tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post8199660156060309289..comments2024-02-25T19:29:38.176-06:00Comments on Rob's Blog: July 11 1936 - Winnipeg's hottest dayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-63750226607357725582016-04-29T14:20:41.119-05:002016-04-29T14:20:41.119-05:00Excellent piece! I have often wondered about July...Excellent piece! I have often wondered about July 1936 as its daily records never seem to be beaten. That this heatwave occurred during Depression/drought conditions is even harder to imagine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-26168539479543668802012-07-08T15:22:16.317-05:002012-07-08T15:22:16.317-05:00ann.. That's because they're only using da...ann.. That's because they're only using data from the Winnipeg airport which started records in March 1938. Prior to that, weather statistics for Winnipeg were taken at St John's College (downtown) from 1872-1938. These are also considered official statistics, and are part of Winnipeg's official climate record.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577519556216420480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-4383872157833365022011-08-04T23:39:27.015-05:002011-08-04T23:39:27.015-05:00Better give your info to the Free Press. The othe...Better give your info to the Free Press. The other day they said the hottest ever in July was 37. 8 on July 12, 1939. For some reason Environment Canada's website gives no stats before 1938.ann m.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-29796211897458639862008-07-16T16:20:00.000-05:002008-07-16T16:20:00.000-05:00Well, even if they are weak, 8 tornadoes so far so...Well, even if they are weak, 8 tornadoes so far sounds incredible to me! I've read in other post that you haven't reached 30C yet... not very summerlike, that's for sure!<BR/><BR/>Here we're waiting for real summer to come too, especially after a very wet and cool spring. Let's hope we all enjoy a bit of nice warm weather!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-39001847292458685792008-07-16T14:55:00.000-05:002008-07-16T14:55:00.000-05:00We've had 8 tornadoes so far in southern MB.. all ...We've had 8 tornadoes so far in southern MB.. all of them weak (FO/F1). Nothing like the violent tornadoes we had last year thanks to more heat and humidity. This year we have the dynamics for storms to develop, but heat and humidity have been lacking to fuel the big supercells. Things could change though if we get some heat!robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577519556216420480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-11735550987214197092008-07-16T13:40:00.000-05:002008-07-16T13:40:00.000-05:00Hi Rob!Not much of a summer in Northern Spain eith...Hi Rob!<BR/><BR/>Not much of a summer in Northern Spain either... most of the days are cool, cloudy and stormy with max in the low 20s. At least some nice tstorms going on!<BR/><BR/>I've seen you've been below normal for many months in a row... hope you finally get some deserved heat!!! How is the tstorms-tornadoes season going in Manitoba? I still remember the mighty tornadoes you had last summer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-36866665183545053102008-07-16T11:39:00.000-05:002008-07-16T11:39:00.000-05:00Hi Mikel..How's the summer this year in Spain? Not...Hi Mikel..<BR/><BR/>How's the summer this year in Spain? Not much of a summer here this year.. still waiting for some heat!robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577519556216420480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-10646744854372328392008-07-15T18:35:00.000-05:002008-07-15T18:35:00.000-05:00Thanks for that bit of history Rob.. very interest...Thanks for that bit of history Rob.. very interesting. Yeah since the 80's especially, topsoil moisture has remained too high for a widespread heatwave pattern to emerge.. too much energy going into evapotranspiration giving us cooler temps but increasing the moisture content in the boundary layer.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949425441824069047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-15865214939971003122008-07-15T16:26:00.000-05:002008-07-15T16:26:00.000-05:00Unbelievable temperatures! At that times it must'v...Unbelievable temperatures! At that times it must've been really unbearabable for the people who had to suffer trough such a long and hard heat wave without AC as you mentioned...<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I never thought the Canadian Prairies could reach those incredible temperatures! 45C!!! Here in Europe the summer of 2003 was probably something similar, with lots of records broken.<BR/><BR/>I remember the hottest day here we hit an unprecedent 43.6C and I hope I'll never have to suffer it again!!! Next night the "minimum" temperature was 29.6C, also a record. I couldn't sleep for several days... But at least I could go to the malls or drive my car with the AC on! Those people in the thirties, well, poor them...<BR/><BR/>By the way, congratulations for your site Rob!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-12156384881216970512008-07-15T09:01:00.000-05:002008-07-15T09:01:00.000-05:00I wonder if we'll ever be able to beat that 1936 r...I wonder if we'll ever be able to beat that 1936 record. The airmass must have been very dry to reach such an extreme temperature.. it's much more difficult to hit those high temperatures when there's a lot of humidity around. I suspect dewpoints in the 1936 event must have been unusually low for mid July.. perhaps 10c or lower. 6 years of drought and little or no crop growth would have contributed to little surface moisture available in the atmosphere. Combine that with a strong early July sun angle, a massive upper ridge with 850 temperatures likely close to 30C, and a southwest flow, and you have all the ingredients to hit 40C+ temperatures over southern MB. Nowadays, we have better farming practices and irrigation techniques to help minimize such a widespread crop failure as in the Dirty 30s. That, plus the fact that we seem to have wetter summers now, help add additional surface moisture that makes it that much more difficult to hit those extreme temperatures. Winnipeg has hit 40C or more on only 3 occasions since 1872.. twice during the 1936 heat wave (41.1C and 42.2C), and once on Aug 7 1949 (40.6C). We haven't hit 40C in almost 60 years now. <BR/><BR/>But it's still possible.. in early June 1988, we had a similar setup to the 1936 event that gave 40C+ temperatures over much of southern SK. Time will tell if such an event will happen again over southern MB.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577519556216420480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-21790826861805998542008-07-13T16:22:00.000-05:002008-07-13T16:22:00.000-05:00Thanks. That historical bit on our hottest day was...Thanks. That historical bit on our hottest day was very interesting. I remember the summer of 1961 in Saskatchewan and it sounds very much like that. I'm sure it wasn't as hot in 1961, but it was relentless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-23225758228912772282008-07-12T20:15:00.000-05:002008-07-12T20:15:00.000-05:00Doesn't get much worse than today for a mid July d...Doesn't get much worse than today for a mid July day in southern MB. Feel sorry for those at the Folk Festival.. today's weather would have tested the patience of even the most diehard fan! As for prospects of more summerlike weather... looks better tomorrow and Monday, but then unsettled at times this week with no big warmups forecast. Models hinting at warmer temperatures next week, but at this point, I'll believe it when I see it. Seems like the jet stream does not want to migrate north of us this year..robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577519556216420480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-74801226912707187832008-07-12T12:49:00.000-05:002008-07-12T12:49:00.000-05:00Do long range forecasts suggest any summer-like te...Do long range forecasts suggest any summer-like temperatures in the future for southern Manitoba. Today truly feels like a October day...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com