40 Years of Weather Watching — With a COMDA Calendar in Hand

For over four decades, a Nova Scotia man has been carefully tracking the weather, day by day, on his COMDA calendar — a ritual that started back in 1984. As featured on CTV News Atlantic, Leon Levy from Harrigan Cove, Nova Scotia has turned his personalized calendar into a detailed logbook, recording everything from temperature changes to major storms.

It’s more than a habit — it’s a snapshot of life in the Maritimes. Growing up in a lobster fishing family, Leon saw firsthand how much the weather impacted daily life on the water. His father, a hardworking fisherman, depended on the forecast to guide every trip out to sea — a reality many Maritimers know very well. Over time, Leon’s calendar entries became more than notes; they became a detailed log of life in the Maritimes, where weather isn’t a mere topic of conversation.

The image is courtesy of CTV News Atlantic.

And what started as a simple way to stay organized has become a unique and trusted record of local climate history. Leon’s meticulous records have since informed observations of coastline changes by citizen scientists and a non-profit volunteer group of weather observers known as the Community Collaborative Rain, Hails, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS).

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Whether you're looking to advertise your company or simply offer something useful to your customers, COMDA’s calendars are designed to stick around — maybe even for 40 years!

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