14 hours ago, Darienne said:We thought some years ago about moving to Alberta and were warned to make certain that we did not move to somewhere where the wind blew constantly.
Decades ago I made a field service call to a small town about 1/2 way between Calgary and Edmonton in March. I had to be out-of-doors part of the day. I remember the wind, and when snow was falling it was being blown parallel to the ground. Not the sort of weather a Southern California guy is used to.
ETA: The people who worked at the plant admitted that it was cold that day.