Julien C
@jjcwpg.bsky.social
Meteorologist instructor and local climate specialist. Posts my own. Winnipeg MB
Just how miserable was the May Long Weekend in Winnipeg? Certainly one of the coldest on record since 1872 in terms of daytime temperatures... The maximum temperature of only 10.6°C was tied the coldest, while the weekend overall was 8th coldest and the coldest since 1997
Foliage and greenery is much delayed in Winnipeg this year thanks to continued colder than normal weather this spring. Here's a comparison around today in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Barely anything yet this year, while trees were flowering today in 2024 and 2025 (which was a bit earlier than average)
Another colder than normal April in Winnipeg... 10 of the last 15 Aprils were colder than normal. Highlights of the month included a funnel cloud at Anola Apr 15 and an unusually strong April thunderstorm on Apr 22 thanks to abnormally high humidity (dewpoints of 11-14c).
March 2026 will go down as very unmemorable in Winnipeg. Although it was definitely colder than normal compared to recent normals (2°C below normal), comparing historically (since 1870s) it was actually very typical with very unremarkable rankings.
1.8 mm of freezing drizzle in my gauge this morning in Southdale Winnipeg. Thick ice on everything. #mbstorm
Climatological winter 2025-2026 (Dec to Feb) was pretty average overall in Winnipeg, but there wasn't as much extreme cold as normal. Only 6 days dipped below -30°C and only 6 days had wind chill of -40, both half of normal. There was a bit more snow than normal as well, coming in at 32nd snowiest.
It was a mild February in Winnipeg, averaging about 3°C above normal and tied 22nd warmest since 1873. For only the 21st time, temperatures did not reach -30°C. Snowfall was around average.
An unremarkable January in #Winnipeg weather-wise. It was colder relative to recent years but historically average. The only thing that stood out was the rain in the first half of the month. 7 days had rain or freezing rain/drizzle. 1-2 mm fell in the city, but 3-5 mm fell north and east of city.
Impressive freezing rain rates in the Winnipeg area since 11:30am... As much as 2 mm in an hour at Beausejour and Lac du Bonnet. The Forks in Winnipeg recorded 1.0 mm in only 18 minutes. These are certainly near record rates for January. And still falling north and east of the city.... #mbstorm
The HIGH of 9.0°C in Winnipeg yesterday not only broke the daily record of 10.6 in 1889, it was the earliest single digit high on record since records began in 1872. It was the only single digit high ever recorded between June 9 and September 6.
July was the smokiest month on record in Winnipeg with 189 hours of smoke at the Airport. Temperatures were average, but it was much drier than normal. It was also the driest January to July on record at the Airport with 126mm of precip. Normal is close to 300mm
June was very dry and historically smoky in Winnipeg. 81 hours of smoke at the Airport was easily a record since 1953. Rainfall varied from 20 mm in western parts of the city to 60 mm in eastern parts, but the 23 mm at the Airport was the driest in over 50 years (since 1974).
We're only 6 days into June, but it's already the smokiest June on record since 1953 in Winnipeg. 58 hours of smoke and counting as of 6am this morning.
It was the 6th warmest May since 1872 in Winnipeg with a mean temperature of 14.7°C, 3.6°C above normal. Note we just had the 2nd warmest May two years ago in 2023. Measurable rain fell on only 3 days, the fewest in over a century. It was also the 3rd consecutive May to be in the top 5 smokiest.
It was the warmest first two weeks of May on record in Winnipeg since 1872, beating 1977. This was the case for both mean temperature and average daily high temperature. Note that the month overall won't be nearly as impressive due to colder weather starting tomorrow.
Incredible temperatures in the Red River Valley and Interlake yesterday... Reaching almost 38°C at some stations. Winnipeg's 37.0°C was the earliest 37°C, beating May 22, 1980.
A very average April in Winnipeg, but dry. Less than half the normal precipitation fell. If April felt warm, it was only because we had so many cold ones in the past decade that we've forgotten what's normal.
A mild March overall in Winnipeg with average snowfall. Most of the winter snow pack was gone by mid March. Note that the Weatherlogics snow measurement site is in southwestern parts of the city where amounts were lower in last week's event. North and east parts of the city received over 20 cm.
It was generally another mild meteorological winter in Winnipeg, but much colder than last year. The worst cold snap was in February. Snowfall was around normal, but most of it fell in December. It was also windier than normal, tied 6th windiest winter since 1953.
At almost 2 degrees below normal, February was the most colder than normal month since April 2023 in Winnipeg, which shows the impressive warm streak we've had the past couple years. It was also the coldest month in 3 years, since February 2022. February was also very dry with half the normal snow.
January was a roller coaster ride of temperatures in Winnipeg, but was very average by 21st century norms. However, it was the first time since 1872 that we had two consecutive Januarys with one or fewer days below -30°C. There were far more days below -30°C in southwestern Manitoba (9 in Brandon).
With a high of 3.4c at Winnipeg airport earlier this afternoon, we just squeezed in a record high for today breaking 3.3C in 1976. Cold front from the north has already dropped us below freezing.
Those were quite some winds in southern Manitoba yesterday... Widespread gusts of 90 to 100 km/h through south-central Manitoba. Winnipeg Airport gusted to 87 km/h, the strongest gust in January since 2009 (though 85 km/h was recorded during a blizzard on Jan 12, 2017)
Welcome to 2025! 2024 was an exceptionally warm year in southern Mb. In Winnipeg, the 2nd warmest since 1872 & warmest since 1987 Cold was distinctly infrequent with the number of -10c and -20c days being nearly a month less than average. It was also the foggiest year since 2001
It was a mild, snowy, foggy & windy December in Winnipeg. -Windiest since 2016. -6 days had freezing drizzle (most since 2005) and 6 days had fog. Normal only 2 days for each -Overall, it was a roller coaster ride for temperatures with some wild ups and downs. -Warmest Dec 27
2024 goes down as the 2nd warmest year on record since 1872 in Winnipeg with a mean temperature of 5.4°C. Only two other years, 1987 and 1931, averaged over 5°C (also El Nino years). Every month except June (only 0.6°C below normal) was warmer than normal.
First -30°C of season at Winnipeg Airport with a low of -30.7°C so far this morning. 17 days earlier than average but within the range of expected. Warmer inside the city but still cold, more like -25 to -27°C. Coldest temperatures are around Riding Mountain, as low as -34°C.
Despite a cold end to the month, November still tied 16th warmest in Winnipeg since 1872. The big stories were the rainfall and the late first snowfalls. -2nd rainiest Nov at airport with almost ten times the normal. ☔️ -2nd latest first snowflakes ❄️ -latest first measurable snow ☃️
