David Spence
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Retired broadcast Meteorologist. 2017 RTDNA Lifetime Achievement Award. Best of Calgary 2018, 2019. AHS Patient and Family Advisor (volunteer)
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Joined October 2009
Sunday night, Alberta welcomed rain. It's moving east, but for how long, and how far? For many, it could be the biggest rain event this year. Day to day outlooks for this week on the prairies at Rural Roots Canada:
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Tornado Watch in yellow, Severe thunderstorm watch in red. These are not warnings. Yet. Sunday, July 13. #abstorm.
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My ears pop just looking at this! Another amazing thread from Simon….
1/ Considered a “classic” Kane scramble in some circles, Mt. Galatea is widely known for two reasons: the finest viewpoint in the Kananaskis range, and a miserable grind up scree and choss to the summit ridge. Starting at Chester Lake parking lot, the approach is a good trail.
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Prairie drought has worsened. A lot. 87 percent of agricultural land in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba is either abnormally dry or in drought. Crops and farmers are stressed. An update on the latest Canadian Drought Monitor, at Rural Roots Canada:
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Welcome wet weather over the next few days, With 87 percent of prairie farmland now abnormally dry or in drought, rain is welcome. Not so welcome at the Calgary Stampede, perhaps, which could end with wet weather Sunday. Update at Rural Roots Canada:
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This week, July is doing its July thing across the prairies, offering heat, and maybe some severe storms. A day to day breakdown of prairie weather at Rural Roots Canada:
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The pleasantly cooler weather that arrived Friday in Alberta will spread across the prairies this weekend, ending the heat warnings. It will be a meteorologically comfortable first weekend for the Calgary Stampede.
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Calgary was considerably warmer and slightly drier than average in June. The avg. temp in June 2025 was 15.2, compared to the 30 year avg. of 13.7. Precip in June 2025 totaled 102.7 mm, which is 91% of the long term avg. of 112.7 mm. Data: ECCC #yyc #yycwx #yycweather
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Another spectacular thread from Simon. More incredible photos from places most of us will never get to see. As the saying goes….so close but yet so far.
1/ As an accessible front range peak, Mount McGillivray is an objective I’ve been driving past for too many years. On Sunday I decided to -finally- cross it off the list. It’s not a classic scramble due to its reputation for tedious side hilling, but I found it to be interesting.
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Last week - rain. This week - heat. Just the right combination of both can make your garden grow, and crops flourish. Will the combination be right? A day to day breakdown of this week's prairie weather and last week's rain is at Rural Roots Canada:
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An excellent documentary on the 2013 Calgary flood. It was produced several years ago for the Discovery Channel, and I was surprised to see it in my YouTube feed today. Hard to believe it was 12 years ago.
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Apparent funnel cloud east of Three Hills, photographed just before 1:30 this afternoon by Steve Laroque. #abstorm
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Weekend's coming up! And, so are more showers, more storms, and beneficial rainfall through Saturday across the prairies. Dry and sunny Sunday for Alberta and Saskatchewan. Day by day details, charts, maps, and more. at Rural Roots Canada:
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A little goes a long way, they say. This week, most of us will get a little rain. It'll go a long way to keeping the soil damp. We'll get a little sun. It'll go a long way to boosting plant growth. Day by day prairie forecast at Rural Roots Canada:
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RT @Washed_Up: -1c at #HighwoodPass in #Kananaskis hard to get an accurate measurement but with the settled heavy wet #snow still over 30cm….
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RT @Washed_Up: - #HighwoodPass in #Kananaskis over 30cm of heavy wet #snow #timelapse heading back down, #abstorm #ShareYourWeather #June2….
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RT @HouckisPokisewx: 1st full day of summer up at Sunshine Meadows along the AB/BC border #abstorm #bcstorm
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RT @LaureenHarper: First full day of summer. Making soup. Too much snow in the BBQ to grill outdoors. This is why I love Alberta. https://t….
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