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Expert: - 12/22/2010


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Hello, I have a strange one for you - I live in Calgary and am in the market to buy a home. The issue is, that I am affected a lot by the chinooks here (ie migraines). Is there anywhere in the city where the chinooks would have less of an impact (for example is it better to move to the far NE or SE instead of to the west), or does it not really make much of a difference? Thank you!!

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Lisa,

I am not really familar with Calgary. However, since Chinooks generally come in from some westerly direction, I would think that your best bet would be to find a place that is exposed to the east, i.e., sloping to the east and down in elevation a bit. This way, you would be somewhat protected from the strongest winds blowing in from the west.

I hope this helped.

Sincerely,

Dave Dombek
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A weather enthusiast from an early age, Dave Dombek is now an AccuWeather meteorology expert.

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Dave received his B.S. degree in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University in May of 1980. Dave joined AccuWeather in July of 1980, beginning in the Snow Warning Service late that fall after his few month period of training. Within a short period of time, Dave got involved in radio broadcasting. He spent over 25 years broadcasting forecasts on radio stations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, and has also done newspaper forecasts and television briefings. Currently, Dave is the lead television briefer for all of AccuWeather's television clients in the northeatern quarter of the nation. In his daily forecasting routine, Dave helps coordinate the forecasts in the northeastern part of the country. He is also the Director of Forecaster Hiring and is in charge of hiring new meteorologists. Finally, Dave is the supervisor of the climatology department at AccuWeather. An avid outdoorsman, Dave enjoys hunting and trout fishing. He also enjoys watching football and is a student of history and current events. If Dave doesn't already have enough on his plate, he is married with two teenage daughters. He also leads a small Messianic congregation in the State College, Pa. area.

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