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Message no. 1
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: More weather questions
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:40:33 +0200
This time, though, not about Seattle. Last session, my players got to make
a crash landing/parachute jump in the plains of the Algonkian-Manitou
Council, about an hour's flight or so east of Calgary. I think I have a
decent idea of what the terrain there is like (in short: I assume it's
much the same as the other parts of Alberta I've seen) but can anyone
supply me with some ideas for the kind of weather the PCs would suffer
from in October?

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de moeite om vandaag aanwezig te zijn" --G. de Vader
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GC3.12: GAT/! d- s:- !a>? C++(---) UL+ P(+) L++ E W--(++) N o? K w(--)
O V? PS+ PE@ Y PGP- t- 5++ X(+) R+++$ tv+(++) b++@ DI- D+ G+ e h! !r y?
Incubated into the First Church of the Sqooshy Ball, 21-05-1998
Message no. 2
From: adamj@*********.com (Adam Jury)
Subject: More weather questions
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 08:53:52 -0400
On 15-Sep-04, at 8:40 AM, Gurth wrote:

> This time, though, not about Seattle. Last session, my players got to
> make
> a crash landing/parachute jump in the plains of the Algonkian-Manitou
> Council, about an hour's flight or so east of Calgary. I think I have a
> decent idea of what the terrain there is like (in short: I assume it's
> much the same as the other parts of Alberta I've seen) but can anyone
> supply me with some ideas for the kind of weather the PCs would suffer
> from in October?

Hah. Another from 30C to -30C. It could still be summer, it could be
the dead of winter. ;-)

On average-ish, probably about -5-5C at night, up to 15C during the
day. Precipitation could be anything from nothing to six inches of
snow, and rain is relatively common around that time of year.

Adam
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Adam Jury
Editor, The Shadowrun Supplemental :: http://tss.dumpshock.com
Message no. 3
From: pb3209@****.utah.edu (Jamison Cooper-Leavitt)
Subject: More weather questions
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:19:57 -0600
I am originally from Alberta, so I can answer this question for you.
They are probably landing somewhere near the present day
Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Maybe someplace like Vulcan, Alberta. In
mid-October the weather starts to turn from a pleasant fall to a
miserable winter. There would be cold arctic air moving south with
possible precipitation in the form of snow. There most likely would not
be any snow-storms but there would definitley be some flurries (i.e.
light snow). There would be frost on the ground by early October and
maybe even a little bit of snow by the end of October. I remember
Halloween as a kid haveing to wear my costume over a parka and
snow-pants ;).

However, every few weeks Alberta experiences a chinook. This is a warm
dry air mass that is jetisoned over the rockies. In Alberta it is quite
common for the temperature to be below freezing (0 C) one day and later
that day to go 5-10 C above freezing. Snow usually does not last very
long in Alberta, due to evaporation from the chinooks. This is why
Alberta is considered to be a semi-arid region. Irrigation is necessary
for most agriculture.

Veracusse

Gurth wrote:

>This time, though, not about Seattle. Last session, my players got to make
>a crash landing/parachute jump in the plains of the Algonkian-Manitou
>Council, about an hour's flight or so east of Calgary. I think I have a
>decent idea of what the terrain there is like (in short: I assume it's
>much the same as the other parts of Alberta I've seen) but can anyone
>supply me with some ideas for the kind of weather the PCs would suffer
>from in October?
>
>
>
Message no. 4
From: adamj@*********.com (Adam Jury)
Subject: More weather questions
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:37:27 -0400
On 15-Sep-04, at 11:19 AM, Jamison Cooper-Leavitt wrote:

> I am originally from Alberta, so I can answer this question for you.
> They are probably landing somewhere near the present day
> Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Maybe someplace like Vulcan, Alberta.

Err, that would be closer to the Alberta-BC border. . . but of
course, there's something funny about dropping a team of runners into
Vulcan. Or Heads Smashed In Buffalo Jump. :-)

BTW, please place your replies underneath the quoted text - thanks!

Best,
Adam

--
Adam Jury
Editor, The Shadowrun Supplemental :: http://tss.dumpshock.com
Message no. 5
From: pb3209@****.utah.edu (Jamison Cooper-Leavitt)
Subject: More weather questions
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:18:52 -0600
Adam Jury wrote:

>
> On 15-Sep-04, at 11:19 AM, Jamison Cooper-Leavitt wrote:
>
>> I am originally from Alberta, so I can answer this question for you.
>> They are probably landing somewhere near the present day
>> Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Maybe someplace like Vulcan, Alberta.
>
>
> Err, that would be closer to the Alberta-BC border. . . but of
> course, there's something funny about dropping a team of runners into
> Vulcan. Or Heads Smashed In Buffalo Jump. :-)
>
> BTW, please place your replies underneath the quoted text - thanks!
>
> Best,
> Adam
>
> --
> Adam Jury
> Editor, The Shadowrun Supplemental :: http://tss.dumpshock.com
>
Actually Vulcan is in central Southern Alberta. An hour north of
Medicine Hat would be a better location for what Gurth would be looking
for. But I could not miss the oppurtunity for suggesting Vulcan,
Alberta as a place for a Shadowrun.

Veracusse
Message no. 6
From: msde_shadowrn@*****.com (Mark S)
Subject: More weather questions
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:35:21 -0700 (PDT)
On 15-Sep-04, at 8:40 AM, Gurth wrote:

> This time, though, not about Seattle. Last session, my players got
to
> make
> a crash landing/parachute jump in the plains of the Algonkian-Manitou
> Council, about an hour's flight or so east of Calgary. I think I
> have a
> decent idea of what the terrain there is like (in short: I assume
> it's
> much the same as the other parts of Alberta I've seen) but can
> anyone
> supply me with some ideas for the kind of weather the PCs would
> suffer
> from in October?

I'm not from the area, but this is weather underground's records for
Calgary, Alberta, for October 2003.

http://www.wunderground.com/history/station/71877/2003/10/15/MonthlyHistory.html

Replace the 2003 to get other years.

Mark




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Message no. 7
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: More weather questions
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:27:30 +0200
According to Adam Jury, on Wednesday 15 September 2004 14:53 the word on
the street was...

> On average-ish, probably about -5-5C at night, up to 15C during the
> day. Precipitation could be anything from nothing to six inches of
> snow, and rain is relatively common around that time of year.

Great! That's to say, I doubt my players will like it, but I sure do :)

--
Gurth@******.nl - Stone Age: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
"Als ik efficiënt wilde zijn dan nam ik om te beginnen niet eens
de moeite om vandaag aanwezig te zijn" --G. de Vader
-> Possibly NAGEE Editor & ShadowRN GridSec * Triangle Virtuoso <-
-> The Plastic Warriors Page: http://plastic.dumpshock.com <-

GC3.12: GAT/! d- s:- !a>? C++(---) UL+ P(+) L++ E W--(++) N o? K w(--)
O V? PS+ PE@ Y PGP- t- 5++ X(+) R+++$ tv+(++) b++@ DI- D+ G+ e h! !r y?
Incubated into the First Church of the Sqooshy Ball, 21-05-1998
Message no. 8
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: More weather questions
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:40:02 +0200
According to Adam Jury, on Wednesday 15 September 2004 17:37 the word on
the street was...

> > They are probably landing somewhere near the present day
> > Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Maybe someplace like Vulcan, Alberta.
>
> Err, that would be closer to the Alberta-BC border. . .

They went past Calgary (coming from Seattle), so they wouldn't be near
modern-day British Columbia.

> there's something funny about dropping a team of runners into
> Vulcan. Or Heads Smashed In Buffalo Jump. :-)

I don't think they need more problems than they already have. However, that
won't stop me from giving them a few, so suggestions are welcome :)

--
Gurth@******.nl - Stone Age: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
"Als ik efficiënt wilde zijn dan nam ik om te beginnen niet eens
de moeite om vandaag aanwezig te zijn" --G. de Vader
-> Possibly NAGEE Editor & ShadowRN GridSec * Triangle Virtuoso <-
-> The Plastic Warriors Page: http://plastic.dumpshock.com <-

GC3.12: GAT/! d- s:- !a>? C++(---) UL+ P(+) L++ E W--(++) N o? K w(--)
O V? PS+ PE@ Y PGP- t- 5++ X(+) R+++$ tv+(++) b++@ DI- D+ G+ e h! !r y?
Incubated into the First Church of the Sqooshy Ball, 21-05-1998

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