The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans to develop into a vegetable and fruit hobby farm.
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7 Day Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region)
April 1, 2011 to April 7, 2011
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.
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Extent of Agricultural Land Lakes and Rivers
Produced using near real-time data that has undergone initial quality control. The map may not be accurate for all regions due to data availability and data errors.
Created: 04/08/11
This issue’s weather map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies during the first
week of April. From the map you can see that most of the precipitation fell across the extreme southern parts
of the Prairies, with southern Saskatchewan and Alberta seeing the greatest amounts.
