So, as Joon and I are preparing to head back into Canada for good, we are extremely aware that we are leaving the tropics of DC and going to the deepfreeze that is Alberta. I have been keeping a close eye on the temperatures in both Edmonton and Calgary as we will be in both locations early next week. We are leaving DC's balmy temperatures of +8 ish, which is crazy warm to us both for December 14th!!!! So tonight, as I was checking the temps daily, Joon and I came across this article from CTV.
Awesome.
Environment Canada issued the warnings Monday, saying temperatures will be "bitterly cold." The projected high in Calgary on Monday is -32 C, but combined with the wind chill, other parts of the Prairies could have temperatures that feel as cold as -50 C.
Environment Canada warns that skin will freeze in less than five minutes in those conditions.
Environment Canada meteorologist David Phillips told CTV News Channel that Edmonton was the second coldest place on earth Sunday. It was beaten only by a town in Siberia, where the temperature dropped to -48 C.
The mercury hit -46 C in Edmonton on Sunday night. With the wind chill it felt like -59 C.
"Even the North Pole was warmer than Edmonton," he said.
This makes me dread going home even more!!!
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