Record power demand reached
A record demand for electrical power in Quebec was reached Friday around 5:30 pm. Hydro’s sending out emails telling us to turn down the heat and “postpone using major appliances like the stove, washer and dryer.”
I can put off doing laundry, but dammit, I want a hot dinner.
shawn 21:49 on 2023-02-03 Permalink
I was just on the Environment Canada where you can toggle back and forth between metric and Imperial units: we’re at – 40 windchill which is the same in either.
Tux 22:59 on 2023-02-03 Permalink
I went on a 40 minute walk earlier tonight. I wore snow pants for the first time in many years. I stayed pretty toasty! If you have to go out in this, consider snow pants!
shawn 06:33 on 2023-02-04 Permalink
at 5 am it reaches – 29.3, which is a record low for Feb. 4.
previous low: -28.9°C in 1963
shawn 15:39 on 2023-02-04 Permalink
Really irks me that after getting slightly colder than forecast night, we’re about 3 degrees colder than forecast now, as it all-too-slowly warms…
shawn 17:05 on 2023-02-04 Permalink
Even though it still feels -30 with the windchill, Environment Canada has just ended its extreme cold warning for the Montreal area.