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DECEMBER FEBRUARY 1 2 3 4 5 12345 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 JANUARY 2016 28 29 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday January 1, 2015 1 January 2, 1948 A19-month-old girl wearing only tights Ablizzard swept across Ontario from and adiaper was found in an outdoor Windsor to Kingston, coating some 2 recycling dumpster in Winnipeg, MB. surfaces with a layer of ice and piling up The temperature was -l7"C and -25 huge snow drifts elsewhere. Gale-force with the wind chill. Her lips were pale, winds drove a 50-year-old lighthouse and her face was all puffy. The little and part of a nearby pier at Bronte into girl would likely have died within an Lake Ontario. Meanwhile, fishermen hour had ateenager not heard the along the shore strapped down their whimpering child and rescued her. shacks with ropes and cables in an attempt to prevent them being blown into the lake. Perihelion 18:00 EST New Year's Day Last Quarter January 3, 2007 January 4, 2012 January 5, 2014 January 6, 2014 January 7, 2014 January 8, 1982 QUIZ Mice and rats not only survived but Southern Alberta set records for mild Whereas much of the rest of North Winnipeg, MB, came through its Police and media in southern Ontario Residents in Red Bank, NB, began thrived during southern Canada's 3 temperatures and howling winds that 4 America was caught up in a polar 5 coldest December in 80 years, and 6 and Quebec were inundated with calls 7 feeling their homes shake around 8 In which city would you not hear the 9 record mild winter. The warmth also fanned grass fires. Those same winds vortex deep freeze, the West Coast became a minor Twitter sensation when from the worried or the curious after 9 a.m. One resident thought that a term wind chill used in the forecast? woke hibernating bats, resulting in a also rolled a number of large trucks. was unseasonably mild and at times it was revealed the city was colder than residents heard and felt loud banging hurricane was rocking his home. At one 1) Stockholm flurry of calls to exterminators. If it is not Grassland fires closed highways and shrouded in fog. The impact on ski Mars. It was -37"C with a wind chill that noises and tremors from what most reSidence, Fluffy, an 8-year-old mongrel 2) Moscow cold enough, rats lose their fat reserves city streets and left behind a swath of resorts was widely felt, including made it feel like -51. The ultra-frigid thought were falling trees, sonic booms, who was terrified of thunderstorms and 3) Edinburgh and must find something to eat or die. charred fields and buildings. Pincher the mid-January closing of Mount weather prompted closed schools, late gunshots, or earthquake activity. In rifle shots seemed rattled and needed 4) Washington Some southwestern Ontario wineries Creek saw winds reach 109 km/h. Washington ski resort on Vancouver garbage pick-up parking bans, and fact, they were experiencing "frost company 6 hours before the "shaking" 5) Vancouver gave up on their ice wine crop and made Officials warned people to tie down Island, due to lack of snow, and the discouraged outdoor recreation. Quakes"-the result of freezing water began. People from Halifax to Gaspe "slush" wine instead. barbecues, outdoor furniture, garbage layoff of 400 workers. Ayear earlier, the splitting deep soil or rock or causing reported their pets going crazy when the Answer on inside back cover cans, and other items. resort had 350 cm of snow; this year it frost heaving. tremors started. had 20 cm. Epiphany New Moon January 10, 1906 10 January 11, 2014 11 January 12, 1975 12 January 13,2014 13 January 14,2003 14 January 15,2014 15 January 16, 1948 The remains of aman who fell More than 20,000 customers in Two little boys recently arrived Asuper-charged Pacific "breeze" It was so cold in Winnipeg, MB, Abrief warm-up in New Anurse from Gladstone, MB, • over a precipice in the Kluane, YT, Nova Scotia were left in the dark from Kenya saw ice for the first blew from northern British with -40 wind chills, that the minor Brunswick that featured melting trudged akilometre to an army 16 mining district had to stay until spring after 60 mm of heavy rains and 15 time and it almost killed them. They Columbia to eastern Manitoba. Winds hockey association called off the Ice snow and rain caused ice-jamming on barracks at MacDonald while clasping a melted the snow covering his body. The mm of freezing rain-all driven by ventured out on thin ice covering 2 m of clipped along at record hurricane-force Bowl, an annual outdoor tournament. major water courses. The false spring sick 2-year-old boy, after acar bringing victim, who arrived the previous year strong winds gusting to over 100 dirty, freezing water in aNorth York, ON, speeds of 120 km/h. The wicked winds The decision upset both kids and caused localized flooding, leading to the youngster to hospital became from New York, was hunting mountain km/h-pounded the region. Roads apartment swimming pool and fell in. A rattled and broke windows, shook cars organizers. The Free Press wrote: road closures. From Drummond to snowbound in adrift in frigid weather. deer in the northern camp, far above were flooded, city streets were littered third-floor resident heard afaint cry for and semi-trailer trucks, and ripped away "Heaven help us if Don Cherry Dieppe, ice jams and fast-flowing melt Rescue vehicles slid off the road. The the timber line, when he fell down a with tree limbs, signage, garbage help and saw one boy hanging onto a at downtown bUilding fa,ades, inflicting hears through the grapevine that waters inundated a number of backyards medical party set out on foot with the deep crevasse. Asearch party lacked cans, and other debris, and flights and chunk of ice. The other boy was face up millions of dollars in property damages. Winterpeggers, the hardiest of all in and roads with the kind of conditions nurse carrying the patient most of the sufficient length of rope to bring up ferry crossings were either delayed or about a v.. munder the water. Both boys The winds even knocked down hockey, wussed out." people typically expect in April. way. The child, suspected of having the body. cancelled. The same storm also brought were rescued. pedestrians and bent cell towers. diphtheria, was later transported to several hours of freezing rain to New Winnipeg. Brunswick and Newfoundland. First Quarter January 17, 2012 January 18, 1932 18 January 19, 2003 19 January 20, 2003 20 January 21, 2014 21 January 22, 2015 22 January 23, 2014 Saskatchewan residents set a An OPP constable tramped more The city of White horse, YT, public Awinter storm pounded Atlantic Anasty nor'easter featuring The west enjoyed unseasonable The Grape Growers of Ontario • record for gas consumption as 17 than 60 km over 2 days on works employees could thank the Canada for several days. In powerful winds, heavy snow, double-digit temperatures as reported a record fall harvest of 23 wind-chill readings hovered around snowshoes in order to investigate recent cold and snow for their jobs. SI. John's, NL, heavy snowfall and and widespread whiteouts whipped high as 20+°C in Lethbridge, AB­ 79,756 tonnes of grapes that could -40. The raw cold meant vehicles the death of a trapper, whose body Earlier in January, city management driving winds reduced visibility to zero. through the Maritimes. Charlottetown, warmer than Los Angeles. Sabari, the produce enough wine to fill about 22 wouldn't turn over, batteries Quickly lost was found lying on his trap line near met with workers to discuss layoffs and Firefighters were slowed, looking for PE, suffered the worst weather with Calgary Zoo's resident rhinoceros, took Olympic-size swimming pools, making it their charge, oil thickened, seals leaked, Wintering Lake, ON (Longlac district). volunteer vacation time in light of the fire hydrants under snowbanks. In one more than 37 cm of snow and winds full advantage of the nice weather to one of the best years for the number of <Inn f, ,,~I linac frn70 The rioon f..-ao...o The I""nrnnar tnlrl him tn hI ,r\l the hnri\l l.nC'<><><'nn<>hl\l lAl<:I,.-m u,,,,,,,tr.n..- ~lnul tr.n rlnl"" fi..-n rln..trnllnrl <> hrirl<>1 <,,,I ... n "'nrl n,,<'tinn ""or 7('\ L- ..... /h_onn"nh t,., .., .... lIn..' in ...... ,,,L,,, "rH""·.ji.;"... ",, 0 .. nn..,+..,'''''+ Perihelion 18:00 EST New Year's Day Last Quarter January 3, 2007 3 January 4, 2012 January 5, 2014 January 6,2014 January 7, 2014 January 8, 1982 8 QUIZ Mice and rats not only survived but Southern Alberta set records for mild Whereas much of the rest of North Winnipeg, MB, came through its Police and media in southern Ontario Residents in Red Bank, NB, began thrived during southern Canada's temperatures and howling winds that 4 America was caught up in a polar 5 coldest December in 80 years, and 6 and Quebec were inundated with calls 7 feeling their homes shake around In which city would you not hear the 9 record mild winter.

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