It’s official: southern Manitoba’s all wet
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 29/05/2012 (5104 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It’s safe to say southern Manitoba’s drought is over.
After nine months of dry weather, Manitoba has had a wetter-than-normal April and May, according to statistics released this morning by the provincial Agriculture Department.
Winnipeg? It’s had 46 per cent more rain than normal since April 1. Selkirk? Seventy-three per cent higher than normal. Brandon? Thirty-six per cent.
Four towns in western Manitoba have had more than twice their normal rainfall since April 1: Swan River Birtle, Carberry and Hamiota. Several others received close to double their usual amount of rain.
Of the 53 locations the Agriculture Department monitors, 42 reported higher rainfall amounts than normal, most of them significantly higher.
The town with the highest reported rainfall since April 1 (through Sunday) was Carberry, with 158 mm.
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Updated on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:57 AM CDT: adds precipitation map
Updated on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 12:17 AM CDT: replaces Swan Valley with Swan River