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


Will September Break The Cold Cycle?

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

How Are Clouds Formed?

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


Issued: Monday, July 13, 2009 Covering: July 15 –July 23

After a cool start to July and another cold area of low pressure during the middle part of this week, it finally looks like we might see a return of summer heat. I guess the main weather story for this forecast period is another unseasonable strong surface and upper low moving through our forecast region.

Will We See More Summer?

1 Month (30 Days) Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region) June 3, 2009 to July 2, 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. 9 -16 mm 16 -23 mm 23 -30 mm 30 -37 mm 37 -44 mm


Issued: Monday, June 29, 2009 Covering: July 1 –July 8

Last week I indicated that we could see some dicey weather last Friday as a trough of low pressure moved through our region. But as usual this year Mother Nature had to take things to the extreme again. As the trough pushed through our region an upper low caught up with it and helped to

Weathernet Summary: Too Cold, Too Dry, Too Wet

Selected comments from last week’s Weathernet reports: Rivers: Our area needs heat and moisture for pasture land. Miami: No rain this week so far, but still plenty wet. Need some heat. Gilbert Plains: Send some heat and wind; two quarters to go, but too wet. Deloraine: There are low patches to sow. Earlysown crops are