What a beautiful day out there!! Sunny skies and balmy southwest winds have raised temperatures up into record territory today, with an afternoon high of +5C in Winnipeg, beating the former mark of 3.3C set in 1880 and 1984. It's even warmer west of Winnipeg with Portage hitting a record +8C! The above normal temperatures are expected to continue through the rest of the week before a cooldown to more normal temperatures over the weekend into next week. In fact, CPC's long range outlook calls for below normal temperatures over western Canada and the Prairies over the next week or two.
A WARM WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN MANITOBA TODAY FLOODED RECORD BREAKING WARM AIR INTO THE PROVINCE. DESPITE DEEP SNOW COVER, TEMPERATURES WARMED INTO THE MID SINGLE DIGITS.
ReplyDeleteHERE IS A SUMMARY OF UNOFFICIAL RECORD HIGHS AS OF 7 PM CST.
LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
WINNIPEG.... 5.8 3.3 1984
BRANDON..... 4.7 3.5 1984
PORTAGE..... 8.3 5.3 1984
DAUPHIN..... 6.0 5.0 1926
BERENS RIVER 3.4 2.8 1964
GIMLI....... 5.9 5.2 1984
PINAWA...... 6.2 4.5 1984
MELITA...... 5.1 0.8 2003
GRETNA...... 5.2 2.2 1962
PILOT MOUND 5.6 3.2 1984
MORDEN...... 7.8 4.5 1985
WILSON CREEK 7.9 6.5 1984