Current versus summer photos of the Winnipeg environment.
The Weather Contrasts in the Northern Climes
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Winnipeg Snow Disposal Sites Have Become Snow Mountains
Winnipeg has experienced its third highest recorded snowfall ever. Over five and a half feet has fallen in the city and all across southern Manitoba. The three snow disposal sites Winnipeg uses have become little mountains.
There is still mounds of snow along city streets and in parks etc. Forecasters are predicting good chance of flooding once all this white stuff melts.
Winnipeg experiencing extremely high snowfall amounts
Winnipeg winter has third-highest snowfall since 1872: meteorologist
Winnipeg has received more snow than usual this year. The amount of snow dumped on the city so far this winter is among the highest since records have been kept, beginning in the late 19th Century.
Only two years have seen more of the white stuff than we have this season.
“Winnipeg has so far this winter, picked up 157 cm (5’2″) of snow,” meteorologist Rob Paola said.
“That puts us in the third-most amount of snow up to this point since we’ve kept track of snowfall records in Winnipeg — extending back to 1872.”
Most of that snow, Paola said, has fallen since Dec. 21. Up to that point, the city wasn’t looking at anything remarkable in terms of precipitation.
“We had about 37 cm of snow (up to Dec. 21), which was actually a little bit below average for our snowfall up to that point,” he said.
“Over the past 60 days, we’ve picked up 120 cm of snow. That’s an average of about 15 cm a week for two straight months.”
Although frustration with shovelling excess snow has been pretty universal, Paola said one group that won’t be complaining is farmers, who will be able to replenish their parched soil after dealing with drought conditions last year.
“It’s going to be a lot better than the situation we were in last year where we had very minimal snow cover.
“The snow cover was gone by the first week of march last year and there wasn’t much precipitation in spring, and that led to the extreme dryness in the summer as well.”
It has also been a brutally cold winter. Sun Dogs (above) are a regular occurrence.
Temp Comparisons
Winnipeg bridge.
Snow falls in Algeria’s Sahara Desert
Snow has fallen in the Sahara Desert in north-western Algeria as temperatures plummeted to below freezing.
For children from nearby towns such as Mekalis, it was a welcome relief from the scorching heat of the world’s largest hot desert.
The ice crystals formed stunning patterns in the desert sands.
Dunes – ideal for sliding – were also partially covered by the snow and ice.
The snow in the town of Ain Sefra – known as the gateway to the Sahara Desert – was only a light dusting.
Temperatures in the town, which is surrounded by the Atlas mountains, dropped below -2 for the last three nights but this is only a few degrees colder than average at this time of year, says BBC Weather’s Nicky Berry.
The snow was not a complete surprise – there were also falls in 2021, 2018 and 2017.
But the snow on the red sand dunes in December 2016 did come as a shock. Residents of Ain Sefra said that it was the first time since 1979 they had seen snow, suggesting the phenomenon is now becoming more common.
Snow Pyramids
Snow pyramids in Winnipeg after a 2 day snowfall.
Deep Freeze Settles Over Winnipeg
This weather is not for the meek. To be fair, most people go from their heated car garage, to the heated car, to the heated underground garage at work and then to the heated work office. However, people that have to work outside and the homeless have a very harsh reality.
Major Winter Storm Heading for Manitoba
After unseasonably mild temperatures, Manitoba including Winnipeg city, are in the crosshairs of a big winter storm. That is what the crystal ball watching weather gurus say.
It has been way above normal temperatures in October and early November.
According to this weather expert Manitobans better batten the hatches and hunker down.
This is what is coming.
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