# I do find one foot of snow in less than 24 hours a tad excessive. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 12, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917 "2013-01-12T00:27:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/221 "2013-04-25T04:12:23Z")
They’ve been hogging a high pressure for months now, the bastards! [Saskatchewan’s Cold Weather Records Falling](http://www.leaderpost.com/technology/Saskatchewan+cold+weather+records+still+falling+lose+hope/8278905/story.html#ixzz2RRcadL60) > [@](#): > > Imagine a rock in a river. > > To get around it, the onrushing water must split. > > That simple analogy from David Phillips, senior climatologist for Environment Canada, explains the unusually cool spring we in Saskatchewan — and other places in the northern U.S. and Europe — have been enduring > > Like that rock, there’s a high-pressure area, or blocking system, in place over Greenland and Iceland. > > And resembling the water current is the jetstream — the powerful, high-altitude air currents that meander around the globe from west to east. It splits to go around that system and we’re in its cold northern arm. > > … > > - The temperature in Saskatchewan’s two largest cities at 5 a.m. Monday — -13.1C here; -11.1C in Saskatoon — made it **the coldest April 22 in 104 years**. > > - The daytime high on April 23, 2012 — one year ago on Tuesday — was 21C. > > … > > - It’s been worse, though. In 1899, the average temperature was -9.5C over the same March 1-April 22 period — which means **we’re facing the coldest spring in 113 years**. > > - Turning to snow, we haven’t had much in March and April, but what’s already here isn’t melting because temperatures are so consistently low. Phillips said **Environment Canada’s records indicates, “there’s never been so much on the ground this late in the year”.** > > - Finally, we come to “melting-degree days”, which assesses heat and sunlight. Normally, we have 150 melting units between March 1 and April 22. > > Last year, we had 200. > > **“This year, there was zero,”** said Phillips The positive is that it was warm enough today for the Piper Cub and me to go out in the evening, armed with a chipper and a hoe, and chip great chunks of rotting ice off the sidewalk and out of the gutters, to improve drainage. There’s something very satisfying about breaking up the ice, especially when you get a good sized chunk coming away in one go. Then we’d toss it out into the street, for maximum melting tomorrow. Melt, you bastard ice! Good clean father-son fun; just that we’re normally doing it in early March, not late April. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/222 "2013-04-25T04:48:23Z")
We finally had another spring-like day here today; I was able to get into my front yard and finish up one of the beds there (I had to move the rock border off, remove the sod, and put the rock border back). And our grass is all of a sudden almost in need of a haircut. When the hell did that happen? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/223 "2013-04-25T06:16:27Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > And our grass is all of a sudden almost in need of a haircut. When the hell did that happen? Not sure. When our recent snow melted, I was surprised to see green tulip shoots poking up from the ground. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/224 "2013-04-27T22:46:29Z")
[♪ Spring in the Prairies, Comes like a Surprise! ♫](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16238432#post16238432) ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/225 "2013-04-28T15:15:39Z")
Just finished up a very nice morning of skiing. I love the feeling of gliding along. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/226 "2013-04-28T17:02:54Z")
Well, as I just said in the CanaDoper thread, it’s 20 degrees, and I’m putting on shorts and going to hit a bucket of balls. Happy days are here again. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/227 "2013-04-28T21:19:29Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I’m putting on shorts and going to hit a bucket of balls. But not that other type of foursome – taking off shorts and hitting a bucket of balls. ---
**Author:** ![Jeepers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@Jeepers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeepers)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/228 "2013-04-28T21:59:02Z")
Another Saskatchewanian who is happy to finally see some melting. Still have 6 feet of snow in the backyard in areas, and a uniform snow blanket of 3-4 feet deep throughout. The backyard doesn’t get much sun. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/229 "2013-04-29T04:34:54Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Where do you live? I need to never go there Beautiful [Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina,_Saskatchewan)! We’ve been having a hard winter. Normally, this is what the [Legislature, overlooking Wascana Lake, looks like at this time of year](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1185/541884258_e119ff12b4.jpg). [This is what it looked like yesterday](http://www.flickr.com/photos/79295541@N08/8691895950/). But all is well. We’ve had two days of plus Celsius weather, and cheery smiles are returning to the faces of Reginans. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/230 "2013-04-29T12:58:08Z")
Wouldn’t you guys be much happier if you were into Fahrenheit? It’d be 50 degrees out instead of 10. Or 68 instead of 20. Lots warmer. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/231 "2013-04-29T14:08:48Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Wouldn’t you guys be much happier if you were into Fahrenheit? It’d be 50 degrees out instead of 10. Or 68 instead of 20. > > Lots warmer. Remember that in order to convert from metric, you need to double it and add 30. So a metric 6-pack is 2 \* 6 + 30 = 42 liters of beer. So count me in for the metric system! (Mathematics courtesy of B. and D. Mackenzie, PhD.) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/232 "2013-04-29T17:29:29Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Wouldn’t you guys be much happier if you were into Fahrenheit? It’d be 50 degrees out instead of 10. Or 68 instead of 20. But saying “someone has a room-temperature IQ” is _so_ much more insulting in Celsius! ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/233 "2013-04-29T19:17:59Z")
Only the dim bulb wouldn’t comprehend the insult, and would then accuse you of being a socialist. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/234 "2013-04-29T23:47:41Z")
Well, we got a week of temps in the 70’ and even 80’s (81 today) and now we’re under a Winter Storm Watch. 5 to 10 inches Wednesday and that is after the first couple of inches melt on hitting the warm ground. It…just…won’t…stop. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/235 "2013-04-30T13:09:41Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > [del]But all is well. We’ve had two days of plus Celsius weather, and cheery smiles are returning to the faces of Reginans.[/del] Snow. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/236 "2013-04-30T13:31:08Z")
[Game: Guess when the Piper yard will be snow-free!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16245687#post16245687) ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/237 "2013-04-30T15:08:28Z")
96 degrees. Hot, sweaty, AC on. I’m tired of living in the desert. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/238 "2013-04-30T17:44:49Z")
I’m sitting in an outdoor cafe on Queen Street East here in Toronto, in the warm sunshine, waiting to go to an appointment. It’s beautiful out. Short grass is green, though scrubby overgrown areas still haven’t really woken up yet. I even saw flowers in the park near the subway station. I’m watching the passing traffic while posting to the SDMB. The weather forecast is highs between 15 and 20, lows between 8 and 11, and mostly sunny for the next week and a half. Spring! Is! Here! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/239 "2013-04-30T18:48:47Z")
I was going to bitch about the 0ºC temps today, but then I saw the picture of your front yard, **Piper** and saw **Lamar’s** post about another Storm Watch. I’ll just put another layer on and go dig in my yard. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917/240 "2013-04-30T23:36:33Z")
1212 PM MDT Tue APR 30 2013 …WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. - TIMING…RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THEN CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. - SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. - VISIBILITY…BANDED SNOW WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR AT TIMES IN RELATIVELY SMALL AREAS…REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. - IMPACTS…RECENT WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE PAVED SURFACES TO BEGIN WET THIS EVENING. BY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING…AS MUCH COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE IN… THOSE ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY…SNOWPACKED AND SLICK. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-find-one-foot-of-snow-in-less-than-24-hours-a-tad-excessive/646917.md?page=13)