How horrible has the weather in Alberta been lately?

So horrible that even NASA noticed. The planet's authority on all things space compared Edmonton's frigid temperatures to those found in the barren, frozen surface of Mars.

It was even worse in Leedale, Alta., a hamlet north of Red Deer, which according to the Edmonton Journal, was the coldest place on Earth Friday, with a temperature reading of -40 C before wind chill.

The galactically-miserable temperatures translated to mayhem in Alberta Monday morning.

Morning temperatures were slightly warmer than the province has seen in recent days, but snowfall continued to create nightmare conditions for commuters in both Calgary and Edmonton.

Calgary faced heavy snow and high winds for the Monday morning drive, making roads exceptionally icy and slow-going.


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