More Christmas Weather Ideas

CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR Last issue we began our look at what s available for the weather enthusiast on your Christmas list, and we started off by looking at several different weather instruments that are available for under $50. This week we ll continue our look, but will bump up our price range. Don t forget to

Nice Weather To End October

Believe it or not, but last week s forecast came out pretty close to what the weather models had predicted. The one main difference was the strength and size of the low that moved up from the south and ended up parking itself over Hudson Bay last weekend. This low, at its peak last Sunday,


All I Want For Christmas Is A… Weather Station!

CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR Over the last five or so years the interest in home-based weather observation has increased dramatically. At the same time, the availability and afford-ability of these systems has also increased (I m not sure which is driving which). When I first decided to start observing and recording the weather at home, about 15

Devastating Drought Expands In Texas

news reuters A devastating drought continues to have Texas in its grip, but some rain is falling on neighbouring states. Texas so far has suffered more than $5 billion in agricultural losses, and wildfires have scorched millions of acres as the state suffers its longest dry period on record. About 97 per cent of the


Above-Average Weather To Continue

After last week s record-breaking warmth, the average temperatures expected during this forecast period are going to feel a little on the cold side, especially since we will not see much sunshine at least to start. The first part of this forecast period is going to be dominated by a large area of low pressure

Record-Shattering Heat

For southern and central Manitoba the weather last week went beyond the unusual and into the realm of extreme weather. Unless you were away or never left your home, you could not help but notice the incredibly warm summer-like temperatures that dominated our weather for much of last week. After all was said and done,


Summer Is Officially Over, But It’s Not Done Yet

Idon t think there are many people out there complaining that the last part of last week s forecast was off the mark. The ridge of high pressure rebuilt itself last weekend and brought summer-like temperatures to pretty much all of southern and south-central Manitoba. The forecast then pointed toward a trough of low pressure

Beautiful Fall Weather To Continue

Co-operator contributor A nother month has come and gone and I m not sure about you, but September sure seemed to fly by. I m not sure why the month went by so fast maybe it was because school started but personally, I think it has to do with the beautiful weather we had. If


OUR HISTORY: October 5, 1961

Cattle marketings up& Drought was responsible for a sharp increase in the number of grazing livestock delivered to the Western Livestock Co-operative (Western) Ltd. Crop estimates revised& The wheat crop for all of Canada was estimated at 260 million bushels. Egg price support hiked& In the pre-supply management era, farmers were receiving federal deficiency payments

Flooding Continues To Bog Down Producers

On a quiet stretch of road by North Shoal Lake, Howard Hilstrom pulls over to talk flooding with a group of neighbours. The flood isn t over for us, it s just as bad as it was this spring, said the cattle producer and former member of parliament. He noted three provincial roads in the