Rainfall as a percentage of normal for the period of May 6 to 26, 2015. (WeatherFarm.com)

Dry Prairies await timely rains

CNS Canada — Mounting dryness concerns in parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan are raising some concerns over crop development on the Prairies — but timely rains are in the forecast for early June. “The entire southern Prairie region hasn’t received normal rainfall for the last month to two months,” said Trevor Hadwen, an agro-climate specialist

Sea surface temperature anomalies over the El Nino region of the Pacific, for the week centred May 20. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

El Nino seen bringing drought to Brazil’s north, heavy rains to south

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil will likely experience a moderate El Nino by the end of the year, bringing steady rain to the country’s main grain-producing regions and sustained drought in the arid north, the national meteorological institute, Inmet, said. Inmet meteorologist Fabricio Daniel dos Santos Silva said six consecutive quarters of warming sea



Summer flood bulletin #4

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. Tomorrow’s forecast calls for a high to severe wind warning for Lake Manitoba, the South Basin of