If you have found yourself taking note of the great weather this summer, you’re not alone, and now there are some statistics from Environment Canada to back it up.
Temperatures have been above normal since before summer officially began.
Since May, daily mean temperatures have been slightly above average in Winnipeg. From June through August, there are usually 45 days where temperatures will typically reach 25 Celsius or higher. Through August 17, that has already happened 43 times and could match the normal amount by before the end of the weekend.
Where the temperature numbers are down is in regards to days above 30 C. Normally this will happen 14 times a year. Through this summer, Winnipeg has only gotten to 30 C three times.
While temperature numbers are up, rainfall numbers are down. Since the beginning of May, there have been only 21 days where Winnipeg has registered more than 1 mm and overall through the first half of August, which is well below normal. To date Winnipeg has received only 57 per cent of normal rainfall.
Severe weather around the province is also down. While hail events are up, across Manitoba there have been approximately half the normal wind and heavy rain events. There has also been only one confirmed tornado.
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