2008 / 2009 Winter in Ottawa
Snowy Statistics
1970/1 was the snowiest season and 2007/8 came in a close second!
| Snowfall in CMs |
|
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Total |
| 2008/9 |
11.2 |
25.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
36.4 |
| 2007/8 |
0 |
59.8 |
121.0 |
42.4 |
89.9 |
117.4 |
6.2 |
0 |
436.7 |
| 2006/7 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
27.6 |
31.4 |
30.6 |
31.6 |
28.4 |
0 |
150.4 |
| Avg. |
4.1 |
21.9 |
57.2 |
55.2 |
46 |
39.8 |
11 |
0.6 |
235.7 |
| 1970/1 |
0 |
20.8 |
111.3 |
76.5 |
159.5 |
69.1 |
6.9 |
0 |
444.1 |
Source: Environment Canada
With Steve being British and me 'brought up British' we are, of course, slightly weather obsessed. Before we
emigrated Steve hadn't even seen 'real' snow and we had no idea about living with the stuff or the sub-zero
temperatures! So here is a snow page dedicated to the White Stuff!
We moved to Canada in 2006 and I started this 'page' in the winter of 2007/8, and soon had to break it up into
a page per month due to the number of photos I was adding! If you want you can go back and check out the
pics of winter 2007/2008 - November & December 2007, January 2008,
February 2008, March & April 2008
From time to time the snow may get mentioned in our
blog - just in case I forget to add the link to the appropriate
day you can follow this link to find any
posts tagged snow.
Thursday 27th November 2008
Tuesday 25th November 2008
Wednesday 29th October 2008
After the first snowfall of the 2008/9 winter season, that also happened to be our first big winter storm
of the season! For more abut it you can check out the blog post.
Some Highlights of 2007/08
Temperature Chart
- 50°F - New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. Canadians plant gardens.
- 40°F - Californians shiver uncontrollably. Canadians sunbathe.
- 35°F - Italian cars won't start. Canadians drive with the windows down.
- 32°F - Distilled water freezes. Canadian water gets thicker.
- 20°F - Floridians wear coats, gloves & wool hats. Canadians throw on a t-shirt.
- 15°F - Californians begin to evacuate the state. Canadians go swimming.
- 0°F - New York landlords finally turn up the heat. Canadians have the last cook-out before it gets cold.
- -10°F - People in Miami cease to exist. Canadians lick flag poles to see if their tongue will stick.
- -20°F - Californians fly away to Mexico. Canadians throw on a light jacket.
- -40°F - Hollywood disintegrates. Canadians rent some videos.
- -60°F - Mt. St. Helens freezes. Canadian Girl Guides begin selling cookies door to door.
- -80°F - Polar bears begin to evacuate Antarctica. Canadian Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.
- -100°F - Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Canadians pull down their ear flaps.
- -173°F - Ethyl alcohol freezes. Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.
- -297°F - Microbial life survives on dairy products. Canadian cows complain of farmers with cold hands.
- -460°F - ALL atomic motion stops. Canadians start saying "Cold 'nuff for ya?"
- -500°F - Hell freezes over. The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
