canadian-prairies-manam-erupts-to-45000-feet/

[Mark]

QUEBEC’S LONGEST-STREAK BELOW 20C
The entire Canadian Province of Quebec hasn’t seen the temperature hit 20C (68F) since October 21, 2021 as historic chills –due to historically low solar activity and a weak and wavy jet stream flow– continue to persist across “La Belle Province”.

October 21 to now (April 20) is 183 days — that’s how long Quebecers have been waiting for their thermometers to read 20C (68F), with the forecast suggesting spring will continue to stall across the province, even into May:
https://electroverse.net/quebecs-longest-streak-below-20c-record-snow-montreal-fresh-snow-buries-serbia-europe-braces-for-arctic-outbreak/

[PaulMy]

Not an extreme, just beautiful being out in nature...   https://www.facebook.com/groups/1507768252847077?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=2930445123912709

"Life is good kayaking the Thames river with all the soft shelled turtles and bald eagles. Had a turkey fly in front of me too."
By John Tolkien


p.s. I don't know if the Facebook link can be viewed by others

Enjoy,
Paul

[Mark]

It’s been exceptionally cold in Northern Canada of late.

The far-northern territory of Nunavut has been busy busting records. On Wednesday, May 25 the mercury at Hall Beach plunged to a moose-hugging -22.2C (-8F), which, according to the official weather books, is a national record for this time of year.




Worth noting, Canada’s record low for the month of June stands at -20.6C (-5.1F), registered at the same location, Hall Beach; while the low for the entire Northern Hemisphere as a whole is the -22.2C (-8F) logged at Mys Sterlegova and Andreya Island (Russia).
https://electroverse.net/canadas-record-cold-u-s-growing-woes-persist-mexican-grapes-delayed-russia-snubs-uns-grain-for-fertilizer-plan/

[Mark]

Even though we’re into June –the start of meteorological summer– there are regions of Canada still dealing with freezing lows and heavy snows.

Northern parts of Manitoba, for example, are contending with heavy accumulations through Thursday as an unseasonable Arctic front continues to ride anomalously-far south on the back of a weak and wavy ‘meridional‘ stream flow.

Manitoba’s brutal northerly winds and sizable accumulations of snow have even led Environment Canada to issue a winter storm warning for the province’s northern tiers. The agency’s official forecast is for 30cm (11.8 inches) to fall Thursday, to go along with the 20-30cm that settled Wednesday.

It wouldn’t be a true start to summer in Canada without winter storm warnings and snow, reports theweathernetwork.com, who provide the following graphics.
https://electroverse.net/canada-dealing-with-heavy-june-snowpack-150-percent-of-average-severe-cold-spell-zimbabwe-global-temperatures-decrease/

[Mark]

https://www.sott.net/article/472446-Fiona-makes-landfall-in-Canada-leaving-hundreds-of-thousands-without-power

One of the strongest storms ever to hit Canada slammed into Nova Scotia's coastline early Saturday, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power.

Former Hurricane Fiona made landfall early on Saturday morning over Guysborough county on the northeast corner of mainland Nova Scotia, Canada's weather service said. There were maximum sustained winds of almost 81 mph, while peak gusts of over 100 mph were detected, it added.

It is the lowest pressured land falling storm on record in Canada, according to the Canadian Hurricane Center, which also described hurricane-force gusts battering the area. More than 40% of the population in Nova Scotia is affected by power outages, according to utility company Nova Scotia power.

Previously a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center declared that Fiona morphed into a post-tropical cyclone as it bolted north, exhibiting characteristics of storms with both tropical and high-latitude pedigree.

[Mark]

Heavy, early-season snow has been clipping Canada, too — record breaking, in fact, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) meteorologists.

A Wyoming Low slammed into south-central Saskatchewan Sunday and dumped massive amounts of powder.

Moose Jaw was one of the locales to take a direct hit, and suffered widespread power outages across the area as a result.

“Looks like anywhere from 25 – 40 cm (10 – 16 inches) fell in and around Moose Jaw,” said Terri Lang, ECCC Meteorologist.

“We do not record snow anymore anywhere in the province. It’s always a challenge in the winter to try and find snowfall amounts — we get some idea from our automatic weather station at the airport which uses a laser that points down and measures the depth that way, but of course, in Saskatchewan, it’s windy so the snow depth varies quite a bit in the wind, so we kind of use that as a guideline,” said Lang, adding that the agency uses volunteers and social media to better estimate how much snow fell.

Two Moose Jaw residents shared snow depth from their yards on Sunday, which ranged from 33 – 45 cm (13 – 18 inches). Based on these ranges, the area annihilated its previous snowfall record for October 23, usurping the 6 cm (2.4 inches) that fell back in 1997.

For reference, snowfall records date back to 1943 in Moose Jaw.

https://electroverse.co/feet-of-october-snow-slam-the-rockies-record-breaking-totals-hit-canada/

[Mark]

Arctic air has settled over much of Canada this week, felling a host of cold records across Alberta, B.C. and Sask.:


ALBERTA
Nine record lows were broken in Alberta Thursday morning, adding to the 33 set Wednesday.

Serving as two examples, the Edmonton region, the Stony Plain weather station bottomed out at -23.8C, busting the old record of -21C set in 1966 (solar minimum of cycle 19); while Rocky Mountain House was one of the province’s coldest spots, with Thursday’s -28.9C besting the previous benchmark of -26.7C from 1986 (solar minimum of cycle 21) .

Also worth noting –and not included in the list of record lows below, which comes courtesy of Environment and Climate Change Canada– the city of Edmonton logged -21C this week, making it the metropolitan area’s earliest sub -20C during the first 10 days of November since 1991.

Sundre Area

New record of -28.1
Old record of -26.9 set in 2019
Records in this area have been kept since 1993

Stony Plain Area

New record of -23.8
Old record of -21.0 set in 1985
Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Rocky Mountain House Area

New record of -28.9
Old record of -26.7 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1915

Barrhead Area

New record of -27.8
Old record of -27.2 set in 1940
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

Whitecourt Area

New record of -24.4
Old record of -21.8 set in 2019
Records in this area have been kept since 1942

Brooks Area

New record of -27.2
Old record of -26.0 set in 2019
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

Drumheller Area

New record of -25.0
Old record of -23.8 set in 2019
Records in this area have been kept since 1923

Esther Area

New record of -28.4
Old record of -27.0 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1985

Highvale Area

New record of -24.1
Old record of -21.0 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1977

B.C.
Thirteen temperature records were toppled –often slain– across B.C. on Wednesday (more fell on Thursday but I have yet to compile the list).

This early onset of polar cold is due, according to Global Okanagan

https://electroverse.co/benchmarks-tumble-across-canada-snow-in-nevada-and-elsewhere-digitized-proles/

[Mark]

North America's big freeze is making worldwide news.

As reported by the timesofindia.com, the NWS has called the Arctic blast "life-threatening winter weather" and have urged people to stay safe and prepared.




Starting in Canada, records are continuing to tumble here — the cold has really been quite invasive across the Great White North.

Here's a comment I received from reader "Jim":

This was our temperature out our back door yesterday morning at 8am MST: -45C (-55C windchill).

I have lived in Alberta since I was 10, in 1967. I have never seen temperatures go this low in Central Alberta -- Edmonton to Calgary corridor. These temperatures are just one more confirmation of the GSM taking hold of the planet. ... When the sun’s protective energy radiating around us gets to its lowest rate, God only knows what the cosmic energy of the universe will have upon the planet. …

The -45C and wind building that low to -55C was so cold it is difficult to describe. I held the metal door handle on the inside of the screen door for more than 5 seconds and received a cold-burn to my fingers and hand. The cold air seeps instantly through any clothing. Opening the door of the Ford Excursion feels like it will crumbled in my hands. Sitting on the seat is like sitting up high upon a mountain rock. Turning the key, even though plugged in with full charge on two 880 amp batteries, gives me a…Wau…Wau…Wau.

This is surreal. It is exactly like the Arctic stories when those up there said, “we can never shut the vehicles off…otherwise they will never start”. That is what it was like here, the past week. And this is just Year #3 of the GSM.

https://electroverse.substack.com/p/record-cold-continues-across-north

[Mark]

Weather patterns in Canada have brought both record-breaking heat and cold.

Recently, Western Canada has experienced significant June snowfall and record cold while Eastern Canada has faced an early taste of summer. Last Wednesday alone, Alberta set 13 new record low temperatures, with Hendrickson Creek dropping to -2.7C (27.1F). Simultaneously, heat records were slain in Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces.

Ken Dosanjh, a meteorologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), noted that while fluctuations in atmospheric circulation are normal, the recent extremes are unusual. Kerri Lang, a warning preparedness meteorologist for ECCC, echoed Dosanjh, saying the current situation is distinguished by the intensity of these extremes, which are breaking all-time records.

A key factor in these weather patterns is the jet stream, which separates colder air to the north from warmer air to the south.

Typically, it flows west to east in a relatively straight line. However, scientists, as reported by mainstream outlets such as cbc.ca even, say the jet stream has become less stable and more wavy, contributing to the recent weather extremes.

As the jet stream dips across Canada, it is causing heat in the east (below the jet stream) and cold in the west (above it).
https://electroverse.substack.com/p/canada-hit-with-extremes-swiss-glacier

[Mark]

Lacombe County residents reported tennis ball-sized hail during Wednesday evening's storm that prompted a tornado warning from Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Originally, a watch was issued for much of Central Alberta at about 2:30 p.m., because atmospheric conditions area were favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes.

Around 7:15 p.m., a tornado warning was issued for North Central and South Central Alberta, with "extra care and attention should be exercised in and around the following localities: Clive, Alix, Eckville and Lacombe."
https://www.sott.net/article/493457-Tennis-ball-sized-hail-falls-in-Lacombe-County-Alberta

[Mark]

A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that had prompted 25,000 people to flee has roared into the near-deserted town of Jasper with flames higher than treetops, devastating up to half of its structures, officials confirmed.
There were no immediate reports of injuries, following a mass evacuation of the picturesque resort and a neighbouring national park earlier in the week, but Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland said in a letter on the town's website that the wildfire "ravaged our beloved community."
"The destruction and loss that many you are facing and feeling is beyond description and comprehension, my deepest sympathies go out to each of you," he said.
Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta province, said from 30 per cent to 50 per cent of the town's structures are potentially damaged or destroyed, saying "that's going to be a significant rebuild and significant displacement."
https://www.9news.com.au/national/fastmoving-wildfire-in-the-canadian-rockies-ravages-the-picturesque-resort-town-of-jasper/9c2f5532-b78d-44f5-9d7c-e256fbcb4171

[Mark]

Natalia Gumińska
MSN
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:32 UTC
Harsimran Singh inspects hail damage
© Jim Wells/Postmedia
Harsimran Singh inspects hail damage to his car in the northeast community of Redstone on Tuesday. Behind him, the siding on his neighbour's house was shredded by hail during Monday's storm.
Great chaos ensued in the Canadian province of Alberta and at Calgary Airport. A strong hailstorm significantly damaged the terminal building. Tourists claimed that the hail was the size of cricket balls.

The process of cleaning and estimating the damages from the hailstorm, which came with strong gusts of wind, is currently underway in the northern part of Calgary, in the province of Alberta. Meteorologists are still tracking the storm cell. Warnings of dangerous precipitation are still in effect in some regions.

We were pretty scared. Normally, I don't get scared during storms, but even I found myself a little bit like, 'oh, don't stand too close to the windows, said Netanya Winterburn, a resident of the Sage Hill district, as quoted by CBC News.

Broken car windows, dents in roofs, completely destroyed garden furniture, and all kinds of plants - these are the issues that the residents of the area now have to deal with.
https://www.sott.net/article/493754-Hailstorm-havoc-Calgary-airport-and-Alberta-battered-by-cricket-ball-sized-hail-on-August-5

[Mark]

https://electroverse.substack.com/p/frost-and-snow-warnings-in-canada
As October begins, a blast of wintery weather is sweeping Canada, with frost and snow already hitting several provinces.

The Prairies, including Alberta and Saskatchewan, woke up to frost Tuesday morning.

Likewise in Eastern Canada, parts of Quebec and New Brunswick are bracing for freezing conditions by Tuesday night.

Northern British Columbia faces a heavy snowfall warning, with 10 cm (4 inches) forecast around Muncho Lake and Stone Mountain parks. This early season snow will is resulting from a cold air mass from Yukon colliding with a Pacific front.

Canadians should prepare for a frosty, snowy start to the season, is the general messaging.

[Mark]

Verity Stevenson
CBC News
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:38 UTC
Ice and debris filled the Matane River in the city centre of Matane Thursday morning.
© Luc Paradis/Radio-Canada
Ice and debris filled the Matane River in the city centre of Matane Thursday morning.
An ice jam on the Matane River in Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula prompted flooding and the evacuation of dozens of homes and businesses in the city of Matane on Thursday.

Blocks of jagged ice and logs could be seen filling the entire river surface and spilling onto nearby properties in the city's downtown. Emergency services and provincial police were called to the area before 9 a.m. as the river was getting higher. Soon after that, ice began to cover large swaths, stilling the flow and prompting the evacuation order.

Residents were asked to vacate 84 buildings in the city of about 14,000 people. A disaster services centre was


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