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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Copyright 2011 Agriculture &Agri-Food Canada
1 Month (30 Days) Percent of Average Precipitation (Prairie Region)
February 8, 2011 to March 9, 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.
< 40%
40 -60% 60 -85% 85 -115% 115 -150% 150 -200%
200% 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: 03/10/11
This issue’s map shows the amount of precipitation that has fallen over the last 30 days compared to what
we’d normally expect to see. From the map you can see a good portion of agricultural Manitoba has seen
well-below-average amounts of precipitation during this period. The only region that saw near-to above-average
amounts was the far northwest.
