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Prairie Climate Summary September 2021: Warm and Dry

Warm and Dry September The Weatherlogics September weather story was a return to warm and dry weather across the Prairies. Every station in our climate summary was warmer than normal in September and all but four were drier than normal. Winnipeg, MB also recorded its 35th thirty degree day of

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Agriculture

Canadian Prairies Severe Weather Summary: September 10, 2021

Severe weather summary: September 10, 2021 The past two weeks were active by September standards across the Prairies. Saskatchewan recorded 62 hail reports, including 48 reports that were considered severe (diameter >= 2 cm / 0.75 in). Alberta also recorded a number of hail events, with 38 in total and

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Agriculture

Prairie Climate Summary August 2021: Rain Arrives

Hot Summer Ends; Rain Arrives The Weatherlogics August weather story was the conclusion of a hot summer across the Prairies and the long-awaited arrival of significant rainfall. Calgary and Edmonton, AB both easily recorded their hottest summers on record, with mean temperatures of 18.3 C and 19.1 C, respectively. Saskatoon

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Agriculture

Canadian Prairies Severe Weather Summary: August 27, 2021

Severe weather summary: August 27, 2021 There were a few significant severe weather events over the past two weeks across the Prairies. Most of these events occurred in Saskatchewan, where a significant hail storm impacted Moose Jaw and three tornadoes occurred. These are the first tornadoes to have occurred since

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Agriculture

Canadian Prairies Severe Weather Summary: August 13, 2021

Severe weather summary: August 13, 2021 The past two weeks saw relatively few severe weather reports across the Prairies. For the first time this summer, Manitoba led with 28 reports, followed by Alberta with 24, and Saskatchewan last with 7. There were zero tornadoes reported again across the Prairies, which

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Agriculture

Prairie Climate Summary July 2021: Hot and Dry

Hot and Dry The Weatherlogics July weather story was the hot and dry weather across the Prairies. Winnipeg, MB set a new record for driest July with only 8.5 mm in the entire month. In addition, Winnipeg has recorded 26 days so far this year with high temperatures of 30

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Canadian Prairies Severe Weather Summary: July 30, 2021

Severe Weather Summary: July 30, 2021 The past two weeks saw a similar number of severe weather reports to the first half of July. Alberta led the Prairies with 89 reports, followed by Saskatchewan with 64, and Manitoba last with 28. The most notable statistic was that no tornadoes occurred

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Agriculture

Canadian Prairies Severe Weather Summary: July 16, 2021

Severe Weather Summary: July 16, 2021 Severe weather activity occurred in all three Prairie provinces between July 3 and 16, 2021. The primarily severe weather events were hail-related, with Alberta and Saskatchewan both being impacted by numerous hail events. Manitoba was less affected, but also saw some hail storms. This

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Agriculture

Why is There Always Rain in the Long Range Forecast?

Why does that rain in the long-range forecast never seem to arrive? More often that not, if you look at your long-range forecast you’ll see some rain amounts. It’s not always the case, but usually if you look far enough into the future, rain is forecast somewhere. But why is

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Insurance

Weatherlogics Hail Maps

Weatherlogics is a leader in the prediction of severe weather, including hailstorms, across Canada. Our technology allows us to forecast hail events, track hailstorms in real-time, and map the paths of these storms. In a previous blog post we talked about hailstorms in more detail. Recently, Co-op Hail Insurance, and

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