The week the Arctic High took control
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As a strong storm came through at the weekend it also introduced an arctic high with bitterly cold temperatures.
This week we have not got above -25oC and night time has been around -32oC.
Tonight the temperature has really taken a tumble and at 11:20pm tonight its currently -37oC. The record low here is -42oC set in Dec 2008. Will we break it? I guess we will know in 12 hours.
What does it feel like? Imagine opening the freezer and that feeling of cold air for a second...that's every hour of every day outside. Cars need to be plugged in to prevent freezing, heating is going 24/7 and simple things like popping from the car to the shops takes an effort.
Houses are warm, work is warm, cars, eventually, get warm but outside activity stops. Its an unforgiving lifestyle in the Canadian arctic environment.
Light is at the end of the tunnel though....-5oC by next Monday? Shorts will be the order of the day then.
Stay warm!
This week we have not got above -25oC and night time has been around -32oC.
Tonight the temperature has really taken a tumble and at 11:20pm tonight its currently -37oC. The record low here is -42oC set in Dec 2008. Will we break it? I guess we will know in 12 hours.
What does it feel like? Imagine opening the freezer and that feeling of cold air for a second...that's every hour of every day outside. Cars need to be plugged in to prevent freezing, heating is going 24/7 and simple things like popping from the car to the shops takes an effort.
Houses are warm, work is warm, cars, eventually, get warm but outside activity stops. Its an unforgiving lifestyle in the Canadian arctic environment.
Light is at the end of the tunnel though....-5oC by next Monday? Shorts will be the order of the day then.
Stay warm!
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