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More snow on way after winter blasts
Canadians cleaning up after a series of snowstorms blasted through the country should hold on to their shovels, as forecasters predict some regions will soon be walloped by more winter weather. Forecasters are predicting Canada will have its first countrywide white Christmas since 1971.
It was reported (Joanne Hatherly, Canwest News Service,Published: Wednesday, December 24, 2008), that Victoria had the most snow on the ground of any major city in Canada. At 41 cm, Victoria's snowpack tops that of Winnipeg (24 cm), Quebec City (26 cm) and even the North Pole (40 cm). However, Ottawa is in a dead heat with Victoria to take top place this year. The city had 39 cm of snow as of Tuesday and was forecast to have 5-10 cm fall today.
"Two things unite us as Canadians: bad news in Ottawa and snow in Victoria," said David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada.
"I might even find a prominent place in my weather trivia calendar for this. Think about it. On Christmas Day, you have more snow than the North Pole."
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