Farmers on the Prairies can expect to see all types of precipitation in the spring and early summer, including snow, rain, sleet and hail.
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Mythbusting winter weather folklore
Dissecting which common weather saying hold water, and which ones are full of hot air.
Crunching the winter weather data
When diving into the data of this winter’s weather, it was clear that this winter brought near average temperatures across the Prairies with near to below average precipitation.
Spring weather on the Prairies is a messy thing
Manitoba’s spring, along with the other Prairie provinces, has a lot of chaos built in as seasons change and summer tries to assert itself
Shrinking sea ice
The last few years have seen some of the smallest sea ice coverage, plus a look into the continued spring melt on the Prairies.
Back into the deep freeze?
The forecasts suggest a return to colder weather on the Prairies until February.
Why are winter high pressure systems so cold?
The science behind Arctic highs, and why they bring frigid temperatures, is about where air originates and how the air levels interact.
A wetter and drier world awaits Prairie farmers
Warming oceans will have a huge impact on global climate. They’ll add more energy to the system, like fuel on a fire.
La Niña fails to move weather needle
Manitoba saw vicious cold snaps in January but, globally speaking, it was another month of warm temperatures.
2024 weather another year for the heat record books
The global temperature data from 2024 shows it as another year to beat heat records: Plus, running down some of the world’s top weather stories of 2024.
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