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I always hear from folks on C-D that Canada is a cold country and how can anyone like to live here, thinking our year round sport is skiing and dog sled racing, riding skidoos, and we live in igloos with polar bears skulking around. Somewhere in our sovereign Arctic yes, south no.
With 4 distinct seasons, average annual temperatures mean nothing and does not give a true picture of regional Canadian weather on a per season outlook. There is a saying you can't hold the weather man accountable because Alberta weather can change without notice. A skiff of snow has happened in April and August (very rarely of course).
Summer in my Edmonton, Alberta can be hot, exceeding +90F. It is a rare summer that we don't have +80F to +90F for a few days in a row and more than once. For example, recent and present temperature in this Spring month of May our temps have been in excess of +80F, today forecast at +84F. I don't recall a summer in the last 10 years that remained as low as +70F.
Our temps this winter, lows -4F & +5F. Still not your average California or Pacific Northwest, I grant you.
Eastern and Central Canada had bad winter storms but not so in Western Canada where it has been mild.
Any news you might hear about Canada comes from our national new networks based in Central Canada, usually Toronto. The news is not National, it is entirely for Central Canada (largest population us westerners call The Center of the Universe), and maybe the Eastern "Seaboard". This year I heard nothing on CBC or CTV about the warmth in Western Canada, all eyes and ears were on bad weather in Central and Eastern. So no wonder the world gets an inaccurate impression.
While the US has tornados, floods, fires, shootings, and shootings, racial chaos, seems on a weekly basis there is some disaster, you don't see that in Canada. There is also the political Trump vs the world mentality. Yes we have dry weather, drought driven, wild fires, like the massive one in Fort McMurray causing the entire population of 80,000 to be evacuated and flooding every year in the Red River Valley, but, all over the map, no.
I always hear from folks on C-D that Canada is a cold country and how can anyone like to live here, thinking our year round sport is skiing and dog sled racing, riding skidoos, and we live in igloos with polar bears skulking around. Somewhere in our sovereign Arctic yes, south no.
With 4 distinct seasons, average annual temperatures mean nothing and does not give a true picture of regional Canadian weather on a per season outlook. There is a saying you can't hold the weather man accountable because Alberta weather can change without notice. A skiff of snow has happened in April and August (very rarely of course).
Summer in my Edmonton, Alberta can be hot, exceeding +90F. It is a rare summer that we don't have +80F to +90F for a few days in a row and more than once. For example, recent and present temperature in this Spring month of May our temps have been in excess of +80F, today forecast at +84F. I don't recall a summer in the last 10 years that remained as low as +70F.
Our temps this winter, lows -4F & +5F. Still not your average California or Pacific Northwest, I grant you.
Eastern and Central Canada had bad winter storms but not so in Western Canada where it has been mild.
Any news you might hear about Canada comes from our national new networks based in Central Canada, usually Toronto. The news is not National, it is entirely for Central Canada (largest population us westerners call The Center of the Universe), and maybe the Eastern "Seaboard". This year I heard nothing on CBC or CTV about the warmth in Western Canada, all eyes and ears were on bad weather in Central and Eastern. So no wonder the world gets an inaccurate impression.
While the US has tornados, floods, fires, shootings, and shootings, racial chaos, seems on a weekly basis there is some disaster, you don't see that in Canada. There is also the political Trump vs the world mentality. Yes we have dry weather, drought driven, wild fires, like the massive one in Fort McMurray causing the entire population of 80,000 to be evacuated and flooding every year in the Red River Valley, but, all over the map, no.
Lol, your part of Canada happens to be having a warm spring, but you will never convince me that most of Canada is not an ice box for me.
C'mon Edmonton has four straight months where the avg high is at or below 0C. Our Jan mean temp is warmer than your November mean temp by 8F. You probably have snow cover for months at a time. Ugh, no thanks. Toronto is far better than Edmonton. Even your summer nights are way tool cool. I'd have to wear a jacket at night with an avg low in August of 11C. Even your July is slightly cooler than the month of May here.
No thanks. The epitome of a cold continental climate that I strongly dislike.
Yes I'll think that all of the members posting here are quite aware that also Canada has seasons.
One year of cold PDO and they will be singing a different tune. Everybody in that part of the world is now convinced their climate has changed for good due to this stupid warm PDO. Please flip back to cold asap.
A long snow season and big mountains make up for some of Canada's deficiencies. Some of the warm summer BC climates with good skiing nearby, would be okay.
Yeah, climate doesn't determine standard of living. Seems some people here would do anything to live in a "warm, sunny" climate. Even live in some third world hellhole. Give me Canada over the likes of Venezuela or Nicaragua please.
Canada's standard of living is much higher than Spain though.
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