Glacier FarmMedia—Most of Canada should see warmer than normal temperatures during the summer months, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) seasonal forecast as of May 31.
The Prairie provinces have at least a 60 per cent chance of having above-normal temperatures during the months of June, July and August, with at least an 80 per cent chance in Manitoba.
Most of Eastern Canada will almost certainly see warmer temperatures this summer, while most of Western Canada will see at least a 40 per cent chance. Only B.C.’s West Coast and parts of western Yukon are expected to see normal to below-normal temperatures.
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Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as parts of northeastern Alberta, central Saskatchewan and northern Manitoba, will have a 40 per cent chance of having a drier summer than normal. The southernmost parts of Alberta will be the driest in the country at more than 50 per cent.
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