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This map shows the total amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies during the 60 days ending Aug. 18. Southern and northern parts of Alberta have been fairly dry, with large areas seeing fewer than 50 mm of rain during this period. Northern and eastern parts of agricultural Saskatchewan and western Manitoba were fairly wet during this period, with a number of locations reporting 200 mm or more.
Weather

Mixed bag for long weekend

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Things definitely got interesting last weekend as we saw yet another unusually strong area of low pressure affect our region. The low moved a little slower than first forecast and it also tracked a little farther west, but all in all it made for a fairly wet weekend. This forecast period begins with a ridge
This map shows the total amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies compared to historical averages over the 30 days ending Aug. 7. You can see just how dry it’s been across nearly all of agricultural Manitoba during this period; the only wet area was around The Pas. Farther west, much of northern and western Saskatchewan was wetter than average, as was east-central Alberta.
Weather

Off to a warm and dry start

Forecast issued Aug. 11, 2014, covering the period from Aug. 13 to 20, 2014

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Only problem with last week’s forecast was that we saw two cold fronts move through last weekend instead of just one. The first moved through Saturday, bringing a few quick-moving thunderstorms. The second moved through on Sunday, bringing scattered clouds, the odd shower and cooler temperatures. Hopefully the forecast for this week will be as
Crops, Opinion

Worn down by the weather

A Manitoba farmer asks 
the sky ‘why?’


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Dear Mother Nature, As Manitobans, we have developed a deep appreciation for the change of seasons and the wide variety of conditions you throw our way. We consider ourselves hardy, tough and adaptive. Normally, we embrace each season, grateful for the opportunities our environment provides for agriculture. But this year, sigh… you are wearing us
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Summer flood bulletin #5

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Province of Manitoba – Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation advises that weekend rainfall across much of southern Manitoba has resulted in flooding and record flow levels on 13 southern Manitoba rivers and streams, washed-out roads and some localized evacuations. Significant overland flooding is occurring in the Parklands and southwest regions of Manitoba. High flows are reported
Impact of heavy rains on crops
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Impact of heavy rains on crops

Southern Man. hit hard by heavy rains over the weekend

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Many parts of southern Manitoba experienced heavy rainfall this past weekend. With more rain expected to fall in the next 24 hours, this will further impact many severely waterlogged fields. Crop Chatter, an agricultural forum for farmers and public and private agronomists, has posted a number of helpful articles and factsheets farmers can download from its website, such as: Seed and seedling survival in flooded
Weather

Expect more heavy summer rainfalls

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When we think about severe summer weather we almost always think of damaging winds and hail. While these two features can result in severe damage, the kind of damage is often highly localized. One thing about severe summer weather that we tend not to think about, until it creeps up on us, is heavy or
Weather

Dry, hot weather expected

Weekly weather forecast

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The biggest problem with last week’s forecast was that the low pressure system expected to zip through the region over the weekend ended up moving much slower. This allowed for several rounds of rain to form and rotate through our region, bringing too much rain to some areas and some much-needed rain to others. This
Opinion, Weather

Get used to it?

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Just as water and climate expert Bob Sandford began his keynote address at a Winnipeg conference about water management last week, he received a text from his son back home in Canmore, Alta. It was about a river gone wild. As Sandford spoke on the science of why weather patterns are becoming more turbulent, resulting
Weather

Big storms should stay away this week

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While the weather across our region was relatively quiet last week, the weather pattern as a whole was not behaving quite like I predicted it would. Last week I pointed out that we were now into a summer pattern with weaker weather systems and more thunderstorms. We definitely saw more thunderstorms last week, along with

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