March 2023 goes into the record books as the driest ever on record in Regina and Yorkton. In Regina, Environment Canada says there was only a trace of moisture during the month of March, the lowest in 137 years of records. Usually, Regina, Yorkton and Moose Jaw have about 20 millimeters of precipitation in March. […]
The weather office says weather in October across Saskatchewan was mostly warm and dry. Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang says Yorkton and Saskatoon had only 28 percent of normal moisture, but a snowstorm put Regina just 6 percent below normal for the month. For temperature, Lang says Regina was 5.8 degrees, about 1.5 degrees above […]
Harvesting across Alberta this fall is far ahead of the 5-year average. The latest Alberta crop report estimated that 88 percent of crops have now been harvested. But again, as those numbers were tallied about a week ago, it’s very likely that number is much higher. Long-time crops specialist Harry Brook was already suggesting late […]
The latest outlook from Accuweather says parts of the Western prairies could face another dry summer. Meteorologist Brett Anderson says ongoing and worsening drought across southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan will likely feed the heat through the summer. He says the drought conditions in place as of mid-May across a swath of the western […]
Environment Canada says the unusual cold weather in April in southern Saskatchewan is expected to continue in May. Meteorologist Terri Lang says last month’s average of plus 1 in Regina is almost 4 degrees colder than normal. She says the cooler than average trend is expected through this month. For moisture, Lang expects the southeast […]
Environment Canada says 2020 was a strong contrast in weather between north and south Saskatchewan. Weather office meteorologist Terri Lang says the mean temperature in Regina was point 3 degrees warmer than normal, the 20th warmest on record. Lang says the north was cooler than usual. She adds the south was dry while the north […]
Summer 2020 in southern Saskatchewan is being described as drier and warmer than normal. Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips says summer rainfall was 75 percent of average in Regina. He adds there were 16 days when the thermometer passed 30 degrees, two days more than usual. He says September will be warmer than usual. […]
