Rain In Winnipeg, Record High Temps In Windsor, Golf Courses Busy Near Montreal - CanWest

[hatrack]

It rained. It poured. And in some parts of Canada, the temperatures soared. In B.C., heavy was again the order of the day. In Windsor, Ont., temperatures headed to record highs. In Regina, winter seemed like a memory. In Alberta, warm winds created avalanche conditions in the mountains, and in normally chilly Winnipeg, it rained — in January.

In Windsor Ont., it appeared “as though Old Man Winter had gone on holiday. Windsor residents basked in spring-like weather Tuesday that is expected to stick around at least until the weekend. Weather predictions called for double-digit highs through to Saturday. Typically January highs are -2 C.

“I think it would be a fair statement to say, ‘what season is it?’” said Environment Canada climatologist David Phillips. “The ground isn’t frozen. There is no snow or ice. There are no leaves on the trees. It’s not spring or fall. It’s confusing to us and nature. I’m sure the animals are scratching their collective heads.” “This isn’t going away,” Phillips said. “It’s not Siberia or Arctic air. It’s American air.”

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In Montreal, golfers were busy reserving tee times in anticipation of warm weather to come — above-zero temperatures were forecast for the Montreal region from today into the weekend. “We’re playing golf like it’s summertime,” said Andre Guay of the International 2000 Golf & Country Club in St. Bernard de Lacolle, about 70 kilometres south of Montreal.

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http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=be2d875a-2280-4f91-a9d5-cf51b185ee11&k=3690

[FredStembottom]

1. Same in Minnesota - and my worry: termites

Living in the land of ALL wood homes, my own little worry is that the termites we never had up here - due to the winter freeze-out - may move in.

A strange little disaster that could literally take our homes down around our ears.

Tell me they are held at bay some other way!

[Dogmudgeon]

2. It's turned cold there in the last 48 hours

The atmospheric pressure is finally up over 1040 mb; for two weeks, it seldom broke 1000 mb, even in fair weather. High pressure is necessary to sustain (in meteo jargon) that dome of cold arctic air.

It should be more winter-like in the continental USA in about two weeks. But this is still, overall, a very strange meteorological situation, a hemisphere-wide warm winter. Since global warming amounts to about 2°F at the most, and temperatures are about 20°F above normal, it means that there is the potential for a prolonged period of weather that is 15°-20°F below normal, too. The decreased predictability and stability of the weather is a real concern. AFAIK, there is no scenario that isn't just plain bad.

--p!