Canada’s senior climatologist says the mild January weather in southern Saskatchewan will change drastically near the end of the week. David Phillips says cold Arctic air will push south as early as Friday. Phillips says the temperatures will not be as bitter as early December and will moderate after about 10 days. He says spring […]
With the heat getting turned up this week in Saskatchewan, SaskPower is reminding residents of a few tips to keep them and their power bills cool. Scott McGregor, a spokesperson for SaskPower, said that with hotter temperatures incoming, energy efficiency is essential to promote. “One of the most important things that you can do is […]
Mother Nature will be turning up the heat. Regina will see highs ranging from the high 20s to the low 30’s this week, with Saturday and Sunday topping off the week at 33°c. Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said that the heat is going to stick around for next week. […]
Environment Canada says June ended with a sizzle across Southern Saskatchewan, with many locations in the top 10 for warmest June. In Regina, the temperature was 1.7 degrees warmer than normal and the 15th warmest ever. Swift Current was 2.8 degrees warmer than usual, its 8th warmest on record. Yorkton was 3.1 degrees hotter than […]
Environment Canada says precipitation in Regina last month was 77 percent below normal. Meteorologist Terri Lang says Regina had 5.6 millimeters of precipitation last month, well below the average of 24 millimeters. She adds it was cooler than normal. Lang says the average temperature in Regina in April was 3.9 degrees, 9-tenths of one degree […]
August rainfall is a tale of two extremes in Saskatchewan. Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang says rainfall in Regina and Moose Jaw was twice the normal amount last month, with Regina receiving 96 millimeters or almost four inches. August rainfall in Saskatoon, Yorkton and North Battleford was only half of normal. Farther north, La Ronge […]