Climate Report Shows Australia Getting Warmer

Australia’s top scientists have released a “State of the Climate” report at a time of growing skepticism over climate change as a result of revelations of errors in some global scientific reports. The scientists said their monitoring and research of the world’s driest inhabited continent for 100 years “clearly demonstrate that climate change is real.”



Upside-Down Winter

The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a B. A. (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans

North Dakota Braces For Major Flooding

“You throw mild temperatures and rain into the snow pack and that combination has sped things up tremendously.” – greg gust North Dakota was bracing for major flooding along the Red River to occur this week as melting snow created water levels just below the record set in 2009, the National Weather Service said March


Issued: Monday, March 8, 2010 Covering: March 10 –March 17

We did see some record-breaking temperatures in some regions of Manitoba last week, but not where most people were expecting them. Central and northern regions saw a strong ridge of high pressure dominate the weather and under the sunshine many locations saw highs in the +5 to +10C range. Southern regions had more clouds and

When Should We Expect The Snow To Melt? – for Mar. 11, 2010

The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He has taught climate and weather classes at the U of W, and is a guest climate expert on CJOB’s morning show with Larry Updike. Daniel runs a computerized weather station


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-0.5 -1.1 of the month both Brandon and Dauphin had slightly above-average precipitation. Dauphin recorded 16 mm compared to the average of 13.2 mm and Brandon recorded 19.0 mm compared to an average of 16.0 mm. Winnipeg was the dry spot only recording 10.5 mm compared to the long-term average of 14.9 mm. So, overall,

February –Average Month

March Monthly Averages (C) Dauphin Brandon Winnipeg MaxT MinT MeanT Ppt (mm) The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He has taught climate and weather classes at the U of W, and is a guest climate expert on


The Changing Arctic, Part 5

The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He has taught climate and weather classes at the U of W, and is a guest climate expert on CJOB’s morning show with Larry Updike. Daniel runs a computerized weather station

Major Spring Flooding Seen In North Dakota

Potential for cities and towns to be hit by major flooding along the Red River in North Dakota and Minnesota runs from likely to a near certainty this spring, the United States National Weather Service said Feb. 19. The Red River Valley’s biggest city, Fargo, North Dakota, has a 96 per cent chance of major