Issued: Monday, October 5, 2009 Covering: October 7 –October 14

It’s starting to look more and more like we’re heading back into the weather pattern that has dominated our weather for most of this year: cool and unstable. Last week’s forecast played out fairly well, with the only fly in the ointment being the persistent cloud cover that stuck around early this week instead of

That Was One Warm September – for Oct. 8, 2009

Winnipeg 2009 24.0 11.4 17.7 Previous 24.5 1897 9.8 1931 16.8 1948 2009 24.6 9.0 16.8 Brandon Previous 26.2 1897 7.8 1978 16.4 1897 2009 24.4 9.0 16.7 Dauphin Previous 24.3 1891 9.3 1940 16.6 1940 No matter which way you slice it, September 2009 was one heck of a month weather-wise across the Canadian


Global Warming Could Worsen Australia, India Droughts

Global warming may have spawned a new type of El Nińo in the central Pacific and this could worsen the droughts in Australia and India, a new study by researchers in South Korea and the United States has found. While the conventional El Nińo is a warm body of water stretching across the tropical eastern

Weekly weather map – for Oct. 8, 2009

This week’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell during September. Precipitation patterns reflect the two main rainfall events that occurred during the month. One event brought rain from the southwestern corner, northeastward toward the Interlake. The second event was the heavy thunderstorms over the south-central regions extending to the east.



Record Warm And More To Come? – for Oct. 1, 2009

As I write this, the numbers for the month are not quite all in, but even without the last three days of data, I am pretty confident in saying that September 2009 will go down as the warmest September on record. The question is just how many records will be broken and by how much.



One Heck Of A Month — So Far

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


Cumulus Fractus Intortus — Hmm?

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

Signals Point To “Weak” El Niño Pattern

“If we were to switch over to an El Nińo, one would expect an end of the drought in Argentina.” – ANNE FRICK Indications of an El Nińo weather pattern have stalled after building for several months, and that’s generally good news for grain crops in Australia and South Africa, experts said. But scientists expect