The worlds bizzards in cold spells

[northweststormchaser]

Record cold in Canada. Mar 6, 2003. The mercury barely crawled up to a high of -33.6 degrees in Timmins, Ontario. Sault St. Marie endured similar temperatures, breaking a record that had stood for more than 30 years. Peterborough reported a low of -27.9, breaking the city's previous record by 5.7 degrees. In British Columbia, MacKenzie established a new record low at -32.7. At -32.7, Blue River surpassed its old record low by 6.7 degrees. Chetwynd, Burns Lake and Bonilla Island were also record cold at -29, -28.9 and -36 respectively. Edmonton, Alberta recorded a low of -39, Saskatoon Saskatchewan sat at -38, and Regina at -29. In Manitoba, Brandon sat at -28 and Winnipeg sat at -24. Meanwhile, the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt was closed as heavy, wet snow clogged the area and made it difficult even for snowplows to get through. Some areas reported snowfall of more than 60 centimeters (24 inches) in 24 hours.

Storm buries southern and eastern Ontario. Mar 5, 2003. One of the worst snowstorm to hit southern and eastern Ontario this season is hammering the regions with heavy snow. Accumulations could reach 25 centimeters in some places.

Another snow-packed wallop headed for the Maritimes and Newfoundland. Mar 5, 2003 Heavy snowfall warnings of 15 to 25 centimeters have been issued for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland.

Mar 3, 2003. Blizzard conditions are forecast once again for St. Anthony, where another 20 centimeters of snow is expected. Meanwhile, the city of Toronto has issued its eighth "extreme cold weather alert" of the year. Last year, only two such alerts were issued.

St. Anthony, Newfoundland is literally buried under snow. Feb 26, 2003. A monster blizzard left residents of St. Anthony trying to find their homes. When all was said and done, snowdrifts through the entire Northern Peninsula were more than 10 feet (3 meters) high. At least one office worker in St. Anthony said the snow had risen above the top of his office window, which stands about 14 feet off the ground. Residents had to dig down through the snow to reach the roofs of their automobiles. Many residents of St. Anthony, who are used to harsh, winter weather, said the storm was the worst they've ever seen.

Jerusalem buried under snow. Feb 26, 2003. A rare winter storm dumps about one foot (30 cm) of snow on Jerusalem, closing businesses and schools and bringing life in the whitened capital to a virtual standstill. It was one of the largest and strongest snowstorms in Jerusalem in the last half century.

Town of Badger, Newfoundland encased in ice. Feb 26, 2003. Floodwaters rose again in Badger, NF today after three nearby rivers overflowed. Cold temperatures compounded the problem when the floodwaters froze solid. Badger remains under a state of emergency, and it could be months before some people can return. home. Government officials have suggested the possibility of relocating the entire town.

Labrador was hit even harder, with Cartwright receiving 28 centimeters of snow, breaking the town's previous snowfall record sent just two years ago.kjhg

Feb 24, 2003. From Ontario to Newfoundland to Labrador, people are digging out from a punishing weekend storm. Ontario took the brunt of it, with more than 36 centimeters of snow fell in parts of the province: 36 cm in Orillia, 33 cm in Ottawa, 20 cm in Windsor, and 17 cm in downtown Toronto.

Brutal cold in Western Canada. Feb 23, 2003. At least 18 new low temperature records set today. Drumheller, Alberta fell to -38, which was 7.5 degrees colder than its previous record low. Edmonton dropped to -36.9, some 6.5 degrees colder than its previous record low. Red Deer dropped to -36.9, while Banff and Jasper set new records at -35 and -33.7 respectively.

In Saskatchewan, Regina's -37.6 broke its previous record, which had stood since 1887. At -38.4, La Ronge was even colder. Both Assiniboia and Weyburn dropped to -33.1, while Key Lake dropped to -48.2.

In Manitoba, Thompson dropped to -40.1. Other record lows in the province included Swan River -35.9, Fisher Branch -33.3, Pilot Mound -32.7 and Gretna -30.

British Columbia also recorded several record lows including Chetwynd -31, Mackenzie -30.2, Sparwood -26.7, and Cranbrook -19. Dawson Creek tied its existing record low for February 23, dropping to -39.

Feb 20, 2003. Bitter cold returns to Alberta. Today's expected high in Calgary is -13, which is 13 degrees below normal. At minus 16, Red Deer will be 12 degrees below normal, and heavy snowfall warnings are in place for Edmonton. Parts of Saskatchewan will also feeling the Arctic chill. Saskatoon will be 12 degrees below normal with a high of -20. At minus 16, Regina and Moose Jay will also be 12 degrees below normal.

Feb 19, 2003: Twenty-six die in Pakistan's winter rains. The heaviest winter rains in three decades lashed Pakistan for the fifth consecutive day.

Feb 15, 2003: With heavy snowfalls in recent weeks, ski resorts across the Alps and the Pyrenees report almost perfect conditions.

Feb 14, 2003. Bitter cold across Canada, from Manitoba to Newfoundland. Today's expected wind chill values: northern Manitoba -45 to -50, northern Ontario -40 to -50, southern Ontario -35 to -40, all of Quebec -40 to -50, New Brunswick -35 to -45, Prince Edward Island -35 to -40, Nova Scotia -35 to -40, Newfoundland -35.

Feb 11, 2003. Today's 40-centimeter snowfall in Sydney, Nova Scotia was enough to break the previous snowfall record for the date set back in 1973. Feb 11, 2003. Snow plows were taken off the road today in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia because it was too dangerous even for them to be out. Road crews say this was one of the worst storms they've ever seen. Nova Scotia's east coast was hardest hit by the storm, which dumped 33 centimeters of snow on Louisbourg. Meantime, the same storm dumped 23 centimeters of snow on St. Johns, Newfoundland in just two hours.

Feb 11, 2003: Algerians play in the snow. More than 80 cm (32 inches) of snow now blankets Chrea, Algeria, about 60 km (36 miles) south of Algiers.

Feb 10, 2003. Where to put all the snow? That's the question asked by so many Newfoundlanders as yet another blizzard gears up to slam the province. This follows a blizzard over the weekend that brought 20 centimeters of snow to St. John's, raising this winter's running total to almost 350 centimeters, only slightly behind the record set just two years ago when 648 centimeters buried the Newfoundland capital. And it is cold. Near continuous blizzards virtually shut down many towns and cities in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.

Meanwhile, other parts of Canada were registering bone-numbing temperatures: Minus 33 in Brandon, Manitoba; minus 34 in Dryden, Ontario, and minus 30 in Winnipeg.

Feb 4, 2003: Heavy snow and ice causing major problems for drivers in Northern Ireland.

Feb 4, 2003. Another ice storm, with the potential for even more freezing rain than the last one, is now bearing down on New Brunswick. Sunday's storm brought nearly 30 millimeters of freezing rain and 10 millimeters of snow, and caused more than twice as many power outages as the notorious ice storm of 1998..

Feb 3, 2003. Ice storm hits New Brunswick. More than 45,000 homes and businesses in southeastern New Brunswick were without power as crews worked to clean up all the downed tree limbs and electrical lines. It was one of the biggest storms to hit New Brunswick since the famous ice storm of 1998, which left "only" 28,000 customers without power.

Jan 30, 2003. Record low temperatures in Ontario. Arctic air sent thermometers plunging to all-time lows in southern Ontario this morning. Folks in Peterborough saw temperatures dip to -30, which was two degrees colder than previous records for this date. Other record lows were set in Kitchener-Waterloo (-28), Shanty Bay (-28), Delhi, Fort Erie, Goderich and Kingston (-20s), St. Catharines (-17), Sarnia (-19).

Jan 27, 2003. Sydney on Canada's Cape Breton Island recorded 64.2 millimeters (2.53 inches) of rain today, a new daily rainfall record for January 27.

Jan 24, 2003. Mongolian snow disaster. At least 24,000 head of livestock in Mongolia have died in heavy snowfall accompanied by temperatures that dropped to minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit. It is the fourth consecutive year that the region has experienced the ravaging "dzud," a Mongolian winter disaster that follows severe summer droughts. A dzud in 1999 killed some three million cattle in Mongolia.

Jan 20, 2003. Blizzard blasting Newfoundland. The treacherous weather is coming less than two days after St. John's was hit with record snowfall. On Saturday, the city received 16.2 centimeters, which beat the old daily snowfall record of 15 centimeters set back in 1946.

Jan 18, 2003. Blizzard warnings issued for the Avalon, Burin and Bonavista Peninsulas in Newfoundland

[JQ Public]

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[Rob-TheStormChaser]

lol they dont call it the Great White North for nothin!