Snowfall in Vancouver, B.C., Canada for March 7, 2009

Just when you think you've had enough of
snow in Vancouver, British Columbia,
she surprises you again.

I saw flakes floating towards me last night
in the neon glow of the city lights.
You feel like you are in another world of
spring flowers, robins,
and fresh snow.

There is even a snowfall warning up.
5 - 10 cm of snowfall expected, plus those
nasty cold winds that play havoc with spring.
Its called a cold front.
After doing some research on cold fronts, I now
have a healthy respect for the
mood swings of Mother Nature.

Time to take the boots back out of storage
and put that extra sweater on.
Vancouver's weather is entertaining
if nothing else!

Don't forget to turn your clocks ahead an hour
tonight Vancouver.
Daylight Savings Time
starts Saturday night.
Loosing an hour of daylight
in the mornings now means
a wonderful summer ahead of
light after 10 PM.

Vancouver, ever changing!

Snowfall Record for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2008

Well, we did it.
Hit a snowfall record.

December 14th -- 11 cms.
December 21st -- 22.4 cms.
December 24th -- 26.2 cms.

I've seen various totals in various news sources.
103 cm's total seems to be about right.

For those of you that think in
inches and feet, that's 41 inches.
I've been told that British Columbians spend
a lot of time talking about the weather, its become a
provincial pastime.
Shoveling snow is now the new provincial sport.
People wonder why we have this kind
of obsession.
Pretty hard not to, I'd say, when your life gets turned
topsy turvy and everyone is trying to cope the best
they can, with what Mother Nature throws at us
from time to time.
It certainly has brought people and
communities closer together.

I'll have to talk to my friends down south
and find out if they complain about too much
sunshine.