Winter Temperatures were above normal
Ottawa - March 8, 1999 - Canadian temperatures in 1999 are starting off where 1998
ended
well above normal! The current edition of the Climate Trends and
Variations Bulletin for Canada, released today by Environment Canada, provides a
cross-country look at temperature and precipitation for the 1998-99 winter season
(December 1998, January and February 1999) and compares it to climate data from the past
52 years.
Highlights from the bulletin include:
- With an average temperature 2.4ºC above normal (the normal is about -15.7ºC), this was
the 4th warmest winter on record (based on preliminary data). The warmest
winter ever recorded was 1986-87(average of 3.0ºC above normal), followed by 1997-98 and
1959-60.
- Temperatures in the central part of the Northwest Territories were more than 5ºC above
normal .
- The Pacific Coast Region had its wettest winter on record, up by 37.8 % more
precipitation than normal (total of approximately 840 mm of precipitation during the
1998-99 winter, compared to an average of 610 mm)
- The Prairies and Northwestern Forest Regions continue to be drier than normal.
The summary, maps and charts for winter 1998-99 are available on Environment
Canadas Green Lane at http://www.ec.gc.ca
For further information, please contact:
Bob Whitewood
Environment Canada
(416) 739-4378
Created :
2002-08-23
Modified :
2002-12-18
Reviewed :
2002-12-18
Url of this page : http://www.msc.ec.gc.ca /media/1999/march8_e.cfm
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