Weather Almanac
 

For anyone considering moving to Canada and can't quite get a grip on the best places to live weather wise, why not check out this website? It has very interesting statistics such as the 'weather superlatives' page which shows province and city with the most snow, coldest weather, warmest summer etc. Winnipeg comes tops for the sunniest winters - hurrah - makes up for all that cold wind :o

Also there's other cool places to click on to find out average temperatures, snowfall etc per province and even compares against the rest of the world. A quote from this page states: Despite Canada's reputation for harsh weather, it's comforting to know that, no matter how cold, hot, wet, dry, or stormy it gets here, the hottest, coldest, wettest, driest and stormiest places in the world are all somewhere else.

http://members.tripod.com/~MitchellBrown/almanac/

Check it out!

That is really interesting. Made me feel better about Regina becuase they only had January and April temps!! Leave out a few of the winter months and boy Regina seems almost tropical (ha! ha!)

I also like the 'weather quotations' link - one of my favourite quotes is:

"I must say, however, that although Florida may have a more favourable climate than anything I've seen and its soil may be more fruitful, you could hardly hope to find a more beautiful country than Canada."

Samuel de Champlain, explorer, "Savages," 1603.

Re: Weather Almanac
 

All I'll say is remember the quote:

" Lies, damm lies and statistics"

Although I've probably got it wrong, I'm sure Tim will correct me!!

Maybe we should do a 'British Expats' statistics page. Those who've experienced Canada from a Brit. perspective can place their own experiences and compare to others in a different region - ie high and low temps., type of weather per season and depth of snow, and could also incorporate school class sizes, costs of the average pint of Guiness in your area - that kind of thing. Could be useful stuff for the newcomer as chosing an area to settle in must be one of the hardest choices to make:)

I arrived here in late May and since early June have not worn anything warmer than shorts and a T-shirt. There may have been a heatwave in the UK this summer, but consistency in the weather there is somewhat lacking!
Everyone asks me, when they realise I'm a newbie, "Have you been here for the winter yet?" When I say "No" they pull a funny face and take a sharp intake of breath!!!!
I'm looking forward to it though. At least there isn't normally weeks of sunless, leaden, drizzle-filled skies!!!!