Forecast: The summer of 2018 so far

Let’s take a look at how the weather numbers are 
adding up in this atypical season

It’s been an interesting summer so far across the Prairies. After a very cold start to spring, summer moved in early, with temperatures across all three Prairie provinces soaring to well-above-average values in May. The question then became whether we’d see the warm temperatures continue into summer or would we see a return of the

Will this heat continue through the summer?

Will this heat continue through the summer?

Mean monthly temperatures for June 2018 were about what we’d normally see in July

After a warm to hot May across the Prairies, the question on most weather minds was whether we would pay the price for the nice May or the heat would continue. As it turned out, the heat continued throughout much of June, with the warmest weather recorded right here in our part of the Prairies.


The difference between heat waves and hot spells

Mid-June this year has definitely met the temperature criteria for a heat wave

It has been pretty hot across a large portion of the Prairies over the last month or so. After a cold start to April, temperatures began to heat up, with May coming in well above average across all three Prairie provinces. The recorded daily temperatures during May and until June 24 show most locations have

The hottest Manitoba summers

The hottest Manitoba summers

For the Winnipeg area, 1983 still reigns as the hottest July-August stretch of all

Several years ago, I took the time to analyze summer temperatures to see when the hottest summer occurred. With the summerlike heat we are beginning to see, I thought it would be interesting to take another look at that data. Surprisingly, trying to find and pull out heat waves that have hit southern and central



Mean May monthly temperatures for Winnipeg, 1939 to 2016

A historical look at May’s warmth and summer heat

Upper lows we’ve seen so far this year haven’t tapped into as much cold weather

I guess the first thing I need to update is the precipitation totals for May, as the expected late-May/early-June storm system brought some significant rainfall totals across our region. The Winnipeg region ended up coming in about 15 mm above average and the Brandon region came in right around average, while the region around Dauphin