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M. Spector
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posted 17 March 2008 11:19 AM
The spring equinox occurs at 5:48 a.m. UTC (that's GMT to you) on Thursday March 20. It happens simultaneously in all time zones, so for example it will be 1:48 a.m. EDT.The sun at that instant will be directly above the Equator, creating equal amounts of daylight and darkness at all latitudes (except the polar regions, where it will simply circle around the entire horizon for 24 hours). The full moon occurs on Friday March 21. This is why Easter is so early this year; it's always on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring. Why does spring always seem so short? Is it just in Toronto, or does most of Canada experience the phenomenon where you're heating your home one day and then two days later you're complaining about the sweltering heat?
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kropotkin1951
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posted 17 March 2008 11:29 AM
In Vancouver spring starts on Wednesday, March 19 at 22:48.No matter how you look at it BC gets spring earlier than any other part of Canada. Edited because I can't spell. [ 17 March 2008: Message edited by: kropotkin1951 ]
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M. Spector
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posted 17 March 2008 01:23 PM
Environment Canada is a lot more confident about its forecast for the start of spring over the next month, and is calling for below normal temperatures across the country.Through May, the forecast is colder than normal for the territories, the provinces west of Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, and in the northern half of Quebec. Most of the country is also expected to get above-average rainfall. - Canadian Press
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kropotkin1951
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posted 17 March 2008 01:27 PM
quote: Originally posted by M. Spector: Environment Canada is a lot more confident about its forecast for the start of spring over the next month, and is calling for below normal temperatures across the country.Through May, the forecast is colder than normal for the territories, the provinces west of Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, and in the northern half of Quebec. Most of the country is also expected to get above-average rainfall. - Canadian Press
In Vancouver spring starts on Wednesday, March 19 at 22:48 not next month.
From: North of Manifest Destiny | Registered: Jun 2002
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Geneva
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posted 20 March 2008 03:45 AM
projected - 5 C average over Easter weekend?? http://tinyurl.com/2rshzjMontreal is cold, but this is a historically long and cold winter .... may spring come soon! Play ball !! [ 20 March 2008: Message edited by: Geneva ]
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Stephen Gordon
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posted 22 March 2008 12:10 PM
I'm pretty sure you've had more out there.Are people scrambling to shovel off their roofs? We noticed a few disquieting cracks in the plaster, so I've been spending most of the weekend shoveling snow off the roof. It was up to 5' deep in some parts.
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Boom Boom
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posted 22 March 2008 12:13 PM
Stephen, I don't think we have anywhere near as much snow as you have. There's a lot of drifting snow, however, thanks to the high winds we get. The only building I've seen with snow on the roof is the school, and I think that snow has been removed. The wind generally blows all the snow off the buildings here.ETA: more snow expected here soon, with 70 kph wind. ETA: Stephen, I think you have double the amount of snow that we've had this winter. [ 22 March 2008: Message edited by: Boom Boom ]
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lagatta
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posted 23 March 2008 06:09 AM
Stephen, be VERY careful. I think Québec got about the worst of it - some of the worst snowfalls blew over here. I'm not actually surprised that Québec might get more snow than the Lower North Shore, although the latter is obviously colder. Although it is still cold here (damn!) the snow seems to be sort of evaporating in the bright sunshine.
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Stephen Gordon
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posted 24 March 2008 04:12 AM
It's -20C here, but at least there's no wind.Météomédia's forecast has temperatures that will be below the seasonal average for the next two weeks, and snow is forecast for at least half of it...
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oldhat
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posted 25 March 2008 11:37 AM
*looks out window and sees the high winds blowing snow all over the place**cries because she lives in Toronto* Frankly, I'm pretty snowed-out and what's not helping is that I'm hearing that despite it being Spring, Toronto will continue to be cold and snowy until May.
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lagatta
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posted 25 March 2008 11:53 AM
Geneva, we've had several melts and thaws since November, fortunately as there is a hell of a lot of frigging snow. I'm going out for a walk now, and to pick up some food for supper. One sign of Spring I could do without is all the frigging cigarette butts everywhere - and I have seen small children and animals poking at them - yecch! That and the dogshit but at least dogshit is natural. Not good fertiliser though, as dogs are carnivores. Renzo (my cat) is getting soft in his elder cathood; he hasn't been out since the November storms, and thus I know he has not provided any little surprises for me to clean up soon - but still, we have to do a garden and yard cleanup at the co-op.
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Geneva
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posted 25 March 2008 12:31 PM
well, my sources http://www.cbc.ca/weather/conditions.jsp?station=YULsay rain rain and warmer ( +2C) the next few days winter has to end, eventually ... APRIL, for crying out loud, is around the corner!! [ 25 March 2008: Message edited by: Geneva ]
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Stephen Gordon
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posted 27 March 2008 04:15 AM
I gaze out the window with childlike wonder, and I seeWTF?!?! MORE DAMN SNOW FALLING PLEASE GOD MAKE IT STOP
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Boom Boom
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posted 27 March 2008 06:09 AM
quote: Originally posted by Stephen Gordon: I gaze out the window with childlike wonder, and I seeWTF?!?! MORE DAMN SNOW FALLING PLEASE GOD MAKE IT STOP
Stephen, where are the snow removal crews putting all the snow? Are they just dumping it into the river? You have twice as much snow as we do - and we have too much!
From: Make the rich pay! | Registered: Dec 2004
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Geneva
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posted 27 March 2008 06:18 AM
THIS JUST IN, revised Montreal forecast:temps above zero + rain over weekend, peaking at +6C for Tuesday, April Fool's ! http://tinyurl.com/2drjt5 and(!) mid-April, brilliant, warm higher-than-average: http://www.meteomedia.com/fourteenday/caqc0363 SPRING ARRIVES !! (?) [ 27 March 2008: Message edited by: Geneva ]
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Boom Boom
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posted 27 March 2008 06:33 AM
That brings up another concern, Michelle - we're on track to have a connecting road to the mainland in the next few years, and I suspect Quebec will keep the roads clear all winter, unlike now, when there's no snow removal at all.Here in Kegaska, many of us have five feet of packed snow in our driveways, and really no place to put it all if we made an effort to keep our driveways clear. I have a small truck, but I'm not supposed to do any snow shovelling for medical reasons - I don't know how I would be able to keep my driveway clear all winter. Five feet of packed snow so far, and it's still coming down. I guess I'll have to consider getting a snow blower if the roads are going to be kept clear. I'm going to ask our social worker if provincial funds are available to keep seniors (and handicapped) driveways clear if we get a connecting road.
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Stephen Gordon
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posted 28 March 2008 11:08 AM
quote: Originally posted by Boom Boom: Stephen, where are the snow removal crews putting all the snow? Are they just dumping it into the river? You have twice as much snow as we do - and we have too much!
Out here in the suburbs, the city snowblowers dump it on our lawns, so we have some very impressive snowbanks happening. Downtown, the snow is carted away and blown onto very big piles at several sites across the city. There was a story a few weeks ago about how some of those snow depots were reaching their capacity, and I think they were going to open others.
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Boom Boom
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posted 01 April 2008 05:50 AM
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?qc25This spring storm will bring a mix bag of precipitation over the province of Québec depending on the regions. First north of its track, heavy snowfall is expected over several northwestern regions of the province today with accumulations reaching 15 to 25 centimetres. Snow will spread toward the coast-north during the day. arrrgggghhhh!
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Geneva
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posted 03 April 2008 12:56 AM
my weather watch ends here -- spring has come!with Montreal above the seasonal median, +9C , for the coming week: http://www.meteomedia.com/fourteenday/caqc0363 [ 03 April 2008: Message edited by: Geneva ]
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Stephen Gordon
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posted 03 April 2008 06:52 AM
The snow on our lawn is getting deeper, too. But that's because our roof is leaking, so I have to shovel *all* the freaking snow off the roof (before I just took off enough so that it wouldn't cave in), and I'm making a series of snowbanks that block the view from our windows. [ 03 April 2008: Message edited by: Stephen Gordon ]
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lagatta
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posted 03 April 2008 09:37 AM
Michelle, when I was in Brussels in the wintertime a few years ago, there were a lot of those damned patio heaters. I've never seen them in Amsterdam though; perhaps they are banned. They are also popular in Britain, and environmentalists there are trying to get them banned. I mean, heating the OUTDOORS? Here there is a similar problem with heated "shelters" for outdoor smokers, so they can walk out of bars and cafés and have a cigarette... Actually, "climate change" means more extreme weather, both droughts and flooding, a general warming trend but also some strangely snowy and/or cold winters. This winter wasn't particularly cold, actually, but the snow was unreal...
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clersal
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posted 04 April 2008 01:42 PM
No sign of spring here today. Snowing and cold. It even smells like winter.Since 1974 I have written the date when the ice leaves the lake. The earliest was April 11th 1987 and the latest was May 8th 1978. I think the average was the middle of April. At the rate things are going now I wonder. [ 04 April 2008: Message edited by: clersal ]
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