Weekly Weather Map – for Jun. 10, 2010

Precipitation Compared to Historical Distribution (Prairie Region) April 1, 2010 to June 3, 2010 Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies. Record Dry Extremely Low (0-10) Very Low (10-20) Low (20-40) Mid-Range (40-60) High (60-80) Very High

Cool Start To May

TABLE 1. What fell April 29-30 (totals in millimetres) Ethelbert Roblin Swan Valley Dauphin Swan River Wasagaming Eriksdale Ste. Rose Grandview Moosehorn Steinbach Teulon Dugald Selkirk Elm Creek Starbuck 66.0 60.3 53.0 0.4 44.8 44.4 43.6 43.2 41.8 36.8 34.6 33.8 33.6 33.2 32.0 30.2 The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher


Arctic Ice And Record-Warm March

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

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.”


Dauphin Brandon Winnipeg

February Monthly Averages (C) Max T Min T Mean T 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

El Niño Rises, Winter To Get Milder

The current winter deep freeze on the Prairies could soon turn balmy because of El Nińo, according to a Canadian Wheat Board weather analyst. A rising El Nińo phenomenon – one of the strongest ever – could bring warmer winter weather to Western Canada, possibly followed by below-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation in spring, said


Whither The Prairie Climate?

“The evidence is pretty clear to my mind that global warming is underway, and greenhouse gas emissions are causing some changes in the climate.” – BRUCE BURNETT, CWB Adapting to climate change will be tough, that’s for sure. It might be easier if Prairie farmers knew exactly what to plan for, but one thing is

Issued: Monday, January 4, 2010 Covering: January 6 –January 13

Arctic high pressure will be the main weather maker for this forecast period, which will result in mostly clear skies and cold temperatures – at least for a while. Another strong arctic high will be pushing southward during this forecast period and should be over our region on Thursday and Friday. The good news is


weekly weather map – for Dec. 17, 2009

This map is created by Environment Canada but I do a fair bit of tidying up of the data displayed to make it easier to read. Because of this the data on the map should be seen as giving you a general idea of how much snow there is across the Prairies. From the map

Weekly weather map – for Nov. 19, 2009

1 Month (30 Days) Departure from Average Precipitation (Prairie Region) October 14, 2009 to November 12, 2009 Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies. < -60 mm -60 to -50 mm -50 to -40 mm -40 to