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Sask. predicts above-normal spring run-off

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While some areas are dry, there has been above-normal precipitation in the Moose Jaw, Regina and Yorkton areas

Snowfall received so far this year across agricultural Saskatchewan points to an above-normal spring run-off, according to the February forecast from the province’s Water Security Agency. The forecast takes into account the below-normal rainfall seen in the last half of 2012, which left most of the agricultural areas in Saskatchewan with relatively dry conditions going
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Break in Plains drought seen this week

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Reuters / Agricultural meteorologists said on Tuesday of this week that the precipitation in the next week to 10 days would provide significant relief for crop prospects in the U.S. Plains and Midwest. John Dee, meteorologist for Global Weather Monitoring, said “this will really help add to soil moisture levels.” Dee said .50 inch to
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U.S. spring crop season jeopardized as drought persists

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Reuters / The unrelenting drought gripping key farming states in the U.S. Plains shows no signs of abating, and it will take a deluge of snow or rain to restore critical moisture to farmland before spring planting of new crops, a climate expert said Jan. 31. “It’s not a pretty picture,” said climatologist Mark Svoboda
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Cold and wet – new pattern?

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In the last issue we took a look ahead to see what the winter might have in store for us. In this issue we’re going to take our monthly look back at the weather and then look only a little ahead to try and see what November might bring us weather-wise. Well, I guess we
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Problems trying to create winter forecast

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Last issue we took a quick look at the different factors that must be taken into account when trying to create a long-range winter weather forecast. For those of you who missed the article, I think it’s easy to summarize it by saying — trying to make a long-range forecast is so complicated that you
Weather

Active weather pattern; a little taste of winter

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It definitely seems like we’re in a new weather pattern as the cool, wet weather looks to continue for pretty much this entire forecast period. The weather models have been having a heck of a time coming to a consensus on how the weather will play out during the first half of this forecast period.
Weather

Record low to record highs

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Sometimes the weather actually does behave just like the “textbook” says it should — and that’s what we saw late last week and into last weekend. After we discussed “Indian summer” we saw record-cold overnight lows turn into record-warm daytime highs! The warm temperatures at the end of the month made September 2012 the 16th
Crops, Weather

Monsoons ease drought fears in India

new delhi / reuters / India’s drought has abated with a late revival in monsoon rains. The June-September monsoon rains, which are crucial for the 55 per cent of India’s farmland that is rain fed, were about 12 per cent below average until the end of August. Drought typically results when rains fall 10 per
Weather

Warm summer, warm fall?

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From most people’s perspective summer is now over and we are entering fall. A few locations in southeastern Manitoba even saw a touch of frost over the weekend. That means it’s time to take a look ahead to see what the long-range forecasters predict for this fall. But before we tackle that, we need to

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