31st October 2009 - Saturday

High: 15.0
Low: 3.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was bright, sunny and cloudless start to the day and it +7 at 8.30am. By noon it was +15 and the wind had started to pick up, it was still clear blue sky and sunshine though. It remained quite warm into the evening, but it did begin to cool down once it started to go dark.

30th October 2009 - Friday

High: 10.0
Low: -0.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was bright start to the day, with some light cloud. It was +1 at 8.30am but it felt quite mild. It was quite a nice day, but it did cool down dramatically in the early evening.

29th October 2009 - Thursday

High: 4.0
Low: -5.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a cloudy but bright start to the day. It had snowed very lightly overnight and due to the early morning freezing temperatures (-3) there were reports of some slippery roads. There was also some patchy fog, but visibility wasn't too bad. It felt quite cold and frosty this morning.

28th October 2009 - Wednesday

High: 4.0
Low: -2.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was quite a cloudy and grey start to the day and only +1 at 8.30am. It didn't feel too cold. The sun started to come up at about 8.20am this morning and we did see some sunshine during the day. It was +3 at 5pm and there were a few storm clouds in the sky and there was a small amount of light snow in the air.

27th October 2009 - Tuesday

High: 3.5
Low: 0.0
Rain:(5)
Snow:(3)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It had snowed lightly over night, although it was already starting to melt, most of the roads were clear to drive, but there was a fair amount of slush in places. It was +2 at 08.30am and felt quite mild. We did see some sunshine today, but by around mid-day there was quite a cold wind blowing making it feel colder than it was.

26th October 2009 - Monday

High: 9.5
Low: 0.5
Rain:(5)
Snow:(2)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

There was a fair bit of cloud this morning, but it was a still quite a bright start to the day. It also felt quite a mild day. However, the cloud did get heavier and it began to rain lightly at around 5pm. The wind really picked up at around 10pm and it was gusty for most of the night.

25th October 2009 - Sunday

High: 8.0
Low: -6.0
Rain:(4)
Snow:(2)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a frosty start to the day and only -4.3, although it was bright and sunny. It did cloud over towards the end of the day and it remained quite cool.

24th October 2009 - Saturday

High: 6.0
Low: -2.0
Rain:(4)
Snow:(2)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a windy and rainy start to the day. The wind died down but the rain turned into snow by around 9am. The sun did shine during the afternoon so the snow didn't hang around and was gone by the end of the day.

23rd October 2009 - Friday

High: 13.0
Low: -2.0
Rain:(3)
Snow:(1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright start with a bit of light cloud, There was a bit of a Chinook Arch over the mountains this morning. It was +1 at 8.30am and it felt quite mild. Although it had warmed up to around +15 by noon, the cloud was beginning to get heavier.

22nd October 2009 - Thursday

High: 12.5
Low: -1.5
Rain:(2)
Snow:(1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a bright and sunny start with a bit of light patchy cloud. It was +1 at 8.30am but it felt quite mild. It was a fairly sunny day and a lovely warm afternoon.

21 October 2009 - Wednesday

High: 11.5
Low: -0.5
Rain:(2)
Snow:(1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a foggy and frosty start to the day and it was +1 at 08.30am. Visibility was quite poor on the highways on the drive to work. The fog and cloud did clear and we did see some sunshine from lunchtime for the rest of the afternoon. It was +11 by 5.30pm. It rained briefly at around 6pm.

20th October 2009 - Tuesday

High: 7.0
Low: 2.5
Rain:(1)
Snow:(1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was a dull, grey and overcast start to the day. The roads were wet, so it looked as though it had been raining, it was also raining lightly on the drive to work. It was +4 at 8.30 and felt quite mild.

19th October 2009 - Monday

High: 5.5
Low: 0.5
Rain:(0)
Snow:(1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (3)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was quite a cloudy start to the day, but a bit milder than it had been at +3 at 8.30am. The day warmed up to around +5 but it remained fairly grey and overcast. The temperature stayed pretty steady for most of the evening.

18th October 2009 - Sunday

High: 7.0
Low: -1.0
Rain:(0)
Snow:(1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (2)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was quite a cloudy and cool start to the day. The day remained grey and overcast but it did warm up to around +5 by around 11am. It didn't really get much warmer than that, although it didn't feel too cold.

17th October 2009 - Saturday

High: 20.0
Low: 2.0
Rain:(0)
Snow:(1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (1)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was quite a cloudy start to the day and -3 at 8.30am. It got really quite warm and sunny in the afternoon though and it was showing +20 by around 3pm.

16th October 2009 - Friday

High: 11.0
Low: -4.5
Rain:(0)
Snow:(1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (1)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was -5 at 08.30am this morning, but it was fairly sunny so it felt quite pleasant. The day continued to warm and the sun shone, it was +11 by 5pm. The snow was continuing to melt. There was alos a Chinook over the mountains on the drive home so hopefully we will get some warmer weather on its way.

15th October 2009 - Thursday

High: 4.5
Low: -8.5
Rain:(0)
Snow:(1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (1)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was -5 at 08.30am this morning and it was very foggy at around 7am (we couldn't see the houses at the other side of the lake). However, by around 8am it had started to clear and visibility on the roads wasn't too bad. It didn't feel too cold this morning. The sun started to shine by early afternoon and it finally warmed up. A lot of the snow was melting. The picture shows the roads on the drive home, which were virtually clear.

14th October 2009 - Wednesday

High: 2.5
Low: -5.5
Rain:(0)
Snow:(1)
Days we didn't see any sun: (1)
Days swept snow from drive (0)
Days shovelled snow from drive (0)

It was one year ago today since starting the weather blog, so the number counts have gone back to zero.

It was a dull and cloudy start to the day and it had snowed quite heavily overnight. It was -4 at 8.30am and there was a fair bit so the snow on the roads although the snow ploughs were out. It was 0 degrees at around 10pm.

13th October 2009 - Tuesday

High: -3.0
Low: -7.5
Rain:(44)
Snow:(62)
Days we didn't see any sun: (36)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (21)

It was a dull and cloudy start to the day and it had snowed quite heavily overnight. It was -7 at 8.30am so the snow on the roads was quite slippery and lots of caution was needed. It continued to snow lightly on and off for most of the morning. It did warm up to about -3 and the snow did begin to melt.

12th October 2009 - Monday

High: -3.0
Low: -17.5
Rain:(44)
Snow:(61)
Days we didn't see any sun: (35)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a bright and sunny start but cold. It was quite frosty and -15 at 9am, which is way below the seasonal average. It remained cold all day, but it did feel slightly warmer going into the evening.

11th October 2009 - Sunday

High: -4.0
Low: -8.5
Rain:(44)
Snow:(60)
Days we didn't see any sun: (35)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a cloudy and grey start to the day and cold at -7.5 at 08.30am. It warmed up to about -4, but it was still a fairly cool day.

10th October 2009 - Saturday

High: -5.0
Low: -9.5
Rain:(44)
Snow:(60)
Days we didn't see any sun: (35)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a cloudy start to the day and cold at -7 at 08.30am. It was pretty cold for most of the day and it was only -4 by around 5pm. It remained cloudy and we didn't really see any sun.

9th October 2009 - Friday

High: -5.5
Low: -10.5
Rain:(44)
Snow:(60)
Days we didn't see any sun: (34)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a cloudy start to the day and cold at -9 at 08.30. It was snowing on the drive to work and visibility was quite poor. It is a bitterly cold and dull day today.

8th October 2009 - Thursday

High: 3.5
Low: -6.5
Rain:(44)Snow:(60)
Days we didn't see any sun: (33)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a fairly cloudy and frosty start, but there were some blue patches of sky. It was -3 at 8.30am and quite cool. It to snow lightly at around 2pm and the temperature was +2. By 5pm it was -4 and the snow that had fallen had frozen onto the car and for the first time in two years we had to scrape ice from the car. The roads were also icy and it was quite windy, so the drive home wasn't a very pleasant one.

7th October 2009 - Wednesday

High: 4.0
Low: -1.5
Rain:(44)
Snow:(59)
Days we didn't see any sun: (33)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a fairly cloudy start to the day and +0.5 at 8.30am. It started to rain lightly at around 9am, which turned into light snow. It snowed lightly on and off for most of the day.

6th October 2009 - Tuesday

High: 19.0
Low: -2.0
Rain:(44)
Snow:(59)
Days we didn't see any sun: (32)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a fairly cloudy start to the day and +2 at 8.30am. It did brighten up during the morning and was quite sunny, it was showing +20 in the sun on our south facing porch. It clouded over during the afternoon and the wind really picked up at around 5pm and it remained very windy until the early hours of the morning. It also rained a little bit.

5th October 2009 - Monday

High: 6.5
Low: 0.0
Rain:(44)
Snow:(58)
Days we didn't see any sun: (32)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

It was a dull and cloudy start to the day. It was +1 at 8.30am, but it didn't feel too cold. Most of yesterdays snow has melted. The cloud did clear and the sun did shine, it was +2 at around mid-day and +6 at 5pm.

4th October 2009 - Sunday

High: 2.0
Low: 0.0
Rain:(44)
Snow:(58)
Days we didn't see any sun: (32)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

There was a fair bit of snow on the ground this morning, although nothing on the roads or drives. By around 9am it was 0.5 and cold. The sky was white and it continued to snow on and off throughout the day.

3rd October 2009 - Saturday

High: 5.0
Low: 2.5
Rain:(44)
Snow:(57)
Days we didn't see any sun: (32)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

We didn't get the snow that was predicted for last night, but the sky was very white this morning. It was +3 at 08.30am and with no sun shining was quite a cold day. It started to snow lightly at around 10pm.

2nd October 2009 - Friday

High: 13.5
Low: -4.0
Rain:(44)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

There was a bit of light cloud this morning. It was -2 at 08.30am and quite cool. It was still bright and sunny and but there was a lot of dark cloud over the mountains. It was stating on the radio today that just last Wednesday, we were experiencing the hottest day of the year and tonight, there could be snow. It did brighten up during the day, but the mountains were covered in dark black cloud again by around 5pm.

1st October 2009 - Thursday

High: 13.5
Low: -4.0
Rain:(44)
Snow:(56)
Days we didn't see any sun: (31)
Days swept snow from drive (1)
Days shovelled snow from drive (20)

There was a bit of light cloud this morning and a fair bit of frost. It was -2 at 08.30 and quite cool, but still bright and sunny. It was +13 on the drive home and felt quite pleasant. It is cooling down quite quickly in the evenings now though.