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Since records have been kept there has always been some snow flakes in November in downtown Toronto but not this November. No snow in 160 years in downtown Toronto is a huge surprise.
Since I can remember in the traditional snow belt areas around Barrie has always had snow on the ground on December 1st that has remained but not this year.
Last year we had quite a bit of trouble finding a place to put the snow that fell.
Today is the first day that the snow belt areas could receive some significant accumulations but Toronto nope not a flake to be seen.
Been a great warm fall and still do not have my windshield scraper in the car.
Some areas of the world today is plus 30c but the plus temperatures in the GTA I can take at this time of the year.
Roy
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[04-12-2009,08:23]
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Roy |
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(in reply to: Toronto Snow December?)
I had to scrape my car windows yesterday for the first time. Around here we are about 60 days away from the unofficial start of spring! We are almost through the monsoon season, and I am counting the days.
[04-12-2009,08:43]
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Sharon |
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No snow here on the East Coast either. This time last year we tromped through the snowy woods to gather greenery for the house, and I have photos of the already frozen lakes. I remember it felt like we were already deep into winter, a winter that lasted until May.
This year we are thankful that we aren´t digging out yet, though hopeful for a white Christmas. With just rain (and lots of it) it´s hard to get into the holiday spirit.
[04-12-2009,15:02]
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wannabecanadian |
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These Trolls just don´t get it.
Some people moving to Canada as Immigrants want to know what the weather is really like at this time of year.
Manny Christians who have never spent a Christmas in a country that should have snow wonder if certain parts of Canada will have a white Christmas.
Toronto is suppose to see 5cm of snow on Monday. Where Wantabee lives they normally have two feet or almost a meter of snow by now.
Toronto rarely has a real white Christmas normally just some tiny snow banks that are brown from dirt blowing around. The snow belt is about 75 kilometers north of Toronto and bends down 75k in both east and west of Toronto.
How many times is it a white Christmas in Vancouver.
Being Canadian and having exciting weather in most parts of the country is what any new immigrant would want to hear about.
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[05-12-2009,07:49]
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Roy |
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Well said Roy. I´m always amazed at how little some of these folks seem to care about what Canada is actually like AFTER the paperwork portion of immigration process is complete. Because really, immigration is an enormous process and learning about and eventually--EVENTUALLY--assimilating into your new culture takes a very long time for most. Details like this should be interesting, if only to show the huge diversity across the country.
For the record, falling temperatures and several inches of snow are predicted for tomorrow, and the long range forecast shows that winter will be settling in quickly. Maybe we´ll get our white Christmas after all. Can´t wait to play in the snow on the beach!
[05-12-2009,08:14]
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wannabecanadian |
(in reply to: Toronto Snow December?)
I have concluded Vancouver is not the greatest place to live for people who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder.
From November 1 to February 1, our winter may see a few dustings (last year was an actual dump) of snow and perhaps a week of freezing temperatures but the rest of the time is predominantly grey and raining. Dry sunny days are almost an excuse to call in sick.
The upside, we have snow at higher elevations for the skiers, great drinking water, and green grass year round, but we also have days where it does not feel like the sun comes out at all.
Just about now, we are at the halfway point in this annual trek through dreary and everyone is looking at the travel sections of the paper in the hunt for the cheapest tickets to Mexico - not because it is cold but because we are starving for sunshine.
You really notice it when you get a break in the rain and the sun comes out - this past week we had 4 days in a row without a drop of moisture. The city goes crazy like little amphibians that crawl out on to a rock to absorb any small amount of sunshine available. When it´s not raining - Vancouver is spectacularly beautiful. By February, the crocuses are up and the landscape starts its march towards a lushous summer greenscape so the transformation is something you observe with awe each day. Somehow that helps get us through the last weeks of winter weather.
I have started taking 1000mg of vitamin D daily during the winter and I reduce it in the summer. It has made a significant difference to my general sense of well being as we naturally get vitamin D from being out in the sun. (Wannabe, you might find this helpful as I suspect your winter is not much different than mine)
For those who come from a warm, sunny climate...Vancouver winters are not fun. Vitamin D is cheap and may be the difference between loving or hating the city.
[05-12-2009,14:38]
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Sharon |
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