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Getting more than 30 cm of snow in one day is extremely rare.
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Most snows are light snows

We do occasionally get big dumps, but most of our winter precipitation comes in smaller amounts

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A couple of articles ago I wrote about when we should normally expect winter to start, and after two winters in a row with little snowfall, it seems like expectations might be leaning towards a snowy winter this year. So far though, we haven’t seen much in the way of true winter snow. If we
Forecast probability of above-normal precipitation for the period from December 2020 through February 2021. (Environment Canada)
Other, Weather

Seasonal forecast calls for more snow

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MarketsFarm — Most of Canada should see above-normal snowfall over the next three months, according to updated seasonal forecasts released Monday from Environment Canada. Weather maps show a 40 to 60 per cent probability of more precipitation than normal across much of the country from December through February, with the heaviest accumulations expected in Quebec.
If we consider the probability of getting a snowfall of 30 cm or more in one day, we’d find that kind of event only actually occurs once every 30 years or so.
Weather

When should we expect winter to start?

If winter as we know it begins before or after these dates, call it an unusual year

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Every year around this time I get a lot of questions asking when we should expect the first snowfall or when I expect that winter will begin. So, while this article was supposed to continue our look at atmospheric oscillations — and in particular, jet streams — I felt we could afford to take a
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Feedlots booking for winter underpin bids

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MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices have been strong following Western Canada’s harvest, as feedlots ensure they’re covered heading into the winter. “Last week there was some buying in the deferred months, from January onward,” Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. said. Pirness said the strong prices were unexpected, noting that when prices
Sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies over the southern Pacific for the week centred on Sept, 30, 2020. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)
Weather

La Nina to bring colder, drier winter

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MarketsFarm — There’s a La Nina poised to exert influence on the coming North American winter, according to Drew Lerner, senior agricultural meteorologist for World Weather Inc. in Kansas. A La Nina generates colder-than-normal temperatures, as opposed to the warm temperatures garnered from an El Nino. Both weather phenomenon can be found over the Pacific
The CanSIPS weather model calls for a cool and dry September followed by a warmer-than-average October through January.
Other, Weather

And now, the early-winter outlook

The two almanacs’ forecasts for Manitoba’s August were closest to the mark

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Climatological fall began on Sept. 1 and almost to the day, that is when our string of almost three months of above-average temperatures came to an end across Manitoba. So, as we head into fall, the questions are: 1) Just how nice was this past summer? and 2) What kind of weather should we expect
Chickpeas in India. (Nikhil Patil/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Conditions optimal for India’s winter crops

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MarketsFarm — Cold weather in key growing regions of India could indicate high production levels for winter pulse crops. Heavy showers and colder temperatures in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh created “ideal conditions” for winter-sown pulses, according to India’s agriculture commissioner SK Malhotra. Malhotra explained that the output of the winter-grown pulse crops will likely
Blue jays are especially fond of peanuts in the shell.
Farmit Manitoba, Other, Weather

Feed your feathered friends this winter

Put out a bird feeding station this winter to attract those hardy enough to weather our winters

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Cold weather has arrived, and most of our birds have migrated south, but the hardy ones are still around. A dozen or so species remain, and a feeding station kept regularly supplied will attract them to your backyard or deck for your viewing enjoyment, if you place the feeders where you can watch them easily.
Cool, wet fall, warm, wet winter?
Other, Weather

Cool, wet fall, warm, wet winter?

The computer models predict near- to above-average temperatures in December

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As fall comes to an end across the Prairies some locations have already seen winter come and stay, while other regions are still waiting for winter snowpack to develop. Once again it is bad timing for writing the monthly weather summary as there are still a couple of days left in November. Normally, I can

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