Weather and Gardening Discussion

[CBBarnett]

Here's another similar threshold that illustrates the warming local climate, particularly at nights in the summer - most days over 10 degree minimum. Despite no real notable really hot heat waves, 2025 still made it to the new record.

All of the top 5 are in the last 5 years, 9 of the top 10 are in the last 12 years.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Thanks for posting. The proof is in the numbers!

 

[Mountain Man]

We are one place that looks to mostly benefit from climate change, apart from maybe running out of water in the future lol.

 

[CBBarnett]

We are one place that looks to mostly benefit from climate change, apart from maybe running out of water in the future lol.

Yeah, a longer growing season is awesome .... but you need water to actually grow stuff (and live). This is the next record I have my eyes on:
Calgary on track to see its driest September in more than 100 years

We haven't gotten more than 0.5mm of rain in day since mid August. It's lucky July was so rainy or we'd have had water restrictions all summer probably!

Calgary's limiting climatic factor in the future will be less about the harsh frosts and cold winters, it's going to be increasingly about lack of reliable water IMO.