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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Weatherlogics is starting a new initiative to provide biweekly severe weather summaries for the Canadian Prairies. These summaries will include an overview of severe storms that have occurred over the previous two weeks. Summaries will be posted on our blog during the summer season weather season, concluding in September. Severe
Historic Heat Wave The Weatherlogics June weather story was a historic heat wave across western Canada. Extreme heat gripped the west in late June, resulting in a new all-time record high temperature for Canada of 49.6 C being set in Lytton, BC on June 29. In fact, Lytton, BC set
Weatherlogics is starting a new initiative to provide biweekly severe weather summaries for the Canadian Prairies. These summaries will include an overview of severe storms that have occurred over the previous two weeks. Summaries will be posted on our blog during the summer season weather season, concluding in September. Severe
