Weather- January 2010

[Michael J Campbell]

-6°C here this morning,sun shining now and still -4°C at 11-55am. -10°C forecast for tonight, = lots of dead plants.

[Paul T]

And by contrast...... currently 21^oC here, at around midnight, forecast approximately 30^oC tomorrow which isn't that hot for this time of year.    Don't you just wish we could meet somewhere in the middle.  Averages of our two temps would be a wonderful location.  

Although if Cohan starts adding in to our averages we may end up going well the other way temperature-wise from your point of view Michael.  And a frost at the moment WOULD be a bit of an inconvenience here at present.  

[Gwenblack]

Awoke to the first day of 2010 to find heavy snow falling and a further 4" settled on the existing 11"[  we did have 12" but some has evaporated ] Icicles still lengthening. Pots and waste bins now wearing Lum Hats......Top Hats to those who don't recognise the Scots word .....and hedges all appear 15" taller with their snow cover

[annew]

Where are you, Gwenblack?

[Kristl Walek]

Before moving to Nova Scotia I had often heard about "paralyzing Atlantic snowstorms,"  which, when combined with strong winds, are something to be contended with. A record snowstorm apparently struck Halifax in February of 1960, producing a total of over 75cm of snow in the downtown area and over 96cm in the suburbs, most of it within 24 hours.

The record single snowfall for the entire province of Ontario occurred in 2008 in Ottawa at over 50cm, which I remember well. There was more snow from November-April of that year than I had ever experienced before (over 450cm in one winter).

Average Nova Scotia snowfall is 150-250cm per year (300cm in the Cape Breton Highlands).

So, it is snowing seriously in Annapolis Royal for the first time this winter. ....and the winds are expected to pick up to 80-110km/hr, location dependent. 40cm of snow and ice pellets are predicted over the next 24 hours. I think if this is the extent of a heavy snow fall here, combined with temperatures hovering around the freezing point, I will cope quite happily.

[cohan]

So, it is snowing seriously in Annapolis Royal for the first time this winter. ....and the winds are expected to pick up to 80-110km/hr, location dependent. 40cm of snow and ice pellets are predicted over the next 24 hours. I think if this is the extent of a heavy snow fall here, combined with temperatures hovering around the freezing point, I will cope quite happily.

lol---its all relative, isnt it?
the most snow i ever saw in my life was a winter in montreal (86-87), probably similar to ottawa levels, and certainly far more than we get here or in toronto..here, drifting is more likely to close roads than snowfall itself-it can snow 2 or 3 days straight and we only have 30cm or usually much less...(occasional exceptions, 20-30 in a day, not sure what the records are..)

[cohan]

paul--we are forecast a balmy -11C today, and only -19 overnight tonight
so, averaged with your 30, you'd still be safe from frost

michael, and others, sorry to hear about the losses..

[Sinchets]

Just to balance things out- another record high temperature for 1st January here with +22.4C in Veliko Tarnovo. Set to fall to +2C over night with light rain on Saturday and snow on Sunday. The 20degree drop in 12hours is going to be a bit of a shock! 

[Gwenblack]

Here at the root of the Black Isle , so near the sea,   12 miles from Inverness  we don't expect night temps to fall to -13C nor for snow to lie so deep and crisp and even for so long, so why did it start to do this just when we moved here?  Paranoia do I hear? Did I record that we were toying with the idea of trading in 2 chihuahuas and 2 dachshunds for a team of Huskies?

[Maggi Young]

Did I record that we were toying with the idea of trading in 2 chihuahuas and 2 dachshunds for a team of Huskies?

Presumeably you'd have to find them in the snowdrifts, first, Gwen before the trade could be done?

[Stephenb]

Waking up to the following view across the Trondheimsfjord (Norway's largest fjord) told me immediately that the air temperature had fallen further overnight and was now below -15C. I think the fog is called steam fog in English (frostrøyk in Norwegian), caused by cold air passing out over much warmer water (the fjord doesn't freeze in winter not going much below +6C). The steam fog never gets much higher than this and doesn't come in over land.

One of the positive things of moving here from the last place I lived (Edinburgh) was the fact that we almost never have fog. Edinburgh is renowned for the Haar or sea fog - a different type of fog to the one in the picture. The other picture is of a big red moon rising over the mountain in the first picture yesterday evening with a couple of narrow clouds (aircraft?)

[Anthony Darby]

Temperature has risen to 0^oC, but it has been snowing off and on since the early hours. Not set to improve next week either. Can't even take Heidi for a long walk due to the stitch in her heel! Hope her heel heals quickly.

[ranunculus]

Quite a fall of snow today - took a long walk on the moors outside our front door - all the attached are, believe it or not, colour images.

WHITWORTH, LANCASHIRE.

[annew]

Some lovely images there Cliff.

[Roma]

All black and white here today as well, Cliff.