ZI>February is usually the "primary" month of really winterish weather here, alt
  >gh some snow usually appears (and sometimes also stays :-D) in early or mid-D
  >mber. Christmases have rarely been white here for many years, sadly...

ZI>Forecasts say that we'll be getting 0C this Friday, and the first snow next w
  >, so I guess winter is on its way now...

I always feel like Sweden is 'way up North', but it sounds like the
weather here in Central Ontario (160 miles North of Toronto) maybe
would give you a run for your money.

We can pretty much figure on serious winter weather from mid December
until late February, possibly into March. We've already had some
snow and a few night-time lows down at -7c or so..

Last winter was one of the worst in many years. The man who plows out
the road here said he's been doing it for 8 years and that was by
far the worst snow conditions he's ever seen here. There were also
stories on the news saying that certain storm systems, some lasting
for days, were the worst we've had in over 30 years. A few times
we had to have the private road in here plowed 4 times in a week,
which adds up at $75 per visit, paid by 2 owners..

On the plus side, in recent years, we much more rarely get temperatures
down in the low -30's and into the -40's Celcius.
(Not that much different in Fahrenheit since -40 is -40 in both..)

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