Past Weather Does Not Always Mean Future Weather

Early in September I took a quick look at the kind of weather we might expect this winter. In particular, we examined the phenomenon known as La Nińa or the “anti El Nińo.” La Nińa is a cooling of the equatorial Pacific Ocean and when this occurs it can have an impact on our winter

When Should We Expect Winter To Start?

Every year around this time I get a lot of email asking when we should expect the first snowfall, or when do I expect winter will begin? Some regions of agricultural Manitoba have already seen their first snowfall, but the warm weather we’ve been experiencing has long since removed any traces of that. So, while


Cold, Snowy Winter Or Warm And Dry – for Sep. 23, 2010

Last issue we took a quick look at the atmospheric and oceanic phenomenon know as La Nińa, or, as we pointed out last issue, the anti-El Nińo. Now that we have a bit of an understanding of La Nińa let’s take a look back and see what kind of winters we’ve had the last few

Not The Coldest Spring Ever

Table 1. January to June mean temperatures Table 2. March to May (C) 2009 Winnipeg Brandon Dauphin Table 3. 2009 versus 1979, mean C Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Mean C 1979 -27.2 -30.9 -14.7 -16.0 -9.4 -6.9 2.7 1.4 7.7 8.2 Dauphin 2009 1.2 0.3 0.3 Mean C 2009 -18.4 15.6 Mean C


Life Was Simpler Then

We looked forward to Easter eagerly, as that was a wonderful holiday after the long winter and a time to celebrate. In my childhood, Easter had nothing to do with egg hunting or an Easter bunny hopping around the garden, hiding eggs for the children to find. I grew up in a mountain village in