After spending some time looking at the top weather stories of 2019 across our part of the world, it’s time to take a step back and examine the top weather stories from around the globe. But — oh, you knew there was going to be a “but” — I would be doing a disservice if
In global weather news, heat rises to the top
The record-level warmth of 2019 didn’t even have an El Niño to blame
Forecast: Split flow brings mild weather
Covering the period from January 29 to February 5
Once again, the weather models have been doing a decent job with the short- to medium-term forecasts. As usual, some of the smaller details are getting missed, but the models are handling the overall pattern quite well. For most of the last forecast period and the first part of this forecast period we have been
In 2019 we had Arctic heat and a cold February
Directly or indirectly, several tropical storm systems also rained down on Canada
After taking a break from the top weather stories of 2019 last week to take a look at the latest long-term weather forecasts, it’s time to dive back into the top weather stories. In the last top weather story issue, I combined a couple of big Prairie weather stories into one big weather story that
Forecast: Mild, quiet weather moving back in
Covering the period from January 22 to January 29
The first half of my last forecast unfolded close to what was expected, with a few minor exceptions. The cold arctic air did move in and luckily it was only a brief encounter as the centre of the cold air remained well to our west. With the centre of the cold air staying farther west
Does this winter have a cold and snowy second act?
Daniel Bezte’s gut goes up against the almanacs and the weather models
OK, I heard you loud and clear: Instead of continuing our look at the top weather stories of 2019, you want to know what the latest and greatest weather outlooks are for the next couple of months. I must admit, I usually start off each month with the monthly look back and the view ahead,
Forecast: Cold with only slight chances of snow
Covering the period from January 15 to January 22
Well, last week’s forecast played out not too badly. We saw an Alberta clipper come through late last Wednesday and into Thursday and it ended up dropping a bit more snow than originally expected. While the cold air moved in over the weekend, as forecast, it ended up being pretty much right at the temperatures
Looking back at 2019’s weather stories
From a Manitoba perspective, inverted rainfall patterns loomed largest in 2019
We usually begin the year with a look back at some of the big stories from the previous year and my articles usually follow this trend, so I asked myself: should I change it up this year? The answer: no. I think these looks back are kind of fun and they allow us to remember
Forecast: Colder and more active weather pattern developing
Covering the period from January 8 to January 15
It has been awhile since I last wrote a forecast. Back in the middle of December the medium- to long-range weather models were calling for milder weather during the second half of December and it turned out they were right. So now the big question is, what are these weather models calling for over the
Year in review: How did 2019’s weather measure up?
The short answer is that the year just past was cooler and drier than average
As we pass the end of another calendar year, it is time to take a look back at the past year’s weather to see how everything added up. Before I zoom into Manitoba, let’s take a quick look at the global picture. November’s global temperature numbers have just been released and three of the five
Holiday weather records in Manitoba
Winnipeg’s coldest holiday temperatures all date back to the 19th century
Last time we took a look at Christmas weather records from across the Prairies, but for this issue I thought we would zoom in on Manitoba and expand our look to New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. I first looked at this topic back in 2009, and then again a few years ago, so